Table 3.
Prevalence (%) of abdominal overweight (WC 94.0–101.9 cm for men and 80.0–87.9 cm for women) and obesity (WC ≥102.0 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women) by sex and age group
| Age group | HUNT2 | HUNT3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Overweight | Obese | n | Overweight | Obese | |
| Men | ||||||
| 20–29 | 3902 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1738 | 18.2∧ | 13.9∧ |
| 30–39 | 5352 | 22.2 | 8.4 | 2834 | 29.6∧ | 25.1∧ |
| 40–49 | 6453 | 25.5 | 11.0 | 4532 | 32.6∧ | 29.6∧ |
| 50–59 | 5325 | 30.5 | 15.3 | 5378 | 34.8∧ | 33.4∧ |
| 60–69 | 4234 | 30.7 | 20.2 | 4623 | 33.0∧ | 38.5∧ |
| 70–79 | 3428 | 32.4 | 23.0 | 2601 | 33.8 | 38.2∧ |
| 80+ | 904 | 32.9 | 24.8 | 932 | 32.5 | 38.5∧ |
| 20+ | 29598 | 25.8 | 13.7 | 22638 | 31.9∧ | 31.9∧ |
| Women | ||||||
| 20–29 | 4418 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 2388 | 25.0∧ | 32.6∧ |
| 30–39 | 5864 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 3903 | 26.1∧ | 46.3∧ |
| 40–49 | 6985 | 24.0 | 21.2 | 5422 | 26.4∧ | 51.5∧ |
| 50–59 | 5702 | 26.5 | 30.4 | 5960 | 24.9 | 58.7∧ |
| 60–69 | 4576 | 29.4 | 38.5 | 5079 | 21.1∧ | 64.6∧ |
| 70–79 | 4058 | 29.2 | 45.1 | 3020 | 18.4∧ | 69.1∧ |
| 80+ | 1312 | 30.6 | 44.3 | 1329 | 20.1∧ | 68.0∧ |
| 20+ | 32915 | 24.5 | 26.9 | 27101 | 23.7∧ | 55.9∧ |
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P < 0.05 between HUNT2 and HUNT3.