Number 10 n October 22, 2008

Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and

Adults: United States, 20032006
by Margaret A. McDowell, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.; Cheryl D. Fryar, M.S.P.H.;
Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.; and Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D.

Abstract

Methods

ObjectiveThis report presents national anthropometric reference data for

all ages of the U.S. population in 20032006, adding to results published
previously from 19602002.
MethodsData are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES), a complex, stratified, and multistage probability sample of
the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Anthropometry measurements
were obtained from 19,593 survey participants. The anthropometric measures
included weight, height, recumbent length, circumferences, limb lengths, and
skinfold thickness measurements.
ResultsThe tables in this report include weighted population means,
standard errors of the means, and selected percentiles of body measurement
values. Because measurements varied by sex and age (as well as race and
ethnicity in adults), results are reported by these subgroups.
ConclusionsThese latest NHANES data add to the knowledge about trends
in child growth and development and trends in the distribution of body
measurements, such as weight and height, in the U.S. population.

National Health and Nutrition

Examination Surveys (NHANES) are
conducted by the the Centers for
Disease Control and Preventions
National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS). NHANES data are the primary
source of body measurement and related
health and nutrition data for the civilian,
noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
Surveys were conducted on a periodic
basis from 1960 to 1994. NHANES
became a continuous survey in 1999.
Each of the continuous NHANES
annual survey samples is nationally
representative; 2 or more years of data
are required for subgroup analyses (2).
NHANES 19992006 data were released
publicly in four data sets, each one
spanning 2 years (19992000, 2001
2002, 20032004, and 20052006)
(35). A combined 4-year dataset based
on 20032004 and 20052006 data was
used for this report to improve the
stability and reliability of the statistical
estimates (45). Additional 2-year data
sets will be released in the future as
more data become available.
Household interviews and health
examinations are used to collect
NHANES data. All health examinations

Keywords: anthropometry c body measures c nutrition surveys c National Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Introduction
The field of anthropometry
encompasses a variety of human body
measurements, such as weight, height,
and size, including skinfold thicknesses,
circumferences, lengths, and breadths.
Anthropometry is a key component of
nutritional status assessment in children
and adults (1). Anthropometric data for

children reflect general health status,

dietary adequacy, and growth and
development over time. In adults, body
measurement data are used to evaluate
health and dietary status, disease risk,
and body composition changes that
occur over the adult lifespan. This report
provides anthropometric reference data
for U.S. children and adults of all ages.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics

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are conducted in mobile examination

centers. The examination centers are
staffed by full-time personnel, including
health technicians who obtain body
measurements from survey participants.
All of the NHANES health technicians
completed a comprehensive body
measurement training program that
utilized videotape, demonstration, and
practice exercises with an expert
examiner. Health technician performance
was monitored by means of direct
observation, data review, and expert
examiner evaluations.
Although portions of the health
examination component have varied
during the surveys history, much of the
anthropometry component methodology
has remained consistent over time. The
NHANES anthropometry examinations
are completed in a room that is
equipped with a digital scale, a wallmounted stadiometer, a bench, a wall
mirror, an infantometer, and a computer
workstation. A health technician
performs the anthropometry exam and is
assisted by a recorder. NHANES
subjects wear socks and disposable
examination gowns during the
examination. The use of consistent data
collection methods in representative
population samples makes possible the
examination of trends in body
measurements over time in the U.S.
population.

Sample description
NHANES is a complex, multistage
probability sample of the civilian
noninstitutionalized U.S. population. The
NHANES 20032006 sample included
participants of all ages. Adolescents
1219 years of age, persons 60 years of
age and older, Mexican Americans,
black persons, and low-income persons
were oversampled to improve the
precision of the statistical estimates for
these groups. Additional information
pertaining to the NHANES 20032006
survey design, survey methodology, and
public-use data is available on the
NHANES website (45).
The analytic sample for this report
was based on the 20032006 examined
sample of 19,593 persons. Pregnant

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females were excluded from the
tabulations of weight, body mass index
(BMI), circumference measurements,
and skinfold thickness data.
Anthropometry examination
component
The NHANES 20052006
Anthropometry Training and Procedures
Manual describes the protocol,
equipment, quality control, and
measurement procedures that were used
during the NHANES anthropometry
examination (6). An anthropometry
methodology videotape that was
produced during NHANES III (1988
1994) illustrates the NHANES
anthropometry methodology that was
used to collect the 20032006 data (7).
Weight was measured to the nearest
0.1 kilogram. Stature, length, and
circumference measurements were made
to the nearest millimeter. Skinfold
thickness measures were made to the
nearest 0.1 millimeter. Weight was
measured using a digital floor scale, and
an infantometer was used to measure
recumbent length on infants and young
children. Standing height was measured
with a wall-mounted stadiometer. Head
circumference measurements were made
using a plastic head circumference
measurement tape. Upper arm length
was measured with a tape measure from
the posterior border of the acromion
process to the tip of the olecranon
process; during the measurement the
upper arm length midpoint was marked.
The mid-arm circumference was
measured with a tape measure. Triceps
and subscapular skinfolds were
measured with a skinfold caliper. Waist
circumference was measured with a tape
measure at the uppermost lateral border
of the hip crest (ilium). Weight,
recumbent length, and standing height
values were recorded automatically. The
other body measurement data were
recorded using computer-assisted data
entry, and all results were based on a
single body measurement examination.
In addition to the measurements
above, three additional measurements
were taken on participants aged 8 years
and older. Upper leg length
measurements were taken on seated

participants; the distance from the

inguinal crease to the distal end of the
femur was measured. Maximal calf
circumference was also measured in a
seated position; a measurement tape was
positioned around the calf at the point
of maximum circumference. Mid-thigh
circumference was measured on
standing participants with the
measurement tape placed around the
mid-thigh, perpendicular to the long axis
of the femur bone.

Statistical analysis
Population means, standard errors
of the means, and percentiles were
weighted using the NHANES
examination sample weights to produce
national estimates. The NHANES
examination sample weights incorporate
the differential probabilities of selection
and include adjustments for
oversampling of selected populations,
noncoverage, and nonresponse. Standard
errors were estimated using SUDAAN
by Taylor series linearization because of
the complex sample design (8).
The reliability of the estimates
produced for this report was evaluated.
The relative standard error (RSE),
calculated as the standard error divided
by the estimate, and minimum sample
size criterion were used. NCHS
recommends that an estimate with an
RSE greater than 30 percent be
considered unreliable (2). The
recommended minimum sample sizes
were based on a combination of the
average design effects and specified
proportions (or percentiles) (9). The
average design effects reflect the impact
of the complex sample design on
variance estimates. They were calculated
as the ratio of the variance of a statistic
(accounting for the complex sample
design) to the variance of the same
statistic based on a hypothetical simple
random sample of the same size.
Average design effects were calculated
for each anthropometry variable over
sex for children and adolescents and
over sex and race-ethnicity for adults
aged 20 years and older. Minimum
sample sizes for a specified design
effect and percentile were obtained from
published tables (9). The percentile

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estimates that did not meet the standards
for either RSE or minimum sample size
were replaced with asterisks (Tables 1
41).
The age categories used for adults
aged 20 years and older were based on
the survey sample domains that were
recommended in the NHANES Analytic
Guidelines (2). The results for
participants who were under 20 years of
age are by single years or, in the case of
infants under 1 year of age, single
months of age.

Results
The anthropometric measurements
that were performed in the survey are
listed in Table A. Results for children

are reported by sex and age group, and

the results for adults aged 20 years and
older are also presented by sex,
race-ethnicity group, and age. Results
from previous surveys for most
measurements have been reported for
the National Health Examination Survey
and NHANES conducted from 1960
2002 (1030).

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Table A. Anthropometric measurments performed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 20032006
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Measurement (unit of measure)

Age group and sex

Weight (kilograms)
Weight (pounds)
Weight (kilograms)
Weight (pounds)
Weight (kilograms)
Weight (pounds)
Standing height (centimeters)
Standing height (inches)
Standing height (centimeters)
Standing height (inches)
Standing height (centimeters)
Standing height (inches)
Body mass index (BMI value)
Body mass index (BMI value)
Body mass index (BMI value)
Head circumference (centimeters)
Recumbent length (centimeters)
Waist circumference (centimeters)
Waist circumference (centimeters)
Waist circumference (centimeters)
Mid-arm circumference (centimeters)
Mid-arm circumference (centimeters)
Mid-arm circumference (centimeters)
Upper arm length (centimeters)
Upper arm length (centimeters)
Upper arm length (centimeters)
Subscapular skinfold (millimeters)
Subscapular skinfold (millimeters)
Subscapular skinfold (millimeters)
Triceps skinfold (millimeters)
Triceps skinfold (millimeters)
Triceps skinfold (millimeters)
Maximal calf circumference (centimeters)
Maximal calf circumference (centimeters)
Maximal calf circumference (centimeters)
Upper leg length (centimeters)
Upper leg length (centimeters)
Upper leg length (centimeters)
Mid-thigh circumference (centimeters)
Mid-thigh circumference (centimeters)
Mid-thigh circumference (centimeters)

Birth19 years of age

Birth19 years of age
Females 20 years and older
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 219 years
Males and females 219 years
Females 20 years and older
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 219 years
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Birth6 months
Birth47 months
Males and females 219 years
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 2 months19
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 2 months19
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 2 months19
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 2 months19
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 819 years
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 819 years
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older
Males and females 819 years
Females 20 years and older
Males 20 years and older

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Table 1. Weight in kilograms for children and adolescents from birth through 19 years of age by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Birth to 2 months
35 months . . .
68 months . . .
911 months . . .
1 year . . . . . . .
2 years . . . . . .
3 years . . . . . .
4 years . . . . . .
5 years . . . . . .
6 years . . . . . .
7 years . . . . . .
8 years . . . . . .
9 years . . . . . .
10 years . . . . .
11 years . . . . .
12 years . . . . .
13 years . . . . .
14 years . . . . .
15 years . . . . .
16 years . . . . .
17 years . . . . .
18 years . . . . .
19 years . . . . .

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124
360
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210
208
202
176
181
151
176
172
158
275
284
260
270
308
279
283
271

5.2
7.3
8.4
9.7
11.6
14.1
15.8
18.6
22.1
24.2
26.6
31.4
34.6
40.1
46.8
50.8
57.8
63.1
70.2
76.1
75.0
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80.2

0.12
0.08
0.13
0.15
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.31
0.49
0.33
0.58
0.90
0.71
0.86
1.62
1.23
1.37
1.73
1.36
1.50
1.30
1.67
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48.5
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13.4
15.2
17.4
19.5
19.6
23.4
25.8
28.4
33.2
35.9
39.4
43.9
52.4
55.3
56.7
57.2
58.1

4.2
6.4
7.2
8.6
9.8
12.3
13.6
15.5
18.1
20.0
21.0
24.2
26.6
29.7
34.1
37.0
41.9
47.2
55.0
57.9
58.6
59.4
61.2

4.6
6.7
7.6
8.9
10.5
12.8
14.2
16.2
18.9
20.9
22.4
25.3
28.2
31.7
35.5
39.5
43.9
51.4
58.2
61.5
60.9
64.0
64.7

5.2
7.2
8.4
9.7
11.5
13.9
15.3
18.1
21.0
23.7
25.6
29.0
32.3
37.3
44.2
46.9
55.6
59.8
66.3
70.7
70.6
72.7
76.5

5.9
7.8
9.1
10.4
12.6
15.1
17.1
20.0
23.5
26.2
29.6
34.3
39.4
45.1
54.0
57.3
64.4
70.7
76.9
88.5
84.2
83.7
92.9

6.3
8.0
9.5
10.6
13.3
15.8
18.1
21.3
25.2
27.6
32.3
38.3
42.5
53.6
63.3
65.1
73.5
76.5
84.7
96.3
92.0
97.8
99.6

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8.2
9.9
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13.8
16.4
18.7
22.7
26.9
29.5
33.9
41.9
44.1
56.8
67.0
72.8
81.0
84.3
89.9
101.9
101.3
105.8
107.3

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16.9
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90.9
99.1
100.4
116.1
111.0
110.4
117.3

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191
226
199
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157
184
185
189
175
249
292
269
248
253
252
272
239

4.9
6.8
8.1
9.2
10.9
13.4
15.8
17.9
20.5
23.4
27.3
30.7
36.7
42.4
49.2
52.9
57.4
58.8
60.9
61.5
66.0
67.6
67.4

0.10
0.10
0.13
0.11
0.11
0.13
0.20
0.21
0.37
0.49
0.62
0.94
0.99
1.07
1.31
1.31
0.98
1.75
0.76
0.95
1.66
2.15
1.79

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10.2
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8.8
10.7
12.8
14.8
15.9
18.4
21.1
22.3
26.2
29.1
33.3
36.4
41.2
44.0
46.5
47.2
49.1
47.8
50.9

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7.1
8.0
9.1
11.2
13.4
15.2
16.9
19.1
21.7
23.5
27.8
30.7
34.8
40.4
43.0
45.8
47.6
49.5
51.4
49.7
52.8

4.4
6.2
7.3
8.2
9.9
12.1
14.1
16.1
17.6
19.9
23.9
25.0
29.6
32.5
38.0
43.6
47.1
48.5
50.7
53.2
54.1
54.6
55.3

4.9
6.6
8.0
9.0
10.9
13.1
15.5
17.5
19.6
22.1
25.7
28.2
34.0
40.5
47.3
49.5
54.4
54.4
57.6
58.8
60.6
63.0
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5.4
7.3
8.8
10.0
11.9
14.4
16.8
19.4
22.1
25.3
29.7
33.9
42.0
49.0
56.7
59.7
63.4
64.8
67.6
67.0
71.9
76.2
73.6

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10.3
12.5
15.4
17.8
20.2
24.4
27.4
33.6
39.1
46.7
55.5
62.4
67.4
72.6
75.8
76.7
71.5
79.7
86.2
84.3

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13.0
16.1
18.5
20.8
25.5
29.7
35.5
42.1
50.7
58.5
68.2
76.2
76.0
81.0
81.0
79.6
87.3
92.1
92.7

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16.8
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Birth to 2 months
35 months . . .
68 months . . .
911 months . . .
1 year . . . . . . .
2 years . . . . . .
3 years . . . . . .
4 years . . . . . .
5 years . . . . . .
6 years . . . . . .
7 years . . . . . .
8 years . . . . . .
9 years . . . . . .
10 years . . . . .
11 years . . . . .
12 years . . . . .
13 years . . . . .
14 years . . . . .
15 years . . . . .
16 years . . . . .
17 years . . . . .
18 years . . . . .
19 years . . . . .

