Table 2.
BMI and waist circumference recording
| BMI recorded | Waist circumference recorded | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
| Total | 36 674 | 30.9 | 9491 | 8.0 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–44 | 11 153 | 20.8 | 1788 | 3.3 |
| 45–64 | 12 716 | 34.2 | 3675 | 9.9 |
| 65–74 | 6089 | 42.3 | 1601 | 11.1 |
| 75 and over | 6716 | 50.1 | 2427 | 18.1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 16 403 | 31.1 | 4590 | 8.7 |
| Female | 20 271 | 30.7 | 4901 | 7.4 |
| Specific conditions | ||||
| Hypertension | 12 303 | 58.0 | 4049 | 19.1 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 9304 | 59.2 | 3240 | 20.6 |
| Musculoskeletal | 10 159 | 58.3 | 3124 | 17.9 |
| Mental | 7256 | 43.1 | 1969 | 11.7 |
| Respiratory | 5348 | 46.8 | 1399 | 12.2 |
| Diabetes | 4927 | 69.7 | 2336 | 33.1 |
| Cardiovascular | 4605 | 62.8 | 1651 | 22.5 |
| Renal | 1019 | 72.0 | 478 | 33.8 |
| Stroke | 1084 | 60.5 | 361 | 20.1 |
| Cancer | 1696 | 57.5 | 640 | 21.7 |
| Disease counts | ||||
| 0 | 12 021 | 17.7 | 2246 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 8900 | 36.8 | 2055 | 8.5 |
| 2 | 6300 | 52.2 | 1702 | 14.1 |
| 3 or more | 9435 | 65.1 | 3488 | 24.0 |