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Table 7.4 Mean and raised waist-hip ratio ( WHR), mean and raised waist circumference ( WC), 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2009 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over with valid waist and hip measurements
1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2009 combined

WHR and WC

Age

Total 16+

16-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

Total
16-64

Men

Mean WHR

1995

0.83

0.88

0.90

0.92

0.94

n/a

n/a

0.89

n/a

1998

0.84

0.88

0.91

0.93

0.94

0.95

n/a

0.90

n/a

2003

0.84

0.89

0.92

0.93

0.95

0.95

0.94

0.91

0.91

2008/2009

0.84

0.87

0.93

0.94

0.96

0.97

0.95

0.91

0.92

SE of the mean

1995

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.002

n/a

n/a

0.001

n/a

1998

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.003

0.003

n/a

0.001

n/a

2003

0.005

0.004

0.003

0.003

0.003

0.004

0.004

0.002

0.002

2008/2009

0.009

0.005

0.007

0.006

0.005

0.005

0.006

0.004

0.004

Mean WC

1995

80.7

88.9

92.1

94.1

96.1

n/a

n/a

90.2

n/a

1998

82.6

89.7

92.8

96.3

97.3

97.6

n/a

91.8

n/a

2003

83.6

92.7

95.9

98.3

100.2

100.2

98.1

94.2

95.3

2008/2009

84.8

90.9

98.2

99.5

101.7

102.9

100.5

95.3

96.5

SE of the mean

1995

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.40

0.44

n/a

n/a

0.19

n/a

1998

0.42

0.39

0.38

0.44

0.49

0.58

n/a

0.21

n/a

2003

0.85

0.78

0.66

0.74

0.68

0.72

0.78

0.43

0.38

2008/2009

1.92

0.89

1.03

1.04

0.88

0.92

1.11

0.7

0.58

% with WHR =0.95 a

1995

1.4

12.2

20.7

32.6

44.9

n/a

n/a

21.1

n/a

1998

3.0

11.6

19.2

31.4

43.9

49.9

n/a

21.2

n/a

2003

2.7

15.8

26.3

35.3

45.2

46.4

42.9

25.4

28.8

2008/2009

5.6

5.8

36.7

39.2

54.8

62.4

55.9

29.1

34.5

% with WC >102cm b

1995

2.3

10.7

13.8

20.9

26.6

n/a

n/a

14.3

n/a

1998

5.5

11.6

15.7

28.6

29.7

35.6

n/a

18.0

n/a

2003

3.7

17.0

27.3

34.5

41.3

44.0

35.3

25.2

27.9

2008/2009

9.0

10.7

39.4

36.4

47.3

54.5

45.3

29.2

33.0

Women

Mean WHR

1995

0.75

0.77

0.78

0.79

0.81

n/a

n/a

0.78

n/a

1998

0.76

0.78

0.79

0.81

0.83

0.84

n/a

0.79

n/a

2003

0.79

0.80

0.82

0.83

0.84

0.86

0.86

0.82

0.83

2008/2009

0.79

0.81

0.82

0.85

0.86

0.87

0.87

0.83

0.84

SE of the mean

1995

0.003

0.002

0.002

0.003

0.003

n/a

n/a

0.001

n/a

1998

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.002

0.003

0.003

n/a

0.001

n/a

2003

0.006

0.004

0.003

0.004

0.003

0.004

0.005

0.002

0.002

2008/2009

0.008

0.006

0.005

0.006

0.005

0.005

0.006

0.003

0.002

Mean WC

1995

72.2

76.3

78.9

81.2

84.4

n/a

n/a

78.5

n/a

1998

73.9

78.9

80.9

83.6

86.9

87.6

n/a

80.9

n/a

2003

79.3

82.9

85.2

86.7

90.3

92

89.3

84.9

86.3

2008/2009

80.1

84.7

86.0

90.3

93.6

93.1

90.7

87.2

88.2

SE of the mean

1995

0.42

0.38

0.42

0.48

0.52

n/a

n/a

0.21

n/a

1998

0.43

0.43

0.45

0.48

0.55

0.57

n/a

0.22

n/a

2003

1.07

0.83

0.61

0.78

0.66

0.74

0.81

0.40

0.35

2008/2009

1.55

1.17

0.74

1.20

0.96

1.14

1.08

0.56

0.48

% with WHR =0.85 a

1995

8.3

10.1

15

20

29

n/a

n/a

16.0

n/a

1998

5.3

9.7

14.8

23.2

32.4

42

n/a

16.8

n/a

2003

20.1

25.5

33.7

37.7

44.3

51.3

53.2

32.7

37.1

2008/2009

20.7

26.7

31.3

40.5

56.2

62.4

60.5

35.5

41.2

% with WC>88cm b

1995

7.0

13.6

20.0

24.6

31.7

n/a

n/a

19.1

n/a

1998

7.8

18.8

23.8

32.0

41.1

46.7

n/a

24.7

n/a

2003

20.4

28.1

33.4

38.4

49.9

56.5

52.5

34.3

38.9

2008/2009

27.7

28.6

38.6

48.6

63.2

59.0

54.9

41.9

45.2

Bases (weighted):

Men 1995

622

865

752

660

528

n/a

n/a

3426

n/a

Men 1998

555

746

745

668

526

398

n/a

3240

n/a

Men 2003

370

405

506

442

377

269

165

2099

2532

Men 2008/2009

160

168

191

191

165

113

74

875

1062

Women 1995

574

768

766

673

548

n/a

n/a

3329

n/a

Women 1998

512

712

735

666

526

460

n/a

3150

n/a

Women 2003

347

401

512

430

388

311

290

2077

2679

Women 2008/2009

152

156

208

206

168

132

114

889

1135

Bases (unweighted):

Men 1995

399

736

706

619

601

n/a

n/a

3061

n/a

Men 1998

308

598

682

588

586

488

n/a

2761

n/a

Men 2003

175

274

459

413

444

361

230

1765

2356

Men 2008/2009

64

103

164

171

197

172

99

699

970

Women 1995

440

903

870

713

735

n/a

n/a

3661

n/a

Women 1998

389

747

806

747

655

695

n/a

3340

n/a

Women 2003

204

343

567

521

544

381

290

2179

2850

Women 2008/2009

101

138

236

210

234

188

117

919

1224

a A raised WHR is 0.95 or more in men and 0.85 or more in women
b A raised WC is more than 102 cm for men and more than 88 cm for women

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