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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2010 Jun 12;157(4):641–647.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.064

Table 2. Range of Percentage Body Fat measured by DXA in Adult and Pediatric Subjects with Thalassemia According to Body Mass Index (BMI) cutoff criteria.

		Males		Females
Adult Subjects, >20 yrs (n=187)	BMI Criteria	n	% Body Fat (range)	n	% Body Fat (range)
Underweight	< 18.5	7	10.5% - 25.5%	4	27.1% - 32.4%
Normal Weight	18.5 – 24.9	52	10.8% - 35.5%	70	24.6% - 43.9%
Overweight	25.0 – 29.9	22	17.8% - 38.2%	12	30.5% - 46.4%
Obese	> 30.0	1	38.1%	5	39.3% - 46.6%
Pediatric Subjects, ≤ 20 yrs (n=183)
Underweight	<5^th	11	12.8% - 25.8%	6	15.4% - 32.7%
Normal Weight	5^th – 85^th	65	10.6% - 37.9%	79	16.7% - 38.7%
At risk for Overweight	>85^th – 95^th	10	8.5% - 35.2%	5	29.7% - 47.3%
Overweight	> 95^th	4	21.3% - 42.5%	1	40.5%