Table 7.

Subtotal fat mass (total fat mass excluding the head) in kilograms for examined persons 8 years of age and older, by sex, race and ethnicity, and age: United States, 1999–2004

Sex, race and ethnicity, and age	Sample size	Mean	Standard error of the mean	Percentile
				5th	10th	15th	25th	50th	75th	85th	90th	95th
Male				Kilograms
All race and ethnicity:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	6,559	24.1	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	6,559	24.1	0.2	10.4	12.5	14.2	17.2	22.5	29.2	33.7	36.9	42.8
Age:
8–11 years	1,067	10.5	0.3	4.2	4.6	5.1	5.9	8.1	13.0	17.1	19.7	25.4
12–15 years	1,726	15.0	0.3	5.9	6.7	7.3	8.3	11.7	18.8	24.3	28.1	34.9
16–19 years	1,751	17.5	0.4	7.1	8.1	8.7	10.0	13.8	22.3	27.6	32.4	39.3
20–39 years	2,183	22.2	0.3	8.8	10.5	12.1	14.5	20.4	27.0	32.2	36.3	42.4
40–59 years	2,024	25.3	0.3	12.1	14.5	16.1	18.7	23.5	30.4	34.3	37.3	43.3
60–79 years	1,851	26.3	0.3	13.4	15.5	17.4	19.9	24.9	31.5	35.3	38.9	43.5
80 years and older	501	22.7	0.3	12.1	14.1	15.5	17.9	21.6	26.9	30.2	32.0	35.9
Mexican American:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	1,488	22.7	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	1,488	22.3	0.4	10.2	12.5	14.0	16.3	21.0	26.5	30.2	32.6	38.2
Age:
8–11 years	348	12.5	0.4	4.3	5.0	5.5	6.5	9.6	16.6	20.7	23.7	28.5
12–15 years	599	16.2	0.4	5.9	7.1	7.6	8.7	13.4	21.3	25.7	29.5	33.5
16–19 years	611	18.8	0.5	7.8	8.4	9.3	10.5	15.1	23.6	29.6	34.7	40.7
20–39 years	570	21.6	0.5	9.7	11.4	13.2	15.4	20.2	26.0	29.9	32.4	37.7
40–59 years	427	23.4	0.5	11.9	14.7	16.0	17.9	22.4	26.9	30.3	32.5	38.9
60–79 years	443	24.1	0.4	13.4	15.5	16.8	18.6	22.8	28.9	31.2	34.9	39.3
80 years and older	48	20.6	1.1	11.0	13.3	14.2	16.2	20.0	24.8	25.9	28.0	†
Non-Hispanic white:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	3,320	24.7	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	3,320	24.9	0.2	11.3	13.2	15.2	18.1	23.2	30.3	34.5	37.5	43.2
Age:
8–11 years	280	10.3	0.4	4.3	4.9	5.3	6.0	8.0	12.5	16.3	19.0	25.2
12–15 years	438	15.1	0.5	6.1	7.0	7.4	8.4	11.9	18.3	23.7	27.0	35.3
16–19 years	447	17.9	0.5	7.6	8.5	9.1	10.4	14.5	23.1	28.0	31.9	38.0
20–39 years	934	22.6	0.4	9.1	11.0	12.3	14.7	21.0	27.5	32.8	36.5	42.6
40–59 years	1,013	26.0	0.4	13.1	15.5	17.3	19.5	24.3	31.2	35.2	38.4	44.0
60–79 years	975	27.0	0.3	14.2	16.6	18.3	20.5	25.6	32.2	36.0	39.3	44.1
80 years and older	398	22.9	0.4	12.2	14.2	15.6	18.1	21.8	27.1	30.4	32.1	35.9
Non-Hispanic black:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	1,245	22.5	0.3	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	1,245	22.4	0.4	8.1	9.8	11.1	14.0	20.4	27.9	33.3	38.1	44.4
Age:
8–11 years	359	9.9	0.4	3.6	4.1	4.4	5.0	7.2	11.9	17.0	19.8	25.7
12–15 years	566	14.4	0.4	5.3	6.1	6.6	7.6	10.4	17.3	24.4	29.0	35.7
16–19 years	551	16.1	0.7	6.4	6.9	7.4	8.5	11.0	18.4	27.3	33.4	43.7
20–39 years	450	21.3	0.6	7.4	8.6	9.7	12.3	18.5	26.6	33.1	37.8	44.2
40–59 years	435	23.0	0.5	9.1	11.0	12.7	14.9	21.2	28.0	32.7	37.5	44.7
