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Table 1 Mean (SE) of BMI, WC and WHR in three phases of TLGS.

From: Trends of obesity and abdominal obesity in Tehranian adults: a cohort study

Age group

(years)

Number

BMI(kg/m2)

WC (cm)

WHR

  

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Men

          

20-29

266

24.6 (0.3)

26.0 (0.3)

27.1 (0.3)*

83.0 (0.8)

91.0 (0.8)

95.0 (0.7)*

0.86 (0.00)

0.91 (0.00)

0.94 (0.00)*

30-39

459

26.2 (0.2)

27.0 (0.2)

27.6 (0.2)*

88.3 (0.5)

94.4 (0.5)

96.2 (0.5)*

0.90 (0.00)

0.93 (0.00)

0.96 (0.00)*

40-49

369

26.6 (0.2)

27.2 (0.2)

27.4 (0.2)*

90.8 (0.5)

95.7 (0.5)

97.0 (0.5)*

0.93 (0.00)

0.95 (0.00)

0.97 (0.00)*

50-59

319

26.5 (0.2)

26.8 (0.2)

26.4 (0.2)*

92.1 (0.6)

96.2 (0.6)

97.4 (0.5)*

0.95 (0.00)

0.97 (0.00)

0.99 (0.00)*

60-69

328

26.5 (0.2)

26.7 (0.2)

26.5 (0.2)†

93.0 (0.6)

97.1 (0.6)

97.7 (0.6)*

0.95 (0.00)

0.98 (0.00)

1.00 (0.00)*

≥ 70

94

25.4 (0.4)

25.7 (0.4)

25.5 (0.4)

90.7 (1.0)

94.9 (1.0)

95.7 (0.9)*

0.95 (0.00)

0.98 (0.00)

0.99 (0.00)*

Total

1835

26.1 (0.1)

26.7 (0.1)

27.1(0.1)*

89.6 (0.3)

95.0 (0.2)

96.6 (0.2)*

0.92 (0.00)

0.95 (0.00)

0.97 (0.00)*

Women

          

20-29

442

24.4 (0.2)

25.8 (0.2)

26.4 (0.2)*

78.0 (0.5)

81.5 (0.5)

81.4 (0.5)*

0.77 (0.00)

0.80 (0.00)

0.80 (0.00)*

30-39

629

27.2 (0.2)

28.5 (0.2)

28.7 (0.2)*

85.2 (0.4)

89.1 (0.4)

88.7 (0.5) *

0.81 (0.00)

0.84 (0.00)

0.84 (0.00)*

40-49

614

29.2 (0.2)

30.1 (0.2)

30.4 (0.2)*

91.5 (0.5)

95.0 (0.4)

95.0 (0.4)*

0.85 (0.00)

0.88 (0.00)

0.88 (0.00)*

50-59

509

29.6 (0.2)

30.2 (0.2)

30.5 (0.2)*

94.4 (0.5)

97.8 (0.5)

97.7 (0.5)*

0.88 (0.00)

0.91 (0.00)

0.91 (0.00)*

60-69

327

28.8 (0.2)

29.4 (0.2)

29.3 (0.2)*

95.0 (0.6)

98.0 (0.6)

97.2 (0.6)*

0.91 (0.00)

0.93 (0.00)

0.93 (0.00)*

≥ 70

46

27.0 (0.6)

27.4 (0.6)

27.4 (0.6)†

92.7 (1.7)

95.0 (1.6)

94.3 (1.8)

0.91 (0.01)

0.94 (0.01)

0.94 (0.01)*

Total

2567

27.9 (0.1)

28.9 (0.1)

29.1 (0.1)*

88.7 (0.2)

92.2 (0.2)

91.9 (0.3)*

0.84 (0.00)

0.87 (0.00)

0.87 (0.00)*

  1. SE: Standard Error, BMI: Body Mass Index, WC: Waist Circumference, WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio, TLGS: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study,
  2. * p < 0.001; † p < 0.01 as compared to values in Phase I.