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Table 4 Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratioa categories of Alberta Tomorrow Project participantsb by socio-demographic variables

From: Measures of excess body weight and anthropometry among adult Albertans: cross-sectional results from Alberta’s tomorrow project cohort

Variable

Waist circumference (%)

Waist-to-hip Ratio (%)

Elevated Riskc

Extremely High Riskc

n

No

Yes

n

No

Yes

n

<0.90 (Men), < 0.85 (Women)

≥0.90 (Men), ≥ 0.85 (Women)

Sex

 Men

12,042

32.6

67.4

12,042

59.3

40.7

11,919

14.6

85.4

 Women

18,787

33.0

67.0

18,787

55.8

44.3

18,730

61.1

38.9

Age

 35–44

10,019

42.6

57.4

10,019

66.2

33.8

9962

52.1

47.9

 45–54

10,871

32.3

67.7

10,871

57.4

42.6

10,805

42.4

57.6

 55–64

7375

24.4

75.6

7375

48.4

51.6

7339

35.4

64.7

  ≥ 65

2564

21.3

78.7

2564

45.7

54.3

2543

31.9

68.1

Education

 High school not completed

2981

23.2

76.8

2981

45.6

54.4

2946

30.1

69.9

 High school completed

5685

28.9

71.1

5685

52.7

47.3

5655

43.0

57.0

 Some post-secondaryd

6432

30.4

69.6

6432

53.4

46.6

6391

42.7

57.3

 Post-secondary completed

15,725

37.1

62.9

15,725

62.5

37.6

15,652

45.5

54.5

 missing

6

  

6

  

5

  

Marital Status

 Married/Living with partner

24,159

32.8

67.2

24,159

57.9

42.1

24,015

42.7

57.3

 Single (never married)

1815

35.8

64.2

1815

55.4

44.6

1803

40.1

59.9

 Divorced/separated/widowed

4847

31.8

68.2

4847

53.8

46.2

4823

45.7

54.3

 missing

8

  

8

  

8

  

Household Incomee

  < $30,000

4050

27.0

73.0

4050

48.1

51.9

4013

39.8

60.2

 $30,000 - $49,000

8309

30.1

69.9

8309

53.5

46.5

8259

42.0

58.0

 $50,000 - $79,000

7777

32.9

67.1

7777

58.0

42.0

7727

41.7

58.3

  ≥ $80,000

9955

37.8

62.2

9955

63.2

36.8

9918

45.7

54.3

 missing

738

  

738

  

732

  

Occupational Status

 Full Time

17,586

34.4

65.6

17,586

59.3

40.7

17,473

38.5

61.5

 Part Time/Homemaker

7523

35.9

64.1

7523

59.7

40.3

7495

58.5

41.5

 Unemployed/Student

795

34.5

65.5

795

55.5

44.5

790

46.1

53.9

 Retired

3870

21.9

78.1

3870

46.1

53.9

3845

35.2

64.8

 Other

1043

23.7

76.3

1043

44.7

55.3

1034

34.1

65.9

 missing

12

  

12

  

12

  

Geographic Locationf

 Rural

7286

28.6

71.4

7286

52.6

47.5

7236

40.5

59.6

 Urban

23,543

34.2

65.8

23,543

58.6

41.5

23,413

43.8

56.2

Smoking Status

 Current daily smoker

4753

36.6

63.4

4753

58.5

41.5

4719

38.6

61.4

 Current occasional smoker

963

27.1

72.9

963

59.2

40.8

953

42.5

57.5

 Former smoker

11,470

33.4

66.6

11,470

51.5

48.5

11,399

38.7

61.4

 Never smoker

13,612

35.9

64.2

13,612

61.3

38.7

13,547

48.2

51.8

 missing

31

  

31

  

31

  
  1. Note: all the variables tested were highly significantly different, assessed by Pearson chi-square test (p < 0.005)
  2. aWaist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio derived from participant self-reported measurements. Waist circumference is missing for 243 participants and waist-to-hip ratio is missing for 423 participants
  3. bAlberta’s Tomorrow Project data at enrolment. Percentages are reported as frequency of each category divided by total number of participants within rows of sociodemographic factors and separately for men and women, such that proportion of participants falling into each category represent the proportion within that sociodemographic factor
  4. cElevated risk for waist circumference defined as >94 cm for men and >80 cm for women. Extremely high risk defined as >102 cm for men and >88 cm for women
  5. dSome post-secondary includes combined responses to: some technical school/ college, completed technical school/ college, some part of university degree completed
  6. eIncome data are in response to a question about total household income before tax
  7. fGeographic location determined using postal codes, with rural areas identified according to rural postal code classification (second digit = 0)