Table 3 Mean of waist (WC) and waist hip ratio (WHR) and the prevalence of central obesity by age
From: Obesity and associated type 2 diabetes and hypertension in factory workers of Bangladesh
Age group (years) | WC | WHR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Mean (95 % CI) | Central obesity by WC (95 % CI) | Number | Mean (95 % CI) | Central obesity by WHR (95 % CI) | |
Men | ||||||
20–30 | 178 | 85.1 (82.8, 87.3) | 24.9 (12.1, 37.7) | 178 | 0.91 (0.89, 0.93) | 78.6 (70.5, 86.8) |
31–40 | 246 | 88.0 (86.9, 89.2) | 32.9 (25.7, 40.1) | 246 | 0.94 (0.93, 0.94) | 83.3 (78.9, 87.8) |
41–50 | 292 | 87.5 (86.2, 88.9) | 42.6 (33.9, 51.2) | 292 | 0.94 (0.93, 0.95) | 73.1 (60.2, 85.9) |
≥51 | 75 | 85.8 (82.7, 88.9) | 34.9 (16.4, 53.6) | 75 | 0.93 (0.91, 0.95) | 45.7 (22.1, 69.2) |
Age adjusted | 791 | 86.6 (85.9, 87.3) | 35.3 (32.0, 38.5) | 791 | 0.93 (0.92, 0.94) | 78.3 (75.4, 81.2) |