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Table 2. Weight in pounds for children and adolescents from birth through 19 years of age by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Birth to 2 months
35 months . . . .
68 months . . .
911 months . . .
1 year . . . . . . .
2 years . . . . . .
3 years . . . . . .
4 years . . . . . .
5 years . . . . . .
6 years . . . . . .
7 years . . . . . .
8 years . . . . . .
9 years . . . . . .
10 years . . . . .
11 years . . . . .
12 years . . . . .
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15 years . . . . .
16 years . . . . .
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11.5
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18.6
21.5
25.5
31.1
34.8
40.9
48.7
53.3
58.7
69.3
76.3
88.3
103.2
112.0
127.4
139.1
154.9
167.7
165.4
170.2
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0.30
0.32
0.28
0.31
0.35
0.68
1.07
0.72
1.28
1.99
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1.89
3.58
2.71
3.03
3.81
2.99
3.31
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3.68
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106.9
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119.2
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26.5
29.5
33.4
38.4
43.0
43.3
51.7
56.9
62.6
73.2
79.2
86.9
96.9
115.4
121.8
125.0
126.2
128.1

9.2
14.1
15.9
18.9
21.5
27.2
30.1
34.2
40.0
44.1
46.3
53.4
58.7
65.4
75.2
81.6
92.4
104.2
121.2
127.8
129.2
130.8
134.8

10.1
14.7
16.7
19.7
23.1
28.2
31.3
35.8
41.7
46.1
49.3
55.7
62.2
70.0
78.2
87.0
96.8
113.4
128.3
135.7
134.2
141.1
142.5

11.5
15.9
18.5
21.4
25.3
30.7
33.8
39.8
46.3
52.2
56.4
64.0
71.2
82.2
97.4
103.3
122.5
131.8
146.1
155.8
155.6
160.3
168.7

12.9
17.1
20.0
23.0
27.7
33.2
37.8
44.0
51.7
57.8
65.2
75.6
86.9
99.5
119.0
126.3
142.0
155.9
169.4
195.1
185.7
184.6
204.8

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17.7
20.9
23.4
29.3
34.9
39.9
46.9
55.5
60.8
71.3
84.5
93.7
118.2
139.6
143.6
162.0
168.6
186.8
212.3
202.8
215.5
219.7

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21.8
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36.1
41.2
50.1
59.3
65.1
74.6
92.3
97.2
125.3
147.8
160.5
178.6
185.8
198.1
224.7
223.4
233.2
236.5

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37.2
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200.5
218.4
221.3
256.0
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81
94
122
126
328
335
191
226
199
193
157
184
185
189
175
249
292
269
248
253
252
272
239

10.9
14.9
17.9
20.2
24.1
29.5
34.8
39.4
45.3
51.5
60.2
67.7
81.0
93.5
108.4
116.7
126.4
129.6
134.2
135.6
145.6
149.0
148.6

0.22
0.23
0.30
0.25
0.24
0.29
0.45
0.46
0.82
1.08
1.37
2.07
2.18
2.35
2.88
2.88
2.15
3.85
1.67
2.10
3.65
4.75
3.95

*
*
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18.4
22.4
*
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81.2
*
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*
*
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19.3
23.7
28.2
32.6
35.1
40.6
46.5
49.3
57.9
64.1
73.3
80.2
90.9
97.1
102.4
104.2
108.1
105.3
112.2

*
*
15.7
17.5
20.0
24.6
29.5
33.5
37.2
42.1
47.9
51.8
61.3
67.7
76.7
89.0
94.7
101.1
104.9
109.1
113.3
109.6
116.4

9.7
13.7
16.1
18.1
21.7
26.6
31.2
35.4
38.7
43.8
52.7
55.1
65.3
71.6
83.7
96.0
103.9
106.8
111.7
117.3
119.4
120.3
121.9

10.8
14.5
17.7
19.9
24.1
29.0
34.2
38.6
43.3
48.8
56.6
62.1
75.0
89.2
104.3
109.1
119.9
120.0
126.9
129.7
133.6
138.8
138.9

11.8
16.2
19.4
22.1
26.3
31.8
37.0
42.7
48.7
55.8
65.5
74.8
92.7
108.1
125.1
131.7
139.8
142.9
149.0
147.7
158.5
168.1
162.2

*
*
20.2
22.7
27.5
34.0
39.3
44.6
53.8
60.4
74.1
86.3
102.8
122.4
137.6
148.5
160.0
167.2
169.0
157.7
175.6
190.0
185.8

*
*
*
*
28.6
35.4
40.8
45.8
56.1
65.5
78.3
92.8
111.8
129.1
150.3
168.0
167.6
178.6
178.5
175.5
192.5
203.0
204.3

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29.5
37.0
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195.2
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Female
Birth to 2 months
35 months . . .
68 months . . .
911 months . . .
1 year . . . . . . .
2 years . . . . . .
3 years . . . . . .
4 years . . . . . .
5 years . . . . . .
6 years . . . . . .
7 years . . . . . .
8 years . . . . . .
9 years . . . . . .
10 years . . . . .
11 years . . . . .
12 years . . . . .
13 years . . . . .
14 years . . . . .
15 years . . . . .
16 years . . . . .
17 years . . . . .
18 years . . . . .
19 years . . . . .

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* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.
NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 3. Weight in kilograms for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Kilograms

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4,330
706
663
779
602
694
468
418

74.7
70.7
74.7
77.7
78.0
77.3
70.6
64.5

0.53
1.03
1.06
1.03
1.15
0.91
1.07
0.69

50.5
48.0
51.2
52.3
51.8
51.9
49.4
46.1

53.5
51.3
54.1
55.2
54.7
56.8
53.2
49.8

56.1
53.1
56.5
58.2
57.5
59.2
55.1
52.3

60.2
56.3
59.8
62.8
62.9
64.0
60.0
55.3

70.7
65.3
70.2
72.9
73.7
74.0
68.3
63.8

84.3
78.8
83.6
89.2
88.1
86.9
78.9
71.9

94.1
88.7
94.3
100.1
99.4
96.4
84.1
76.7

101.8
98.6
101.7
106.6
106.3
102.0
91.2
80.6

113.6
110.7
114.2
116.9
117.8
112.9
98.9
86.4

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2,233
615
674
944

74.3
72.1
77.6
72.0

0.57
0.99
0.91
0.60

50.8
50.4
52.2
49.1

53.8
52.7
55.4
53.5

56.4
54.6
57.8
55.7

60.3
58.1
62.8
60.6

70.1
67.1
72.9
70.0

83.4
80.7
88.3
80.7

92.6
90.2
97.7
87.0

100.7
98.5
106.1
93.1

111.6
110.7
116.6
102.1

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959
329
355
275

83.8
82.4
86.2
82.0

0.71
1.33
0.73
1.33

53.0
52.5
54.5
52.8

57.9
56.4
60.5
56.1

61.4
59.7
66.5
59.4

68.6
66.6
72.2
66.1

80.2
77.6
82.1
79.0

95.1
94.3
97.1
93.9

105.8
104.0
108.1
101.8

114.4
113.2
117.8
108.4

125.2
124.3
126.4
118.7

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817
300
234
283

73.6
72.8
76.4
69.4

0.94
1.24
1.22
1.01

50.5
49.8
53.7
49.8

53.8
53.0
56.5
52.4

56.3
54.7
59.1
55.1

60.7
59.6
63.5
58.9

70.8
70.4
73.4
67.4

83.1
82.9
85.5
77.9

90.8
90.0
94.0
84.0

96.9
95.7
99.7
89.0

103.9
103.9
106.9
98.3

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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.
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Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 4. Weight in pounds for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Pounds

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4,330
706
663
779
602
694
468
418

164.7
155.9
164.7
171.3
172.1
170.5
155.6
142.2

1.17
2.27
2.34
2.27
2.53
2.02
2.35
1.53

111.2
105.8
112.8
115.3
114.1
114.3
109.0
101.7

118.0
113.1
119.3
121.8
120.7
125.1
117.3
109.9

123.8
117.0
124.5
128.2
126.7
130.6
121.4
115.3

132.8
124.1
131.9
138.4
138.7
141.1
132.2
121.8

155.8
144.0
154.8
160.8
162.5
163.1
150.6
140.6

185.9
173.7
184.3
196.6
194.2
191.6
174.0
158.5

207.5
195.5
208.0
220.7
219.1
212.6
185.3
169.0

224.3
217.4
224.3
235.0
234.3
224.9
201.0
177.7

250.4
244.2
251.8
257.7
259.7
248.8
218.0
190.5

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2,233
615
674
944

163.7
158.9
171.0
158.8

1.26
2.17
2.01
1.32

112.1
111.2
115.2
108.3

118.5
116.1
122.1
118.0

124.3
120.4
127.5
122.9

133.0
128.1
138.5
133.6

154.5
148.0
160.7
154.2

183.9
177.9
194.6
178.0

204.2
198.8
215.3
191.8

221.9
217.1
233.8
205.2

246.0
244.0
257.0
225.1

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959
329
355
275

184.8
181.6
190.1
180.8

1.56
2.94
1.61
2.94

116.9
115.8
120.2
116.3

127.6
124.3
133.4
123.7

135.3
131.7
146.5
131.1

151.2
146.8
159.2
145.7

176.8
171.0
180.9
174.2

209.6
207.9
214.2
207.0

233.3
229.2
238.4
224.4

252.2
249.6
259.7
238.9

275.9
274.0
278.7
261.8

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817
300
234
283

162.2
160.5
168.4
153.0

2.07
2.73
2.68
2.22

111.4
109.8
118.4
109.8

118.6
116.9
124.6
115.6

124.1
120.6
130.2
121.6

133.7
131.4
139.9
129.9

156.0
155.2
161.9
148.6

183.1
182.7
188.4
171.7

200.2
198.4
207.3
185.3

213.6
210.9
219.7
196.2

229.1
229.2
235.7
216.8

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 5. Weight in kilograms for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Kilograms

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4,489
811
741
769
591
669
555
353

88.3
85.4
88.1
91.8
90.2
90.0
85.0
76.3

0.46
1.06
0.80
0.83
0.95
0.98
0.92
0.62

62.2
59.9
62.6
65.9
64.5
63.8
61.4
55.4

66.7
63.4
67.1
71.1
69.1
68.5
65.4
59.7

70.1
66.5
70.0
74.1
72.6
72.0
68.4
63.4

75.2
71.4
74.3
79.3
77.0
77.7
73.4
66.9

85.6
81.1
85.9
88.9
88.7
88.0
83.8
75.5

98.4
94.3
98.1
101.2
100.5
100.2
94.7
84.7

106.4
104.6
104.3
109.8
108.0
108.0
98.9
89.4

111.5
111.5
109.6
114.0
113.1
112.9
104.5
92.9

122.6
122.6
120.8
124.7
124.4
121.3
116.7
99.7

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2,339
666
709
964

89.6
87.7
92.5
87.2

0.48
0.90
0.85
0.58

64.2
62.6
66.9
62.4

68.6
66.5
72.1
66.7

71.7
69.9
75.1
69.8

76.8
74.6
79.8
75.5

87.3
84.2
90.5
85.4

99.2
96.9
102.6
96.4

107.0
104.4
110.2
103.9

111.9
109.8
114.6
109.8

122.7
122.2
124.1
118.7

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941
361
316
264

90.6
91.8
91.2
85.7

0.99
1.50
1.16
1.21

62.3
62.0
63.4
59.6

66.6
66.6
68.2
64.0

70.2
70.4
70.5
67.3

75.0
74.4
75.9
72.2

86.2
86.2
86.7
84.4

100.5
102.7
100.6
96.9

109.6
112.1
107.6
105.2

117.8
122.3
118.5
109.3

137.2
143.1
137.6
116.7

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903
375
247
281

81.9
82.1
82.0
79.8

0.85
1.31
0.92
1.15

60.0
59.8
61.2
55.6

62.7
61.7
65.5
61.2

66.0
64.8
68.5
64.9

70.5
69.3
72.4
68.6

79.6
79.0
80.6
78.6

90.0
91.1
89.0
89.2

97.7
99.5
93.5
95.2

102.1
103.2
97.5
99.4

112.9
114.3
109.3
107.1

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
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.

