Table 8.

Subtotal percentage body fat (total percentage body fat excluding the head) 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				Percent
All race and ethnicity:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	6,559	28.4	0.1	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	6,559	28.3	0.1	16.9	19.3	21.2	24.1	28.3	32.6	34.9	36.5	38.8
Age:
8–11 years	1,067	28.4	0.4	17.5	19.0	20.1	21.9	26.2	34.1	38.7	40.8	44.3
12–15 years	1,726	25.2	0.3	14.3	15.4	16.3	18.1	22.9	31.7	35.0	38.6	41.7
16–19 years	1,751	22.7	0.3	13.1	14.3	15.0	16.5	20.5	27.7	31.7	34.2	38.0
20–39 years	2,183	26.2	0.2	14.9	17.0	18.6	21.1	26.2	30.8	33.3	35.2	37.9
40–59 years	2,024	28.9	0.2	19.0	21.4	23.0	25.3	28.8	32.7	34.6	36.2	38.4
60–79 years	1,851	31.2	0.1	21.8	24.2	25.5	27.5	31.1	35.0	37.1	38.4	40.3
80 years and older	501	31.2	0.2	21.8	24.3	25.5	27.6	31.3	34.6	36.8	38.1	39.7
Mexican American:
20 years and older, age adjusted	1,488	29.0	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
20 years and older, crude	1,488	28.3	0.3	18.0	20.7	22.6	24.5	28.2	31.9	33.7	35.4	38.0
Age:
8–11 years	348	31.3	0.5	18.7	20.5	21.9	23.9	30.4	38.5	41.1	43.3	46.3
12–15 years	599	27.0	0.5	15.2	16.6	17.5	19.7	26.0	33.4	37.3	39.2	41.7
16–19 years	611	24.9	0.3	14.3	15.6	16.7	18.8	23.2	29.7	33.6	36.4	40.0
20–39 years	570	27.5	0.3	17.2	19.3	21.4	23.7	27.3	31.2	33.2	34.8	37.6
40–59 years	427	29.1	0.4	20.0	22.5	24.1	25.6	29.0	32.2	34.2	35.7	38.1
60–79 years	443	30.9	0.2	22.5	24.5	25.7	27.6	31.3	34.1	36.2	37.3	39.2
80 years and older	48	30.7	1.0	21.2	22.7	23.8	28.0	31.5	33.9	35.6	36.3	†
Non-Hispanic white:
20 years and older, age adjusted	3,320	28.6	0.1	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
20 years and older, crude	3,320	28.7	0.1	17.6	19.9	22.0	24.7	28.7	32.9	35.3	36.8	39.1
Age:
8–11 years	280	28.4	0.6	18.6	19.9	20.7	22.7	26.0	33.3	38.1	40.7	44.2
12–15 years	438	25.5	0.5	14.8	15.7	16.9	18.6	22.9	31.8	34.6	38.6	41.8
16–19 years	447	23.0	0.4	13.6	14.6	15.5	16.8	20.8	28.1	31.5	34.1	37.0
20–39 years	934	26.3	0.2	15.4	17.2	18.8	20.9	26.3	30.7	33.6	35.5	38.0
40–59 years	1,013	29.3	0.2	19.8	22.2	23.5	25.7	29.0	32.9	34.8	36.3	38.6
60–79 years	975	31.6	0.2	22.4	24.6	25.9	27.8	31.5	35.3	37.5	38.6	40.5
80 years and older	398	31.3	0.3	21.9	24.5	25.6	27.5	31.4	34.7	36.9	38.2	39.8
Non-Hispanic black:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	1,245	26.0	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	1,245	25.6	0.2	13.4	15.1	17.1	20.0	25.9	30.5	33.4	35.0	37.7
Age:
8–11 years	359	25.3	0.5	15.0	15.8	17.2	18.2	22.7	30.8	35.5	38.9	42.9
12–15 years	566	23.0	0.3	12.8	13.8	14.3	15.6	19.9	27.8	33.8	37.5	41.5
16–19 years	551	20.1	0.4	11.8	12.5	12.9	14.0	16.7	24.6	29.8	34.1	38.2
20–39 years	450	23.9	0.3	12.5	13.6	14.7	18.0	23.6	29.2	32.5	34.4	36.8
40–59 years	435	26.2	0.3	14.8	17.0	18.8	21.6	26.6	30.4	33.1	35.0	37.3
60–79 years	324	28.9	0.3	17.2	19.8	22.1	25.0	29.1	33.2	35.4	37.1	39.5
80 years and older	36	29.7	1.1	†	21.4	22.6	24.8	29.6	33.4	36.8	37.4	†
