Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics – National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999–2004

	Counts	Height cm	Weight Kg	BMI kg/m2	% BMIa obese	Waist Circumference cm	Body Fat %	% BF obeseb	Lean Mass %	ASM kg
Men
≥60years	2,531	173±0.26	83.0±0.46	28.0±0.10	28.9%	103.7±0.33	30.8±0.12	87.5%	66.6±0.01	23.9±0.14
60–69.9years	1,061	174.6±0.34	88.0±0.68	28.9±0.16	35.1%	105.1±0.49	30.6±0.23	86.5%	66.9±0.01	25.4±0.19
70–79.9years	857	172.3±0.46	82.6±0.77	27.7±0.17	27.2%	103.6±0.52	31.1±0.23	88.4%	66.2±0.01	23.2±0.21
80+	535	170.1±0.42	75.2±0.68	27.7±0.17	17.9%	99.7±0.58	30.6±0.27	88.2%	66.6±0.01	21.0±0.15
Females
≥60years	2,453	158.9±0.18	72.0±0.39	28.5±0.15	34.3%	96.9±0.32	42.1±0.13	89.1%	55.8±0.01	16.3±0.11
60–69.9years	1,115	160.6±0.26	76.2±0.59	29.5±0.22	40.9%	98.2±0.51	42.6±0.17	91.7%	55.2±0..01	17.3±0.14
70–79.9years	778	158.4±0.33	71.3±0.76	28.4±0.27	34.2%	97.4±0.56	42.4±0.28	90.9%	55.4±0.01	16.0±0.18
80+	638	155.8±0.26	63.6±0.75	26.2±0.27	18.9%	93.0±0.52	40.3±0.25	80.7%	57.5±0.01	14.7±0.18

All values presented are designated as means ± standard errors, or weighted prevalence rates

Abbreviations: ASM – appendicular skeletal muscle; BF – body fat; BMI – body mass index; WC – waist circumference

^aBMI classified as having obesity was based as ≥30kg/m²

^bBF obese is classified as having a body fat ≥25% for men and ≥35% for females