Table 2 Anthropometric status of study participants subjects included in nutrition survey, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2005
From: Nutritional status and dietary intake of urban residents in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
Parameter | Total | Male | Female | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 356) | (n = 101) | (n = 255) |  |
Weight in kilogram | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean ± SD | 58.9 ± 11.2 | 65.6 ± 10.5 | 56.3 ± 10.5 | <0.001 |
 Median (Range) | 58.1 (35.0 – 94.7) | 65 (42–93.9) | 55 (35–94.7) |  |
Height in meter | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean ± SD | 1.61 ± 0.08 | 1.69 ± 0.07 | 1.57 ± 0.06 | <0.001 |
 Median (Range) | 1.60 (1.20.0-1.86) | 1.70 (1.47-1.86) | 1.58 (1.20-1.70) |  |
BMI  |  |  |  |  |
 Mean ± SD | 22.8 ± 3.9 | 22.9 ± 3.5 | 22.8 ± 4.1 | 0.8 |
 Median (range) | 22.5 (15.2 – 38.4) | 22.7 (16.3-36.2) | 22.3 (15.2-38.4) |  |
 <18.5 | 46 (12.9) | 9 (8.9) | 37 (14.5) |  |
 18.5-24.9 | 213 (59.8) | 63 (62.4) | 150 (58.8) |  |
 25–29.9 | 76 (21.3) | 26 (25.7) | 50 (19.6) |  |
 30+ | 21 (5.9) | 3 (3.0) | 18 (7.1) |  |
Hip circumference  |  |  |  |  |
Mean ± SD | 97.0 ± 11.6 | 96.4 ± 10.0 | 97.3 ± 12.3 | 0.5 |
Median (Range) | 97.0 (61 – 132) | 96.5 (68–125) | 98 (61–132) |  |
Waist circumference  |  |  |  |  |
 Mean ± SD | 85.7 ± 13.6 | 88.4 ± 14.7 | 84.6 ± 13.0 | 0.01 |
 Median (Range) | 85.0 (52 – 152) | 86 (57–152.4) | 85 (52–123) |  |
W/H ratio | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean ± SD | 0.89 ± 0.11 | 0.92 ± 0.13 | 0.87 ± 0.11 | 0.001 |
 Median (Range) | 0.87 (0.62-1.59) | 0.91 (0.62-1.54) | 0.86 (0.63-1.59) |  |