Overweight and Obesity among Palestinian Adults: Analyses of the Anthropometric Data from the First National Health and Nutrition Survey (1999-2000)
Table 1
Mean anthropometric measurement and SD in Palestinian adults according to sex and age: findings of the first national health and nutrition survey (FNHANS) 1999-2000.
Age Group
Male
Female
Weight (Kg)
height (m)
BMI (kg/m²)
WC (cm)
HC (cm)
WHR
Weight (Kg)
Height (m)
BMI (kg/m²)
WC (cm)
HC (cm)
WHR
18−24
Mean
72.30
1.73cde
24.13
81.10
93.70
0.87
61.40
1.60e
24.08
78.30
96.40
0.82
SD
13.10
0.08
3.80
14.50
15.80
0.09
10.20
0.07
3.77
13.40
15.80
0.09
N
268
268
268
268
268
268
284
284
284
284
284
284
25–34
Mean
75.60a
1.72de
25.53
87.60a
98.60a
0.89a
68.00a
1.59a
26.81a
87.10a
105.20a
0.83
SD
13.00
0.07
4.06
13.60
12.30
0.11
12.80
0.06
4.85
12.20
11.30
0.08
N
580
580
580
580
580
580
539
539
539
539
539
539
35–44
Mean
78.5ab
1.72e
26.62ab
92.0ab
101.7ab
0.91a
73.10ab
1.59
29.03ab
93.20ab
109.00ab
0.86ab
SD
13.50
0.07
4.16
13.80
12.00
0.10
14.70
0.08
5.39
13.30
13.80
0.13
N
555
555
555
555
555
555
443
443
443
443
443
443
45– 54
Mean
81.40ab
1.70
27.95abc
96.30abc
102.6ab
0.94abc
78.2abc
1.59
31.08abc
98.30abc
112.60ab
0.88ab
SD
14.30
0.07
4.22
15.40
13.90
0.08
14.40
0.07
5.51
15.00
15.60
0.08
N
216
216
216
216
216
216
239
239
239
239
239
239
55−64
Mean
78.70a
1.67
27.97abc
95.90ab
102.80a
0.93abc
77.5abc
1.58
31.15abc
100.8abc
113.5abc
0.89abc
SD
13.6
0.08
4.22
16.60
14.10
0.08
15.00
0.07
5.49
16.30
16.20
0.12
N
106
106
106
106
106
106
148
148
148
148
148
148
Total
Mean
76.90*
1.72*
26.12
89.60
99.60
0.90*
70.50
1.59
27.94*
90.10*
106.50*
0.85
SD
13.60
0.07
4.25
15.00
13.40
0.10
14.50
0.07
5.53
15.30
14.90
0.10
N
1725
1725
1725
1725
1725
1725
1653
1653
1653
1653
1653
1653
*
Denotes significant differences found between men and women for each of the mean anthropometric measurements at < 0.001.
abcde: Different superscripts within a column denote significant differences between age groups at < 0.05.
