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Table 5 Waist circumference classification for adults (18–65 years) across all four study areas (N = 617)

From: A comparative study of the anthropometric status of adults and children in urban and rural communities of the North West Region of Cameroon

WC classification

Females (n = 275)d

Males (n = 342)d

Area

Normal (< 80 cm) n (%)c

At riska(80–88 cm) n (%)c

Increased riskb(> 88 cm) n (%)c

P value#

Area

Normal (< 94 cm) n (%)c

At riska(94–102 cm) n (%)c

Increased riskb (> 102 cm) n (%)c

P value#

Nkwen (urban)

(n = 73)

13 (17.8)

21 (28.8)

39 (53.4)

 < 0.0005

Nkwen (urban)

(n = 78)

53 (67.9)

19 (24.4)

6 (7.7)

 < 0.0005

Mankon (urban)

(n = 62)

10 (16.1)

9 (14.5)

43 (69.4)

Mankon

(urban)

(n = 93)

57 (61.3)

23 (24.7)

13 (14.0)

Mankon (rural)

(n = 63)

18 (28.6)

21 (33.3)

24 (38.1)

Mankon

(rural)

(n = 93)

68 (73.1)

15 (16.1)

10 (10.8)

Mendakwe (rural) (n = 77)

38 (49.4)

22 (28.6)

17 (22.1)

Mendakwe (n = 78)

76 (97.4)

2 (2.6)

0 (0)

  1. WC Waist circumference
  2. #Welch test, p values in bold are statistically significant
  3. aIncreased risk for obesity and related diseases
  4. bSubstantially increased risk for obesity and related diseases
  5. cPercentage of total male/female per urban/rural area
  6. dn does not equal to 276 for females and 348 for males due to missing data
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