Table 1.
Anthropometric parameters of the study population.
| Participants | All (n = 193) |
Normal (n = 61) |
Overweight (n = 68) |
Obese (n = 64) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | ||||
| Age | 48.9 (46.8–51.0) |
44.5 (41.2–48.1) |
52.9 (49.8–56.1) |
49.1 (45.0–53.7) |
| Weight (kg) | 71.1 (69.2–73.1) |
58.3 (56.9–59.7) |
69.5 (67.9–71.0) |
88.1 (85.3–91.1) |
| Height (cm) | 160.0 (159.2–160.8) |
161.4 (160.1–162.6) |
159.1 (157.8–160.4) |
159.7 (157.9–161.5) |
| BMI | 27.8 (27.0–28.6) |
22.4 (21.9–22.9) |
27.5 (27.1–27.8) |
34.6 (33.7–35.5) |
| Circumference of (cm) | ||||
| Neck | 33.8 (33.5–34.1) |
31.9 (31.5–32.2) |
33.6 (33.3–34.0) |
35.9 (35.4–36.5) |
| Waist | 91.1 (89.3–92.9) |
79.8 (78.0–81.7) |
89.6 (87.9–91.4) |
105.0 (102.4–107.6) |
| Hip | 107.1 (105.6–108.6) |
97.8 (96.7–98.9) |
105.0 (103.8–106.3) |
119.2 (116.8–121.6) |
| Arm | 26.5 (26.1–27.0) |
23.8 (23.5–24.2) |
26.5 (26.1–26.9) |
29.4 (28.7–30.2) |
| Forearm | 24.90 (24.6–25.2) |
23.1 (22.8–23.5) |
24.8 (24.5–25.1) |
26.8 (26.3–27.5) |
| Wrist | 16.0 (15.8–16.2) |
15.1 (14.9–15.4) |
15.9 (15.7–16.2) |
16.9 (16.5–17.2) |
| Thigh | 45.3 (44.6–46.1) |
41.5 (40.6–42.4) |
44.4 (43.6–45.3) |
50.4 (49.2–51.7) |
| Ankle | 23.2 (22.9–23.5) |
21.8 (21.4–22.2) |
23.1 (22.7–23.5) |
24.8 (24.3–25.4) |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.85 (0.84–0.86) |
0.82 (0.80–0.83) |
0.85 (0.84–0.87) |
0.88 (0.86–0.90) |
| Mean circumference of (cm) | ||||
| ABCa | 46.1 (45.5–46.7) |
41.9 (41.5–42.4) |
45.4 (45.0–45.9) |
51.2 (50.4–52.0) |
| UBCb | 38.5 (38.0–39.1) |
34.8 (34.3–35.3) |
38.1 (37.7–38.6) |
42.9 (42.1–43.6) |
| LBCc | 58.6 (57.8–59.4) |
53.8 (53.2–54.4) |
57.6 (56.9–58.2) |
64.9 (63.7–66.1) |
| (N + W + H + A + Th)/5 | 60.9 (60.0–61.7) |
55.0 (54.4–55.7) |
59.9 (59.3–60.5) |
68.1 (67.0–69.2) |
| (Waist + hip + arm + thigh)/4 | 68.3 (67.1–69.6) |
60.8 (60.1–61.6) |
66.5 (65.8–67.2) |
76.1 (74.8–77.5) |
| (Neck + waist + hip)/3 | 77.4 (76.3–78.6) |
69.9 (69.0–70.8) |
76.2 (75.4–77.0) |
86.8 (85.3–88.3) |
| (Waist + hip)/2 | 99.2 (97.6–100.8) |
88.9 (87.6–90.2) |
97.4 (96.3–98.6) |
112.2 (110.2–114.3) |
Normal = women with BMI ≤24.9. Overweight = women with BMI 25–29.9. Obese = women with BMI ≥30.
aABC, average body circumference, average of (neck + waist + hip + arm + forearm + wrist + thigh + ankle).
bUBC, upper body circumference, average of (neck + waist + arm + forearm + wrist).
cLBC, lower body circumference, average of (hip + thigh + ankle).
N = neck, W = waist, H = hip, A = arm, F = forearm, Wr = wrist, Th = thigh, and Ank = ankle. Geometric means (95% CI) are presented.