Table 2.

Sex- and age-specific percentiles for lean mass index among Chinese adults aged 20–90 years

Age (years)	Males									Females
			M									M
	L	S	3rd	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	97th	L	S	3rd	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	97th
20	0.957	0.088	13.68	14.54	15.42	16.39	17.37	18.25	19.13	−0.243	0.090	10.83	11.41	12.03	12.77	13.58	14.35	15.17
25	0.957	0.089	13.76	14.64	15.52	16.51	17.50	18.40	19.28	-0.243	0.090	11.00	11.58	12.22	12.98	13.79	14.58	15.42
30	0.957	0.089	13.84	14.73	15.62	16.62	17.63	18.53	19.43	−0.243	0.090	11.16	11.76	12.41	13.18	14.01	14.81	15.66
35	0.957	0.090	13.91	14.80	15.71	16.73	17.74	18.66	19.56	−0.243	0.090	11.32	11.93	12.58	13.37	14.21	15.03	15.89
40	0.957	0.090	13.96	14.86	15.78	16.81	17.83	18.76	19.67	−0.243	0.090	11.46	12.08	12.75	13.54	14.40	15.22	16.10
45	0.957	0.091	13.98	14.90	15.82	16.85	17.89	18.82	19.75	−0.243	0.090	11.59	12.21	12.88	13.69	14.55	15.39	16.28
50	0.957	0.091	13.97	14.89	15.82	16.86	17.90	18.84	19.76	−0.243	0.091	11.68	12.31	12.99	13.81	14.68	15.53	16.43
55	0.957	0.092	13.91	14.83	15.77	16.81	17.85	18.79	19.72	−0.243	0.091	11.76	12.39	13.08	13.90	14.78	15.64	16.54
60	0.957	0.092	13.81	14.73	15.66	16.70	17.75	18.69	19.62	−0.243	0.091	11.81	12.45	13.14	13.96	14.85	15.71	16.62
65	0.957	0.093	13.67	14.59	15.52	16.56	17.60	18.53	19.46	−0.243	0.091	11.84	12.48	13.17	14.00	14.89	15.75	16.67
70	0.957	0.094	13.50	14.41	15.34	16.37	17.40	18.34	19.26	−0.243	0.091	11.84	12.48	13.18	14.00	14.90	15.77	16.68
75	0.957	0.094	13.31	14.22	15.14	16.16	17.18	18.11	19.03	−0.243	0.091	11.83	12.47	13.16	13.99	14.89	15.76	16.67
80	0.957	0.095	13.11	14.01	14.92	15.93	16.95	17.87	18.78	−0.243	0.091	11.81	12.45	13.14	13.97	14.87	15.73	16.65
85	0.957	0.095	12.90	13.79	14.69	15.70	16.71	17.61	18.51	−0.243	0.092	11.78	12.42	13.12	13.94	14.84	15.71	16.63
90	0.957	0.096	12.70	13.58	14.47	15.47	16.46	17.36	18.26	−0.243	0.092	11.75	12.40	13.09	13.92	14.81	15.68	16.60

L (lambda), skewness; M (mu), median; S (sigma), coefficient of variation