Female
All race and ethnicity:
Age 20 years and older, age adjusted	6,532	40.8	0.1	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Age 20 years and older, crude	6,532	40.9	0.2	28.0	31.1	33.2	36.3	41.6	46.0	48.1	49.6	51.6
Age:
8–11 years	1,082	32.7	0.3	21.4	22.8	24.3	26.6	32.0	38.5	41.6	43.4	45.5
12–15 years	1,780	33.1	0.3	21.4	23.4	25.1	27.7	32.6	38.2	41.2	43.2	46.2
16–19 years	1,513	35.6	0.3	24.3	26.6	28.0	30.5	34.7	40.3	44.0	45.9	48.9
20–39 years	2,043	38.7	0.2	26.0	28.9	30.4	33.2	38.8	44.0	46.8	48.5	51.0
40–59 years	2,049	41.5	0.2	29.0	32.5	34.4	37.4	42.1	46.3	48.3	49.8	51.8
60–79 years	1,846	43.5	0.1	32.9	35.9	37.5	40.0	44.0	47.5	49.4	50.3	52.1
80 years and older	594	41.5	0.3	30.4	33.4	35.1	37.9	42.1	45.7	47.6	48.8	50.3
Mexican American:
20 years and older, age adjusted	1,438	42.5	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
20 years and older, crude	1,438	42.0	0.3	31.2	33.9	35.6	37.9	42.2	46.3	48.0	49.3	51.4
Age:
8–11 years	342	33.9	0.5	23.2	24.8	25.8	28.2	33.0	39.1	42.1	44.6	46.9
12–15 years	632	35.3	0.3	23.7	26.2	27.7	30.5	35.5	39.6	42.6	44.3	47.1
16–19 years	533	37.6	0.3	27.2	29.1	30.9	32.9	37.4	42.1	45.1	46.5	48.4
20–39 years	492	40.6	0.4	30.0	32.4	33.9	36.2	40.8	45.2	47.0	48.4	50.1
40–59 years	442	43.5	0.3	35.1	36.9	37.8	40.2	43.5	47.2	48.3	49.9	52.1
60–79 years	457	44.4	0.4	35.4	37.3	38.6	41.2	44.7	48.2	49.8	51.0	52.8
80 years and older	47	41.8	1.3	†	†	33.4	36.8	42.7	47.7	49.1	49.5	†
Non-Hispanic white:
20 years and older, age adjusted	3,250	40.4	0.1	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
20 years and older, crude	3,250	40.7	0.2	27.5	30.7	32.7	35.9	41.5	46.0	48.1	49.7	51.6
Age:
8–11 years	281	32.7	0.5	22.1	23.6	25.1	26.8	31.8	38.2	41.4	42.9	45.1
12–15 years	448	32.8	0.5	21.4	22.7	24.4	27.4	32.0	37.8	41.2	43.0	46.0
16–19 years	409	35.3	0.4	24.2	26.4	28.0	30.4	34.2	39.5	43.3	45.6	49.1
20–39 years	907	38.1	0.3	25.0	28.2	29.9	32.5	38.0	43.3	46.5	48.1	50.9
40–59 years	964	41.1	0.3	27.9	31.4	33.4	36.7	41.9	46.3	48.3	49.9	51.8
60–79 years	922	43.6	0.2	33.4	36.0	37.6	40.3	44.1	47.5	49.4	50.3	52.2
80 years and older	457	41.7	0.3	30.4	33.5	35.2	38.0	42.3	46.0	47.9	49.1	50.5
Non-Hispanic black:
20 years and older, age adjusted	1,312	41.7	0.2	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
20 years and older, crude	1,312	41.6	0.2	27.8	31.5	33.9	37.4	42.2	46.6	48.8	50.3	52.2
Age:
8–11 years	373	31.3	0.5	19.2	20.8	22.0	24.4	30.7	37.4	41.4	43.3	45.2
12–15 years	558	32.1	0.4	20.3	22.5	23.7	26.2	31.4	37.7	41.1	43.4	46.0
16–19 years	435	35.0	0.5	21.4	24.7	26.4	28.7	34.3	41.1	45.1	47.0	49.8
20–39 years	455	39.8	0.4	25.9	28.8	31.2	34.7	40.6	45.3	47.6	49.3	51.4
40–59 years	453	42.9	0.3	31.2	34.3	36.5	39.2	43.4	46.9	49.4	51.0	52.8
60–79 years	346	43.4	0.4	30.8	35.4	37.3	39.4	44.2	48.4	50.2	51.0	52.5
80 years and older	58	40.4	0.8	28.8	31.3	34.4	36.8	41.0	43.8	46.0	46.8	48.6

… Category not applicable.

^†Standard error not calculated by SUDAAN.