Table 2. Distribution of the sample according to the prevalence of overweight based on the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) by age categories among men and women. Brazil, 2009.

Age (years)	Total sample	Men	Overweight (men)	Women	Overweight (men)
	n (%)	n (%)	% (95%CI)	n (%)	% (95%CI)
Adults			WHR ≥ 0.50		WHR ≥ 0.50
20–29	2,451 (29.8)	887 (31.5)	37.9 (34.7–41.1)	1,564 (28.8)	47.5 (45.0–50.0)
30–39	2,029 (24.6)	635 (22.6)	62.4 (58.5–66.0)	1,394 (25.7)	67.1 (64.6–69.6)
40–49	2,059 (25.0)	700 (24.9)	72.6 (69.1–75.5)	1,359 (25.1)	78.4 (76.2–80.5)
50–59	1,696 (20.6)	592 (21.0)	79.6 (76.1–82.6)	1,104 (20.4)	86.8 (84.6–88.6)
Total	8,235 (100)	2,814 (100)	60.7 (58.9–62.6)	5,421 (100)	68.2 (66.9–69.5)
Older Adults			WHR ≥ 0.50		WHR ≥ 0.50
60–65	1,372 (25.0)	489 (23.2)	87.9 (84.7–90.5)	883 (26.1)	92.3 (90.3–93.9)
65–69	1,384 (25.2)	528 (25.0)	87.1 (83.9–89.7)	856 (25.3)	93.2 (91.3–94.7)
70–79	1,950 (35.5)	790 (37.4)	87.2 (84.7–89.4)	1,160 (34.3)	93.0 (91.4–94.3)
≥ 80	788 (14.3)	303 (14.4)	84.5 (79.9–88.2)	485 (14.3)	91.9 (89.2–94.1)
Total	5,494 (100)	2,110 (100)	86,9 (85,4–88,3)	3.384 (100)	92.7 (91.7–93.5)