Table 5 Age specific and age adjusted mean of Waist circumference (WC) and Waist hip ratio (WHR), by sex
From: Prevalence of obesity in a rural Asian Indian (Bangladeshi) population and its determinants
Variables | Age specific (year) means, 95 % CI | Age adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20-30 (n = 548) | 31-40 (n = 702) | 41-50 (n = 562) | ≥51 (n = 481) | Mean (95 % CI) | |
Central Obesity by WC (cm) | |||||
Total (M ≥90 & F ≥80) | 79.2 (78.4, 80.1) | 81.8 (81.6, 82.6) | 81.0 (80.1, 81.8) | 79.5 (78.4, 80.4)a | 80.5 (80.1, 80.9) |
Male (≥90 cm) | 80.0 (78.4, 81.5) | 83.1 (81.9, 84.3) | 82.8 (81.4, 84.1) | 80.8 (79.4, 82.2) | 81.8 (81.1, 82.5) |
Female (≥80 cm) | 78.9 (77.9, 79.9) | 81.2 (80.2, 82.2) | 79.8 (78.7, 80.9) | 78.2 (76.8, 79.7)a | 79.7 (79.2, 80.3)b |
Central Obesity by WHR | |||||
Total (M ≥0.90 & F ≥0.80) | 0.86 (0.85, 0.87) | 0.88 (0.86, 0.89) | 0.89 (0.88, 0.90) | 0.89 (0.88, 0.90)a | 0.88 (0.87, 0.89) |
Male (≥0.90) | 0.89 (0.87, 0.90) | 0.91 (0.90, 0.92) | 0.92 (0.91, 0.93) | 0.91 (0.90, 0.92) | 0.91 (0.90, 0.93) |
Female (≥0.80) | 0.85 (0.84, 0.86) | 0.86 (0.85, 0.87) | 0.87 (0.86, 0.88) | 0.87 (0.86, 0.88)a | 0.86 (0.85, 0.87)b |