Table 4.
Waist and upper thigh circumferences based on the age groups [24]
| Male | Female | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | N | Mean | sd | Min | Max | N | Mean | sd | Min | Max |
| Upper thigh circumference (cm) | ||||||||||
| 6.5–7.5 | 121 | 35.6 | 3.6 | 32 | 39.2 | 102 | 37.1 | 4.1 | 33.0 | 41.2 |
| 7.5–8.5 | 94 | 37.5 | 4.3 | 33.2 | 41.8 | 95 | 39.4 | 4.6 | 34.8 | 44.0 |
| 8.5–9.5 | 137 | 39.2 | 4.0 | 35.2 | 43.2 | 111 | 41.1 | 4.8 | 36.3 | 45.9 |
| Waist circumference (cm) on the navel | ||||||||||
| 6.5–7.5 | 104 | 54.3 | 5 | 49.3 | 59.3 | 120 | 55.3 | 6.3 | 49.0 | 61.6 |
| 7.5–8.5 | 96 | 56.6 | 5.7 | 50.9 | 62.3 | 93 | 57.0 | 6.5 | 50.5 | 63.5 |
| 8.5–9.5 | 114 | 58.3 | 5.9 | 52.4 | 64.2 | 137 | 59.2 | 7.0 | 52.2 | 66.2 |