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Table 4 Age specific and age standardized prevalence of central obesity based on Waist circumference (WC) and Waist hip ratio (WHR)

From: Prevalence of obesity in a rural Asian Indian (Bangladeshi) population and its determinants

Variables

Age specific (year) prevalence, %

Age Standardized prevalence, % (95 % CI)

 

20-30 (n = 548)

31-40 (n = 702)

41-50 (n = 562)

≥51 (n = 481)

20-80 years

Central Obesity by WC (cm)

Total (M ≥90 & F ≥80)

34.9

46.3

41.6

33.9

39.8 (37.9, 41.7)

Male (≥90 cm)

16.4

28.9

29.9

19.9

24.3 (21.4, 27.1)

Female (≥80 cm)

42.8

54.9

49.4

45.8

48.7 (46.2, 51.3)b

Central Obesity by WHR

Total (M ≥0.90 & F ≥0.80)

66.6

73.1

73.8

72.6a

71.6 (69.8, 73.4)

Male (≥0.90)

43.6

64.7

63.4

60.6a

58.4 (55.2, 61.8)

Female (≥0.80)

76.5

77.2

80.8

82.7a

79.1 (76.9, 81.1)b

  1. Values are presented as % (number) or (95 % confidence interval) as indicated. Age adjustment was based on 2001 census of Bangladesh
  2. CI, confidence interval
  3. aχ2 trend = P < 0.05 Central Obesity based on WC and WHR, bP < 0.05 between male and female same group