Table 1. Mean values (s.d.) for BW, Ht, BMI, WC and WHtR for Colombian adults aged 18–64 years.

Sex	n	BW (kg)	Ht (cm)	BMI (kg/m2)	WC (cm)	WHtR
Men
20–24.9	5794	66.5 (11.8)**	168.8 (7.0)**	23.3 (3.6)**	80.1 (9.3)**	0.475 (0.055)**
25–29.9	5127	70.6 (13.4)**	168.4 (7.0)**	24.8 (4.1)*	85.0 (11.0)**	0.505 (0.064)**
30–34.9	4675	72.5 (13.4)**	168.1 (7.1)**	25.7 (4.9)**	88.0 (10.9)**	0.524 (0.065)**
35–39.9	4243	72.8 (13.2)**	167.4 (7.0)**	25.9 (4.2)**	89.6 (11.0)**	0.536 (0.065)**
40–44.9	4364	73.4 (13.1)**	167.3 (6.9)**	26.2 (4.3)**	91.2 (11.0)**	0.545 (0.065)**
45–49.9	3995	72.7 (13.3)**	166.6 (6.9)**	26.2 (4.2)**	91.9 (11.5)**	0.552 (0.069)**
50–54.9	3214	71.7 (13.3)**	165.7 (6.9)**	26.0 (4.2)**	92.5 (11.7)**	0.558 (0.069)**
55–59.9	2658	71.0 (13.1)**	165.1 (7.0)**	26.0 (4.2)**	93.2 (11.9)**	0.565 (0.073)**
60–64.9	2194	69.4 (12.7)**	164.3 (6.9)**	25.7 (4.0)**	93.0 (11.6)**	0.567 (0.068)**
Total	36 264	71.1 (13.2)**	167.3 (7.1)**	25.4 (4.3)**	88.4 (11.8)**	0.529 (0.072)**
Women
20.0–24.9	6703	58.0 (11.2)	156.4 (6.2)	23.7 (4.3)	77.4 (10.5)	0.496 (0.068)
25–29.9	6476	61.1 (12.1)	156.1 (6.3)	25.1 (4.6)	81.2 (11.1)	0.521 (0.072)
30–34.9	6010	63.2 (12.5)	155.3 (6.3)	26.2 (4.8)	84.1 (11.4)	0.542 (0.074)
35–39.9	5742	64.4 (12.6)	155.1 (6.2)	26.8 (4.9)	85.7 (11.1)	0.553 (0.073)
40–44.9	5900	65.4 (13.0)	154.7 (6.4)	27.3 (5.1)	87.3 (11.4)	0.565 (0.075)
45–49.9	5417	66.1 (12.6)	154.2 (6.2)	27.8 (5.0)	88.9 (11.1)	0.577 (0.074)
50–54.9	4544	66.3 (12.9)	153.4 (6.3)	28.2 (5.1)	90.8 (11.7)	0.593 (0.078)
55–59.9	3462	65.7 (13.0)	152.5 (6.4)	28.2 (5.1)	91.8 (12.0)	0.603 (0.079)
60–64.9	2702	64.2 (13.2)	151.5 (6.3)	28.0 (5.3)	91.8 (12.2)	0.607 (0.082)
Total	46 956	63.5 (12.8)	154.7 (6.4)	26.5 (5.1)	85.6 (12.2)	0.554 (0.082)

Significant difference between men and women within the same age group: *P<0.01; **P<0.0001.