Table 2.

Body Mass Index (BMI) of Study Participants, by Sex and Age, Ashkelon District, Israel, 1997 and 2000 (N = 8623)

Sex	Age, y	Mean BMI (SD)	BMI
			50th Percentile	85th Percentile	95th Percentile
Male	8-9	16.23 (2.44)	15.71	18.36	21.25
	10-11	17.56 (2.93)	16.88	20.70	23.67
	12-13	17.94 (3.19)	17.12	20.93	24.72
Female	8-9	16.26 (2.49)	15.75	18.65	21.24
	10-11	18.06 (3.27)	17.36	21.46	24.61
	12-13	18.44 (3.24)	17.86	21.98	24.59