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Table 4 Waist circumference and waist to hip ratio (WHR) according to age and gender in ≥ 60 year-old participating subjects.

From: Anthropometric measures and nutritional status in a healthy elderly population

Waist circumference (cm)

            
 

60–64 years

65–69 years

70–74 years

75–79 years

80 years and more

Total

 

N

%

N

%

n

%

N

%

n

%

n

%

Women

            

   ≥88

262

70.6

146

69.9

100

70.9

55

60.4

36

62.1

599

68.9

   <88

109

29.4

63

30.1

41

29.1

36

39.6

22

37.9

271

31.1

Men

            

   ≥102

84

26.5

85

26.6

55

25.3

32

21.1

31

33.3

287

26.1

   <102

233

73.5

234

73.4

162

74.7

120

78.9

62

66.7

811

73.9

Waist to hip ratio (WHR).

            

Women

            

   ≥0.85

258

69.5

160

76.6

107

75.9

69

75.8

47

81.0

641

73.7

   <0.85

113

30.5

49

23.4

34

24.1

22

24.2

11

19.0

229

26.3

Men

            

   ≥1.00

65

20.5

51

16.0

43

19.8

26

17.1

25

26.9

210

19.1

   <1.00

252

79.5

268

84.0

174

80.2

126

82.9

68

73.1

888

80.9