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. 2012 Aug;22(Spec Iss):29–37.

Table 3.

Mean anthropometric values by age and sex, GGFRC, Sept 2008–Jan 2009.

Age group
in years
Sex Age (years)
Mean (95% CI)
Waist Circumference(cm) Hip Circumference(cm) Waist to Hip Ratio

Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
15–24 Men (n=245) 19.0 (18.7–19.3) 71.55 (70.54–72.56) 82.50 (81.73–83.27) 0.87 (0.86–0.88)
Women(n=250) 19.7 (19.4–20.1) 71.51 (70.65–72.37) 85.28 (84.56–86.00) 0.84 (0.83–0.85)

25–34 Men (n=277) 28.8 (28.5–29.1) 73.84 (73.14–74.54) 84.08 (83.15–85.00) 0.88 (0.87–0.89)
Women(n=356) 28.2 (28.0–28.5) 74.53 (73.74–75.32) 85.60 (84.92–86.28) 0.87 (0.86–0.88)

35–44 Men (n=319) 38.7 (38.4–39.0) 76.03 (74.93–77.13) 84.49 (83.89–85.09) 0.90 (0.89–0.91)
Women(n=385) 38.3 (38.0–38.6) 73.85 (73.15–74.55) 84.54 (83.87–85.20) 0.87 (0.87–0.88)

45–54 Men (n=340) 48.6 (48.3–48.9) 76.40 (75.53–77.28) 84.35 (83.72–84.98) 0.91 (0.90–0.91)
Women(n=345) 49.0 (48.7–49.3) 73.63 (72.85–74.41) 84.12 (83.42–84.82) 0.88 (0.87–0.88)

≥ 55 Men (n=363) 62.0 (61.3–62.6) 76.78 (75.93–77.63) 83.78 (83.06–84.50) 0.92 (0.91–0.92)
Women(n=348) 60.2 (59.7–60.6) 74.61 (73.87–75.35) 84.85 (84.09–85.61) 0.88 (0.87–0.89)

Total Men (n=1544) 40.6 (40.0–41.3) 75.2 (74.8– 75.6) 83.9 (83.6–84.2) 0.90 (0.89–0.90)
Women(n=1684) 40.1 (39.5–40.7) 73.8 (73.4– 74.1) 84.9 (84.5–85.2) 0.87 (0.87–0.87)