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Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
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Table 6. Weight in pounds for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Pounds

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4,489
811
741
769
591
669
555
353

194.7
188.3
194.1
202.3
198.8
198.3
187.4
168.1

1.02
2.33
1.77
1.83
2.10
2.16
2.03
1.36

137.1
132.0
137.9
145.4
142.2
140.7
135.4
122.1

147.0
139.7
148.0
156.7
152.2
151.1
144.2
131.5

154.6
146.5
154.2
163.3
159.9
158.7
150.7
139.8

165.7
157.3
163.8
174.8
169.8
171.2
161.8
147.6

188.8
178.7
189.3
196.1
195.5
194.1
184.7
166.5

216.8
207.9
216.3
223.1
221.6
220.8
208.8
186.7

234.5
230.5
230.0
242.0
238.1
238.1
218.0
197.0

245.8
245.8
241.6
251.2
249.4
248.9
230.4
204.9

270.3
270.3
266.4
275.0
274.3
267.4
257.4
219.9

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666
709
964

197.4
193.5
203.8
192.3

1.05
1.98
1.88
1.27

141.6
138.1
147.5
137.5

151.3
146.6
158.9
147.1

158.0
154.1
165.5
154.0

169.2
164.5
176.0
166.4

192.5
185.7
199.6
188.3

218.6
213.7
226.2
212.5

236.0
230.2
243.0
229.1

246.7
242.0
252.7
242.1

270.5
269.4
273.5
261.6

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941
361
316
264

199.8
202.4
201.0
189.0

2.19
3.31
2.56
2.66

137.3
136.8
139.7
131.3

146.8
146.8
150.3
141.1

154.7
155.2
155.3
148.4

165.3
164.0
167.4
159.3

190.1
190.0
191.1
186.1

221.5
226.4
221.7
213.7

241.7
247.2
237.3
231.8

259.6
269.6
261.3
240.9

302.5
315.5
303.2
257.2

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247
281

180.5
181.1
180.7
175.9

1.88
2.89
2.03
2.55

132.3
131.9
134.9
122.6

138.2
136.0
144.5
134.9

145.5
142.9
151.0
143.2

155.5
152.7
159.6
151.3

175.5
174.1
177.7
173.2

198.3
200.9
196.3
196.7

215.4
219.5
206.2
209.8

225.1
227.5
214.9
219.1

248.8
251.9
240.9
236.2

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
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Table 7. Height in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 219 years by sex and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

2 years .
3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
7 years .
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

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258
209
206
202
176
181
152
176
171
158
275
284
260
270
308
278
284
271

91.9
98.5
107.1
114.4
120.6
124.7
131.1
136.8
142.3
150.0
154.7
161.9
168.7
173.6
175.9
176.6
176.8
176.7

0.22
0.44
0.44
0.52
0.47
0.75
0.68
0.49
0.77
1.16
0.54
0.87
0.70
0.61
0.66
0.49
0.54
0.91

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164.2
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86.9
92.6
99.9
107.0
114.0
113.5
123.6
129.2
133.0
140.6
145.2
149.7
158.4
163.5
166.9
167.5
167.1
165.3

88.0
93.3
102.0
108.5
115.7
115.6
124.6
130.3
134.3
141.4
146.5
151.7
159.9
165.4
167.8
168.7
169.5
168.0

89.2
94.9
104.4
111.4
117.5
120.2
127.1
132.9
136.8
144.4
149.5
154.1
163.1
169.2
170.4
171.2
172.4
170.8

91.9
98.2
106.8
114.6
120.8
125.2
130.3
137.1
141.5
149.4
153.9
162.2
169.0
174.8
176.0
176.8
176.4
177.4

94.5
102.1
110.8
117.9
124.0
129.3
134.6
141.4
147.0
156.1
160.3
168.3
174.7
178.0
180.2
181.7
181.3
182.5

96.2
103.8
111.8
119.6
125.6
131.5
138.0
143.3
149.3
159.8
162.5
171.3
177.5
180.2
183.8
183.4
183.5
185.5

96.8
105.2
113.9
120.8
127.0
133.1
139.1
143.9
151.3
161.1
164.8
173.5
179.0
182.0
186.9
185.2
186.3
186.6

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285
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199
193
157
184
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189
174
249
292
270
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261
275
304
267

90.2
98.3
105.2
112.2
119.0
125.8
131.3
138.6
144.2
151.3
156.7
158.6
160.5
162.1
162.9
162.2
163.0
163.1

0.39
0.35
0.40
0.54
0.53
0.77
0.54
0.70
0.73
0.69
0.55
0.62
0.58
0.60
0.58
0.41
0.49
0.58

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151.9
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84.0
91.9
99.2
105.2
112.7
118.0
123.3
130.2
135.0
141.1
148.3
150.0
150.7
154.3
153.6
155.6
154.7
153.1

84.8
93.7
100.6
105.8
113.3
119.3
124.3
131.4
136.9
143.8
149.4
151.2
152.3
155.9
154.7
157.0
156.1
155.4

87.2
95.9
101.9
107.4
114.8
121.4
126.8
133.4
138.6
146.2
152.0
153.8
155.7
158.4
157.0
158.5
158.4
158.1

90.2
98.1
105.2
111.7
118.2
125.6
130.5
138.3
143.7
151.4
156.7
157.7
161.0
162.0
162.8
162.2
162.8
163.3

93.2
101.5
107.9
116.6
122.8
129.3
135.2
143.7
148.7
156.9
160.8
163.0
165.0
165.8
168.7
166.2
167.6
168.0

94.5
102.8
110.4
119.0
125.7
131.5
137.9
146.0
151.3
159.9
164.0
166.5
167.5
168.5
171.5
168.0
169.8
170.3

95.6
104.1
111.9
119.6
127.6
133.1
138.7
147.1
152.8
161.3
166.6
167.9
169.3
170.1
172.4
169.2
171.1
172.4

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3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
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8 years .
9 years .
10 years
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12 years
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Table 8. Height in inches for children and adolescents aged 219 years by sex and age, by mean, standard error of the mean, and
selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

2 years .
3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
7 years .
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
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15 years
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18 years
19 years

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95th

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275
284
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270
308
278
284
271

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42.2
45.0
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49.1
51.6
53.9
56.0
59.1
60.9
63.7
66.4
68.3
69.2
69.5
69.6
69.6

0.09
0.17
0.17
0.20
0.19
0.29
0.27
0.19
0.30
0.46
0.21
0.34
0.28
0.24
0.26
0.19
0.21
0.36

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36.5
39.3
42.1
44.9
44.7
48.7
50.9
52.4
55.4
57.2
58.9
62.3
64.4
65.7
65.9
65.8
65.1

34.7
36.7
40.1
42.7
45.5
45.5
49.0
51.3
52.9
55.7
57.7
59.7
63.0
65.1
66.1
66.4
66.7
66.1

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37.4
41.1
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68.8
69.3
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43.6
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68.8
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51.8
54.3
56.4
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38.1
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70.5
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35.5
38.7
41.4
44.2
46.9
49.5
51.7
54.5
56.8
59.6
61.7
62.4
63.2
63.8
64.1
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0.15
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0.21
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0.30
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0.27
0.22
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33.1
36.2
39.1
41.4
44.4
46.5
48.5
51.2
53.2
55.6
58.4
59.1
59.3
60.7
60.5
61.3
60.9
60.3

33.4
36.9
39.6
41.6
44.6
47.0
48.9
51.7
53.9
56.6
58.8
59.5
60.0
61.4
60.9
61.8
61.5
61.2

34.3
37.8
40.1
42.3
45.2
47.8
49.9
52.5
54.6
57.6
59.8
60.5
61.3
62.4
61.8
62.4
62.3
62.2

35.5
38.6
41.4
44.0
46.6
49.5
51.4
54.5
56.6
59.6
61.7
62.1
63.4
63.8
64.1
63.8
64.1
64.3

36.7
40.0
42.5
45.9
48.4
50.9
53.2
56.6
58.5
61.8
63.3
64.2
65.0
65.3
66.4
65.4
66.0
66.1

37.2
40.5
43.5
46.8
49.5
51.8
54.3
57.5
59.6
63.0
64.6
65.6
65.9
66.3
67.5
66.1
66.8
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41.0
44.1
47.1
50.2
52.4
54.6
57.9
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63.5
65.6
66.1
66.7
67.0
67.9
66.6
67.3
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Table 9. Height in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the
mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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4,857
1,061
842
784
604
691
463
412

162.2
163.2
163.2
163.1
162.2
161.8
159.2
156.0

0.16
0.31
0.32
0.29
0.34
0.33
0.34
0.37

150.7
152.2
152.4
152.1
150.7
151.9
149.0
146.2

153.3
154.8
154.4
153.9
153.3
153.8
150.9
148.0

154.9
156.5
156.2
155.8
155.4
155.1
152.6
149.4

157.7
158.7
158.9
158.5
158.1
157.6
155.0
151.7

162.2
163.0
163.0
163.1
162.1
161.9
159.0
155.8

166.7
167.9
167.6
167.6
166.8
165.9
163.7
159.7

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170.4
169.8
168.7
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165.5
162.3

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163.0
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152.1
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154.4
157.2
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159.4
155.9

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159.8

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164.5

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162.7
163.2
163.2
160.6

0.26
0.43
0.40
0.32

151.5
151.6
152.2
150.0

153.9
154.7
154.1
152.6

155.5
156.3
155.9
153.6

158.2
158.5
158.7
156.2

162.7
163.0
163.5
160.5

167.0
167.3
167.5
165.2

169.6
170.1
169.7
166.8

171.0
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171.2
169.0

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157.8
158.7
157.7
153.9

0.24
0.32
0.48
0.48

147.3
148.2
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144.9

149.8
150.7
149.9
145.9

151.1
152.5
151.1
147.4

153.6
154.6
153.5
150.1

157.8
159.0
157.6
154.0

161.9
162.6
161.7
158.1

164.3
165.0
164.0
159.7

166.2
166.6
165.8
161.6

168.1
168.9
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60 years and over

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Table 10. Height in inches for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
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59.3
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60.3
60.9
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60.4
60.5
59.4
58.3

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61.6
61.5
61.4
61.2
61.1
60.1
58.8

62.1
62.5
62.5
62.4
62.2
62.1
61.0
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63.8
64.2
64.2
64.2
63.8
63.7
62.6
61.3

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66.1
66.0
66.0
65.7
65.3
64.4
62.9

66.6
66.9
67.1
66.9
66.4
66.1
65.2
63.9

67.2
67.5
67.7
67.7
67.1
66.9
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67.9
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59.9
60.9
60.1
58.9

60.8
61.9
61.2
59.8

61.5
62.4
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62.5
63.3
62.8
61.4

64.2
64.8
64.3
62.9

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66.5
66.0
64.8

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64.1
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0.10
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0.12

59.7
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59.9
59.1

60.6
60.9
60.7
60.1

61.2
61.5
61.4
60.5

62.3
62.4
62.5
61.5

64.0
64.2
64.4
63.2

65.8
65.9
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67.3
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58.0
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59.3
59.0
57.4

59.5
60.1
59.5
58.0

60.5
60.9
60.4
59.1

62.1
62.6
62.0
60.6

63.7
64.0
63.7
62.2

64.7
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64.6
62.9

65.4
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65.3
63.6

66.2
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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Table 11. Height in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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176.3
177.6
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177.1
176.6
175.4
173.8
170.7

0.17
0.34
0.33
0.28
0.38
0.28
0.41
0.36

163.6
164.2
162.7
165.6
165.1
163.1
162.1
159.2

166.6
167.1
165.9
168.2
167.2
166.2
164.1
161.7

168.4
169.3
167.9
169.8
168.8
167.8
166.3
163.4

171.3
172.3
171.4
172.3
171.4
170.5
168.6
166.4

176.3
177.8
176.4
177.0
176.6
175.3
174.0
170.7

181.5
183.0
181.5
181.8
181.5
180.7
178.5
175.0

184.4
185.3
184.6
184.6
184.6
182.7
180.4
177.8

186.0
186.8
186.4
186.2
186.5
184.8
182.9
179.0

188.7
190.1
189.6
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189.1
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177.5
178.9
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0.20
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166.0
167.4
167.3
162.6

168.5
170.1
169.2
165.2

170.2
171.9
170.8
167.1

172.6
174.4
173.1
169.8

177.4
178.9
177.9
174.6

182.4
183.4
182.8
179.7

184.9
185.7
185.2
182.2

186.5
187.7
186.6
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189.1
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.

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.

943
361
316
266

177.2
178.0
177.4
174.3

0.20
0.35
0.33
0.52

165.4
166.3
166.0
163.0

167.8
167.9
168.6
164.7

169.8
170.1
170.3
166.8

172.3
173.1
172.7
169.4

177.0
177.7
177.2
174.0

181.9
183.0
181.6
179.1

184.7
185.2
184.5
181.8

186.4
187.1
186.6
183.5

189.6
190.6
189.0
185.7

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.
.

902
375
246
281

170.3
170.6
170.2
167.8

0.34
0.46
0.40
0.42

158.7
158.3
159.4
157.7

161.1
161.2
161.4
159.4

163.0
163.3
163.3
160.8

165.2
165.3
165.6
163.4

170.4
170.6
170.8
167.8

174.9
175.2
174.9
172.4

177.0
177.6
176.3
173.7

178.9
180.5
178.1
175.1

182.0
183.7
180.1
176.9

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
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.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
1

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.

