Table 3.
Comparison of Mean Levels of Anthropometric Measures, by Age and Sex, for UK Biobank Participants (Recruited in 2006–2010) With Data From the Health Survey for England 2008a,b
| Sex and Anthropometric Measurec | Age 45–54 Years | Age 55–64 Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Biobank | HSE | UK Biobank | HSE | |||||
| No. of Persons | Mean (SD) | No. of Persons | Meand | No. of Persons | Mean (SD) | No. of Persons | Meand | |
| Men | ||||||||
| BMIe | 61,860 | 27.8 (4.4) | 1,059 | 28.1 | 94,776 | 27.9 (4.3) | 968 | 28.5 |
| Weight, kg | 61,929 | 86.9 (15.1) | 1,079 | 86.4 | 94,875 | 86.0 (14.3) | 980 | 86.7 |
| Height, cm | 61,919 | 176.5 (6.9) | 1,076 | 175.1 | 94,901 | 175.4 (6.7) | 981 | 174.0 |
| WC, cmf | 62,010 | 96.1 (11.5) | 845 | 100.3 | 95,031 | 97.7 (11.4) | 755 | 102.9 |
| Women | ||||||||
| BMI | 79,714 | 26.9 (5.4) | 1,057 | 27.7 | 116,303 | 27.3 (5.1) | 985 | 28.0 |
| Weight, kg | 79,738 | 71.8 (14.8) | 1,067 | 72.8 | 116,344 | 71.6 (13.8) | 995 | 72.3 |
| Height, cm | 79,792 | 163.4 (6.3) | 1,097 | 162.0 | 116,429 | 162.0 (6.2) | 1,016 | 160.5 |
| WC, cmf | 79,809 | 83.6 (12.8) | 850 | 89.3 | 116,471 | 85.5 (12.5) | 784 | 91.6 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HSE, Health Survey for England; SD, standard deviation; UK, United Kingdom; WC waist circumference.
a See the HSE 2010 (9) for further information about HSE data.
b HSE data were weighted for nonresponse bias.
c Excludes UK Biobank participants aged 45–64 years with missing data for BMI (n = 2,158), weight (n = 1,925), height (n = 1,770), or WC (n = 1,482).
d SDs were not available from the HSE.
e Weight (kg)/height (m)2.
f Additionally excludes 8 UK Biobank participants aged 45–64 years for whom WC values outside the range of 50–180 cm were obtained.