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Table 1 Characteristics of the weighted analyzed sample (n = 1,913), mean (95% CI) by weight category, age group, and sex. (Source: 2009–2011 Canadian health measures survey)

From: Creation of a reference dataset of neck sizes in children: standardizing a potential new tool for prediction of obesity-associated diseases?

 

6 to 10 years

11 to 14 years

15 to 17 years

All ages

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

 

Healthy weight

Sample size

306

328

240

240

152

143

698

711

Age (yr)

7.9 (7.7 – 8.2)

8.1 (7.8 – 8.3)

12.6 (12.3 – 12.9)

12.4 (12.2 – 12.6)

15.8 (15.7 – 16)

16 (15.7 – 16.2)

11.9 (11.5 – 12.3)

11.7 (11.5 – 11.9)

Height (cm)

130.7 (128.6 – 132.8)

131 (129.2 – 132.8)

157.6 (153.3 – 161.9)

154.9 (153.2 – 156.5)

174.2 (171.7 – 176.7)

163.3 (161.7 – 164.9)

152.7 (149.4 – 156.1)

147.8 (146.3 – 149.4)

Weight (kg)

27.8 (26.5 – 29)

28 (26.7 – 29.3)

46.1 (42.6 – 49.5)

44.7 (43.3 – 46.1)

62.9 (60.7 – 65)

55.5 (53.6 – 57.4)

44.4 (42 – 46.8)

41.1 (39.8 – 42.5)

Waist circumference (cm)

56.6 (55.3 – 57.9)

56.4 (55.2 – 57.6)

66.2 (64.3 – 68.1)

65.6 (64.6 – 66.7)

72.7 (71.3 – 74.2)

71.7 (69.9 – 73.5)

64.7 (63.5 – 65.8)

63.7 (62.6 – 64.8)

Body mass index (kg · m-2)

16.1 (15.7 – 16.6)

16.1 (15.8 – 16.5)

18.2 (17.6 – 18.7)

18.5 (18.1 – 19)

20.6 (20.2 – 21.1)

20.8 (20.3 – 21.3)

18.2 (17.9 – 18.5)

18.2 (17.9 – 18.5)

Neck circumference (cm)

26.8 (26.4 – 27.2)

26 (25.8 – 26.2)

30.8 (30.1 – 31.4)

28.9 (28.6 – 29.1)

34.7 (34.3 – 35.1)

30.4 (30.1 – 30.6)

30.5 (30–31)

28.2 (28 – 28.4)

 

Overweight/obese

Sample size

123

100

90

81

66

44

279

225

Age (yr)

8.3 (7.7 – 8.8)

8.3 (8 – 8.5)

12.3 (12.1 – 12.6)

12.7 (12.4 – 13)

16.1 (15.7 – 16.5)

15.8 (15.5 – 16.1)

11.5 (10.6 – 12.3)

12.2 (11.5 – 12.9)

Height (cm)

135.5 (130.8 – 140.3)

136 (134.6 – 137.3)

162 (159.3 – 164.7)

161 (157.8 – 164.1)

175.2 (172.2 – 178.1)

163.4 (158.2 – 168.6)

153.7 (148.4 – 159)

153.8 (150.5 – 157.2)

Weight (kg)

42.4 (37.9 – 46.9)

40.2 (38.5 – 41.8)

68.4 (63 – 73.9)

65.6 (63.7 – 67.6)

88.6 (81.9 – 95.3)

80.4 (71.9 – 88.9)

62.1 (56.1 – 68.1)

61.7 (57.7 – 65.8)

Waist circumference (cm)

73.2 (68.6 – 77.9)

71.4 (69 – 73.9)

86.1 (82 – 90.3)

83 (81 – 84.9)

94.7 (91.2 – 98.2)

91.6 (86.3 – 96.9)

82.6 (79.4 – 85.8)

81.7 (79.5 – 84)

Body mass index (kg · m-2)

22.7 (21.5 – 23.9)

21.5 (20.6 – 22.3)

25.8 (24.4 – 27.1)

25.3 (24.5 – 26)

28.9 (27.2 – 30.5)

29.9 (28.4 – 31.5)

25.2 (24.2 – 26.2)

25.4 (24.5 – 26.3)

Neck circumference (cm)

29.9 (28.9 – 30.9)

28.4 (28–28.8)

33.9 (32.6 – 35.2)

32.5 (32.1 – 33)

38.4 (37.3 – 39.6)

33.8 (32.7 – 34.9)

33.3 (32.1 – 34.5)

31.6 (30.9 – 32.3)

  1. Significantly different from estimate for the Healthy group for the same age group and sex (p < 0.0001).