TABLE 3.

Weighted prevalences of specified percentage body fat categories by age group and corresponding percentiles of BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-stature ratio (WSR): men

	Percentage body fat
	<15	15 to <20	20 to <25	25 to <30	30 to <35	35 to <40	≥40
Prevalence
20–39 y	3.8 ± 0.41	15.7 ± 0.8	23.1 ± 1.0	30.3 ± 1.1	17.9 ± 1.0	7.4 ± 0.7	1.9 ± 0.3
40–59 y	0.4 ± 0.1	5.8 ± 0.7	16.9 ± 1.0	37.4 ± 1.3	27.6 ± 1.4	9.9 ± 1.0	2.0 ± 0.4
60–79 y	0.3 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.3	10.8 ± 0.8	29.9 ± 1.4	35.3 ± 1.3	17.9 ± 1.3	4.3 ± 0.6
≥80 y	0.0 ± 0.0	2.4 ± 0.8	9.7 ± 1.3	31.4 ± 2.0	35.6 ± 2.4	17.7 ± 2.0	3.2 ± 1.0
Corresponding BMI percentiles
20–39 y	<19	19 to <23	23 to <25	25 to <30	30 to <35	35 to <43	≥43
40–59 y	<18	18 to <22	22 to <25	25 to <29	29 to <34	34 to <43	≥43
60–79 y	<18	18 to <20	20 to <23	23 to <27	27 to <32	32 to <38	≥38
≥80 y		<19	19 to <22	22 to <25	25 to <29	29 to <34	≥34
Corresponding WC percentiles
20–39 y	<73	73 to <82	82 to <90	90 to <102	102 to <114	114 to <136	≥136
40–59 y	<71	71 to <83	83 to <92	92 to <104	104 to <117	117 to <136	≥136
60–79 y	<74	74 to <80	80 to <91	91 to <102	102 to <114	114 to <129	≥129
≥80 y	—	<79	79 to <89	89 to < 98	98 to <108	108 to <123	≥123
Corresponding WSR percentiles
20–39 y	<42	42 to <47	47 to <51	51 to <58	58 to <65	65 to <75	≥75
40–59 y	<41	41 to <47	47 to <52	52 to <59	59 to <66	66 to <77	≥77
60–79 y	<43	43 to <47	47 to <52	52 to <58	58 to <65	65 to <74	≥74
≥80 y	—	<46	46 to <52	52 to <58	58 to <64	64 to <71	≥71

¹Mean ± SE (all such values).