Table 17
Measured waist-to-hip ratio of the household population,
by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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Measured waist-to-hip ratio | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
ratio | ||||||||||||
Both sexes | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.80 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
Males | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.96 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.85 |
Females | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.80 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.77 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 |
Measured waist-to-hip ratio | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
ratio | ||||||||||||
Both sexes | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.94 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.10 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Males | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.95 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.02 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.08 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.11 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 |
Females | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.94 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.94 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.96 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.99 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.97 |
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.
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