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.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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Table 12. Height in inches for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the mean, and
selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Inches

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4,482
808
742
769
591
668
555
349

69.4
69.9
69.4
69.7
69.5
69.0
68.4
67.2

0.07
0.13
0.13
0.11
0.15
0.11
0.16
0.14

64.4
64.7
64.1
65.2
65.0
64.2
63.8
62.7

65.6
65.8
65.3
66.2
65.8
65.4
64.6
63.6

66.3
66.6
66.1
66.8
66.5
66.1
65.5
64.3

67.4
67.8
67.5
67.9
67.5
67.1
66.4
65.5

69.4
70.0
69.5
69.7
69.5
69.0
68.5
67.2

71.5
72.0
71.5
71.6
71.5
71.1
70.3
68.9

72.6
73.0
72.7
72.7
72.7
71.9
71.0
70.0

73.2
73.5
73.4
73.3
73.4
72.7
72.0
70.5

74.3
74.8
74.7
74.0
74.4
73.7
73.1
71.3

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2,331
664
710
957

69.9
70.4
70.1
68.8

0.08
0.10
0.14
0.08

65.4
65.9
65.9
64.0

66.3
67.0
66.6
65.0

67.0
67.7
67.3
65.8

68.0
68.6
68.2
66.8

69.8
70.4
70.0
68.8

71.8
72.2
72.0
70.7

72.8
73.1
72.9
71.7

73.4
73.9
73.5
72.3

74.5
74.9
74.3
73.4

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943
361
316
266

69.8
70.1
69.8
68.6

0.08
0.14
0.13
0.20

65.1
65.5
65.4
64.2

66.1
66.1
66.4
64.9

66.9
67.0
67.0
65.7

67.8
68.1
68.0
66.7

69.7
70.0
69.8
68.5

71.6
72.0
71.5
70.5

72.7
72.9
72.7
71.6

73.4
73.7
73.5
72.2

74.6
75.1
74.4
73.1

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902
375
246
281

67.0
67.2
67.0
66.1

0.13
0.18
0.16
0.17

62.5
62.3
62.8
62.1

63.4
63.5
63.6
62.7

64.2
64.3
64.3
63.3

65.0
65.1
65.2
64.3

67.1
67.1
67.2
66.1

68.8
69.0
68.9
67.9

69.7
69.9
69.4
68.4

70.5
71.1
70.1
68.9

71.6
72.3
70.9
69.6

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
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.
.

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.
.

.
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.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
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.
.

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.

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.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
1

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.

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.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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Table 13. Body mass index values for children and adolescents aged 219 years by sex and age, by mean, standard error of the mean,
and selcted percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

Male
2 years .
3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
7 years .
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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.

25th

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Body mass index

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.

258
209
206
202
176
181
151
176
171
158
275
284
260
270
308
278
283
271

16.8
16.2
16.2
16.8
16.5
16.9
18.1
18.4
19.6
20.5
21.0
21.8
22.0
23.2
24.5
24.0
24.6
25.6

0.10
0.11
0.14
0.25
0.15
0.24
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.54
0.44
0.40
0.51
0.36
0.43
0.45
0.54
0.53

15.1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
15.2
15.7
16.4
17.7
17.5
18.3
17.7
18.4

15.3
14.5
14.1
14.2
14.2
14.3
14.6
14.7
15.5
15.9
16.0
16.8
17.2
17.9
18.9
18.8
19.0
19.3

15.6
14.8
14.3
14.5
14.7
14.7
15.0
15.1
15.7
16.5
16.6
17.3
17.5
18.7
19.4
19.0
19.6
20.1

15.8
15.3
14.8
14.9
15.0
15.1
15.5
15.7
16.5
16.9
17.3
17.8
18.5
19.7
20.3
20.0
20.9
21.6

16.6
16.2
16.0
16.0
16.1
16.2
17.2
17.3
18.0
18.3
19.7
20.8
20.9
21.9
22.6
22.4
23.1
24.2

17.6
16.9
16.9
17.5
17.4
17.6
19.1
20.3
21.8
22.8
23.2
24.0
23.8
25.0
27.7
26.7
27.5
28.6

18.1
17.2
17.7
18.5
18.7
19.3
20.8
21.6
24.4
26.6
25.8
25.9
26.4
27.7
30.6
29.4
30.2
31.7

18.3
17.6
18.4
19.5
19.1
20.0
22.5
22.7
26.0
27.4
28.1
28.5
29.1
30.5
32.7
31.3
31.7
34.0

19.2
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
31.8
31.5
32.4
31.6
35.5
34.0
36.3
36.4

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285
187
224
199
193
157
184
185
189
174
249
292
269
247
253
252
271
238

16.6
16.3
16.1
16.2
16.4
17.1
17.6
18.9
20.2
21.3
21.4
22.7
22.8
23.2
23.2
25.0
25.4
25.3

0.11
0.18
0.14
0.19
0.21
0.26
0.42
0.36
0.40
0.47
0.45
0.35
0.62
0.28
0.39
0.60
0.80
0.64

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

14.7
14.5
14.3
14.3
14.1
14.4
14.2
15.1
15.3
15.9
15.5
17.0
17.7
18.3
18.5
19.1
18.5
19.6

15.1
14.8
14.6
14.5
14.5
14.8
14.6
15.5
15.7
16.3
16.9
17.8
18.1
18.7
19.1
19.5
19.1
20.1

15.4
15.1
15.0
14.9
14.8
15.2
15.1
15.9
16.5
17.6
18.0
18.9
18.6
19.7
20.1
20.7
20.7
21.1

16.3
15.9
15.8
15.5
15.9
16.4
16.6
18.1
19.3
20.6
20.0
21.4
21.2
22.1
21.5
22.9
23.5
23.6

17.4
16.9
16.7
16.9
17.3
18.2
18.7
21.1
22.4
23.9
23.1
25.8
25.2
25.8
25.0
27.4
28.2
27.4

18.3
18.0
17.1
18.1
18.4
19.6
21.5
22.6
25.7
26.1
27.5
28.1
28.9
27.3
27.4
30.8
33.1
31.1

18.7
19.0
18.0
18.9
19.4
20.5
22.8
24.4
26.9
28.4
29.0
30.1
31.0
29.4
30.1
32.7
34.7
33.7

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Female
2 years .
3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
7 years .
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.
NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded. Body mass index (BMI) is calculated as follows: BMI = weight(kilograms)/height(meters2).

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Table 14. Body mass index values for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the
mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Body mass index

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.

4,313
705
663
778
602
691
463
411

28.4
26.5
28.1
29.2
29.6
29.5
27.8
26.4

0.19
0.36
0.38
0.39
0.39
0.33
0.40
0.27

19.4
18.2
19.4
19.8
20.2
20.6
19.6
19.7

20.7
19.4
20.3
21.2
21.3
22.1
21.1
20.8

21.6
20.1
21.2
21.9
22.4
23.2
22.5
21.7

23.1
21.4
22.9
23.6
23.9
24.7
24.0
23.1

26.9
24.4
26.1
27.5
28.3
28.1
27.0
26.0

32.2
30.0
32.2
33.4
33.9
32.9
30.9
29.6

35.5
33.4
35.4
36.9
37.7
36.1
33.1
31.7

38.1
35.9
37.9
38.9
40.2
37.9
35.8
33.0

41.6
41.3
41.2
43.5
44.1
42.0
39.6
34.3

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.
.
.

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.
.

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.
.

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.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

2,222
615
673
934

27.9
26.5
29.0
28.0

0.22
0.36
0.35
0.21

19.3
19.0
19.8
19.8

20.5
19.6
21.0
21.3

21.4
20.4
21.7
22.4

22.9
21.6
23.5
24.0

26.4
24.5
27.3
27.1

31.6
30.1
33.3
31.0

34.9
33.8
36.5
33.4

37.3
36.0
38.8
35.8

41.1
40.4
43.0
39.6

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.
.
.

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.
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.
.
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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

956
328
355
273

31.6
30.8
32.4
31.8

0.28
0.46
0.33
0.44

20.5
19.8
20.6
22.1

22.2
21.3
23.3
23.1

23.7
22.5
24.8
24.0

25.9
24.8
27.1
26.0

30.5
29.4
30.8
31.0

36.2
35.1
37.4
35.9

39.7
39.5
40.4
38.3

41.4
40.9
43.2
41.2

46.4
45.4
47.3
46.4

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.
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.
.
.

815
300
234
281

29.5
28.8
30.7
29.2

0.37
0.47
0.50
0.44

20.8
20.2
22.0
21.9

22.1
21.3
23.0
22.7

22.8
22.1
23.8
23.6

24.6
23.6
25.2
25.1

28.2
27.7
29.9
28.2

33.2
32.8
34.6
32.4

36.3
35.2
37.6
34.5

38.1
37.8
39.0
36.1

42.6
42.5
43.1
40.2

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded. Body mass index (BMI) is calculated as follows: BMI = weight(kilograms)/height(meters2).

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Table 15. Body mass index values for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error of the
mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Percentile

Standard
error

5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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.

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.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Body mass index

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.

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.
.

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.
.

4,474
808
741
768
590
665
554
348

28.4
27.0
28.2
29.2
28.9
29.2
28.1
26.2

0.14
0.31
0.23
0.26
0.27
0.29
0.25
0.19

20.8
19.2
21.0
22.1
21.1
21.5
21.1
19.7

22.1
20.7
22.3
23.1
22.4
23.1
22.3
21.0

23.1
21.7
23.1
24.0
23.6
24.1
23.5
21.7

24.6
23.1
24.5
25.5
25.3
25.8
24.8
23.1

27.7
25.8
27.6
28.4
28.1
28.6
27.6
26.1

31.2
30.1
31.0
31.9
31.7
32.0
30.9
28.7

33.4
32.6
32.9
34.1
34.3
34.2
32.8
30.4

35.3
34.2
34.7
36.0
36.5
36.2
34.2
31.8

38.6
38.9
37.7
38.8
39.3
38.5
36.5
33.3

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.
.
.
.

2,328
664
708
956

28.4
27.4
29.2
28.6

0.16
0.26
0.26
0.16

20.9
20.1
21.6
21.2

22.2
21.4
23.0
22.7

23.1
22.2
24.0
23.9

24.7
23.5
25.5
25.2

27.7
26.4
28.4
28.1

31.2
30.2
31.8
31.2

33.6
32.6
34.3
33.2

35.4
34.2
36.4
35.2

38.6
37.3
39.2
37.8

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.
.
.

939
360
316
263

28.8
28.9
28.9
28.1

0.30
0.45
0.37
0.30

20.5
20.2
21.3
20.4

21.5
20.8
22.4
21.6

22.8
22.1
23.1
22.9

24.4
24.0
24.7
24.4

27.5
27.8
27.3
27.3

32.0
32.0
32.0
31.5

34.6
34.8
34.6
33.6

36.7
38.2
36.9
35.1

41.4
42.4
41.3
38.0

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.

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.

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.
.

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.

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.
.

.
.
.
.

901
375
246
280

28.2
28.1
28.3
28.2

0.26
0.36
0.31
0.33

21.2
20.8
21.9
21.5

22.8
22.4
23.4
23.0

23.5
23.2
24.1
23.7

24.9
24.7
25.7
24.9

27.7
27.7
27.9
27.5

30.6
30.7
30.5
30.7

32.4
32.8
31.6
33.0

34.0
34.0
33.0
34.6

37.1
37.7
36.2
36.2

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

NOTE: Body mass index (BMI) is calculated as follows: BMI = weight(kilograms)/height(meters2).

Table 16. Head circumference in centimeters for infants from birth through 6 months of age by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Sex and age1

Percentile

Number
examined

Mean

Standard
error

5th

10th

15th

25th

100
137
44

39.1
42.9
44.2

0.21
0.17
0.34

*
*
*

*
40.6
*

37.4
41.2
*

37.9
41.7
*

81
93
41

38.4
41.3
43.2

0.18
0.16
0.30

*
*
*

*
*
*

37.1
39.6
*

37.5
40.3
*

75th

85th

90th

95th

39.0
42.8
*

40.5
43.8
*

40.8
44.6
*

*
44.7
*

38.4
41.5
*

39.2
42.4
*

39.7
42.6
*

*
*
*

Centimeters

Male
Birth2 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50th

Female
Birth2 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.

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Table 17. Recumbent length in centimeters for children from birth through 47 months of age by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
02 months .
35 months .
68 months .
911 months .
1223 months
2435 months
3647 months

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.

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.

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.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters
.
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.
.

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.

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.

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.
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.
.

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.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

100
139
130
123
353
268
198

56.9
64.4
69.2
73.8
82.3
92.4
99.4

0.42
0.39
0.36
0.33
0.30
0.28
0.42

*
*
*
*
74.7
85.5
*

*
60.8
64.8
70.4
76.4
87.3
93.3

53.2
61.1
65.6
70.9
77.4
88.1
93.8

54.7
62.3
67.3
71.6
78.6
89.6
95.9

57.0
64.3
69.2
74.0
82.3
92.3
99.2

59.7
66.5
71.5
75.4
85.9
95.1
102.9

60.5
67.3
72.2
76.8
87.5
96.7
104.4

*
68.1
73.0
77.3
88.6
97.9
106.0

*
*
*
*
91.1
99.2
*

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.

.
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.
.
.

