The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report: Older People's Health

WHR and WC	Age					Total 65+
Aged 16 and over with both valid waist and hip measurements	2008, 2009 and 2010 combined
	16-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80+	Total 65+
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Mean WHR	0.91	0.96	0.98	0.96	0.96	0.97
SE of the mean	0.003	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.008	0.003
Mean WC	95.2	101.8	103.2	102.6	101.4	102.2
SE of the mean	0.55	1.05	1.07	1.21	1.26	0.58
% with WHR =0.95	30	63	66	66	59	64
% with WC >102 cm	29	50	52	55	52	52
Women
Mean WHR	0.83	0.87	0.87	0.86	0.88	0.87
SE of the mean	0.002	0.007	0.006	0.008	0.007	0.003
Mean WC	87.5	93.9	91.4	92.5	88.8	91.7
SE of the mean	0.46	1.34	1.16	1.50	1.08	0.65
% with WHR =0.85	36	64	62	52	69	62
% with WC >88 cm	43	63	58	59	45	56
All adults
Mean WHR	0.87	0.91	0.92	0.90	0.91	0.91
SE of the mean	0.002	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006	0.003
Mean WC	91.3	97.6	96.8	96.5	93.7	96.2
SE of the mean	0.38	0.89	0.89	1.09	0.96	0.48
Bases (weighted):
Men	1282	92	75	52	59	278
Women	1297	102	92	78	91	363
All adults	2579	194	167	131	150	642
Bases (unweighted):
Men	1036	129	108	69	74	380
Women	1366	140	120	84	95	439
All adults	2402	269	228	153	169	819

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.

Page updated: Thursday, November 24, 2011

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