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. 2013 Jan 3;17(4):853–860. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012005381

Table 2.

Age, anthropometric and body composition data according to age group: men (n 190) and women (n 339) from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Age group (years)
20–30 30–60 ≥60 Pooled
Variable Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se
Men
n 44 127 19 190
Age (years) 25·3 0·5 43·3 0·9 65·9 1·2 42·6 1·4
Body mass (kg) 74·0 1·5 76·2 1·5 66·4 3·0 74·0 1·1
Stature (cm) 173·3 1·4 172·5 0·8 167·2 1·3 171·8 0·7
BMI (kg/m2) 24·6 0·5 25·6 0·5 23·7 1·0 25·0 0·3
Body fat (%) 21·0 1·4 22·2 0·8 22·9 2·0 22·0 0·6
Fat mass (kg) 16·6 1·3 18·0 1·0 15·8 2·0 17·3 0·7
Fat-free mass (kg) 57·8 1·0 57·9 0·7 50·4 1·3 56·6 0·6
Women
n 85 214 40 339
Age (years) 24·8 0·3 44·3 0·6 67·0 0·9 44·9 1·0
Body mass (kg) 60·9 1·2 65·8 1·0 62·3 1·7 64·0 0·8
Stature (cm) 162·6 0·7 159·0 0·4 154·7 0·9 158·9 0·4
BMI (kg/m2) 23·0 0·4 26·0 0·4 26·1 0·8 25·4 0·3
Body fat (%) 34·0 0·7 38·9 0·5 40·3 1·1 39·0 0·3
Fat mass (kg) 21·3 0·9 26·2 0·7 25·6 1·3 25·0 0·5
Fat-free mass (kg) 39·6 0·5 39·6 0·4 36·7 0·6 39·0 0·3