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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 8.5 Mean and raised waist circumference (WC), 2003 to 2016/2017 combined
| Aged 16 and over with valid waist measurements | 2003 - 2016/2017 combined | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist Circumference (WC) | 2003 | 2008/ 2009 combined | 2010/ 2011 combined | 2012/ 2013 combined | 2014/ 2015 combined | 2016/ 2017 combined |
| cm | cm | cm | cm | cm | cm | |
| Men | ||||||
| Mean WC | ||||||
| Nurse / nurse equivalent | 95.3 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 98.1 |
| Interviewer | n/a | n/a | n/a | 98.1 | 98.9 | 98.8 |
| SE of the mean | ||||||
| Nurse / nurse equivalent | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 |
| Interviewer | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.71 |
| % with raised WCa | 28 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 38 |
| Women | ||||||
| Mean WC | ||||||
| Nurse / nurse equivalent | 86.3 | 88.3 | 89.0 | 89.6 | 89.5 | 90.5 |
| Interviewer | n/a | n/a | n/a | 93.1 | 93.0 | 94.1 |
| SE of the mean | ||||||
| Nurse / nurse equivalent | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.60 |
| Interviewer | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.67 |
| % with raised WCa | 39 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||
| Men | 2532 | 1061 | 962 | 1054 | 1029 | 873 |
| Women | 2679 | 1134 | 1010 | 1092 | 1076 | 933 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
| Men | 2356 | 970 | 865 | 970 | 927 | 775 |
| Women | 2850 | 1224 | 1107 | 1177 | 1181 | 1017 |
a A raised WC is more than 102 cm for men and more than 88 cm for women, using the nurse equivalent measures. These are equivalent to 102.75cm and 91.35 cm using the interviewer measures
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