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Table 1 Summary statistics for self (s) and assisted (a) measurement of waist, hip, and waist to hip ratio

From: Validity of self-measured waist and hip circumferences: results from a community study in Malaysia

 

Min

Max

Median

Mean

SD

n

WC (s)

64.4

117.9

86.6

87.7

10.79

125

WC (a)

64.5

116.5

87.6

88.2

10.93

125

Hip (s)

83.5

136.8

97.5

98.4

8.72

125

Hip (a)

80.5

137.0

98.5

99.5

8.5

125

WHR (s)

.75

1.11

.88

.89

.072

125

WHR (a)

.72

1.13

.88

.89

.073

125