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. 2021 Nov 24;11(11):e050096. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050096

Table 2.

BMI, WHtR and WC classification according to age and sex

Characteristic N BMI WHtR WC* (CM)
Age group (years) ≥30.0 kg/m2 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 <25.0 kg/m2 >0.60 0.50–0.59 <0.50 ≥Cut-off <Cut-off
All 2256 16.09 42.20 41.71 32.76 53.19 14.05 66.76 33.24
Male All age 1048 9.60 42.80 47.50 23.80 60.00 16.20 53.73 46.27
40–54 634 10.88 47.48 41.64 23.65 60.25 16.09 55.68 44.32
55–69 384 7.55 35.16 57.29 23.96 59.63 16.41 50.52 49.48
Female All age 1238 21.40 41.70 36.90 40.10 47.60 12.30 77.46 22.54
40–54 782 21.74 44.37 33.89 37.59 50.00 12.40 77.75 22.25
55–69 456 20.83 37.06 42.10 44.52 43.42 12.06 76.97 23.06

*Cut-off value of WC for male is 90 cm and for female is 80 cm.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.