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Table 1 Overweight and obesity (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in primary care

From: Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures – Results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

 

BMI

WC

 

25,0 – 29,9 kg/m2

≥ 30,0 kg/m2

> 94 & ≤ 102 cm (♂)

> 80 & ≤ 88 cm (♀)

> 102 cm (♂)

> 88 cm (♀)

 

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

%

95%CI

18–34

        

   male

31.2

[29.1;33.3]

13.1

[11.6;14.7]

14.0

[12.5;15.7]

12.8

[11.4;14.4]

   female

18.0

[16.8;19.3]

12.8

[11.7;13.9]

14.2

[13.1;15.4]

19.2

[18.0;20.6]

35–44

        

   male

42.9

[40.9;45.0]

22.0

[20.2;23.7]

23.3

[21.5;25.1]

25.7

[24.0;27.6]

   female

24.5

[23.2;25.8]

16.7

[15.6;17.8]

20.1

[18.9;21.4]

27.9

[26.6;29.3]

45–54

        

   male

45.2

[43.4;47.0]

27.7

[26.1;29.3]

28.6

[27.0;30.3]

36.6

[34.8;38.3]

   female

30.6

[29.3;31.9]

24.5

[23.3;25.7]

21.8

[20.7;23.0]

40.5

[39.1;41.9]

55–64

        

   male

50.3

[48.5;52.1]

28.6

[27.0;30.3]

28.4

[26.8;30.0]

44.3

[42.5;46.1]

   female

36.0

[34.5;37.5]

30.3

[28.9;31.8]

23.0

[21.7;24.3]

52.6

[51.0;54.2]

65–74

        

   male

51.6

[49.7;53.5]

30.0

[28.2;31.8]

30.2

[28.5;32.0]

49.7

[47.8;51.6]

   female

40.3

[38.6;42.0]

33.2

[31.6;34.9]

21.7

[20.2;23.1]

63.2

[61.5;64.9]

75+

        

   male

51.1

[48.2;54.0]

19.5

[17.3;21.9]

30.7

[28.0;33.4]

44.4

[41.5;47.3]

   female

41.2

[39.0;43.5]

24.5

[22.5;26.5]

24.1

[22.1;26.1]

58.3

[56.0;60.6]

Total

        

   male

45.7

[44.9;46.5]

24.7

[24.0;25.4]

26.2

[25.5;26.9]

36.4

[35.6;37.2]

   female

30.6

[30.0;31.2]

23.3

[22.8;23.9]

20.6

[20.1;21.1]

41.5

[40.8;42.1]