The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health


Table 7.4 Mean and raised waist circumference (WC), 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2009 combined, 2010/2011 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over with valid waist measurements
1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2009 combined, 2010/2011 combined

WC Age Total 16+
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Total
16-64
Men
Mean WC
1995 80.7 88.9 92.1 94.1 96.1 n/a n/a 90.2 n/a
1998 82.6 89.7 92.8 96.3 97.3 97.6 n/a 91.8 n/a
2003 83.6 92.7 95.9 98.3 100.2 100.2 98.1 94.2 95.3
2008/2009 84.8 91.0 98.2 99.5 101.7 102.9 100.5 95.3 96.5
2010/2011 83.9 91.3 96.8 99.8 102.3 101.2 103.2 95.1 96.3
SE of the mean
1995 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.40 0.44 n/a n/a 0.19 n/a
1998 0.42 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.49 0.58 n/a 0.21 n/a
2003 0.85 0.78 0.66 0.74 0.68 0.72 0.78 0.43 0.38
2008/2009 1.92 0.90 1.03 1.04 0.88 0.92 1.10 0.67 0.58
2010/2011 1.60 1.22 1.21 1.10 1.05 0.98 0.98 0.67 0.59
% with WC > 102cma
1995 2.3 10.7 13.8 20.9 26.6 n/a n/a 14.3 n/a
1998 5.5 11.6 15.7 28.6 29.7 35.6 n/a 18.0 n/a
2003 3.7 17.0 27.3 34.5 41.3 44.0 35.3 25.2 27.9
2008/2009 8.8 11.0 39.2 36.6 47.3 54.5 45.3 29.2 33.0
2010/2011 9.2 16.7 26.0 36.7 50.3 42.6 54.6 28.1 31.7
Women
Mean WC
1995 72.2 76.3 78.9 81.2 84.4 n/a n/a 78.5 n/a
1998 73.9 78.9 80.9 83.6 86.9 87.6 n/a 80.9 n/a
2003 79.3 82.9 85.2 86.7 90.3 92.0 89.3 84.9 86.3
2008/2009 80.1 84.8 86.1 90.2 93.6 93.1 90.7 87.2 88.3
2010/2011 80.6 84.7 88.7 90.5 93.2 93.1 91.9 87.9 89.0
SE of the mean
1995 0.42 0.38 0.42 0.48 0.52 n/a n/a 0.21 n/a
1998 0.43 0.43 0.45 0.48 0.55 0.57 n/a 0.22 n/a
2003 1.07 0.83 0.61 0.78 0.66 0.74 0.81 0.40 0.35
2008/2009 1.54 1.19 0.74 1.19 0.96 1.15 1.08 0.56 0.48
2010/2011 1.53 1.19 1.20 0.91 1.02 1.13 1.08 0.55 0.47
% with WC > 88cma
1995 7.0 13.6 20.0 24.6 31.7 n/a n/a 19.1 n/a
1998 7.8 18.8 23.8 32.0 41.1 46.7 n/a 24.7 n/a
2003 20.4 28.1 33.4 38.4 49.9 56.5 52.5 34.3 38.9
2008/2009 27.6 28.7 38.9 48.7 63.1 59.0 54.9 42.0 45.3
2010/2011 26.5 34.7 44.5 51.8 65.4 66.4 56.0 45.5 49.1
Bases (weighted):
Men 1995 622 865 752 660 528 n/a n/a 3426 n/a
Men 1998 555 746 745 668 526 398 n/a 3240 n/a
Men 2003 370 405 506 442 377 269 165 2099 2532
Men 2008/2009 160 168 191 191 165 113 74 875 1061
Men 2010/2011 142 157 162 175 150 104 71 787 962
Women 1995 574 768 766 673 548 n/a n/a 3329 n/a
Women 1998 512 712 735 666 526 460 n/a 3150 n/a
Women 2003 347 401 512 430 388 311 290 2077 2679
Women 2008/2009 152 155 208 205 168 132 114 888 1134
Women 2010/2011 128 147 170 186 153 119 106 785 1010
Bases (unweighted):
Men 1995 399 736 706 619 601 n/a n/a 3061 n/a
Men 1998 308 598 682 588 586 488 n/a 2761 n/a
Men 2003 175 274 459 413 444 361 230 1765 2356
Men 2008/2009 64 103 164 171 197 172 99 699 970
Men 2010/2011 68 96 139 170 163 137 92 636 865
Women 1995 440 903 870 713 735 n/a n/a 3661 n/a
Women 1998 389 747 806 747 655 695 n/a 3340 n/a
Women 2003 204 343 567 521 544 381 290 2179 2850
Women 2008/2009 101 138 236 210 234 188 117 919 1224
Women 2010/2011 81 140 180 242 187 155 122 830 1107

a A raised WC is more than 102 cm for men and more than 88 cm for women.

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