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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Aug 5;69(12):1279–1289. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.117

Table 3.

Reference values in multiethnic girls and boys, 3–5 years^a

Ethinicity	FM (kg)	%FM	FFM (kg)	BMC (g)
Girls
White/European-American	3.5	20.2	13.3	447
Black/African-American	3.8	21.1	12.8	430
Hispanic/Mexican-American	4.6	23.7	12.7	413
Boys
White/European-American	2.92	17.6	13.25	423
Black/African-American	2.43	13.7	14.7	456
Hispanic/Mexican-American	3.28	20.4	12.1	403

Abbreviations: BMC, bone mineral content; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass.

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