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. 2024 Feb 22;183(5):2203–2214. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05474-x

Table 2.

Age- and sex-specific reference percentiles for FMI and FFMI in Tyrolean adolescents aged 14–19 years for boys and girls

Boys Girls
Age L S 3rd 10th 25th 50th (M) 75th 90th 97th L S 3rd 10th 25th 50th (M) 75th 90th 97th
FMI 14.0 0.386 0.619 0.6 1.2 1.9 3.0 4.5 6.1 8.0 0.428 0.401 2.1 2.9 3.9 5.1 6.6 8.2 9.9
14.5 0.368 0.611 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.1 4.5 6.2 8.1 0.408 0.403 2.1 2.9 3.9 5.2 6.7 8.3 10.0
15.0 0.336 0.596 0.8 1.3 2.1 3.2 4.6 6.3 8.2 0.373 0.408 2.1 2.9 3.9 5.2 6.8 8.5 10.3
15.5 0.308 0.583 0.9 1.4 2.1 3.3 4.7 6.4 8.4 0.342 0.413 2.2 3.0 4.0 5.3 6.9 8.6 10.6
16.0 0.276 0.569 0.9 1.5 2.2 3.4 4.8 6.5 8.6 0.307 0.418 2.2 3.0 4.0 5.4 7.0 8.8 10.9
16.5 0.248 0.556 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.4 4.9 6.6 8.7 0.276 0.422 2.2 3.0 4.0 5.4 7.1 9.0 11.1
17.0 0.216 0.543 1.1 1.7 2.4 3.5 5.0 6.7 8.9 0.241 0.427 2.3 3.1 4.1 5.5 7.3 9.2 11.5
17.5 0.187 0.531 1.2 1.7 2.5 3.6 5.1 6.9 9.0 0.210 0.432 2.3 3.1 4.1 5.6 7.4 9.4 11.8
18.0 0.156 0.518 1.3 1.8 2.6 3.7 5.2 7.0 9.2 0.175 0.437 2.3 3.1 4.2 5.6 7.5 9.6 12.1
18.5 0.127 0.507 1.4 1.9 2.7 3.8 5.3 7.1 9.3 0.144 0.442 2.3 3.1 4.2 5.7 7.6 9.8 12.5
19.0 0.095 0.495 1.5 2.0 2.8 3.9 5.4 7.2 9.4 0.109 0.447 2.4 3.2 4.2 5.7 7.7 10.0 12.9
19.5 0.067 0.484 1.5 2.1 2.8 4.0 5.5 7.3 9.6 0.078 0.452 2.4 3.2 4.3 5.8 7.8 10.2 13.2
20.0 0.035 0.472 1.6 2.2 2.9 4.0 5.6 7.4 9.7 0.043 0.457 2.4 3.2 4.3 5.9 8.0 10.5 13.7
FFMI 14.0  − 0.634 0.109 14.3 15.2 16.1 17.3 18.7 20.1 21.6  − 0.871 0.138 12.2 13.1 14.1 15.5 17.0 18.7 20.7
14.5  − 0.557 0.108 14.4 15.3 16.2 17.5 18.8 20.2 21.7  − 0.922 0.132 12.4 13.3 14.2 15.5 17.0 18.6 20.6
15.0  − 0.419 0.108 14.5 15.4 16.4 17.7 19.0 20.4 21.8  − 1.014 0.123 12.7 13.5 14.4 15.6 17.0 18.5 20.3
15.5  − 0.297 0.108 14.6 15.6 16.6 17.8 19.2 20.5 22.0  − 1.096 0.114 12.9 13.7 14.6 15.7 17.0 18.4 20.1
16.0  − 0.159 0.107 14.8 15.7 16.8 18.0 19.4 20.7 22.1  − 1.187 0.106 13.2 13.9 14.7 15.8 17.0 18.3 19.8
16.5  − 0.037 0.107 14.9 15.9 16.9 18.2 19.6 20.9 22.3  − 1.269 0.099 13.4 14.1 14.9 15.9 17.0 18.2 19.6
17.0 0.101 0.107 15.0 16.0 17.1 18.4 19.8 21.1 22.5  − 1.361 0.094 13.6 14.3 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.2 19.5
17.5 0.224 0.106 15.2 16.2 17.3 18.6 20.0 21.3 22.6  − 1.442 0.090 13.8 14.4 15.1 16.0 17.1 18.2 19.5
18.0 0.362 0.106 15.3 16.4 17.5 18.8 20.2 21.4 22.8  − 1.534 0.088 13.9 14.5 15.2 16.1 17.2 18.3 19.5
18.5 0.484 0.105 15.4 16.5 17.6 19.0 20.3 21.6 22.9  − 1.616 0.087 14.0 14.6 15.3 16.2 17.3 18.3 19.6
19.0 0.622 0.105 15.5 16.7 17.8 19.2 20.5 21.8 23.1  − 1.708 0.087 14.1 14.7 15.4 16.3 17.4 18.5 19.8
19.5 0.744 0.105 15.6 16.8 18.0 19.3 20.7 22.0 23.3  − 1.789 0.087 14.2 14.8 15.5 16.4 17.4 18.6 19.9
20.0 0.882 0.104 15.8 17.0 18.2 19.5 20.9 22.2 23.4  − 1.881 0.088 14.3 14.9 15.6 16.5 17.6 18.7 20.1

FMI fat mass index, FFMI fat-free mass index, L (lambda) optimal power to obtain normality, M (mu) median, S (sigma) coefficient of variation