Table 16
Measured hip circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Measured hip circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Measured hip circumference
Mean 5 th percentile 10 th percentile 25 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 73.2 72.3 74.2 59.5 58.0 61.0 61.7 60.5 62.9 66.0 64.8 67.2
Age 12 to 19 94.7 93.4 96.0 78.0 77.1 78.9 82.1 80.4 83.8 87.6 86.9 88.3
Age 20 to 39 102.7 101.5 103.8 88.5 87.4 89.6 90.8 89.3 92.3 95.5 94.3 96.7
Age 40 to 59 104.3 103.3 105.3 90.4 89.7 91.1 93.0 92.1 93.9 97.0 95.8 98.2
Age 60 to 79 105.1 104.3 105.9 91.0 89.9 92.1 93.5 92.8 94.2 98.0 97.1 98.9
Age 6 to 79 100.5 99.7 101.4 75.5 74.5 76.5 86.2 85.6 86.8 93.8 93.2 94.4
Males  
Age 6 to 11 73.2 71.5 74.9 59.6 57.8 61.4 61.5 60.2 62.8 66.2 64.4 68.0
Age 12 to 19 93.7 91.9 95.5 77.3 76.1 78.5 79.4 76.6 82.2 86.3 85.3 87.3
Age 20 to 39 102.2 101.5 103.0 89.7 88.6 90.8 91.6 89.7 93.5 96.0 95.0 97.0
Age 40 to 59 103.5 102.5 104.6 92.4 91.5 93.3 94.0 92.9 95.1 98.0 96.6 99.4
Age 60 to 79 103.7 102.6 104.7 89.9 88.3 91.5 93.3 91.8 94.8 97.8 96.8 98.8
Age 6 to 79 99.7 98.9 100.5 75.3 73.3 77.3 85.3 84.5 86.1 94.0 93.2 94.8
Females  
Age 6 to 11 73.3 72.3 74.2 59.5 58.0 61.0 62.0 60.5 63.5 65.6 64.6 66.6
Age 12 to 19 95.9 94.8 96.9 80.6 77.9 83.3 84.1 82.6 85.6 89.3 88.5 90.1
Age 20 to 39 103.1 101.3 105.0 87.6 86.3 88.9 89.7 87.9 91.5 94.5 92.9 96.1
Age 40 to 59 105.1 103.5 106.6 89.4 88.8 90.0 91.4 90.0 92.8 96.2 94.9 97.5
Age 60 to 79 106.4 105.1 107.6 91.5 90.9 92.1 93.8 93.0 94.6 98.5 96.9 100.1
Age 6 to 79 101.4 100.2 102.5 76.0 75.1 76.9 86.9 86.4 87.4 93.6 92.9 94.3
Measured hip circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Measured hip circumference
50 th percentile 75 th percentile 90 th percentile 95 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 72.1 70.8 73.4 79.5 78.2 80.8 86.6 85.2 88.0 90.7 88.7 92.7
Age 12 to 19 93.1 91.9 94.3 100.9 98.5 103.3 108.5 104.7 112.3 115.9 113.2 118.6
Age 20 to 39 100.6 99.3 101.9 108.1 106.5 109.7 117.5 114.4 120.6 122.8 118.7 126.9
Age 40 to 59 102.8 102.0 103.6 109.3 108.0 110.6 117.7 115.0 120.4 126.0 123.1 128.9
Age 60 to 79 103.5 102.2 104.8 110.0 108.6 111.4 118.7 116.3 121.1 125.1 120.9 129.3
Age 6 to 79 100.4 99.5 101.3 107.7 106.7 108.7 115.9 114.3 117.5 122.6 120.2 125.0
Males  
Age 6 to 11 72.4 70.4 74.4 79.5 77.4 81.6 85.5 83.4 87.6 89.5 88.1 90.9
Age 12 to 19 92.0 90.9 93.1 100.1 96.6 103.6 108.5 103.0 114.0 115.5 110.8 120.2
Age 20 to 39 101.0 99.6 102.4 107.5 106.0 109.0 113.8 111.3 116.3 118.9 115.9 121.9
Age 40 to 59 102.7 101.8 103.6 107.8 106.2 109.4 113.6 111.3 115.9 117.7 115.0 120.4
Age 60 to 79 102.5 101.3 103.7 108.3 107.3 109.3 114.5 113.1 115.9 120.4 116.1 124.7
Age 6 to 79 100.5 99.4 101.6 106.8 106.0 107.6 113.0 111.3 114.7 117.5 116.1 118.9
Females  
Age 6 to 11 71.9 70.5 73.3 79.0 77.0 81.0 87.0 84.8 89.2 92.3 89.0 95.6
Age 12 to 19 94.7 93.0 96.4 101.8 99.7 103.9 109.4 106.1 112.7 116.5 113.9 119.1
Age 20 to 39 100.1 98.4 101.8 108.5 105.4 111.6 121.2 116.8 125.6 127.8 122.9 132.7
Age 40 to 59 103.0 101.7 104.3 111.0 108.9 113.1 122.2 116.6 127.8 129.0 126.2 131.8
Age 60 to 79 104.2 102.3 106.1 112.8 111.2 114.4 120.5 116.8 124.2 129.0 124.7 133.3
Age 6 to 79 100.3 99.3 101.3 108.7 106.8 110.6 119.7 117.3 122.1 127.1 125.0 129.2
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.