Table 2.
Population estimates of lipid accumulation product and body mass index by sex and age group. Estimates derived for US adults from NHANES III, 1988–1994.
| Lipid accumulation product (LAP) cm·mmol/L | Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2 | ||||||||
| P e r c e n t i l e | P e r c e n t i l e | ||||||||
| Sex & age | Survey sample (N) | Geometric mean | 25th | 50th | 75th | Geometric mean | 25th | 50th | 75th |
| Men | |||||||||
| 18–24 years | 685 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 15.5 | 27.6 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 23.1 | 25.7 |
| 25–49 years | 1982 | 35.0 | 20.1 | 35.5 | 63.2 | 26.4 | 23.7 | 25.9 | 29.0 |
| 50+ years | 1780 | 52.4 | 33.3 | 53.4 | 85.6 | 26.9 | 24.3 | 26.8 | 29.9 |
| Women | |||||||||
| 18–24 years | 715 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 27.6 | 23.1 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 25.6 |
| 25–49 years | 2216 | 25.7 | 13.6 | 24.6 | 47.7 | 25.4 | 21.5 | 24.6 | 29.5 |
| 50+ years | 1802 | 50.2 | 29.6 | 51.7 | 84.5 | 26.9 | 23.1 | 26.4 | 30.7 |
| All | |||||||||
| 18–24 years | 1400 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 15.7 | 27.6 | 23.4 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 25.6 |
| 25–49 years | 4198 | 30.1 | 16.4 | 29.7 | 57.3 | 25.9 | 22.5 | 25.3 | 29.1 |
| 50+ years | 3582 | 51.2 | 31.1 | 52.6 | 85.3 | 26.9 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 30.3 |