80
94
121
125
324
312
183

56.5
63.1
67.8
71.6
80.5
90.4
99.5

0.62
0.36
0.35
0.27
0.29
0.40
0.37

*
*
*
*
73.3
82.3
*

*
*
*
*
75.0
84.0
93.2

*
59.7
65.1
68.4
75.7
84.9
95.2

54.3
61.5
66.3
70.1
76.8
87.0
97.0

56.0
63.5
67.9
71.9
80.6
90.3
99.4

57.9
64.9
69.2
73.4
84.0
93.9
102.2

*
65.8
70.5
74.2
85.2
95.6
103.8

*
*
*
*
86.3
96.3
105.1

*
*
*
*
88.1
97.8
*

Female
02 months .
35 months .
68 months .
911 months .
1223 months
2435 months
3647 months

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.

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.
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.
.
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.
.
.

.
.
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.
.
.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliablilty or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.

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Table 18. Waist circumference in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 219 years by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
2 years .
3 years .
4 years .
5 years .
6 years .
7 years .
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters
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231
199
199
198
174
177
146
173
171
153
272
282
257
266
303
272
277
262

48.7
50.2
52.3
56.5
57.0
58.9
63.2
64.9
69.1
72.9
75.3
77.9
78.3
81.3
85.5
83.9
86.3
88.1

0.25
0.30
0.40
0.73
0.46
0.77
1.11
0.91
0.93
1.63
1.17
1.13
1.34
0.92
1.12
0.87
1.44
1.27

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
59.1
62.2
63.4
66.5
68.1
68.8
69.6
70.0

45.0
45.9
47.4
49.4
50.8
51.8
53.7
55.0
57.4
58.2
60.9
63.7
65.7
68.1
70.4
70.7
70.9
72.2

45.4
46.5
47.9
50.4
52.3
52.4
54.8
55.5
58.0
60.3
62.0
64.9
66.9
69.4
71.1
71.6
72.5
74.0

46.4
47.7
49.0
51.4
53.0
53.4
56.3
57.0
60.0
61.6
64.6
66.8
68.6
72.1
74.3
74.1
75.2
76.5

48.3
50.0
51.5
54.4
55.5
56.5
59.7
63.0
65.4
67.4
71.2
74.6
73.8
78.2
79.0
79.0
81.3
83.5

50.9
52.3
54.3
58.3
59.4
61.9
67.3
68.8
76.3
83.1
82.5
84.2
82.9
86.9
94.3
90.4
95.4
96.8

51.9
53.4
55.8
60.8
63.0
65.8
72.1
75.5
81.9
89.5
88.5
89.4
93.5
92.8
105.0
99.5
103.4
106.0

52.8
54.3
58.0
64.1
65.7
69.7
81.0
77.0
86.2
93.5
91.5
97.4
99.4
98.9
109.8
105.2
107.1
110.9

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
107.9
107.1
103.0
104.3
114.5
110.7
116.4
118.6

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56.2
60.0
62.6
67.5
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75.3
78.4
79.1
80.4
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0.34
0.64
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52.5
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56.3
58.6
61.0
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66.7
67.2
67.9
68.5
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44.5
46.5
48.4
49.6
50.6
53.1
53.5
57.8
60.1
61.8
63.6
65.9
67.9
69.6
69.7
71.1
70.6
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45.4
47.9
49.6
50.7
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54.8
59.7
62.3
65.1
66.1
69.1
70.1
71.6
71.7
74.1
73.2
73.6

48.3
49.6
52.3
53.0
55.1
57.9
58.8
64.5
69.1
72.5
73.6
75.5
74.8
76.7
77.2
79.0
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81.3

50.5
51.7
54.6
57.1
58.9
62.6
65.9
72.8
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82.5
80.6
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90.5
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52.5
54.1
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60.8
61.6
67.8
75.5
77.9
84.1
90.3
89.2
94.3
91.8
92.6
91.6
98.7
100.7
102.9

53.5
54.8
57.2
63.4
63.1
71.0
80.1
80.5
86.0
92.5
94.3
97.8
99.2
99.0
98.6
101.3
106.6
107.8

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Table 19. Waist circumference in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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346

94.1
88.2
91.6
95.2
96.9
98.6
96.2
94.0

0.44
0.90
0.92
0.75
0.92
0.62
0.91
0.72

71.9
68.6
71.6
72.9
72.3
75.7
72.6
74.9

74.8
71.7
74.1
76.2
76.3
79.8
79.0
78.6

77.4
73.1
76.2
79.3
78.8
82.8
82.6
80.8

81.8
75.8
79.6
83.7
84.8
88.1
87.5
86.1

92.0
84.3
89.3
92.6
95.4
97.1
96.1
93.9

104.0
96.7
100.2
105.4
108.1
108.8
103.9
101.6

110.8
106.1
106.9
111.4
113.8
114.8
109.7
105.5

115.6
113.5
111.8
116.8
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93.7
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0.73
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71.8
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72.0
74.7

74.3
72.8
75.3
78.8

76.8
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76.9
83.2
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91.7
85.2
93.3
96.0

103.6
97.4
105.9
104.9

110.4
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111.9
110.6

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99.2
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101.2
102.4

0.55
1.04
0.73
0.75

73.6
70.9
75.9
79.4

77.7
74.6
81.3
83.5

81.0
77.3
85.6
86.4

87.0
81.8
89.2
91.1

97.4
93.4
99.7
100.9

110.2
107.3
111.6
112.4

116.5
114.4
117.3
118.8

121.7
119.1
123.5
121.9

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95.8
93.8
98.2
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0.79
0.93
1.07
0.82

75.9
74.6
77.4
80.1

78.6
77.3
80.5
83.1

80.9
79.7
83.1
87.0

85.2
83.4
88.1
90.0

94.1
91.7
96.5
97.4

104.3
102.9
107.0
106.4

110.0
107.8
112.7
111.5

114.7
112.0
116.1
113.1

121.2
120.5
123.6
121.2

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Table 20. Waist circumference in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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85.1
89.3
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91.8
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96.1
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90.9
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101.8
102.9
105.5
104.4
100.2

109.8
101.3
105.7
111.4
111.1
115.6
113.5
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115.0
108.4
111.4
115.3
117.3
120.8
118.3
112.9

119.2
113.3
115.0
119.6
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124.6
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102.0
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80.2
76.7
84.2
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84.2
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91.6
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101.0
94.1
103.1
105.1

110.7
104.1
112.0
114.7

116.1
110.6
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74.2
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77.9
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78.4
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81.5
78.2
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89.2
92.2

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92.4
97.3
101.8

107.4
104.9
108.2
110.4

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85.8
89.6

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83.9
88.3
92.1

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87.3
93.1
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94.2
98.3
102.1

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105.4
110.4

109.4
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113.2
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111.3
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60 years and over

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Table 21. Mid-arm circumference in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 2 months19 years by sex and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
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10th

15th

25th

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2 months . .
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68 months
911 months
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4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
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12 years . .
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15 years . .
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14.1
14.7
15.3
15.6
16.1
16.6
17.3
18.4
18.9
19.7
20.9
21.7
23.4
24.6
25.4
26.8
27.7
29.3
30.8
30.7
31.5
32.4

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0.13
0.12
0.09
0.09
0.11
0.18
0.24
0.15
0.24
0.31
0.32
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0.55
0.42
0.38
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0.42
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20.3
21.1
24.0
24.5
24.9
24.7
25.6

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13.2
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14.5
14.7
15.2
15.9
16.4
16.9
17.8
17.6
19.1
19.5
20.3
21.5
22.9
24.6
25.6
26.1
26.2
26.9

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13.6
14.2
14.2
14.9
15.1
15.5
16.2
16.9
17.4
18.1
18.2
19.7
20.3
20.9
22.4
23.2
25.1
26.0
26.6
27.0
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14.7
14.7
15.3
15.4
16.0
16.6
17.4
17.9
18.4
19.1
20.5
21.3
22.0
23.5
24.2
26.3
26.8
27.3
28.3
29.0

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15.2
15.6
16.0
16.3
17.1
17.9
18.5
19.1
20.3
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22.2
23.3
24.2
26.1
27.2
28.3
29.8
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14.7
15.5
15.9
16.4
16.9
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18.1
19.1
20.2
20.6
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23.6
26.1
27.6
28.2
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30.0
32.2
33.6
33.1
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15.9
16.4
16.9
17.3
18.0
18.8
20.1
21.4
21.8
23.6
24.8
28.1
29.7
30.0
31.8
31.8
33.4
36.8
35.0
36.2
38.2

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15.2
16.3
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18.4
19.5
21.2
21.7
23.1
24.4
25.8
29.4
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32.6
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13.8
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15.0
15.4
16.1
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17.4
17.9
18.8
20.1
20.9
22.5
23.9
25.3
25.5
26.9
27.0
27.7
27.8
29.0
29.3
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0.11
0.11
0.13
0.09
0.09
0.12
0.12
0.18
0.19
0.25
0.42
0.38
0.37
0.41
0.44
0.32
0.52
0.27
0.34
0.46
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14.4
15.2
15.6
15.8
16.3
17.0
17.1
18.6
18.9
20.1
20.8
21.6
22.2
22.9
23.3
23.4
23.3
24.6

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13.4
13.7
14.0
14.7
15.4
15.9
16.1
16.9
17.3
17.8
19.0
19.8
20.7
21.5
22.5
22.6
23.6
23.9
24.4
24.1
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13.1
13.7
14.2
14.5
15.1
15.8
16.2
16.6
17.3
18.1
18.5
19.8
20.8
21.7
22.6
23.8
23.4
24.7
24.9
25.3
25.6
25.9

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13.6
14.4
14.9
15.4
16.0
16.6
17.1
17.4
18.3
19.4
20.1
22.1
23.3
24.8
24.5
25.7
26.1
26.7
26.8
28.1
28.3
28.0

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14.2
15.4
15.9
16.1
17.0
17.3
18.3
19.1
19.7
21.5
22.4
25.2
26.2
28.1
27.2
29.5
29.4
30.5
29.5
31.4
32.1
31.1

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15.9
16.3
16.6
17.6
18.1
18.9
20.0
20.7
23.3
24.8
26.4
28.3
29.6
29.9
31.7
32.0
32.1
32.0
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34.6
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17.0
17.9
18.5
19.2
20.6
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24.0
25.6
27.2
30.0
30.8
32.0
32.7
33.2
33.2
33.4
35.5
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2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
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2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
10 years . .
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15 years . .
16 years . .
17 years . .
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Table 22. Mid-arm circumference in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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32.7
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31.3
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0.15
0.30
0.29
0.28
0.23
0.20
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24.3
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25.6
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24.4
22.7

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24.2
25.8
26.2
26.3
27.0
25.8
23.8

26.5
25.1
26.9
27.1
27.4
27.8
26.7
24.9

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26.2
27.9
28.7
28.6
29.0
27.9
26.1

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29.0
30.7
31.7
32.0
32.1
30.6
28.9

35.1
33.1
35.3
35.9
35.9
36.1
34.1
32.0

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35.8
37.9
38.2
38.5
37.9
35.9
33.5

39.2
37.6
39.5
40.1
40.0
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37.3
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31.7
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24.2
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23.8

25.6
24.9
26.1
25.6

26.4
25.7
27.0
26.6

27.8
27.1
28.4
27.9

30.8
29.5
31.6
30.9

34.8
33.5
35.6
34.4

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34.4
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35.3
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0.31
0.45

25.3
24.6
26.1
25.7

26.8
26.0
27.8
26.8

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27.1
29.6
28.3

29.9
28.8
31.0
30.1

33.9
33.0
34.7
34.1

38.0
37.5
39.2
37.3

40.5
40.0
41.4
39.7

42.3
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32.2
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25.3
25.0
26.6
25.5

26.4
26.0
27.7
26.2

27.2
26.5
28.3
27.5

28.6
28.0
29.7
28.5

31.6
31.1
32.5
31.4

35.1
34.6
36.0
35.2

37.4
36.9
38.1
36.5

38.6
37.9
39.2
38.3

40.5
40.3
40.5
40.5

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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60 years and over

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Table 23. Mid-arm circumference in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
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Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
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7079 years . . .
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34.1
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35.1
34.2
34.0
32.5
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0.20
0.23
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27.5
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27.9
27.7
26.2
24.4

29.0
28.1
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30.2
29.4
29.4
27.8
25.8

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29.4
30.4
31.0
30.1
30.1
28.6
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30.6
31.6
32.5
31.3
31.1
30.0
27.6

33.8
33.1
34.1
34.7
33.9
33.7
32.3
29.9

36.6
36.4
36.8
37.5
36.6
36.4
34.7
31.8

38.2
38.2
38.4
38.9
38.3
37.9
36.2
32.8

39.5
39.3
39.8
40.2
39.4
39.1
37.5
34.3

41.4
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41.9
42.2
41.4
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34.2
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27.6
27.6
28.5
26.4

29.1
29.1
30.0
28.1

30.0
29.9
30.7
29.1

31.3
31.3
32.3
30.4

33.9
33.7
34.6
32.6

36.7
36.7
37.2
35.3

38.2
38.2
38.7
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40.1
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35.5
35.1
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0.29
0.25

28.0
28.3
28.6
25.2

29.3
29.1
29.6
27.4

30.0
30.5
30.1
28.7

31.6
31.8
31.8
30.4

34.4
35.0
34.4
33.2

37.9
38.2
37.9
36.1

39.7
40.8
39.5
37.9

41.5
42.5
41.3
39.0

44.4
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33.2
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0.19
0.33

27.7
27.8
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25.6

28.7
28.7
29.0
27.4

29.6
29.7
29.7
28.3

30.9
31.0
31.1
29.7

33.1
33.2
33.2
31.9

35.6
35.9
35.4
34.7

36.9
37.2
36.3
36.2

37.9
38.2
37.0
37.0

39.8
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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Table 24. Upper arm length in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 2 months19 years by sex and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
1 year . . . .
2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
10 years . .
11 years . .
12 years . .
13 years . .
14 years . .
15 years . .
16 years . .
17 years . .
18 years . .
19 years . .

