. 2011 Sep 15;96(10):3160–3169. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-1111

Table 2.

Age- and sex-specific reference percentiles for total body less head bone mineral content for non-Black children

TBLH BMC (g)
Age (yr)	Non-Black females								Non-Black males
	L	S	M					HZ prediction equation	L	S	M					HZ prediction equation
	L	S	3rd	10th	50th	90th	97th	HZ prediction equation	L	S	3rd	10th	50th	90th	97th	HZ prediction equation
5	−0.019	0.186	258	288	365	463	518	−0.051 + (HZ × 0.958)	−0.058	0.160	268	295	362	445	490	0.207 + (HZ × 0.941)
6	−0.019	0.166	344	380	470	581	643	0.134 + (HZ × 0.755)	−0.058	0.160	347	382	468	575	634	0.244 + (HZ × 0.546)
7	−0.019	0.152	422	463	562	683	749	0.181 + (HZ × 0.793)	−0.058	0.160	418	459	563	692	763	0.114 + (HZ × 0.716)
8	−0.019	0.146	483	527	635	766	837	0.182 + (HZ × 0.827)	−0.058	0.160	479	527	646	794	876	0.062 + (HZ × 0.775)
9	−0.019	0.146	537	586	706	851	929	0.127 + (HZ × 0.742)	−0.058	0.160	540	594	728	895	986	0.069 + (HZ × 0.756)
10	−0.019	0.152	598	656	797	968	1062	−0.024 + (HZ × 0.769)	−0.058	0.160	596	656	804	988	1089	−0.002 + (HZ × 0.823)
11	−0.019	0.169	674	745	926	1150	1274	−0.125 + (HZ × 0.765)	−0.058	0.160	664	730	895	1100	1213	−0.032 + (HZ × 0.885)
12	−0.019	0.185	777	868	1099	1393	1558	−0.103 + (HZ × 0.757)	−0.058	0.160	762	838	1028	1263	1393	−0.154 + (HZ × 0.961)
13	−0.019	0.182	914	1019	1286	1624	1812	−0.090 + (HZ × 0.740)	−0.058	0.160	898	988	1211	1489	1642	−0.220 + (HZ × 1.022)
14	−0.019	0.165	1049	1158	1431	1769	1954	−0.125 + (HZ × 0.693)	−0.058	0.160	1079	1186	1454	1788	1971	−0.219 + (HZ × 1.041)
15	−0.019	0.151	1149	1258	1526	1852	2028	−0.165 + (HZ × 0.701)	−0.058	0.160	1276	1403	1720	2114	2331	−0.201 + (HZ × 0.903)
16	−0.019	0.142	1212	1320	1582	1897	2067	−0.201 + (HZ × 0.753)	−0.058	0.160	1427	1568	1923	2364	2606	−0.185 + (HZ × 0.792)
17	−0.019	0.137	1247	1354	1612	1920	2085	−0.235 + (HZ × 0.758)	−0.058	0.160	1524	1676	2055	2525	2785	−0.164 + (HZ × 0.751)
18	−0.019	0.134	1263	1369	1625	1930	2093	−0.226 + (HZ × 0.785)	−0.058	0.160	1577	1734	2127	2614	2882	−0.195 + (HZ × 0.741)
19	−0.019	0.134	1267	1372	1628	1932	2094	−0.235 + (HZ × 0.829)	−0.058	0.160	1605	1764	2163	2659	2932	−0.190 + (HZ × 0.739)
20	−0.019	0.133	1268	1374	1629	1933	2095	−0.218 + (HZ × 0.774)	−0.058	0.160	1624	1785	2189	2690	2967	−0.195 + (HZ × 0.727)

L, M, and S values to calculate Z-scores and HZ prediction equations to calculate height adjusted Z-scores are also shown. This measure excludes the BMC of the head from the total body measurement. HZ, Ht-Z.