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Measured waist circumference of the household population - World Health Organization (WHO) protocol, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of measured waist circumference of the household population - world health organization (who) protocol measured waist circumference, mean, 5th percentile, 10th percentile, 25th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Measured waist circumference
Mean
5th percentile
10th percentile
25th 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 3 to 5
51.3
50.6
51.9
45.1
44.5
45.6
46.1
45.5
46.8
48.4
47.6
49.1
Age 6 to 11
60.5
59.8
61.3
49.2
47.7
50.7
50.6
49.3
51.8
53.9
52.8
55.0
Age 12 to 19
74.6
73.0
76.2
58.8
56.2
61.4
61.2
59.6
62.8
66.4
64.8
67.9
Age 20 to 39
85.7
83.6
87.7
66.5
64.6
68.3
69.9
68.1
71.7
75.4
73.4
77.5
Age 40 to 59
93.8
92.1
95.6
71.5
69.1
74.0
75.9
73.9
77.8
83.2
81.0
85.4
Age 60 to 79
97.4
95.6
99.2
72.8
70.1
75.5
77.5
74.8
80.1
86.5
84.1
89.0
Age 3 to 79
86.3
84.9
87.6
54.7
53.8
55.6
62.8
61.5
64.0
73.5
71.9
75.1
Age 6 to 79
87.5
86.1
88.9
59.9
58.6
61.3
66.4
65.5
67.3
75.2
74.0
76.4
Males
Age 6 to 11
61.8
60.8
62.8
50.3
48.7
51.9
51.9
50.0
53.9
55.1
53.7
56.6
Age 12 to 19
76.3
74.3
78.2
56.2
52.9
59.5
60.9
56.0
65.7
67.8
65.7
69.9
Age 20 to 39
88.9
86.2
91.6
71.3
70.4
72.1
72.8
70.7
74.8
79.0
76.2
81.8
Age 40 to 59
97.8
95.6
99.9
78.5
75.1
81.8
83.3
80.5
86.1
88.7
86.9
90.4
Age 60 to 79
103.3
100.7
106.0
82.5
79.3
85.7
86.3
83.0
89.7
93.9
90.7
97.2
Age 6 to 79
90.9
89.3
92.5
59.4
57.5
61.3
68.9
67.8
70.0
79.4
77.8
81.1
Females
Age 6 to 11
59.2
58.4
59.9
48.3
46.9
49.6
50.1
48.8
51.4
52.8
51.6
54.0
Age 12 to 19
72.8
70.8
74.9
60.2
58.6
61.8
61.3
60.4
62.3
65.0
63.2
66.7
Age 20 to 39
82.3
79.9
84.7
64.8
62.9
66.7
66.5
64.7
68.3
71.5
69.0
73.9
Age 40 to 59
89.9
87.4
92.3
69.3
66.6
72.1
71.6
68.5
74.7
78.5
76.5
80.5
Age 60 to 79
91.9
89.7
94.1
70.0
66.9
73.2
73.6
71.3
75.8
79.7
77.7
81.6
Age 6 to 79
84.0
82.6
85.5
60.3
58.9
61.7
64.6
63.4
65.7
72.1
70.7
73.5
Measured waist circumference of the household population - World Health Organization (WHO) protocol, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of measured waist circumference of the household population - world health organization (who) protocol measured waist circumference, 50th percentile, 75th percentile, 90th percentile, 95th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Measured waist circumference
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
95th 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 3 to 5
50.5
49.9
51.1
53.1
51.9
54.4
57.2
55.7
58.8
58.8
55.8
61.7
Age 6 to 11
58.1
56.9
59.2
65.4
64.5
66.3
72.5
69.8
75.3
77.9
73.9
81.8
Age 12 to 19
72.3
70.9
73.8
80.5
77.4
83.5
90.2
84.6
95.8
101.1
95.8
106.5
Age 20 to 39
83.4
81.3
85.6
94.1
91.8
96.3
104.5
98.0
111.0
113.6
109.3
118.0
Age 40 to 59
92.4
90.4
94.4
101.9
99.1
104.8
113.7
110.1
117.3
120.0
116.2
123.7
Age 60 to 79
97.4
95.1
99.6
106.9
103.9
109.8
118.0
115.0
121.0
125.2
121.3
129.2
Age 3 to 79
86.0
84.2
87.9
98.1
96.4
99.7
110.3
107.5
113.1
117.5
115.6
119.4
Age 6 to 79
86.8
85.2
88.4
98.6
96.9
100.2
110.5
107.7
113.3
118.0
116.1
119.9
Males
Age 6 to 11
58.9
57.4
60.4
66.6
64.9
68.3
75.5
71.2
79.7
81.1
70.1
92.2
Age 12 to 19
73.7
71.7
75.6
83.3
79.5
87.0
96.7
88.8
104.5
102.7
99.2
106.2
Age 20 to 39
87.2
83.8
90.5
95.9
92.9
99.0
107.3
100.3
114.3
113.6
108.2
118.9
Age 40 to 59
95.9
93.6
98.2
104.7
100.5
108.9
114.0
109.1
118.9
119.9
114.7
125.2
Age 60 to 79
101.5
98.3
104.6
111.6
108.4
114.7
122.0
117.8
126.1
126.6
122.2
131.0
Age 6 to 79
91.1
89.3
92.8
101.8
99.3
104.4
113.1
109.9
116.2
118.9
115.5
122.3
Females
Age 6 to 11
57.1
55.6
58.6
63.9
62.9
65.0
70.3
68.6
71.9
74.6
70.7
78.5
Age 12 to 19
70.2
67.7
72.7
77.7
73.8
81.7
87.1
82.7
91.6
94.2
88.0
100.5
Age 20 to 39
78.1
74.5
81.7
89.9
85.8
93.9
100.8
92.8
108.8
114.9
105.0
124.7
Age 40 to 59
86.8
83.6
90.1
98.0
94.4
101.6
111.5
107.4
115.6
119.9
114.2
125.6
Age 60 to 79
91.4
88.6
94.2
99.7
97.4
102.1
111.6
107.3
115.9
119.2
113.7
124.7
Age 6 to 79
81.5
79.4
83.6
94.4
92.4
96.3
107.2
101.8
112.7
115.7
111.8
119.6
Note(s):
Total household population aged 3 to 79, except those
meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey
(CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2). The sample size for 3 to 5 year
olds produces reliable national estimates for both sexes combined only.
