Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics of 35- to 70-year-old Tunisian women (n = 2,964)
n = 2,964 | Mean or %a | s.e.b | C.I.c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic anthropometric characteristics | |||||
Weight (kg) | 69.4 | 0.4 | 68.6-70.3 | ||
Height (cm) | 156.5 | 0.2 | 156.1-156.8 | ||
Waist circumference (cm) | 91.2 | 0.4 | 90.5-92.0 | ||
Overall adiposity | |||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.4 | 0.2 | 28.0-28.7 | ||
Underweight: BMI < 18.5 | 1.8% | 0.3 | 1.3-2.4 | ||
Overweight: BMI ≥ 25.0 | 71.1% | 1.3 | 68.5-73.6 | ||
Overall obesity: BMI ≥ 30.0 | 37.0% | 1.3 | 34.5-39.6 | ||
Abdominal adiposity | |||||
Increased risk: WC ≥ 80 cm | 80.6% | 1.0 | 78.6-82.6 | ||
Abdominal obesity: WC ≥ 88 cm | 60.4% | 1.4 | 57.7-63.0 | ||
Abdominal x overall obesity | |||||
WC ≥ 88 cm | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | ||||
AOd | Yes | No | 25.0% | 1.1 | 22.8-27.1 |
OOe | No | Yes | 1.6% | 0.3 | 1.1-2.2 |
Concordant | Yes | Yes | 35.4% | 1.3 | 32.9-37.9 |
No | No | 38.0% | 1.4 | 35.3-40.7 | |