Supplementary Table 4.
ACSM Fitness Classifications for Body Fat Percentage (%) by Age Group and Sex.
| Sex | Category | BF% | 20–29 (n) | BF% | 30–39 (n) | BF% | 40–49 (n) | BF % | 50–59 (n) | BF% | 60–69 (n) |
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| Male | Very Poor | 24.9 – 33.4 | 0 | 26.4 – 34.4 | 29 | 27.8 – 35.2 | 8 | 29.2 – 36.4 | 1 | 29.8 – 36.8 | 0 |
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| Poor | 19.7 – 23.3 | 0 | 22.4 – 25.1 | 35 | 24.2 – 26.6 | 3 | 25.6 – 28.1 | 0 | 26.4 – 28.8 | 0 | |
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| Fair | 15.8 – 18.6 | 0 | 19.2 – 21.6 | 29 | 21.4 – 23.5 | 9 | 23.0 – 24.9 | 0 | 23.6 – 25.6 | 0 | |
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| Good | 11.5 – 14.8 | 0 | 15.9 – 18.4 | 39 | 18.5 – 20.8 | 6 | 20.2 – 22.3 | 1 | 21.0 – 23.0 | 0 | |
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| Excellent | 07.9 – 10.5 | 0 | 12.4 – 14.9 | 20 | 15.0 – 17.5 | 7 | 17.0 – 19.4 | 2 | 18.1 – 20.2 | 1 | |
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| Very Lean | 4.2 – 6.4 | 0 | 07.3 – 10.3 | 17 | 09.5 – 12.9 | 8 | 11.0 – 14.8 | 0 | 11.9 – 16.2 | 0 | |
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| Female | Very Poor | 30.5 – 38.6 | 1 | 31.5 – 39.0 | 29 | 33.4 – 39.1 | 13 | 35.0 – 39.8 | 1 | 35.6 – 40.3 | 2 |
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| Poor | 24.2 – 28.2 | 0 | 25.8 – 29.6 | 20 | 28.4 – 31.9 | 4 | 30.8 – 33.9 | 0 | 31.5 – 34.4 | 0 | |
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| Fair | 20.6 – 23.4 | 0 | 22.0 – 24.8 | 6 | 24.6 – 27.5 | 3 | 27.6 – 30.1 | 0 | 28.3 – 30.8 | 0 | |
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| Good | 16.8 – 19.8 | 0 | 17.5 – 21.0 | 3 | 19.5 – 23.7 | 0 | 22.3 – 26.7 | 0 | 23.3 – 27.5 | 0 | |
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| Excellent | 15.1 – 16.1 | 0 | 15.5 – 16.5 | 1 | 16.8 – 18.3 | 0 | 19.1 – 20.8 | 0 | 20.2 – 22.0 | 0 | |
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| Very Lean | 11.4 – 14.0 | 0 | 11.2 – 13.9 | 0 | 12.1 – 15.2 | 2 | 13.9 – 16.9 | 0 | 13.9 – 17.7 | 0 | |
Notes: ACSM = American College of Sports Medicine; BF% = body fat percentage; Column headers (e.g., 20–29 (n), 30–39 (n)) indicate the number of participants within each age group.