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Table 5 Mean (SD) of waist height ratio at yearly intervals in Hong Kong and British children

From: Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio of Hong Kong Chinese children

 

Boys

 

Girls

 

Age (y)

HKa

UKb

p-value

HKa

UKc

p-value

6

0.45(0.04)

0.45(0.03)

0.999

0.43(0.03)

0.45(0.03)

< 0.0001

7

0.44(0.04)

0.44(0.03)

0.999

0.43(0.04)

0.44(0.03)

< 0.0001

8

0.43(0.05)

0.43(0.03)

0.999

0.42(0.04)

0.43(0.03)

0.861

9

0.44(0.06)

0.43(0.04)

0.007

0.42(0.04)

0.42(0.03)

0.999

10

0.44(0.06)

0.43(0.04)

0.005

0.41(0.04)

0.41(0.04)

0.999

11

0.43(0.05)

0.43(0.04)

0.999

0.40(0.04)

0.41(0.04)

< 0.0001

12

0.42(0.05)

0.43(0.04)

0.001

0.40(0.04)

0.41(0.03)

< 0.0001

13

0.40(0.05)

0.42(0.04)

< 0.0001

0.40(0.04)

0.41(0.03)

< 0.0001

14

0.44(0.05)

0.42(0.04)

< 0.0001

0.40(0.04)

0.40(0.03)

0.999

15

0.40(0.05)

0.42(0.04)

< 0.0001

0.40(0.04)

0.40(0.03)

0.999

16

0.40(0.05)

0.42(0.04)

< 0.0001

0.40(0.04)

0.41(0.03)

< 0.0001

  1. aHong Kong data collected in 2005–2006, bUK boys' data collected in 1977, and c UK girls' data collected in 1987
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