Table 3 Mean (Standard error) anthropometric measures, by body mass index obesity categories in adult men and women of Cameroon. Findings of the 2003 Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey
| Â | N | Weight | WC | HC | WHR | BMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 338 | 50.8 (0.73) | 69.2 (0.60) | 82.8 (0.67) | 0.83 (0.010) | 17.8 (0.09) |
Normal Weight | 2244 | 64.8 (0.28) | 76.5 (0.18) | 90.9 (0.30) | 0.84 (0.002) | 22.1 (0.13) |
Overweight | 880 | 78.5 (0.50) | 87.9 (0.70) | 99.7 (0.42) | 0.88 (0.004) | 26.8 (0.07) |
Obese | 284 | 94.6 (0.80) | 103.0 (0.55) | 110.5 (0.45) | 0.93 (0.004) | 33.7 (0.32) |
WHR < 0.90 | 2791 | 66.1 (0.91) | 76.5 (0.58) | 92.4 (0.72) | 0.82 (0.001) | 22.6 (0.35) |
WHR ≥ 0.90 | 1216 | 76.2 (1.02) | 92.7 (0.73) | 96.6 (0.81) | 0.96 (0.004) | 26.3 (0.38) |
Women | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 401 | 46.0 (0.50) | 67.4 (0.64) | 84.9 (0.28) | 0.79 (0.008) | 17.6 (0.14) |
Normal Weight | 2436 | 58.0 (0.31) | 74.5 (0.35) | 93.4 (0.30) | 0.80 (0.001) | 22.2 (0.16) |
Overweight | 1655 | 70.7 (0.31) | 84.6 (0.39) | 103.3 (0.33) | 0.82 (0.003) | 27.2 (0.05) |
Obese | 1216 | 90.0 (0.60) | 99.2 (0.43) | 115.8 (0.53) | 0.86 (0.006) | 34.8 (0.13) |
WHR < 0.85 | 3792 | 64.6 (1.03) | 77.5 (0.77) | 99.3 (0.90) | 0.78 (0.002) | 24.7 (0.42) |
WHR ≥ 0.85 | 2212 | 72.5 (1.23) | 92.6 (0.84) | 101.6 (0.77) | 0.91 (0.005) | 28.0 (0.50) |