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Table 1 Mean (SD) Anthropometric measures and indices by age-sex categories

From: Measurement of overweight and obesity an urban slum setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of four anthropometric indices

 

Age groups

Men

Women

Total

Weight (Kg)

Less than 45 years

60.82 (8.45)

62.07 (12.11)

61.44 (10.42)

45–60 years

63.00 (10.03)

65.43 (13.62)

63.98 (11.68)

Above 60 years

62.17 (10.57)

62.21 (12.98)

62.19 (11.68)

All age groups

61.74 (9.36)

63.02 (12.74)

62.33 (11.05)

Height (cm)

Less than 45 years

166.93 (7.41)

159.28 (6.62)

163.16 (8.00)

45–60 years

167.37 (7.00)

158.71 (7.17)

163.83 (8.25)

Above 60 years

165.16 (7.57)

156.45 (7.51)

161.20 (8.70)

All age groups

166.85 (7.32)

158.77 (6.95)

163.13 (8.21)

Hip cir. (cm)

Less than 45 years

89.49 (8.03)

97.38 (10.95)

93.34 (10.35)

45–60 years

91.67 (9.20)

100.82 (11.74)

95.38 (11.24)

Above 60 years

90.91 (9.79)

98.42 (13.65)

94.30 (12.26)

All age groups

90.41 (8.74)

98.46 (11.63)

94.10 (10.92)

BMI

Less than 45 years

21.85 (2.92)

24.40 (4.57)

23.13 (4.04)

45–60 years

22.50 (3.34)

25.98 (5.36)

23.92 (4.61)

Above 60 years

22.76 (3.64)

25.41 (4.98)

23.93 (4.48)

All age groups

22.19 (3.2)

24.99 (4.9)

23.47 (4.30)

Waist Circumference (cm)

Less than 45 years

78.94 (8.12)

83.40 (11.03)

81.12 (9.89)

45–60 years

83.34 (9.43)

89.04 (11.68)

85.65 (10.77)

Above 60 years

84.58 (9.98)

88.69 (12.72)

86.45 (11.48)

All age groups

81.16 (9.14)

85.62 (11.74)

83.2 (10.65)

Waist to Hip Ratio

Less than 45 years

0.88 (0.06)

0.86 (0.75)

0.87 (0.07)

45–60 years

0.91 (0.06)

0.88 (0.07)

0.89 (0.06)

Above 60 years

0.93 (0.07)

0.90 (0.07)

0.92 (0.07)

All age groups

0.89 (0.06)

0.87 (0.08)

0.88 (0.07)

Waist to Height Ratio

Less than 45 years

0.47 (0.05)

0.52 (0.07)

0.49 (0.06)

45–60 years

0.49 (0.05)

0.56 (0.07)

0.52 (0.07)

Above 60 years

0.51 (0.06)

0.57 (0.08)

0.54 (0.08)

All age groups

0.48 (0.06)

0.54 (0.07)

0.51 (0.07)