Optimal Cutoff Values for Anthropometric Adiposity Measures of Sri Lankan Adult Women

Table 1

Basic characteristics of women in Groups A and B (n = 350).

Characteristic	Group A mean (SD) or frequency (%) (n = 175)	Group B mean (SD) or frequency (%) (n = 175)	value
Age (years)	48.7 (8.5)	48.7 (8.3)	0.78^a
Weight (kg)	58.10 (10.93)	57.04 (10.84)	0.24^a
Height (m)	1.51 (0.60)	1.50 (0.06)	0.86^a
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.23 (4.24)	25.12 (4.34)	0.41^a
WC (cm)	83.22 (10.30)	83.08 (9.95)	0.82^a
HC (cm)	97.91 (9.45)	97.83 (9.34)	0.47^a
WHR	0.84 (0.05)	0.84 (0.05)	0.38^a
TBFP (%)	34.88 (5.35)	34.79 (5.26)	0.31^a
Total PA score (MET-min/week)	7413.0 (2180.0)	7367.0 (1992.0)	0.73^a
Total energy consumption (kcal/day)	1251.47 (395.75)	1281.98 (386.46)	0.79^a
PrMW	92 (47.4%)	92 (47.4%)	0.81^b
PMW	83 (47.4%)	83 (47.4%)

BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio, WC = waist circumference, TBFP = total body fat percentage, HC = hip circumference, PA = physical activity, PrMW = premenopausal women, and PMW = postmenopausal women. ^a values were derived from independent sample t-test. ^b value was derived from Chi-square test of independence.