Table 7.

Sex- and age-specific percentiles for trunk/appendicular fat mass ratio 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	0.869	0.206	0.76	0.91	1.06	1.22	1.40	1.55	1.71	0.237	0.181	0.74	0.83	0.93	1.06	1.19	1.32	1.46
25	0.888	0.214	0.81	0.97	1.14	1.33	1.52	1.70	1.87	0.184	0.186	0.76	0.85	0.95	1.08	1.23	1.37	1.52
30	0.907	0.221	0.85	1.03	1.22	1.43	1.65	1.84	2.04	0.132	0.191	0.77	0.87	0.98	1.11	1.26	1.42	1.58
35	0.920	0.228	0.89	1.09	1.30	1.53	1.77	1.98	2.20	0.083	0.196	0.79	0.89	1.00	1.15	1.31	1.47	1.65
40	0.919	0.233	0.92	1.14	1.37	1.62	1.88	2.11	2.34	0.034	0.201	0.81	0.92	1.04	1.19	1.36	1.53	1.73
45	0.894	0.237	0.95	1.18	1.42	1.69	1.96	2.21	2.46	−0.018	0.206	0.84	0.95	1.07	1.23	1.42	1.61	1.82
50	0.845	0.240	0.98	1.21	1.46	1.74	2.02	2.28	2.55	−0.072	0.212	0.87	0.98	1.12	1.29	1.48	1.69	1.93
55	0.776	0.243	1.00	1.23	1.48	1.76	2.06	2.33	2.60	−0.114	0.218	0.89	1.01	1.15	1.34	1.55	1.78	2.04
60	0.699	0.244	1.02	1.24	1.49	1.77	2.07	2.35	2.64	−0.126	0.226	0.91	1.04	1.18	1.38	1.60	1.85	2.13
65	0.640	0.246	1.02	1.24	1.48	1.77	2.07	2.35	2.65	−0.099	0.233	0.91	1.04	1.20	1.40	1.64	1.90	2.20
70	0.605	0.247	1.01	1.23	1.46	1.74	2.04	2.33	2.63	−0.035	0.242	0.90	1.04	1.20	1.41	1.67	1.93	2.24
75	0.592	0.250	0.99	1.20	1.43	1.71	2.00	2.29	2.58	0.047	0.250	0.88	1.03	1.20	1.42	1.68	1.95	2.26
80	0.598	0.252	0.95	1.16	1.39	1.67	1.96	2.24	2.53	0.139	0.258	0.86	1.01	1.19	1.41	1.68	1.96	2.26
85	0.615	0.256	0.92	1.13	1.35	1.62	1.91	2.19	2.47	0.238	0.267	0.82	0.99	1.17	1.41	1.68	1.96	2.26
90	0.633	0.259	0.88	1.09	1.31	1.58	1.87	2.14	2.42	0.335	0.276	0.79	0.96	1.16	1.40	1.68	1.95	2.26

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