Table 1 Mean and standard deviation (SD) for waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) of Pakistani primary school children aged five to twelve years (n = 1860)
| Â | n | WC (cm) | WHR | WHtR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (n = 977) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   5 years (61-71 months) | 84 | 54.0 (5.8) | 0.89 (0.04) | 0.46 (0.04) |
   6 years (72-83 months) | 161 | 54.0 (5.6) | 0.89 (0.04) | 0.46 (0.04) |
   7 years (84-95 months) | 160 | 55.8 (5.8) | 0.88 (0.04) | 0.45 (0.05) |
   8 years (96-107 months) | 158 | 58.3 (6.6) | 0.88 (0.04) | 0.45 (0.04) |
   9 years (108-119 months) | 161 | 60.8 (7.9) | 0.88 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.05) |
   10 years (120-131 months) | 147 | 62.7 (9.8) | 0.88 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.06) |
   11 years (132-143 months) | 69 | 62.0 (7.2) | 0.88 (0.06) | 0.45 (0.05) |
   12 years (144-155 months) | 37 | 61.2 (5.6) | 0.87 (0.04) | 0.44 (0.03) |
Girls (n = 883) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   5 years (61-71 months) | 72 | 52.6 (3.4) | 0.86 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.03) |
   6 years (72-83 months) | 143 | 54.4 (6.0) | 0.85 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.04) |
   7 years (84-95 months) | 157 | 57.0 (7.2) | 0.87 (0.08) | 0.46 (0.05) |
   8 years (96-107 months) | 159 | 58.7 (7.0) | 0.86 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.05) |
   9 years (108-119 months) | 151 | 61.6 (8.3) | 0.86 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.06) |
   10 years (120-131 months) | 120 | 62.3 (8.9) | 0.84 (0.06 | 0.45 (0.06) |
   11 years (132-143 months) | 62 | 62.3 (8.4) | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.43 (0.05) |
   12 years (144-155 months) | 19 | 62.6 (7.9) | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.43 (0.04) |