Table 2 Average sagittal abdominal diameter (cm) by sex among participants in NHANES 2011–2016
From: Sagittal abdominal diameter and its socioeconomic correlates: perspective of sex differences
Characteristics | Overall | Sex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | p-value | ||
Overall | – | 22.2 (.05) | 23.1 (.05) | <.0001 |
Age (years) | ||||
Less than 30 | 20.6 (.08) | 20.2 (.12) | 20.9 (.11) | <.0001 |
30–39 | 22.3 (.09) | 21.6 (.13) | 22.9 (.13) | <.0001 |
40–49 | 22.9 (.09) | 22.4 (.13) | 23.5 (.13) | <.0001 |
50–59 | 23.6 (.09) | 23.3 (.14) | 23.9 (.13) | 0.0011 |
60 or more | 23.7 (.06) | 23.1 (.09) | 24.3 (.09) | <.0001 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic | 22.9 (.07) | 22.5 (.10) | 23.4 (.10) | <.0001 |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 19.6 (.08) | 18.8 (.11) | 20.5 (.10) | <.0001 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 23.7 (.08) | 23.8 (.11) | 23.6 (.12) | .23 |
Non-Hispanic White | 22.8 (.06) | 22.1 (.09) | 23.6 (.09) | <.0001 |
Other | 22.8 (.23) | 22.3 (.35) | 23.2 (.31) | .05 |
Education | ||||
Less than 12th grade | 22.9 (.08) | 22.7 (.11) | 23.0 (.11) | 0.028 |
High school graduate/GED or equivalent | 23.0 (.08) | 22.7 (.12) | 23.3 (.11) | .0002 |
College graduate or above | 22.4 (.05) | 21.8 (.07) | 23.1 (.07) | <.0001 |
Birth place | ||||
in US | 23.2 (.05) | 22.7 (.07) | 23.6 (.07) | <.0001 |
in other countries | 21.4 (.06) | 20.9 (.09) | 22.0 (.08) | <.0001 |
Household income (dollars) | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 23.1 (.08) | 23.1 (.11) | 23.1 (.12) | .92 |
$20,000 to $44,999 | 23.1 (.07) | 22.8 (.10) | 23.3 (.10) | .001 |
$45,000 to $74,999 | 22.6 (.09) | 22.0 (.12) | 23.3 (.12) | <.0001 |
$75,000 or more | 21.9 (.07) | 20.9 (.10) | 22.9 (.09) | <.0001 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
Less than 25 | 18.2 (.03) | 17.6 (.04) | 18.9 (.04) | <.0001 |
25 to 29 | 22.0 (.03) | 21.3 (.05) | 22.6 (.04) | <.0001 |
30 or more | 26.9 (.05) | 26.4 (.06) | 27.7 (.07) | <.0001 |