Table 3.
Total body water (L) in males and females with normal and excessive weight in each age group
| Age group (yr) | No. of patients | Total body water (L) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight |
Excessive weight |
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| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| 3–10 | 160 | 15.4 ± 4.2 | 14.5 ± 4.3 | 18.9 ± 5.6 | 18.9 ± 5.7 |
| 15.8 (12.4–18.1) | 13.3 (11.0–6.9) | 18.6 (14.5–23.9) | 19.3 (14.7–21.6) | ||
| 11–20 | 186 | 35.0 ± 9.5 | 26.7 ± 4.8 | 42.9 ± 10.4 | 36.1 ± 9.7 |
| 35.6 (28.0–42.0) | 26.7 (23.7–29.5) | 44.3 (39.0–49.0) | 33.4 (30.0–40.0) | ||
| 21–60 | 100 | 41.4 ± 4.5 | 29.4 ± 3.7 | 50.6 ± 9.9 | 38.9 ± 6.1 |
| 41.1 (39.0–44.0) | 29.2 (27.0–33.0) | 49.7 (45.0–56.0) | 38.7 (35.0–41.0) | ||
| ≥61 | 99 | 38.8 ± 4.9 | 27.9 ± 3.4 | 48.6 ± 2.6 | 34.4 ± 5.7 |
| 40.8 (36.0–41.5) | 27.1 (25.7–29.3) | 48.9 (43.0–54.0) | 33.7 (30.8–37.3) | ||
Data are expressed as number only, mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range).
Normal weight, body mass index (BMI) of 85th percentile in children and <25 kg/m2 in adults. Excessive weight includes individuals with overweight as well as obesity (BMI of ≥85th percentile in children and ≥25 kg/m2 in adults).