Measures of abdominal obesity within body mass index categories, 1981 and 2007-2009

This article documents changes in obesity indicators between 1981 and 2007-2009 in Canadians aged 20 to 69 years, based on measured data collected in two population-based health surveys. The primary objective was to examine changes in abdominal obesity within body mass index categories, based on waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio.