Overweight and General and Abdominal Obesity in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults: Findings from the ANIBES Study
Table 4
Anthropometric data of Spanish adults according to WHtR classification.
Men
Women
WHtR < 0.5
WHtR ≥ 0.5
WHtR < 0.5
WHtR ≥ 0.5
282
516
407
450
Age (years)
32.5 ± 11.2
43.5 ± 10.9
35.0 ± 10.7
45.0 ± 11.53
Median (P25–P75)
31.0 (23.0–40.0)
44.0 (36.0–52.0)
34.0 (25.0–42.0)
46.0 (36.0–55.0)
Weight (kg)
71.5 ± 8.5
88.3 ± 15.1
58.5 ± 8.29
73.9 ± 13.2
Median (P25–P75)
71.3 (65.9–77.0)
86.3 (79.0–96.0)
57.9 (52.9–62.9)
71.5 (64.8–80.7)
Height (cm)
176.1 ± 6.40
173.6 ± 7.10
163.0 ± 5.85
159.85 ± 6.44
Median (P25–P75)
176 (172–180)
173 (169–179)
163 (159–167)
160 (155–164)
BMI (kg/m2)
23.0 ± 21.8
29.3 ± 4.53
22.0 ± 2.62
28.9 ± 4.91
Median (P25–P75)
23.0 (21.7–24.5)
28.3 (26.3–31.2)
21.8 (20.3–23.4)
27.8 (25.7–31.5)
Waist circumference (cm)
80.6 ± 5.6
101.0 ± 11.2
72.3 ± 5.6
92.1 ± 10.7
Median (P25–P75)
81.1 (77.2–84.5)
99 (93.3–106.2)
72.2 (68.1–76.4)
90.0 (84.0–98.0)
Abdominal obesity (%)
0
38.0
0
59.8
Composite index:
Level 1 (%)
81.9
0
89.9
0
Level 2 (%)
18.1
0
10.1
0
Level 3 (%)
0
12.2
0
16.4
Level 4 (%)
0
52.9
0
51.1
Level 5 (%)
0
34.9
0
32.4
() Mean ± SD; BMI: body mass index; () abdominal obesity: >88 cm for women and >102 cm for men; composite index: Level 1: WHtR < 0.5 and BMI < 25 kg/m2, Level 2: WHtR < 0.5 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, Level 3: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI < 25 kg/m2, Level 4: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and BMI < 30 kg/m2, and Level 5: WHtR ≥ 0.5 and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Significant differences between adults with WHtR < 0.5 and WHtR ≥ 0.5 (). Significant differences between men and women in the same WHtR group (S) (Mann-Whitney test and 2-sample -test).
