Table 2
Descriptive statistics for adiposity variables, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009

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Table 2
Descriptive statistics for adiposity variables, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of descriptive statistics for adiposity variables. This information is grouped by body mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), waist-to-hip ratio (%), Waist-to-height ratio (%) (appearing as column headers), calculated using estimate and Waist circumference (cm) as a unit of measure.
  Body mass index (kg/m2) Waist circumference (cm) Waist-to-hip ratio (%) Waist-to-height ratio (%)
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Men  
Mean 27.3 26.8 27.8 95.0 93.4 96.6 92.0 91.3 92.8 54.1 53.3 55.0
Standard deviation 4.8 ... ... 13.9 ... ... 7.9 ... ... 8.1 ... ...
Correlations  
Body mass index (kg/m2) ... ... ... 0.92 ... ... 0.62 ... ... 0.91 ... ...
Waist circumference (cm) ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.82 ... ... 0.96 ... ...
Waist-to-hip ratio ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.84 ... ...
Women  
Mean 26.8 25.9 27.7 87.2 84.7 89.7 83.0 82.0 84.0 53.8 52.3 55.2
Standard deviation 5.9 ... ... 15.3 ... ... 8.0 ... ... 9.7 ... ...
Correlations  
Body mass index (kg/m2) ... ... ... 0.91 ... ... 0.55 ... ... 0.92 ... ...
Waist circumference (cm) ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.79 ... ... 0.97 ... ...
Waist-to-hip ratio ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.79 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Excludes respondents classified as underweight based on body mass index (less than 18.5).
Source: 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey (fasted sample).