Table 2. Trends in age-adjusted least square mean (standard error) values for waist circumference.
1998 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007–2009 | 2010–2012 |
P for trend (1998 to 2012) |
P for trend (2001 to 2012) |
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Waist circumference (cm) | |||||||
Boys and girls | |||||||
Boys and girls, aged 2–19 years | 63.13 (0.21) | 62.08 (0.23) | 61.81 (0.15) | 61.21 (0.16) | <0.0001 | ||
Boys and girls, aged 2–9 years | 55.90 (0.23) | 53.94 (0.22) | 54.10 (0.16) | 53.74 (0.20) | <0.0001 | ||
Boys and girls, aged 10–19 years | 68.60 (0.27) | 70.77 (0.30) | 69.82 (0.36) | 69.49 (0.21) | 68.88 (0.21) | 0.350 | <0.0001 |
Boys | |||||||
Boys, aged 2–19 years | 64.54 (0.28) | 63.53 (0.30) | 63.45 (0.19) | 62.60 (0.22) | <0.0001 | ||
Boys, aged 2–9 years | 56.36 (0.33) | 54.59 (0.32) | 54.99 (0.20) | 54.72 (0.28) | 0.001 | ||
Boys, aged 10–19 years | 70.15 (0.32) | 73.48 (0.45) | 72.05 (0.49) | 71.84 (0.28) | 70.74 (0.31) | 0.655 | <0.0001 |
Girls | |||||||
Girls, aged 2–19 years | 61.56 (0.25) | 60.46 (0.30) | 59.98 (0.18) | 59.67 (0.20) | <0.0001 | ||
Girls, aged 2–9 years | 55.32 (0.29) | 53.22 (0.31) | 53.13 (0.19) | 52.67 (0.22) | <0.0001 | ||
Girls aged 10–19 years | 66.99 (0.33) | 67.86 (0.34) | 67.35 (0.46) | 66.84 (0.26) | 66.80 (0.30) | 0.160 | 0.009 |