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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Nov 13;17(1):150–155. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.477

Table 2.

Adolescent mean weight and range according to their BMI category and age (n = 3,220)

BMI ≥ 99th percentile BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 35 ≤ BMI < 40 kg/m2



Age (years) n Mean weight (range) Mean weight (range) Mean weight (range)
12.0–12.9 703   90.9 (54.8–115.9) 110.0 (104.3–115.9) 93.6 (71.2–106.8)
13.0–13.9 673 101.2 (72.6–133.7) 111.5 (74.8–133.7) 100.9 (85.3–125.6)
14.0–14.9 631 109.2 (83.2–152.4) 115.9 (89.1–152.4) 103.5 (88.5–126.6)
15.0–15.9 548 117.1 (90.9–145.3) 125.7 (101.4–145.3) 103.7 (82.3–135.6)
16.0–16.9 440 118.8 (79.4–161.7) 122.1 (96.7–161.7) 106.2 (85.3–140.6)
17.0–17.9 225 121.2 (101.2–177.0) 130.2 (109.7–177.0) 102.6 (86.2–117.7)