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Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

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14.8
15.9
17.5
19.5
21.2
22.9
24.6
25.8
27.5
28.7
30.5
32.1
34.3
34.5
36.7
38.0
39.1
39.9
40.1
40.5
40.1

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13.7
15.1
16.0
18.0
19.9
21.7
23.5
25.0
26.5
28.2
29.2
31.0
32.9
34.9
35.8
37.5
38.9
40.0
40.5
41.0
41.2
41.1

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20.4
22.0
24.0
25.7
26.7
28.5
29.5
31.3
33.6
35.8
36.5
38.3
39.9
40.3
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0.14
0.10
0.09
0.14
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0.16
0.13
0.16
0.22
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15.2
17.4
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27.3
28.4
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271
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16.2
18.4
20.2
21.5
22.9
24.6
26.1
27.4
29.3
30.8
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0.11
0.09
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0.15
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0.17
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0.19
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0.18
0.14
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21.0
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24.0
25.3
26.6
28.0
29.4
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31.9
32.4
32.4
32.7
32.8
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11.0
12.4
13.5
14.7
17.0
18.9
19.9
21.3
23.0
24.3
25.7
27.0
28.4
29.9
31.4
32.5
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33.1
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15.2
17.5
19.4
20.7
21.9
23.4
24.9
26.1
27.6
29.4
30.6
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22.9
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Table 25. Upper arm length in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
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Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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36.0
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36.1
35.9
36.4
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0.06
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0.12
0.10
0.12
0.11
0.12
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32.4
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32.2
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33.1
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33.2
33.2
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33.5
33.6
33.9
33.6
34.0
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34.3
34.3
34.5
34.3
34.9
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35.9
35.5
35.8
35.9
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36.3
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37.0
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38.4
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35.2
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37.1

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Table 26. Upper arm length in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
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Race and ethnicity and age

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Standard
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Percentile
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10th

15th

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All race and ethnicity groups1

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5059 years . . .
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0.12
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35.9
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36.2
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41.3
41.6
42.2
42.0
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42.3
41.9
42.1
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36.1

36.9
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37.1
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37.3
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38.2
38.1

39.6
39.4
39.8
39.6

41.0
40.9
41.2
41.2

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42.6
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36.0
35.9
35.9
36.6

37.0
36.9
36.9
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37.4
37.4
37.4
37.5

38.3
38.3
38.4
38.2

39.9
39.9
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41.4
41.4
41.4
41.2

42.3
42.5
42.2
42.0

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42.9
42.7

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37.9
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0.14
0.13

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34.4
35.0
34.5

35.2
35.0
35.4
35.0

35.6
35.6
35.9
35.4

36.3
36.2
36.5
36.2

37.7
37.5
37.9
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39.5
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40.2
40.0
40.0

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40.5
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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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Table 27. Subscapular skinfold thickness in millimeters for children and adolescents aged 2 months19 years by sex and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
1 year . . . .
2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
10 years . .
11 years . .
12 years . .
13 years . .
14 years . .
15 years . .
16 years . .
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126
126
121
333
255
195
197
196
170
174
140
164
165
141
258
272
242
257
285
256
257
240

*
8.3
7.6
7.6
6.8
6.5
6.7
6.1
7.3
7.0
7.1
7.9
8.8
10.4
10.7
11.5
12.0
10.6
11.2
12.7
12.7
13.9
14.5

*
0.20
0.18
0.26
0.11
0.10
0.18
0.19
0.46
0.20
0.35
0.53
0.50
0.65
0.59
0.61
0.64
0.46
0.41
0.38
0.60
0.69
0.62

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4.8
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5.0
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6.4
6.2
7.1
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5.0
4.8
4.4
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.9
5.2
5.1
5.6
5.7
6.5
6.7
7.1
7.4
7.8

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6.5
5.8
5.6
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.9
5.1
5.4
5.5
6.1
6.1
6.9
7.2
7.5
8.0
8.2

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7.0
6.2
5.9
5.7
5.2
5.2
4.8
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.4
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.6
6.7
7.2
7.8
8.2
8.7
9.1

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7.9
7.3
7.1
6.5
6.0
6.2
5.4
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.7
7.4
7.8
8.5
9.3
8.5
9.0
9.6
10.0
10.5
12.4

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9.2
8.4
9.0
7.5
7.1
7.7
6.3
7.3
7.9
7.5
8.7
9.7
13.4
14.8
14.6
15.2
13.4
12.9
16.3
14.4
17.4
18.0

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10.6
9.2
9.5
8.2
8.2
8.4
7.3
9.1
9.2
9.0
11.3
14.3
17.1
17.3
18.1
19.8
15.8
15.2
20.8
20.5
21.7
21.4

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8.5
8.5
9.1
8.4
11.9
10.5
10.4
15.0
16.5
20.4
20.5
21.9
22.4
19.3
20.1
23.6
24.2
24.5
26.1

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29.3
25.8
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24.5
26.5
27.8
28.4
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310
292
173
216
191
185
148
174
174
168
158
225
268
240
220
226
213
226
192

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8.4
8.4
8.3
7.3
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.8
7.5
8.5
9.1
11.1
12.1
13.5
12.4
14.6
14.0
15.7
14.8
16.2
16.7
18.2

*
0.26
0.37
0.16
0.12
0.16
0.23
0.21
0.40
0.24
0.40
0.53
0.50
0.44
0.61
0.61
0.65
0.72
0.49
0.52
0.56
0.62
0.78

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6.0
6.9
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5.9
5.1
4.9
4.6
4.9
4.9
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.4
5.7
6.3
6.1
7.1
7.6
7.9
8.1
8.3
8.4
8.5

*
5.9
5.9
6.1
5.3
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.2
4.8
5.0
5.0
6.1
6.1
6.8
6.9
7.7
8.1
8.6
8.6
9.0
9.3
9.0

*
6.4
6.3
6.6
5.9
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.5
6.7
7.4
8.0
7.9
8.7
9.0
9.9
9.3
10.5
10.8
10.7

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8.1
7.8
7.9
6.9
6.3
6.5
6.3
6.3
6.5
7.3
6.8
9.4
10.1
11.5
10.6
12.7
11.7
13.9
12.9
14.2
15.0
16.5

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9.6
9.6
9.2
8.3
7.9
8.0
7.9
8.2
8.4
9.8
10.1
13.7
16.1
17.9
15.3
18.3
16.3
20.2
17.5
19.6
20.9
24.4

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10.4
10.8
10.4
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.5
9.9
10.3
11.9
13.4
17.6
19.1
21.0
19.0
23.9
20.8
22.8
20.7
24.6
24.2
25.9

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11.0
9.3
9.8
11.0
10.4
12.1
11.8
12.9
17.9
19.0
20.2
23.2
20.6
26.3
24.1
24.4
24.9
27.3
25.8
28.1

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10.7
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28.9
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Female
2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
1 year . . . .
2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
10 years . .
11 years . .
12 years . .
13 years . .
14 years . .
15 years . .
16 years . .
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NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 28. Subscapular skinfold thickness in millimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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95th

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3,186
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20.8
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22.6
22.3
19.3
16.1

0.24
0.49
0.50
0.46
0.41
0.41
0.54
0.36

8.4
7.6
9.2
9.1
8.8
9.1
7.4
6.9

10.0
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10.6
10.7
11.6
10.9
9.3
8.1

11.3
10.0
11.8
12.3
13.0
13.5
10.5
8.8

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11.7
14.3
15.2
16.5
16.7
13.8
10.4

20.3
16.3
20.2
22.7
22.6
21.8
19.3
14.4

26.8
24.1
27.4
28.5
28.9
28.0
23.9
21.3

30.4
27.3
30.9
31.8
31.7
32.0
27.0
24.4

32.6
30.5
32.2
33.9
34.1
33.0
29.5
25.4

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35.6
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20.1
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19.4

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8.1
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8.7
7.6

9.6
9.2
10.4
9.2

10.8
10.3
12.1
10.2

13.2
12.1
14.8
12.9

19.4
16.8
21.9
19.3

25.8
24.4
28.3
24.8

29.9
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30.9
27.8

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33.3
30.2

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12.0
10.7
15.1
12.6

13.4
12.0
17.0
13.9

17.5
15.0
20.6
17.6

24.3
22.4
26.5
23.6

30.8
29.4
32.6
30.2

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34.2
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35.3
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21.6

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10.9
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13.6
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15.1
13.2

14.6
13.9
16.2
14.1

17.2
16.3
18.8
17.1

23.2
23.2
24.0
20.6

28.2
28.7
28.3
25.7

31.2
31.9
31.1
29.4

33.5
34.0
33.2
31.2

35.7
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Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

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NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 29. Subscapular skinfold thickness in millimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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19.3
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20.2
21.1
19.8
17.0

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0.40
0.38
0.32
0.36

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9.4
10.9
9.9
8.3

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10.3
11.1
11.3
12.1
12.1
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15.6
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11.9

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20.2
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16.4

24.1
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26.7
28.7
27.4
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18.6
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20.1
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Table 30. Triceps skinfold thickness in millimeters for children and adolescents aged 2 months19 years by sex and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
1 year . . . .
2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
9 years . . .
10 years . .
11 years . .
12 years . .
13 years . .
14 years . .
15 years . .
16 years . .
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336
260
195
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197
173
176
146
173
169
147
265
277
253
263
290
259
266
254

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11.0
10.6
10.2
9.8
9.6
9.3
9.1
10.0
9.8
10.5
11.7
12.6
14.4
15.3
15.4
14.6
13.4
12.6
13.6
12.7
13.1
13.6

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0.25
0.26
0.30
0.19
0.13
0.21
0.26
0.32
0.25
0.53
0.69
0.51
0.54
0.93
0.56
0.58
0.62
0.45
0.47
0.56
0.88
0.72

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6.1
6.3
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6.4
5.8
5.2
5.4
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8.4
7.3
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6.8
6.4
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.2
6.4
7.4
7.6
7.4
6.8
6.4
6.7
6.2
6.0
6.2
5.9

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8.7
8.0
7.7
7.4
7.2
6.9
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.6
6.4
6.9
8.1
8.0
8.4
7.4
6.8
7.3
6.8
6.5
6.5
6.9

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9.0
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8.1
8.0
8.0
7.3
7.0
7.2
7.1
7.4
7.2
7.6
8.8
9.3
9.5
8.2
7.8
8.0
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.9

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10.5
10.1
9.7
9.4
9.5
9.0
8.3
8.7
8.9
8.9
10.0
11.4
12.2
13.1
12.9
12.3
10.4
9.9
9.9
10.1
9.9
11.0

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12.0
12.3
11.9
11.0
11.1
10.7
10.4
11.0
11.9
12.1
14.5
16.2
18.9
19.3
20.4
18.7
17.7
15.4
19.1
17.2
17.8
16.2

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13.9
13.0
12.9
12.0
12.0
11.4
11.5
12.9
13.0
13.7
17.7
19.3
21.2
24.2
23.4
23.9
22.6
19.2
24.5
19.8
20.8
22.9

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14.5
13.4
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12.5
12.7
12.0
12.3
15.8
14.6
15.4
20.6
20.3
24.1
26.6
26.5
26.2
24.9
22.4
26.3
22.4
24.7
26.6

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13.2
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153
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167
231
274
252
226
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246
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10.8
11.1
10.8
10.1
10.5
10.2
10.6
10.7
10.8
12.7
12.6
15.5
16.4
17.6
16.0
18.8
18.3
19.7
18.8
20.3
21.0
20.5

*
0.31
0.30
0.24
0.19
0.21
0.28
0.23
0.32
0.30
0.38
0.48
0.59
0.60
0.72
0.52
0.49
0.84
0.65
0.72
0.56
0.76
0.80

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7.2
7.0
6.7
7.1
7.2
6.2
7.7
7.4
8.4
8.3
8.8
8.9
10.2
10.1
11.0
10.5
11.3
11.1
11.2

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8.0
7.6
8.0
7.5
7.7
7.0
7.4
7.6
6.9
8.0
7.8
9.2
9.6
9.3
9.2
10.8
11.1
11.9
11.2
13.1
12.8
12.3

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8.9
8.8
8.9
8.3
8.4
7.6
8.2
8.4
8.0
8.8
8.7
10.7
11.3
11.2
11.1
12.9
12.9
13.8
13.2
14.6
14.8
14.2

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10.6
11.3
10.9
9.7
10.1
9.4
10.3
9.9
10.0
11.0
11.0
14.1
15.1
16.0
14.6
18.3
16.2
18.5
17.1
18.7
20.1
19.9

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11.9
12.8
12.3
11.4
12.4
11.9
12.1
12.1
12.9
15.0
15.3
18.4
19.9
22.9
19.8
23.2
23.9
23.8
23.3
25.1
26.2
25.2

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13.4
13.9
12.9
12.7
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.3
14.7
18.4
17.7
22.2
22.8
26.0
22.8
26.0
26.4
26.4
27.0
28.0
29.9
27.1

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13.2
14.2
14.8
14.2
14.9
15.1
19.8
20.1
24.6
26.6
28.5
25.5
29.2
27.6
30.0
29.3
29.7
33.2
29.5

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15.3
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32.1
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2 months . .
35 months
68 months
911 months
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2 years . . .
3 years . . .
4 years . . .
5 years . . .
6 years . . .
7 years . . .
8 years . . .
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Table 31. Triceps skinfold thickness in millimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

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24.1
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24.3
25.1
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25.3
23.2
20.2

0.22
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13.3
13.4
11.2
10.1

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11.9
14.7
14.1
16.1
16.6
14.2
11.3

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13.2
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15.9
17.5
18.1
15.7
12.7

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18.2
19.5
20.5
20.3
17.9
14.7

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25.6
25.9
25.4
22.9
19.0

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27.3
30.2
30.9
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28.7
25.0

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32.9
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33.2
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31.1
28.5

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32.4
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35.2
34.9
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32.7
30.1

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12.3
11.2

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15.3
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23.5

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27.1
24.9

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0.45
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10.6
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10.6
11.2

14.1
12.4
16.1
14.4

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18.2
16.3

19.5
18.1
22.0
18.9

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24.2
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25.1

31.6
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33.8
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35.7
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38.2
36.2

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676
244
196
236

24.9
24.6
26.0
23.0

0.53
0.62
0.64
0.35

13.3
13.0
*
*

15.9
14.8
17.0
14.4

17.2
16.8
18.6
15.6

19.9
19.2
21.2
18.9

24.3
23.5
26.1
22.2

30.1
30.2
30.1
27.3

32.6
32.5
33.5
30.4

34.6
34.7
34.9
32.3

36.3
36.3
*
*

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.

