Table 1.

Demographic details of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development DXA body composition study cohort ¹⁷ expressed as mean and range

Sex	N	Mean Age (range) in yrs	Mean Weight (range) in kg	Mean Height (range) in cm
Males	747	63 (60–65)	85.3 (50.6–128.5)	175.3 (156.7–195.7)
Females	811	63 (60–65)	72.3 (38–136.5)	162.2 (144.3–179.0)
Both sexes	1558	63 (60–65)	78.5 (38–136.5)	168.5 (144.3–195.7)

DXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; N, number of subjects; cm, centimeters; kg, kilograms; yrs, years.