Table 1.
Waist circumference, prevalence of abdominal overweighta and obesityb in 1994–1995 and 2007–2008. The Tromsø Study
| Tromsø 4 (1994–1995) | Tromsø 6 (2007–2008) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||
| Age | n | Mean (SD)d | % overweight | % obese | n | Mean (SD) | % overweight | % obese |
| 25/30–34c | 104 | 88.1 (8.1) | 9.6 | 6.7 | 86 | 95.9 (9.8) | 37.2 | 18.6 |
| 35–44 | 137 | 91.0 (7.6) | 20.4 | 8.0 | 1,131 | 97.5 (10.6) | 29.0 | 29.6 |
| 45–54 | 457 | 96.2 (8.9) | 33.0 | 23.0 | 1,068 | 98.3 (10.5) | 31.9 | 31.0 |
| 55–64 | 1,511 | 95.2 (9.1) | 33.0 | 19.1 | 1,733 | 100.4 (10.4) | 29.9 | 40.9 |
| 65–74 | 1,121 | 95.7 (9.7) | 29.3 | 23.8 | 1,314 | 100.7 (10.4) | 30.6 | 41.0 |
| 75–84 | 34 | 95.2 (10.7) | 32.4 | 23.5 | 457 | 100.8 (10.7) | 29.3 | 42.0 |
| 85–89 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 99.3 (11.5) | 18.8 | 46.9 |
| Total | 3,364 | 95.1 (9.4) | 30.5 | 20.4 | 5,821 | 99.5 (10.6) | 30.3 | 36.7 |
| Total 35–74 | 3,226 | 95.3 (9.3) | 31.2 | 20.8 | 5,246 | 99.4 (10.6) | 30.3 | 36.5 |
| Total 35–74 adjustede | 94.6 | 29.4 | 18.7 | 99.4 | 30.3 | 36.5 | ||
| Women | ||||||||
| 25/30–34c | 117 | 77.5 (9.5) | 12.8 | 12.0 | 119 | 85.7 (11.4) | 26.1 | 36.1 |
| 35–44 | 174 | 79.0 (9.8) | 19.0 | 14.4 | 1,381 | 88.6 (12.1) | 27.0 | 44.4 |
| 45–54 | 198 | 80.7 (8.6) | 23.7 | 19.2 | 1,244 | 89.7 (12.2) | 26.8 | 49.4 |
| 55–64 | 1,559 | 84.5 (10.7) | 32.8 | 30.3 | 1,854 | 92.2 (12.1) | 23.6 | 59.8 |
| 65–74 | 1,354 | 87.6 (11.3) | 26.3 | 45.2 | 1,338 | 92.1 (11.9) | 22.9 | 60.3 |
| 75–84 | 46 | 92.0 (14.3) | 19.6 | 56.5 | 671 | 93.0 (11.8) | 21.6 | 63.8 |
| 85–89 | - | - | - | - | 65 | 92.3 (11.5) | 16.9 | 66.2 |
| Total | 3,448 | 85.1 (11.1) | 28.2 | 34.5 | 6,672 | 90.9 (12.2) | 24.5 | 54.8 |
| Total 35–74 | 3,285 | 85.3 (11.0) | 26.8 | 35.0 | 5,817 | 90.8 (12.2) | 24.9 | 54.0 |
| Total 35–74 adjustede | 83.1 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 90.8 | 24.9 | 54.0 | ||
aWaist circumference 95–102 cm in men and 81–88 cm in women bWaist circumference > 102 cm in men and > 88 cm in women
cAge group 25–34 in Tromsø 4 (1994–1995), 30–34 in Tromsø 6 (2007–2008) dcentimeter (standard deviation)
eMean waist circumference and prevalence of overweight and obesity in the age group 35–74 adjusted to the age distribution in Tromsø 6