60–79 years	324	24.4	0.5	9.6	12.5	14.4	17.6	22.4	29.7	34.4	39.4	43.4
80 years and older	36	21.6	1.4	†	12.2	13.2	15.7	20.3	24.4	26.8	31.7	†
Female
All race and ethnicity:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	6,532	29.7	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	6,532	29.8	0.3	13.8	16.1	17.9	20.7	27.7	36.0	41.7	46.3	53.8
Age:
8–11 years	1,082	12.5	0.3	5.1	5.7	6.3	7.4	10.5	16.3	19.6	21.9	26.5
12–15 years	1,780	18.7	0.4	8.2	9.4	10.6	12.3	16.5	22.8	27.6	31.5	37.2
16–19 years	1,513	22.7	0.4	11.0	12.2	13.5	15.5	19.4	26.4	33.8	38.4	45.7
20–39 years	2,043	27.8	0.4	12.6	14.4	16.0	18.6	24.9	34.2	40.2	45.3	53.6
40–59 years	2,049	31.4	0.4	14.9	17.0	18.8	21.8	29.4	38.1	44.0	48.5	56.1
60–79 years	1,846	31.1	0.2	16.4	19.0	21.0	24.1	29.7	36.6	41.8	45.3	51.0
80 years and older	594	25.5	0.5	13.2	15.4	17.1	19.9	25.0	30.1	33.3	35.8	41.1
Mexican American:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	1,438	29.6	0.3	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	1,438	29.4	0.5	15.5	17.5	19.0	21.6	27.7	35.2	40.0	43.6	48.7
Age:
8–11 years	342	12.4	0.4	5.0	6.0	6.4	7.4	10.1	15.5	19.6	21.8	26.1
12–15 years	632	20.0	0.4	9.1	10.5	11.6	13.5	17.9	24.6	28.5	31.9	39.1
16–19 years	533	23.3	0.4	11.8	13.5	14.4	16.1	20.4	27.9	33.7	38.1	42.7
20–39 years	492	28.0	0.6	14.6	16.3	17.8	19.9	26.0	33.6	38.3	41.9	47.3
40–59 years	442	31.9	0.7	18.1	20.0	21.6	24.4	30.4	37.3	42.5	45.2	51.1
60–79 years	457	30.3	0.5	17.2	19.7	21.5	23.7	29.0	35.7	40.7	42.7	46.4
80 years and older	47	22.9	1.5	†	†	14.5	16.3	22.7	28.3	29.8	31.2	†
Non-Hispanic white:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	3,250	29.2	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	3,250	29.5	0.3	13.6	15.9	17.7	20.5	27.4	35.6	41.6	45.9	53.1
Age:
8–11 years	281	12.4	0.4	5.4	5.8	6.5	7.5	10.4	15.5	19.0	21.5	26.6
12–15 years	448	18.1	0.6	8.0	9.1	10.2	12.0	16.2	22.0	26.9	30.3	35.5
16–19 years	409	22.4	0.6	11.0	12.2	13.7	15.8	19.3	25.7	31.9	38.2	45.2
20–39 years	907	27.1	0.5	12.4	14.2	15.4	18.4	23.8	33.3	39.2	43.9	52.8
40–59 years	964	31.1	0.5	14.3	16.6	18.0	21.1	29.3	38.2	44.1	48.0	55.6
60–79 years	922	31.1	0.3	16.8	19.3	21.1	24.2	29.7	36.6	41.6	44.8	50.5
80 years and older	457	25.8	0.6	13.2	15.5	17.2	20.0	25.1	30.4	33.5	35.9	41.3
Non-Hispanic black:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	1,312	33.9	0.4	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	1,312	34.1	0.4	14.7	17.6	20.0	24.0	31.8	41.4	48.7	53.3	60.7
Age:
8–11 years	373	13.0	0.5	4.7	5.3	5.7	6.8	10.7	16.9	20.8	23.2	27.6
12–15 years	558	19.8	0.5	8.3	9.8	10.7	12.1	16.7	24.7	30.8	35.5	41.4
16–19 years	435	24.9	0.8	9.9	11.8	12.6	14.7	20.2	31.6	39.0	45.4	54.6
20–39 years	455	32.2	0.7	13.1	15.5	17.5	20.8	29.8	40.6	47.5	53.2	59.1
40–59 years	453	36.3	0.6	17.0	20.5	23.1	26.5	34.1	42.3	49.9	56.1	63.5
60–79 years	346	35.1	0.8	16.0	20.0	22.8	26.4	33.8	42.8	49.5	52.4	56.0
80 years and older	58	26.1	1.1	12.6	16.0	18.5	20.4	25.6	30.5	35.4	36.6	39.4

… Category not applicable.

^†Standard error not calculated by SUDAAN.