Table 7.

Percentile cut-points for waist circumference-to-height ratio and total fat mass and trunk fat mass among males and females at each clinic visit and cumulative values.

	Males									Females
Percentile	5th	10th	15th	25th	50th	75th	85th	90th	95th	5th	10th	15th	25th	50th	75th	85th	90th	95th
Waist circumference to height ratio										Waist circumference to height ratio
Age 9 years	0.397	0.405	0.410	0.420	0.440	0.470	0.497	0.519	0.553	0.386	0.396	0.403	0.413	0.440	0.475	0.500	0.519	0.550
Age 11 years	0.392	0.401	0.407	0.417	0.440	0.483	0.518	0.542	0.580	0.381	0.391	0.398	0.409	0.435	0.480	0.511	0.530	0.561
Age 15 years	0.388	0.395	0.401	0.409	0.429	0.456	0.487	0.506	0.547	0.393	0.404	0.413	0.426	0.455	0.495	0.518	0.537	0.564
Age 17 years	NA									NA
Age 24 years	0.399	0.411	0.419	0.434	0.464	0.506	0.535	0.564	0.609	0.384	0.397	0.405	0.420	0.453	0.506	0.545	0.572	0.620
Age 9–24 y	0.393	0.402	0.408	0.418	0.440	0.477	0.508	0.531	0.568	0.385	0.396	0.403	0.415	0.443	0.485	0.514	0.536	0.566
Total fat mass (kg)										Total fat mass (kg)
Age 9 years	2.414	2.935	3.300	3.977	5.751	9.314	12.124	14.426	17.413	3.737	4.420	4.954	5.954	8.543	12.228	14.798	16.897	19.963
Age 11 years	3.324	4.107	4.631	5.527	8.357	13.599	17.365	19.867	24.095	5.082	6.072	6.752	7.971	11.284	16.433	20.100	22.249	26.292
Age 15 years	3.752	4.302	4.800	5.768	8.418	13.553	18.646	22.839	30.134	8.913	10.507	11.480	13.317	17.282	22.495	26.445	29.328	34.495
Age 17 years	4.252	5.047	5.710	6.935	10.776	17.768	22.948	27.767	35.348	10.506	12.150	13.188	14.878	19.349	25.331	29.700	34.119	40.676
Age 24 years	9.407	10.858	11.980	13.768	18.173	24.924	29.789	34.059	39.620	13.135	14.457	15.482	17.320	21.976	29.193	35.221	39.981	47.587
Age 9–24 y	3.032	3.679	4.231	5.253	8.633	14.911	19.539	23.155	30.053	4.822	6.127	7.423	9.909	15.519	21.950	26.144	29.716	36.740
Trunk fat mass (kg)										Trunk fat mass (kg)
Age 9 years	0.800	0.949	1.101	1.360	2.061	3.638	4.972	6.143	7.958	1.229	1.531	1.750	2.151	3.342	5.113	6.516	7.575	9.337
Age 11 years	1.131	1.431	1.619	2.001	3.159	5.647	7.478	9.030	11.279	1.911	2.256	2.547	3.103	4.644	7.277	9.186	10.387	12.837
Age 15 years	1.492	1.750	1.995	2.400	3.687	6.275	8.742	11.150	15.303	3.635	4.396	4.878	5.746	7.754	10.877	12.978	14.680	17.638
Age 17 years	2.061	2.442	2.783	3.462	5.618	9.311	12.394	14.886	19.548	4.788	5.553	6.151	7.102	9.492	12.765	15.658	17.909	22.083
Age 24 years	3.793	4.618	5.291	6.340	8.893	13.239	16.045	18.447	22.502	4.931	5.737	6.341	7.320	9.924	14.004	17.481	19.892	24.409
Age 9–24 y	0.999	1.309	1.551	2.028	3.725	7.047	9.731	11.859	15.922	1.680	2.239	2.844	4.005	6.937	10.441	12.784	14.878	18.838
Lean mass (kg)										Lean mass (kg)
Age 9 years	20.882	21.827	22.536	23.486	25.372	27.439	28.511	29.392	30.716	19.093	19.927	20.557	21.491	23.322	25.471	26.882	27.850	29.629
Age 11 years	24.146	25.341	26.063	27.318	29.703	32.533	34.376	35.721	37.654	22.623	23.731	24.606	26.058	28.916	32.220	34.066	35.399	37.190
Age 15 years	37.930	41.231	42.935	45.528	49.868	54.140	56.318	58.237	60.563	30.729	32.137	33.061	34.360	36.779	39.478	41.084	42.229	43.737
Age 17 years	45.231	47.264	48.834	50.866	54.982	59.167	61.572	63.220	65.982	31.738	32.925	33.790	35.163	37.683	40.443	42.175	43.458	45.038
Age 24 years	44.979	47.689	49.323	51.937	56.402	61.862	64.339	66.529	69.388	33.585	34.897	36.064	37.578	40.650	44.308	46.359	47.886	50.599
Age 9–24 y	22.545	23.826	24.812	26.563	32.920	51.995	55.993	58.547	62.147	20.752	22.046	23.152	25.286	32.645	38.141	40.485	42.167	44.549

NA, not available