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Association between BMI and percentage FM in adults (n = 375 women, 332 men; A) and children and adolescents (n = 228 girls, 202 boys; B) as well as in younger and older women (C) and men (D). The association is curve-linear and differs in males and females as well as in different age groups. Body fat was measured by air displacement plethysmography. Data were taken from the population data base of the German Reference Center of Body Composition, Kiel.
