Table 15
Measured waist circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Measured waist circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Measured waist 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 60.8 60.1 61.5 49.3 48.0 50.6 51.2 50.1 52.3 54.0 53.2 54.8
Age 12 to 19 76.2 74.4 77.9 61.3 60.5 62.1 63.1 62.2 64.0 67.4 66.5 68.3
Age 20 to 39 86.9 85.5 88.4 67.0 65.2 68.8 70.2 68.7 71.7 76.1 74.6 77.6
Age 40 to 59 93.4 91.9 94.9 70.4 68.5 72.3 75.0 73.6 76.4 82.9 81.6 84.2
Age 60 to 79 97.6 96.2 98.9 74.9 73.6 76.2 79.7 77.8 81.6 87.5 85.5 89.5
Age 6 to 79 87.7 86.5 88.9 60.7 59.9 61.5 66.7 65.9 67.5 75.2 74.2 76.2
Males  
Age 6 to 11 61.3 60.1 62.5 50.2 48.5 51.9 51.5 50.0 53.0 54.6 53.6 55.6
Age 12 to 19 77.5 75.2 79.8 61.5 59.1 63.9 64.1 62.7 65.5 67.8 66.2 69.4
Age 20 to 39 90.7 89.7 91.7 72.0 70.1 73.9 75.1 73.5 76.7 80.6 78.7 82.5
Age 40 to 59 98.7 96.8 100.7 80.9 78.9 82.9 84.0 82.2 85.8 90.9 88.4 93.4
Age 60 to 79 102.5 101.0 104.0 83.0 80.7 85.3 87.5 85.7 89.3 94.1 91.6 96.6
Age 6 to 79 91.5 90.4 92.6 61.2 60.1 62.3 68.8 67.7 69.9 80.3 79.0 81.6
Females  
Age 6 to 11 60.3 59.2 61.4 48.7 47.3 50.1 50.7 49.5 51.9 53.2 52.4 54.0
Age 12 to 19 74.8 73.0 76.5 61.0 60.3 61.7 62.5 61.4 63.6 67.4 66.2 68.6
Age 20 to 39 82.9 80.7 85.1 64.9 63.3 66.5 67.2 65.3 69.1 72.3 70.3 74.3
Age 40 to 59 88.1 86.1 90.1 68.1 66.8 69.4 70.5 68.4 72.6 76.7 75.2 78.2
Age 60 to 79 93.0 91.1 95.0 72.7 71.3 74.1 76.0 74.1 77.9 82.8 80.9 84.7
Age 6 to 79 83.9 82.2 85.6 60.0 59.3 60.7 65.3 64.4 66.2 72.5 71.0 74.0
Measured waist circumference of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Measured waist 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 58.7 57.9 59.5 65.7 64.5 66.9 74.2 71.5 76.9 81.5 78.0 85.0
Age 12 to 19 73.0 71.4 74.6 81.6 78.2 85.0 93.3 88.2 98.4 102.2 97.4 107.0
Age 20 to 39 84.5 82.5 86.5 96.0 92.6 99.4 105.5 103.3 107.7 113.6 111.0 116.2
Age 40 to 59 92.9 91.2 94.6 102.5 100.7 104.3 112.6 109.2 116.0 119.0 115.5 122.5
Age 60 to 79 96.4 94.8 98.0 107.2 105.5 108.9 115.6 114.2 117.0 121.5 118.7 124.3
Age 6 to 79 87.0 85.7 88.3 99.4 97.6 101.2 110.0 108.4 111.6 116.2 114.2 118.2
Males  
Age 6 to 11 59.4 57.9 60.9 66.0 64.6 67.4 74.4 71.6 77.2 81.2 77.9 84.5
Age 12 to 19 74.3 72.6 76.0 85.1 81.2 89.0 96.6 89.6 103.6 103.1 97.2 109.0
Age 20 to 39 89.0 87.0 91.0 99.5 97.8 101.2 108.0 104.9 111.1 115.7 111.3 120.1
Age 40 to 59 97.5 95.7 99.3 104.3 102.3 106.3 114.0 110.7 117.3 122.5 118.3 126.7
Age 60 to 79 101.0 98.6 103.4 110.6 109.3 111.9 118.1 116.9 119.3 124.0 120.2 127.8
Age 6 to 79 92.4 90.9 93.9 102.3 100.7 103.9 112.4 110.4 114.4 118.9 117.6 120.2
Females  
Age 6 to 11 57.4 56.5 58.3 65.0 63.2 66.8 73.8 68.6 79.0 81.8 74.6 89.0
Age 12 to 19 72.2 70.8 73.6 79.1 74.3 83.9 91.6 87.4 95.8 101.2 93.3 109.1
Age 20 to 39 79.1 75.9 82.3 90.7 86.8 94.6 103.7 101.5 105.9 110.2 105.5 114.9
Age 40 to 59 85.6 83.4 87.8 97.5 94.0 101.0 110.5 104.2 116.8 116.2 111.3 121.1
Age 60 to 79 92.0 89.7 94.3 101.0 97.5 104.5 111.4 109.0 113.8 117.4 111.1 123.7
Age 6 to 79 81.9 80.0 83.8 94.2 91.4 97.0 105.8 102.2 109.4 113.0 110.2 115.8
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.