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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.

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.
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.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.
NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 32. Triceps skinfold thickness in millimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
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.

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.

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.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Millimeters

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.
.

4,152
755
690
705
542
618
520
322

15.0
14.3
14.7
15.3
15.1
16.1
15.6
13.9

0.19
0.35
0.28
0.35
0.41
0.43
0.33
0.26

6.1
5.0
5.8
6.6
6.2
7.3
7.1
6.8

7.3
6.2
7.1
7.6
7.4
8.3
8.7
7.6

8.3
7.1
8.2
8.7
8.9
9.4
9.5
8.3

10.1
8.8
10.0
10.4
10.8
11.2
11.0
9.7

13.8
12.7
13.6
13.9
14.1
14.9
14.0
12.7

18.8
18.9
18.3
19.2
18.5
19.7
19.2
16.2

21.9
21.7
21.4
22.3
21.5
22.5
22.5
19.8

24.2
25.4
23.4
24.1
23.2
25.2
25.0
21.6

28.1
29.4
27.0
27.9
26.7
30.3
29.1
24.4

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.
.

2,177
639
651
887

15.2
14.5
15.5
15.8

0.21
0.33
0.38
0.31

6.1
5.4
6.4
7.3

7.4
6.4
7.6
8.6

8.6
7.5
9.1
9.4

10.3
9.2
10.9
11.1

13.9
13.1
14.1
14.4

19.1
18.7
19.3
19.1

22.1
21.4
22.5
22.4

24.4
24.0
24.3
24.9

28.5
28.5
28.0
29.7

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.
.
.

838
318
274
246

14.3
14.4
13.7
15.5

0.22
0.39
0.36
0.42

4.9
4.7
5.4
4.8

6.1
5.3
6.5
6.9

7.0
6.3
7.1
7.9

8.7
8.4
8.7
10.0

12.8
12.8
12.2
14.0

18.4
18.9
17.4
20.4

21.8
22.4
20.3
24.0

24.1
24.8
22.0
26.2

28.1
30.8
24.7
29.9

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.
.

848
348
238
262

14.2
14.8
13.3
13.7

0.40
0.59
0.33
0.45

6.2
6.0
*
*

7.4
7.2
7.7
8.1

8.5
8.5
8.2
8.6

9.8
10.0
9.1
9.7

13.0
13.4
12.0
12.5

17.1
18.0
15.9
16.0

20.1
21.8
18.0
19.6

22.9
24.4
19.7
21.1

26.3
27.3
*
*

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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Table 33. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 819 years by sex and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States, 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters
.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.

139
172
171
153
270
282
256
266
303
273
275
263

28.0
28.6
30.4
32.0
33.1
34.9
36.1
37.1
38.2
37.9
38.2
38.8

0.30
0.30
0.33
0.51
0.38
0.36
0.42
0.34
0.37
0.36
0.38
0.36

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
25.4
25.9
27.6
28.2
29.8
31.3
32.3
33.0
33.1
33.4
33.6

25.2
25.9
26.5
28.0
28.8
30.4
32.1
32.8
33.6
33.8
34.2
34.8

25.9
26.5
27.5
28.7
29.9
31.6
33.4
34.1
34.9
34.9
35.2
35.8

27.5
28.1
29.9
31.7
32.5
34.4
35.5
36.8
36.9
37.2
37.8
38.1

29.6
30.3
32.8
34.3
35.7
37.2
37.8
39.1
40.9
40.4
40.3
41.4

31.3
31.7
34.6
36.0
37.0
39.1
40.0
41.0
42.7
42.7
41.9
43.5

*
32.9
35.5
36.9
38.9
40.1
41.5
42.4
43.3
43.6
43.6
44.6

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

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.
.

172
182
182
172
243
289
266
236
246
245
269
233

27.6
29.7
31.4
33.1
34.0
35.4
35.5
35.9
36.3
37.3
37.4
37.4

0.34
0.38
0.37
0.41
0.42
0.30
0.48
0.27
0.21
0.41
0.53
0.42

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

24.1
25.5
27.0
27.6
29.1
30.5
31.0
31.9
32.0
32.7
32.2
32.9

24.5
26.4
27.8
28.5
30.0
31.0
31.5
32.7
32.5
33.5
33.3
33.4

25.6
27.1
28.8
29.8
31.4
32.5
32.7
33.8
33.9
34.4
34.5
34.5

27.2
28.7
30.6
32.9
33.3
34.7
34.8
35.6
36.1
36.4
36.5
36.5

28.8
31.4
33.7
36.0
36.3
37.5
37.6
37.6
38.1
39.7
39.5
39.6

30.1
33.8
35.9
37.1
37.6
39.2
40.0
39.1
39.0
40.9
42.3
41.2

31.5
34.3
36.5
38.4
39.9
42.5
40.9
40.5
40.6
42.3
43.2
44.1

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Female
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.
NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 34. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
.
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.
.
.

.
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.
.

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.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

.
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.
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.

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.

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.

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.
.

4,133
676
648
765
578
673
437
356

38.3
37.8
38.7
39.2
38.7
38.5
36.8
35.5

0.13
0.25
0.23
0.27
0.24
0.30
0.27
0.19

31.8
31.5
32.2
32.8
32.3
31.5
31.1
29.8

33.0
32.4
33.6
33.8
33.4
32.6
32.1
30.8

33.8
33.1
34.1
34.6
34.3
33.6
32.9
31.7

35.0
34.5
35.3
35.7
35.5
35.2
33.9
33.1

37.5
37.1
38.0
38.5
37.7
37.6
36.2
35.4

40.9
40.2
41.2
42.1
41.3
41.1
39.0
37.7

43.0
41.9
43.4
44.2
43.1
43.1
40.6
38.7

44.7
43.7
45.3
45.6
44.3
44.6
42.0
39.8

47.1
46.6
47.2
47.8
47.4
47.2
44.7
41.4

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.
.
.
.

2,124
595
660
869

38.4
38.4
39.1
37.5

0.14
0.23
0.21
0.17

32.1
32.2
32.9
31.2

33.1
33.0
34.0
32.3

34.0
33.9
34.6
33.1

35.1
35.0
35.7
34.4

37.6
37.7
38.2
36.8

40.9
40.5
41.9
39.8

43.1
42.8
43.8
41.5

44.8
44.6
45.5
43.1

47.2
47.1
47.8
45.6

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.

912
317
341
254

39.6
39.9
39.9
38.4

0.17
0.27
0.25
0.31

32.1
32.4
32.6
31.1

33.6
34.1
34.1
32.2

34.9
35.1
35.3
33.2

36.1
36.1
36.5
35.0

39.1
39.2
39.5
37.8

42.5
42.9
42.6
41.8

44.6
45.5
44.5
43.4

46.2
46.8
45.2
44.9

48.6
48.8
48.6
47.7

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.

789
293
228
268

37.3
37.4
37.9
35.6

0.23
0.30
0.31
0.21

31.2
31.2
31.9
30.1

32.3
32.2
33.1
30.9

33.1
33.1
33.9
31.6

34.4
34.3
35.0
33.0

36.6
36.6
37.1
35.2

39.7
39.9
40.1
37.7

41.5
41.7
41.7
39.0

42.9
43.0
43.4
40.4

45.1
45.1
46.3
42.4

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 35. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
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.
.
.
.

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.
.
.
.

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.
.

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.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

.
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4,303
779
714
748
568
648
530
316

39.5
39.4
39.8
40.3
39.8
39.2
38.0
36.1

0.09
0.19
0.17
0.16
0.20
0.18
0.22
0.16

33.6
33.5
34.1
34.7
33.7
33.4
32.3
31.1

34.7
34.7
34.9
35.9
34.9
34.5
33.7
32.3

35.6
35.4
35.8
36.5
35.9
35.7
34.2
32.8

36.9
36.7
36.9
37.8
37.2
36.9
35.5
34.0

39.2
38.7
39.5
40.0
39.6
39.1
37.7
36.0

41.9
41.3
42.2
42.7
42.0
41.7
40.2
38.0

43.4
43.4
43.5
44.2
43.4
42.8
41.3
39.3

44.4
45.1
44.5
44.9
44.6
43.6
42.5
40.0

46.4
47.3
46.5
46.7
46.0
44.8
44.2
41.0

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2,245
648
691
906

39.8
39.8
40.4
38.6

0.11
0.17
0.19
0.14

33.9
34.2
34.4
32.7

35.0
35.1
35.9
33.8

35.9
35.9
36.7
34.6

37.1
37.0
38.0
36.1

39.4
39.4
40.1
38.3

42.1
42.0
42.6
40.8

43.5
43.6
44.2
42.2

44.5
44.8
44.9
43.1

46.6
47.4
46.6
44.5

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900
348
299
253

39.7
40.2
39.8
38.0

0.18
0.27
0.23
0.23

33.5
33.8
33.5
32.1

34.6
35.0
35.1
33.7

35.5
35.9
36.0
34.4

36.7
37.0
37.1
35.3

39.4
39.7
39.5
37.8

42.1
42.6
41.8
40.4

44.0
45.0
43.8
41.6

45.5
46.4
44.6
42.9

47.2
48.0
46.8
44.6

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865
355
240
270

37.9
38.1
37.9
36.5

0.18
0.26
0.20
0.25

32.7
33.0
32.5
30.8

33.5
33.6
34.3
32.0

34.5
34.6
34.9
32.7

35.6
35.6
35.8
34.3

37.7
37.8
37.9
36.3

39.9
40.0
39.6
38.7

41.2
41.8
40.7
39.8

42.2
42.7
41.6
40.6

43.4
44.2
42.6
42.4

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
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.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
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Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
1

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Table 36. Upper leg length in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 819 years by sex and age, by mean, standard error of the
mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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.

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.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters
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.

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.

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.
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.

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.
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.
.

138
172
169
153
268
282
255
265
301
271
274
261

30.8
32.9
34.6
36.4
38.0
40.1
41.7
43.1
43.3
43.8
43.6
43.8

0.27
0.26
0.33
0.40
0.24
0.30
0.27
0.26
0.24
0.24
0.23
0.37

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
29.4
30.5
*
33.7
35.9
37.5
39.4
40.0
39.8
40.0
39.5

28.2
30.1
31.4
33.1
34.5
36.9
38.0
40.0
40.6
40.7
40.4
40.2

29.0
31.2
32.6
33.8
35.5
37.9
38.9
41.1
41.2
42.1
41.2
41.2

31.0
32.6
34.2
36.1
38.1
39.9
41.7
42.9
43.2
43.7
43.6
44.0

32.7
34.5
36.7
38.4
40.1
42.1
44.0
44.8
44.9
45.5
45.4
46.0

33.2
35.7
37.7
39.7
40.7
43.3
44.9
45.9
45.9
46.7
46.7
47.3

*
36.0
38.6
*
41.7
44.0
45.9
46.6
46.6
47.2
47.4
48.3

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

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.

171
182
182
171
242
287
266
243
251
265
299
260

31.0
33.5
34.7
37.0
38.4
38.9
39.3
39.5
39.5
39.5
39.7
39.6

0.30
0.35
0.29
0.27
0.28
0.27
0.30
0.25
0.22
0.19
0.26
0.27

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
30.0
31.3
*
34.5
35.5
35.8
36.4
36.0
36.1
36.1
35.8

28.0
30.5
31.9
33.9
35.0
36.4
36.5
37.0
36.6
36.6
36.7
36.7

29.0
31.4
32.6
34.8
36.3
37.1
37.2
37.5
37.7
37.5
37.8
37.7

30.7
33.2
34.5
37.1
38.2
38.9
39.3
39.4
39.2
39.6
39.9
39.2

32.7
35.1
35.9
38.8
40.7
40.8
40.8
41.1
41.2
41.1
41.5
41.7

33.7
36.6
37.5
39.9
41.9
41.6
42.1
42.1
42.1
42.1
42.6
43.0

*
37.2
38.4
*
42.2
42.0
43.4
42.8
43.2
42.9
43.3
43.6

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Female
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

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* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.

