Table 17
Measured waist circumference of the household population - World Health Organization (WHO) protocol, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Measured waist circumference of the household population - World Health Organization (WHO) protocol, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the measured waist circumference of Canadians 3 to 79 years of age using the World Health Organization (WHO) protocol. The row headers provide information for each age group overall and by sex. The column headers provide the estimate and confidence interval for the arithmetic mean, as well as the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles.
  Measured waist circumference
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th 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 3 to 5 51.3 50.6 52.0 45.2 44.6 45.7 46.2 45.4 46.9 48.4 47.6 49.2
Age 6 to 11 60.5 59.8 61.3 49.2 47.7 50.7 50.6 49.3 51.8 53.9 52.8 55.0
Age 12 to 19 74.7 73.1 76.2 58.8 56.2 61.4 61.2 59.5 62.9 66.5 65.0 68.0
Age 20 to 39 85.7 83.6 87.7 66.5 64.6 68.3 69.9 68.1 71.7 75.4 73.4 77.5
Age 40 to 59 93.8 92.1 95.6 71.5 69.2 73.9 75.9 74.0 77.7 83.2 81.1 85.4
Age 60 to 79 97.3 95.4 99.1 72.8 70.1 75.5 77.5 74.8 80.2 86.5 84.0 89.0
Age 3 to 79 86.3 84.9 87.6 54.7 53.9 55.6 63.0 61.7 64.2 73.5 71.9 75.1
Age 6 to 79 87.5 86.1 88.9 60.0 58.6 61.4 66.4 65.6 67.2 75.2 74.1 76.4
Males  
Age 6 to 11 61.8 60.8 62.9 50.3 48.6 51.9 51.8 49.9 53.8 55.1 53.6 56.6
Age 12 to 19 76.3 74.3 78.3 56.2 52.9 59.6 60.9 56.0 65.7 67.8 65.7 69.8
Age 20 to 39 88.9 86.2 91.6 71.3 70.4 72.1 72.7 70.7 74.8 79.0 76.2 81.8
Age 40 to 59 97.7 95.6 99.8 78.5 75.2 81.8 83.3 80.5 86.1 88.6 86.9 90.4
Age 60 to 79 103.2 100.5 106.0 82.4 79.3 85.5 86.2 82.9 89.5 93.8 90.5 97.2
Age 3 to 79 89.5 87.9 91.1 55.3 54.6 56.1 64.5 62.6 66.4 77.9 76.6 79.2
Age 6 to 79 90.9 89.3 92.5 59.5 57.4 61.6 68.9 67.8 70.1 79.4 77.8 81.0
Females  
Age 6 to 11 59.2 58.4 59.9 48.3 46.9 49.6 50.1 48.8 51.4 52.8 51.6 54.0
Age 12 to 19 72.9 71.0 74.9 60.2 58.6 61.7 61.3 60.2 62.4 65.3 63.7 66.8
Age 20 to 39 82.3 79.9 84.8 64.8 62.9 66.7 66.5 64.7 68.3 71.5 69.0 73.9
Age 40 to 59 90.0 87.5 92.4 68.6 65.4 71.9 71.7 68.6 74.7 78.5 76.6 80.5
Age 60 to 79 91.9 89.6 94.1 70.0 66.9 73.2 73.6 71.3 75.8 79.6 77.6 81.6
Age 3 to 79 83.0 81.6 84.4 54.2 53.3 55.1 62.0 60.3 63.6 71.1 69.8 72.4
Age 6 to 79 84.1 82.6 85.6 60.2 58.8 61.6 64.7 63.6 65.8 72.1 70.8 73.5
Measured waist circumference of the household population - World Health Organization (WHO) protocol, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011 (continued)
  Measured waist circumference
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th 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 3 to 5 50.5 49.9 51.1 53.1 51.9 54.4 57.2 55.7 58.8 58.8 55.8 61.7
Age 6 to 11 58.0 56.8 59.2 65.4 64.5 66.4 72.6 69.7 75.4 77.9 73.8 82.0
Age 12 to 19 72.4 71.0 73.8 80.5 77.5 83.5 90.3 84.6 95.9 101.1 95.8 106.4
Age 20 to 39 83.5 81.3 85.6 94.2 91.9 96.4 104.5 98.0 111.1 113.6 109.3 118.0
Age 40 to 59 92.4 90.4 94.4 101.9 99.1 104.7 113.7 110.3 117.0 119.9 116.4 123.5
Age 60 to 79 97.2 95.0 99.5 106.6 103.7 109.5 117.9 115.0 120.8 124.7 120.7 128.7
Age 3 to 79 86.1 84.3 87.9 98.0 96.4 99.7 110.2 107.4 113.0 117.4 115.6 119.3
Age 6 to 79 86.8 85.2 88.4 98.5 96.9 100.2 110.5 107.7 113.2 117.9 116.1 119.7
Males  
Age 6 to 11 58.9 57.2 60.5 66.7 64.9 68.4 75.6 71.4 79.8 81.4 70.2 92.6
Age 12 to 19 73.7 71.7 75.7 83.3 79.5 87.0 96.7 88.8 104.5 102.7 99.1 106.2
Age 20 to 39 87.2 83.8 90.5 95.9 92.9 99.0 107.3 100.3 114.4 113.6 108.3 118.8
Age 40 to 59 95.7 93.4 98.0 104.4 100.2 108.5 113.9 109.2 118.5 119.9 114.8 125.0
Age 60 to 79 101.3 98.1 104.6 111.3 108.0 114.5 121.8 117.6 125.9 126.6 122.0 131.2
Age 3 to 79 90.2 88.6 91.7 101.2 98.7 103.6 112.5 109.2 115.7 118.6 115.7 121.6
Age 6 to 79 90.9 89.2 92.6 101.6 99.0 104.2 112.7 109.6 115.8 118.7 115.5 121.8
Females  
Age 6 to 11 57.1 55.6 58.6 64.0 62.9 65.0 70.3 68.6 71.9 74.6 70.8 78.5
Age 12 to 19 70.7 68.3 73.2 77.9 74.0 81.9 87.2 82.8 91.5 94.3 88.1 100.4
Age 20 to 39 78.1 74.5 81.8 89.9 85.7 94.0 100.8 92.7 109.0 114.9 105.2 124.7
Age 40 to 59 86.9 83.7 90.1 98.0 94.4 101.6 111.6 107.3 115.8 120.0 114.6 125.3
Age 60 to 79 91.4 88.6 94.3 99.6 97.3 102.0 111.5 107.3 115.7 118.9 113.7 124.2
Age 3 to 79 80.7 78.7 82.8 94.0 92.0 95.9 106.1 100.8 111.5 115.4 111.4 119.5
Age 6 to 79 81.5 79.4 83.6 94.4 92.5 96.3 107.3 101.8 112.9 115.7 111.7 119.8
Note(s):
Total household population aged 3 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2). The sample size for 3 to 5 year olds produces reliable national estimates for both sexes combined only.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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