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. 2019 Mar 7;35(9):1547–1553. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfz037

Table 2.

Body composition by age, sex and race

Body composition measure Controls CKD Total Control, n CKD, n
Weight
 Age <60 years 88.6 ± 16.4 100.3 ± 18.8 98.4 ± 18.9 16 82
 Age ≥60 years 85.4 ± 14.7 91.9 ± 18 91.5 ± 17.9 29 434
 Women 63 ± 4.1 86.6 ± 18.3 84.5 ± 18.8 3 31
 Men 88.2 ± 14.3 93.7 ± 18.3 93.2 ± 18.1 42 485
 Nonblack 86.5 ± 15.4 92.5 ± 17.8 92 ± 17.7 39 403
 Black 86.7 ± 15.6 95.9 ± 20 95.4 ± 19.9 6 113
BMI (kg/m2)
 Age <60 years 28.1 ± 4.5 33 ± 5.6 32.2 ± 5.7 16 82
 Age ≥60 years 27.4 ± 3.6 30.7 ± 5.3 30.5 ± 5.3 29 434
 Women 23.3 ± 2.1 33.4 ± 5.9 32.5 ± 6.3 3 31
 Men 27.9 ± 3.8 30.9 ± 5.3 30.7 ± 5.3 42 485
 Nonblack 27.6 ± 3.9 30.8 ± 5.2 30.5 ± 5.2 39 403
 Black 28 ± 4.1 32 ± 6 31.8 ± 6 6 113
FFM (kg)
 Age <60 years 61.2 ± 8.9 64.8 ± 11.5 64.2 ± 11.2 16 82
 Age ≥60 years 61.1 ± 8.5 58.5 ± 9.8 58.7 ± 9.7 29 434
 Women 43.4 ± 1.5 47 ± 6.8 46.7 ± 6.6 3 31
 Men 62.4 ± 7.3 60.3 ± 10 60.5 ± 9.8 42 485
 Nonblack 60.8 ± 8.2 58.9 ± 9.6 59.1 ± 9.5 39 403
 Black 63.5 ± 11.1 61.7 ± 12.3 61.8 ± 12.2 6 113
FM (kg)
 Age <60 years 27.4 ± 10.7 35.5 ± 13.8 34.2 ± 13.7 16 82
 Age ≥60 years 24.3 ± 9 33.4 ± 11.8 32.9 ± 11.8 29 434
 Women 19.6 ± 2.6 39.7 ± 14.3 37.9 ± 14.8 3 31
 Men 25.8 ± 9.8 33.4 ± 11.9 32.8 ± 11.9 42 485
 Nonblack 25.7 ± 9.9 33.6 ± 12 32.9 ± 12 39 403
 Black 23.2 ± 8.2 34.2 ± 12.5 33.7 ± 12.6 6 113
BF%
 Age <60 years 30.2 ± 7.5 34.5 ± 10.1 33.8 ± 9.8 16 82
 Age ≥60 years 27.8 ± 6.5 35.6 ± 7.6 35.1 ± 7.8 29 434
 Women 31.1 ± 2.2 44.6 ± 8 43.4 ± 8.6 3 31
 Men 28.5 ± 7.1 34.8 ± 7.7 34.3 ± 7.8 42 485
 Nonblack 29 ± 7 35.5 ± 7.9 35 ± 8.1 39 403
 Black 26.5 ± 6.2 35 ± 8.5 34.6 ± 8.6 6 113

Values shown are mean ± SD.