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Table 37. Upper leg length in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error
of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
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.

.
.
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.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

.
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.

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.
.

4,593
1,010
808
762
567
665
433
348

38.0
39.2
39.0
38.3
37.4
37.0
36.3
35.8

0.14
0.15
0.19
0.16
0.23
0.22
0.16
0.22

32.6
34.5
33.6
33.0
32.1
31.4
30.9
30.6

33.9
35.7
35.1
34.5
33.3
32.9
32.0
31.9

34.7
36.2
35.9
35.3
34.1
33.6
32.9
32.9

36.0
37.2
36.8
36.4
35.3
34.9
34.5
34.0

38.1
39.2
39.1
38.4
37.4
37.0
36.5
35.8

40.2
41.0
40.9
40.3
39.6
39.1
38.4
37.7

41.2
41.8
41.9
41.2
40.7
40.2
39.6
39.0

41.9
42.7
42.7
41.9
41.5
40.9
40.3
39.7

43.0
43.9
43.9
42.4
42.8
42.0
41.0
41.2

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.
.
.

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.
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.
.

2,346
830
654
862

38.1
39.4
38.0
36.6

0.14
0.15
0.17
0.19

33.0
35.0
33.1
31.5

34.2
36.0
34.4
32.7

35.0
36.5
35.1
33.5

36.2
37.6
36.3
34.7

38.2
39.5
38.0
36.7

40.2
40.9
39.9
38.6

41.1
41.8
41.1
39.7

41.8
42.5
41.7
40.5

42.7
43.6
42.4
41.6

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.

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.
.

963
385
333
245

39.6
40.9
39.2
37.4

0.19
0.27
0.25
0.24

33.2
35.3
32.8
*

35.0
36.5
34.5
32.3

35.9
37.4
35.7
33.6

37.4
38.6
37.1
35.2

39.9
41.0
39.6
37.5

41.9
43.0
41.2
39.9

43.2
44.1
42.4
41.1

44.1
44.9
43.6
41.8

45.2
46.1
44.5
*

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.

926
434
229
263

36.3
37.1
35.8
33.6

0.21
0.24
0.25
0.35

31.0
32.5
*
*

32.4
33.5
31.9
29.1

33.0
34.2
32.6
30.4

34.4
35.4
33.6
31.6

36.3
36.9
35.9
33.7

38.2
38.7
37.8
35.7

39.5
39.9
38.9
36.8

40.1
40.8
39.6
37.5

41.3
41.4
*
*

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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Table 38. Upper leg length in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard error
of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
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.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

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.
.

4,272
776
708
742
563
643
529
311

42.2
43.4
42.7
42.4
41.8
40.9
40.5
39.6

0.13
0.17
0.20
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.21
0.24

36.5
38.3
37.4
37.2
36.5
35.0
35.0
34.3

37.9
39.4
38.5
38.4
38.0
36.5
36.1
35.5

38.7
40.3
39.5
39.1
38.5
37.3
37.3
36.2

40.0
41.3
40.5
40.1
39.7
38.5
38.3
37.7

42.1
43.3
42.7
42.4
41.8
40.9
40.2
39.9

44.4
45.5
44.8
44.5
44.0
43.1
42.7
41.4

45.6
46.7
45.9
45.8
45.1
44.3
43.8
42.4

46.5
47.5
47.0
46.6
45.7
45.2
45.0
43.3

47.7
48.3
48.5
47.5
46.9
46.3
46.0
44.9

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.
.

2,231
648
687
896

42.3
43.4
42.3
40.7

0.16
0.20
0.18
0.17

36.8
38.5
37.2
35.1

38.2
40.0
38.4
36.4

39.0
40.6
39.1
37.4

40.2
41.4
40.2
38.4

42.3
43.2
42.2
40.5

44.5
45.1
44.4
42.9

45.6
46.4
45.5
44.0

46.5
47.3
46.5
45.0

47.6
48.4
47.2
46.2

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.

892
344
296
252

43.8
44.8
43.4
41.6

0.17
0.19
0.24
0.22

38.2
39.9
38.3
35.0

39.5
40.8
39.3
37.0

40.3
41.4
40.0
38.0

41.4
42.6
41.1
39.7

43.8
44.9
43.4
41.6

46.0
46.9
45.3
43.7

47.2
47.9
46.9
44.8

47.9
49.0
47.5
45.6

49.5
50.0
48.8
47.2

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856
350
236
270

40.6
40.9
40.3
38.8

0.21
0.25
0.25
0.43

35.4
*
*
*

36.4
36.8
36.2
34.5

37.1
37.6
37.0
35.0

38.2
38.6
38.0
36.5

40.3
40.6
40.2
38.9

42.6
42.9
42.3
41.2

43.9
44.4
43.2
42.4

44.9
45.5
44.1
43.1

46.1
*
*
*

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

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.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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Table 39. Mid-thigh circumference in centimeters for children and adolescents aged 819 years by sex and age, by mean, standard error
of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Sex and age1

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

Male
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
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.
.

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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
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.
.

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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters
.
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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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.
.

.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

138
170
169
153
266
281
254
264
302
270
271
261

38.3
39.9
42.2
44.1
46.0
47.9
49.3
51.4
53.5
53.3
53.6
54.8

0.54
0.83
0.46
0.82
0.65
0.60
0.77
0.59
0.58
0.63
0.75
0.66

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
33.1
35.5
*
38.0
40.1
41.7
43.4
45.6
45.5
45.0
45.9

33.6
33.9
36.4
37.2
39.1
41.1
42.9
44.5
46.1
46.6
45.9
47.4

34.2
35.0
37.7
38.4
40.7
42.3
44.2
46.6
47.0
47.8
48.1
49.4

37.5
38.7
40.9
42.3
45.2
46.6
48.8
50.1
51.4
52.0
52.7
53.8

41.2
42.7
46.0
48.7
50.1
51.5
51.6
56.0
60.0
56.9
57.3
59.3

43.0
45.1
48.7
51.6
52.8
54.9
54.7
57.7
62.3
60.0
60.5
62.1

*
46.9
50.6
*
56.1
57.2
58.4
59.1
64.2
63.8
63.0
65.3

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

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.

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.

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.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.

171
182
181
170
243
287
265
236
245
240
266
231

38.2
40.8
43.1
45.7
46.5
48.4
49.0
49.7
50.0
51.9
52.1
52.3

0.64
0.57
0.59
0.69
0.59
0.48
0.78
0.49
0.41
0.65
0.94
0.74

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

32.1
34.6
36.0
37.0
38.1
40.0
41.4
42.4
43.5
43.8
43.5
44.3

32.8
35.5
37.1
38.4
39.6
41.3
42.4
43.5
44.6
45.3
44.6
45.3

34.6
36.8
38.4
40.1
42.1
43.5
44.2
45.0
46.1
46.7
46.2
47.9

36.9
40.1
41.7
45.5
45.5
47.2
47.3
49.0
48.9
49.9
50.0
50.9

40.4
44.2
46.3
50.1
49.4
51.6
52.8
53.2
52.4
55.5
55.9
54.6

42.8
46.9
49.3
51.6
54.0
56.1
56.7
56.0
54.9
58.7
61.0
60.0

44.6
49.3
51.1
54.2
56.4
58.0
58.6
58.5
57.3
60.1
63.2
62.8

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Female
8 years .
9 years .
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years

.
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.
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.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Age shown is age at time of examination.
NOTE: Pregnant females were excluded.

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Table 40. Mid-thigh circumference in centimeters for females 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean,
standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
.
.
.
.
.

.
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.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

4,065
667
641
756
566
660
433
342

52.9
52.9
54.2
54.4
53.2
52.2
49.6
47.5

0.21
0.44
0.41
0.40
0.43
0.40
0.36
0.27

42.4
42.2
44.0
43.7
43.1
41.8
40.2
38.2

44.2
44.1
45.3
45.6
44.8
43.6
41.8
40.0

45.4
45.1
46.5
46.9
46.1
45.1
43.4
41.3

47.4
47.3
48.2
48.7
47.9
47.1
44.8
43.5

51.6
51.5
52.8
53.0
51.8
51.3
48.6
47.2

57.2
57.0
59.2
58.8
57.5
56.0
53.6
51.3

60.4
59.9
62.2
62.6
60.4
58.9
56.4
53.5

63.2
63.2
65.5
64.8
62.7
61.9
57.7
55.0

67.4
69.1
68.8
70.2
66.0
65.8
62.0
56.8

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

2,093
586
650
857

52.5
53.2
53.6
50.2

0.22
0.41
0.35
0.24

42.4
43.1
43.6
40.1

44.2
44.7
45.4
42.3

45.5
45.9
46.7
43.9

47.4
47.6
48.3
45.5

51.3
51.7
52.1
49.3

56.7
57.5
57.8
54.3

59.5
60.5
60.9
56.5

62.2
63.2
63.3
58.0

66.2
67.5
67.5
62.3

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

888
313
334
241

58.0
58.8
58.3
55.3

0.33
0.55
0.45
0.59

44.7
45.5
45.5
42.3

47.5
48.1
47.8
44.5

49.2
49.9
50.4
46.5

52.1
52.1
52.8
49.4

57.0
57.9
57.3
55.2

62.8
64.3
62.8
60.8

66.2
67.5
65.8
63.4

69.4
70.8
68.7
64.5

74.3
75.0
74.9
70.6

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

776
288
225
263

52.0
52.4
52.5
48.5

0.43
0.54
0.63
0.39

42.4
42.5
*
40.1

44.0
44.2
45.1
40.9

45.3
45.4
46.1
42.2

47.0
47.7
47.3
44.2

50.8
50.9
51.4
47.6

55.9
56.6
55.4
52.1

58.8
59.3
59.4
54.5

60.7
61.1
61.2
56.9

64.9
64.8
*
58.4

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

1
Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.
NOTE: Pregnant women were excluded.

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Table 41. Mid-thigh circumference in centimeters for males 20 years of age and older by race and ethnicity and age, by mean, standard
error of the mean, and selected percentiles: United States 20032006
Number
examined

Race and ethnicity and age

Mean

Standard
error

Percentile
5th

10th

15th

25th

All race and ethnicity groups1

20 years and over .
2029 years . . .
3039 years . . .
4049 years . . .
5059 years . . .
6069 years . . .
7079 years . . .
80 years and over

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
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.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

50th

75th

85th

90th

95th

Centimeters

.
.
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.
.
.

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.

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.

.
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.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

4,255
777
706
741
561
643
526
301

53.8
55.1
55.1
55.0
53.2
51.9
50.0
46.6

0.14
0.35
0.27
0.25
0.29
0.29
0.27
0.20

44.4
45.4
46.7
46.8
44.4
43.7
42.7
39.5

46.5
47.1
48.1
48.0
46.8
45.4
44.4
41.0

47.8
48.5
49.2
49.4
48.1
46.3
45.1
42.3

49.8
50.8
51.0
51.1
49.7
48.4
46.4
43.6

53.3
54.0
54.3
54.5
52.8
51.7
49.9
46.2

57.2
58.4
58.7
58.2
56.2
55.1
52.8
49.7

59.7
61.7
60.9
60.5
58.2
56.9
54.6
51.2

61.4
64.2
62.5
62.0
59.6
57.9
56.0
52.6

64.6
68.6
65.0
65.0
63.1
60.9
58.5
54.2

.
.
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.

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.
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.

.
.
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.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

2,221
648
686
887

53.7
55.1
54.3
50.6

0.15
0.31
0.27
0.18

44.5
46.1
45.9
42.4

46.5
47.8
47.8
44.3

47.8
49.0
48.7
45.2

49.9
51.0
50.8
46.6

53.4
54.2
54.0
50.8

57.1
58.4
57.6
53.9

59.6
61.0
59.6
55.7

61.0
62.9
61.0
57.1

63.9
66.5
63.7
59.8

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.
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.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
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.
.
.
.

.
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.
.

886
343
294
249

56.1
58.1
55.5
51.9

0.37
0.53
0.46
0.36

45.4
46.8
45.0
43.3

47.4
49.0
47.6
44.9

49.0
50.6
49.0
45.9

50.9
52.6
50.6
47.8

55.4
57.1
55.0
51.6

59.9
62.4
59.1
55.6

63.5
65.1
61.7
58.0

65.2
68.3
64.4
59.0

69.0
73.1
66.2
61.1

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

856
350
236
270

52.6
53.7
51.5
49.0

0.27
0.44
0.28
0.32

44.4
45.6
44.4
40.3

46.3
47.3
46.1
42.8

47.4
48.3
47.2
43.7

49.2
50.0
48.6
45.5

52.1
53.0
51.4
48.5

55.5
56.4
54.1
52.1

57.5
59.4
55.7
54.3

59.7
60.6
56.5
55.4

62.4
63.4
59.4
56.9

Non-Hispanic white
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Non-Hispanic black
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Mexican American
20 years and over .
2039 years . . .
4059 years . . .
60 years and over
1

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Persons of other races and unknown race and ethnicity are included.

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and adults: United States, 20032006.

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DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 20091250
CS121840
T32709 (10/2008)

National Center for Health Statistics

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Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.
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Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D.

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