Table 5.
Body fat percentiles according to gender and sexual maturation
| Gender | Sexual maturation | 3th | 5th | 10th | 15th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 85th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Boys |
Pre-Pub. (n = 113) |
8.6 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
11.3 |
13.4 |
19.5 |
27.7 |
30.4 |
32.2 |
36.1 |
43.3 |
| Pub. (n = 1864) |
8.5 |
9.4 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
13.1 |
16.9 |
23.8 |
27.9 |
30.9 |
34.1 |
37.5 |
|
| Post-Pub. (n = 14) |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
12.8 |
16.8 |
21.8 |
23.6 |
* |
* |
|
|
Girls |
Pre-Pub. (n = 115) |
8.1 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
11.1 |
13.0 |
16.7 |
21.5 |
24.8 |
28.1 |
34.0 |
35.9 |
| Pub. (n = 2227) |
10.4 |
11.5 |
13.4 |
14.9 |
16.9 |
21.2 |
25.7 |
28.9 |
31.4 |
35.3 |
37.2 |
|
| Post-Pub. (n = 67) | 13.8 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 25.1 | 30.0 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 36.5 | 37.6 |
Abbreviation: Pub Pubescent.