Table 2
Mean waist circumference based on World Health Organization (WHO) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) protocols, by sex and age group, household population aged 3 to 79, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of mean waist circumference based on world health organization (who) and national institutes of health (nih) protocols. The information is grouped by sex/age group (years) (appearing as row headers), sample size , measured, nih predicted, from and to, calculated using number and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Sex/Age group (years) Sample size Measured NIH predicted
NIH WHO Difference (NIH minus WHO) NIH predicted Difference (NIH predicted minus NIH measured) 95% confidence interval
from to
Number Centimetres
Boys 702 68.8 67.8 1.0Note * 68.7 -0.1 -0.3 0.0
3 to 5 151 52.4 52.0 0.4Note * 52.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.1
6 to 11 277 61.0 60.2 0.8Note * 60.8 -0.2 -0.5 0.1
12 to 19 274 81.3 79.8 1.5Note * 81.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.1
Girls 670 66.7 64.7 2.1Note * 66.6 -0.2 -0.4 0.1
3 to 5 143 51.5 50.8 0.7Note * 51.5 0.1 -0.2 0.4
6 to 11 274 59.5 58.2 1.3Note * 59.7 0.2 -0.1 0.5
12 to 19 253 76.1 73.1 3.1Note * 75.6 -0.5Note * -0.9 -0.1
Men 824 95.3 94.5 0.8Note * 95.4 0.1 -0.2 0.4
20 to 39 270 88.8 87.5 1.3Note * 89.0 0.2 -0.2 0.6
40 to 59 303 97.1 96.4 0.8Note * 97.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.5
60 to 79 251 103.2 103.3 -0.1 103.3 0.1 -0.3 0.4
Women 908 89.2 87.0 2.2Note * 89.3 0.1 -0.3 0.4
20 to 39 355 85.6 82.8 2.8Note * 85.3 -0.3 -0.9 0.2
40 to 59 284 89.4 87.4 2.1Note * 89.6 0.2 -0.2 0.5
60 to 79 269 95.2 93.7 1.5Note * 95.8 0.6 -0.02 1.2
* significantly different from zero (p < 0.05)
Note: Estimates are generated from sub-sample B.
Source: 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey.