Central obesity in Yemeni children: A population based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Descriptive statistics by age group of the 3114 study participants are reported

Age (yr)	n	Weight	Height (cm)	BMI (kg/m2)	WC	WHtR	HC	WHR
Boys
6	47	17.4 ± 3.5	104.7 ± 8.4	16.0 ± 3.6	48.6 ± 6.5	0.47 ± 0.06	55.3 ± 9.1	0.88 ± 0.08
7	90	18.8 ± 3.5	109.9 ± 8.8	15.7 ± 2.8	50.8 ± 5.7	0.47 ± 0.07	57.2 ± 6.6	0.89 ± 0.07
8	99	21.3 ± 4.5	114.7 ± 9.4	16.4 ± 3.8	52.2 ± 7.1	0.46 ± 0.07	59.6 ± 7.6	0.88 ± 0.08
9	101	24.3 ± 7.4	120.5 ± 10.6	16.8 ± 4.6	55.6 ± 8.5	0.46 ± 0.08	63.8 ± 8.9	0.87 ± 0.07
10	132	26.8 ± 6.6	126.9 ± 10	16.9 ± 4.1	56.3 ± 7.5	0.45 ± 0.06	64.6 ± 9.1	0.88 ± 0.09
11	102	26.7 ± 4.8	129.3 ± 7.9	16.0 ± 2.8	57.0 ± 7.0	0.44 ± 0.05	65.2 ± 7.5	0.88 ± 0.07
12	157	29.9 ± 7.1	133.6 ± 8.4	16.7 ± 3.5	57.1 ± 8.4	0.43 ± 0.06	67.3 ± 9.0	0.85 ± 0.07
13	116	34.7 ± 8.2	141.5 ± 9.9	17.2 ± 3.4	61.4 ± 8.2	0.43 ± 0.05	71.7 ± 9.1	0.86 ± 0.07
14	158	39.2 ± 8.5	148.1 ± 9.7	17.8 ± 2.9	62.6 ± 8.1	0.42 ± 0.05	73.3 ± 8.5	0.86 ± 0.07
15	112	43.2 ± 11.7	150.3 ± 12.8	18.9 ± 4.0	66.8 ± 9.5	0.45 ± 0.06	77.2 ± 10.2	0.87 ± 0.08
16	100	47.3 ± 8.9	155.2 ± 9.6	19.7 ± 3.9	67.9 ± 9.2	0.44 ± 0.06	79.9 ± 9.3	0.85 ± 0.10
17	119	50.1 ± 9.3	160.1 ± 10.6	19.7 ± 3.9	68.1 ± 9.4	0.43 ± 0.06	80.3 ± 9.7	0.85 ± 0.08
18	133	51.4 ± 9.2	160.0 ± 11.1	20.1 ± 3.2	67.9 ± 8.7	0.43 ± 0.05	80.3 ± 9.1	0.85 ± 0.10
19	98	53.8 ± 11.3	161.3 ± 11.2	20.7 ± 4.0	70.3 ± 11.9	0.44 ± 0.07	82.8 ± 12.2	0.85 ± 0.08
Girls
6	51	17.8 ± 2.8	104.5 ± 10.5	17.0 ± 3.8	48.7 ± 7.9	0.47 ± 0.07	56.6 ± 10.7	0.87 ± 0.10
7	79	18.2 ± 4.0	109.4 ± 10.0	15.6 ± 3.9	49.8 ± 6.3	0.46 ± 0.07	57.2 ± 7.8	0.88 ± 0.09
8	86	23.2 ± 7.2	115.4 ± 11.4	17.6 ± 5.2	51.7 ± 9.7	0.45 ± 0.08	59.2 ± 9.4	0.87 ± 0.09
9	122	23.5 ± 5.3	118.6 ± 10.7	17.1 ± 4.6	52.3 ± 8.8	0.44 ± 0.09	60.6 ± 10.4	0.87 ± 0.09
10	164	25.8 ± 6.4	122.7 ± 10.3	17.1 ± 3.8	54.9 ± 8.3	0.45 ± 0.07	64.1 ± 10.1	0.86 ± 0.07
11	123	29.2 ± 7.5	130.9 ± 9.9	17.2 ± 4.5	56.6 ± 8.7	0.43 ± 0.07	66.2 ± 10.4	0.86 ± 0.10
12	124	32.5 ± 7.3	133.6 ± 10	18.2 ± 3.6	59.0 ± 9.9	0.44 ± 0.06	69.7 ± 11.4	0.85 ± 0.08
13	133	35.6 ± 6.7	138.2 ± 9.9	18.7 ± 3.6	59.3 ± 10.0	0.43 ± 0.07	70.3 ± 11.6	0.85 ± 0.07
14	130	41.1 ± 7.3	143.9 ± 8.7	19.9 ± 3.3	63.7 ± 9.3	0.44 ± 0.06	75.2 ± 11.1	0.86 ± 0.10
15	102	44.6 ± 10.3	147.9 ± 10.1	20.3 ± 3.9	67.8 ± 8.8	0.46 ± 0.05	80.8 ± 10.3	0.84 ± 0.08
16	108	47.6 ± 9.4	149.9 ± 8.1	21.1 ± 3.5	68.0 ± 9.5	0.45 ± 0.06	82.4 ± 10.2	0.83 ± 0.10
17	97	46.1 ± 8.7	151.4 ± 9.6	20.0 ± 3.1	68.1 ± 9.6	0.45 ± 0.06	82.3 ± 9.9	0.83 ± 0.08
18	128	48.9 ± 8.9	150.5 ± 8.2	21.6 ± 3.6	70.2 ± 9.2	0.47 ± 0.06	84.3 ± 9.8	0.84 ± 0.09
19	105	50.9 ± 10.3	152.2 ± 7.9	21.9 ± 4.0	70.2 ± 11.9	0.46 ± 0.07	86.1 ± 11.5	0.82 ± 0.09

Sample sizes, mean ± SD for weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), hip circumference (HC), and waist to hip ratio (WHR) for Yemeni boys and girls six to nineteen years of age (n = 3114).