Table 2 Characteristics of men as categorized by WC and WHR
N (%) | WC categories (cm)a | WHR categoriesb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal WC (<85) | Mild abdominal obesity (85–95) | Severe abdominal obesity (≥95) | P-value | Normal WHR (<0.90) | Abdominal obesity (≥0.90) | P-value | |
Total | 842(55.7) | 452(29.9) | 217(14.4) | 1011(66.9) | 500(33.1) | ||
City | |||||||
Shanghai | 119(41.0) | 111(38.3) | 60(20.7) | <0.001 | 163(56.2) | 127(43.8) | <0.001 |
Beijing | 96(37.4) | 108(42.0) | 53(20.6) | 153(59.5) | 104(40.5) | ||
Wuhan | 208(64.0) | 70(21.5) | 47(14.5) | 244(75.1) | 81(24.9) | ||
Xian | 198(64.1) | 71(23.0) | 40(12.9) | 213(68.9) | 96(31.1) | ||
Guangzhou | 221(67.0) | 92(27.9) | 17(5.1) | 238(72.1) | 92(27.9) | ||
Region | |||||||
Urban | 374(49.3) | 255(33.6) | 130(17.1) | <0.001 | 509(67.1) | 250(32.9) | 0.899 |
Rural | 468(62.2) | 197(26.2) | 87(11.6) | 502(66.8) | 250(33.2) | ||
Age (years) | |||||||
18–29 | 264(75.0) | 55(15.6) | 33(9.4) | <0.001 | 295(83.8) | 57(16.2) | <0.001 |
30–39 | 214(58.6) | 106(29.0) | 45(12.3) | 270(74.0) | 95(26.0) | ||
40–49 | 180(52.2) | 113(32.7) | 52(15.1) | 219(63.5) | 126(36.5) | ||
50–59 | 101(44.9) | 83(36.9) | 41(18.2) | 122(54.2) | 103(45.8) | ||
60–80 | 83(37.1) | 95(42.4) | 46(20.5) | 105(46.9) | 119(53.1) | ||
Marital status | |||||||
Married | 590(51.0) | 385(33.3) | 181(15.7) | <0.001 | 724(62.6) | 432(37.4) | <0.001 |
Unmarried | 235(74.4) | 52(16.5) | 29(9.2) | 264(83.5) | 52(16.5) | ||
Separated/divorced/widowed | 16(42.1) | 15(39.5) | 7(18.4) | 22(57.9) | 16(42.1) | ||
Education | |||||||
Primary school/uneducated | 102(54.5) | 60(32.1) | 25(13.4) | 0.021 | 109(58.3) | 78(41.7) | 0.026 |
Secondary/high school | 575(58.6) | 277(28.2) | 130(13.2) | 666(67.8) | 316(32.2) | ||
College graduate | 165(48.3) | 115(33.6) | 62(18.1) | 236(69.0) | 106(31.0) | ||
Occupationc | |||||||
Office worker | 249(52.0) | 158(33.0) | 72(15.0) | 0.105 | 317(66.2) | 162(33.8) | 0.690 |
Manual worker | 591(57.5) | 293(28.5) | 144(14.0) | 691(67.2) | 337(32.8) | ||
Family income/month (Yuan) | |||||||
~1999 | 457(61.8) | 185(25.0) | 98(13.2) | <0.001 | 500(67.6) | 240(32.4) | 0.801 |
2000~ | 316(50.9) | 208(33.5) | 97(15.6) | 414(66.7) | 207(33.3) | ||
5000~ | 66(45.5) | 58(40.0) | 21(14.5) | 94(64.8) | 51(35.2) | ||
Smokingd | |||||||
Non-smokers | 350(58.9) | 170(28.6) | 74(12.5) | 0.028 | 426(71.7) | 168(28.3) | 0.001 |
Smokers | 492(53.6) | 282(30.8) | 143(15.6) | 585(63.8) | 332(36.2) | ||
Drinkinge | |||||||
Non-drinkers | 531(59.7) | 242(27.2) | 117(13.1) | 0.001 | 629(70.7) | 261(29.3) | <0.001 |
Drinkers | 311(50.2) | 209(33.7) | 100(16.1) | 381(61.5) | 239(38.5) | ||
Physical activity | |||||||
Never | 115(50.9) | 70(31.0) | 41(18.1) | 0.078 | 132(58.4) | 94(41.6) | 0.007 |
<4 times/month | 87(54.4) | 51(31.9) | 22(13.8) | 115(71.9) | 45(28.1) | ||
≥1 time/week | 139(58.6) | 64(27.0) | 34(14.4) | 171(72.1) | 66(27.9) | ||
≥1 time/day | 499(56.6) | 265(30.0) | 118(13.4) | 591(67.0) | 291(33.0) | ||
Hypertension | |||||||
No | 784(60.3) | 364(28.0) | 152(11.7) | <0.001 | 916(70.5) | 384(29.5) | <0.001 |
Yes | 58(27.5) | 88(41.7) | 65(30.8) | 95(45.0) | 116(55.0) | ||
Angina pectoris | |||||||
No | 836(56.1) | 440(29.6) | 213(14.3) | 0.036 | 1001(67.2) | 488(32.8) | 0.031 |
Yes | 6(27.3) | 12(54.5) | 4(18.2) | 10(45.5) | 12(54.5) | ||
Cerebrovascular disease | |||||||
No | 830(56.3) | 436(29.6) | 208(14.1) | 0.005 | 992(67.3) | 482(32.7) | 0.042 |
Yes | 12(32.4) | 16(43.3) | 9(24.3) | 19(51.4) | 18(48.6) | ||
Chronic bronchitis | |||||||
No | 809(56.3) | 427(29.7) | 201(14.0) | 0.026 | 972(67.6) | 465(32.4) | 0.008 |
Yes | 33(44.6) | 25(33.8) | 16(21.6) | 39(52.7) | 35(47.3) | ||
Rheumatoid arthritis | |||||||
No | 808(55.7) | 433(29.8) | 210(14.5) | 0.693 | 974(67.1) | 477(32.9) | 0.379 |
Yes | 34(56.7) | 19(31.7) | 7(11.7) | 37(61.7) | 23(38.3) | ||
Osteoarthritis | |||||||
No | 826(56.0) | 437(29.6) | 213(14.4) | 0.561 | 993(67.3) | 483(32.7) | 0.049 |
Yes | 16(45.7) | 15(42.9) | 4(11.4) | 18(51.4) | 17(48.6) | ||
Diabetes | |||||||
No | 832(56.9) | 426(29.1) | 205(14.0) | <0.001 | 990(67.7) | 473(32.3) | <0.001 |
Yes | 10(20.8) | 26(54.2) | 12(25.0) | 21(43.8) | 27(56.2) | ||