Quality Assessment of Data on Waist and Hip Circumferences in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 4a. Waist: distribution of last digits (i.e. decimals of cm) by RUA, ages 25-64 (see Section 4.3.1).
RUA Survey Total
no of
obs.
Prop. (%)
even
values
Proportional frequency (%)
of last digit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AUS-NEWa Mid
Fin
1345
1323
100.0
99.9
100.0
99.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
AUS-PERb Mid
Fin
1637
1475
53.6
100.0
53.6
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
BEL-CHAa Fin 669 85.1 85.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
BEL-GHEa Fin 975 75.5 75.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 24.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CAN-HALa Fin 561 51.5 51.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CHN-BEIa Mid
Fin
1560
1429
63.7
81.2
59.6
81.1
0.6
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
1.1
0.0
34.9
18.8
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
CZE-CZEa Mid
Fin
2766
2346
86.3
77.7
85.7
77.5
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
13.6
22.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
DEN-GLOa Mid
Fin
1476
1619
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
FIN-KUOa Mid
Fin
1544
1551
73.9
71.4
73.9
71.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
26.0
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
FIN-NKAa Mid
Fin
2989
1436
69.7
63.0
69.7
62.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
30.3
36.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
FIN-TULa Mid
Fin
1498
1546
66.0
66.8
66.0
66.8
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
34.0
33.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
FRA-LILa Fin 1147 68.9 68.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
FRA-STRa Fin 1058 70.6 70.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
FRA-TOUa Mid
Fin
581
1174
58.3
53.4
58.3
53.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41.7
46.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GER-AURa Mid
Fin
2152
2181
83.0
72.6
81.8
72.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
16.5
27.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
GER-AUUa Mid
Fin
1723
1684
85.1
71.1
85.1
70.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
14.9
28.7
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
GER-COTa Mid 221 72.9 72.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GER-EGEb Fin 1153 72.5 71.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 27.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0
GER-ERFa Mid 177 80.8 80.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GER-HACb Mid 881 97.2 97.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GER-KMSe Mid 297 70.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
RUA Survey Total
no of
obs.
Prop. (%)
even
values
Proportional frequency (%)
of last digit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ICE-ICEa Fin 1794 75.4 75.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 24.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
ITA-BRIa Mid
Fin
1490
1644
52.3
52.1
52.3
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
47.7
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
ITA-FRIa Mid
Fin
1790
1766
87.3
61.2
87.2
61.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.7
38.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
LTU-KAUa Fin 1232 66.1 65.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 33.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
NEZ-AUCa Fin 1472 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
POL-TARa Fin 1315 83.7 83.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 16.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
POL-WARa Fin 1514 81.4 81.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
RUS-MOCa Fin 1084 99.6 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
RUS-MOIa Fin 1325 95.1 95.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SPA-CATa Mid
Fin
2910
3427
41.3
38.0
40.4
37.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
57.7
61.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
SWE-GOTa Mid
Fin
1547
1607
100.0
99.7
100.0
99.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
SWE-NSWa Mid
Fin
1552
1487
59.5
74.9
59.3
66.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
40.5
24.9
0.3
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.1
SWI-TICa Fin 1496 67.2 67.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 32.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SWI-VAFa Fin 1539 67.3 67.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
UNK-BELa Fin 1990 83.8 80.1 0.4 1.8 0.5 0.7 14.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.3
UNK-GLAa Mid
Fin
1488
1810
72.7
64.9
72.6
64.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
27.3
35.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
YUG-NOSa Mid
Fin
1569
1270
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
RUA Survey Total
no of
obs.
Prop. (%)
even
values
Proportional frequency (%)
of last digit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9