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. 2015 Jun 11;2:483–487. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.06.003

Table 3.

BMI by average lean body mass, fat mass and % body fat.

BMI n Lean body mass (LBM) (kg) % Difference calculated from LBM compared to a BMI of < 25 Fat mass (FM) (kg) % Difference calculated from FM compared to a BMI of < 25 % Body fat (DEXA)
< 25 (Normal) 49 58.1 ± 6.2 kg 9.1 ± 3.3 kg 12.7 ± 4.1%
25 < 27.5 (Low overweight) 23 63.6 ± 4.7 kg + 5.5 kg (9%) 14.1 ± 3.7 kg + 5 kg (55%) 17.2 ± 3.9%
27.5 < 30 (High overweight) 15 65.6 ± 4.5 kg + 7.5 kg (13%) 19.1 ± 3.0 kg + 10 kg (110%) 21.6 ± 3.4%
≥ 30 (Obese) 23 70.2 ± 5.6 kg + 12.1 kg (21%) 26.1 ± 3.9 kg + 17 kg (187%) 25.2 ± 3.5%