Table 3.
Estimated body fat percentage based on BMI of Singapore Chinese compared with other ethnicities
| Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI of 18·5 | BMI of 25 | BMI of 30 | BMI of 35 | BMI of 40 | BMI of 18·5 | BMI of 25 | BMI of 30 | BMI of 35 | BMI of 40 | |
| 20-39y | ||||||||||
| Chinese | 19·0 | 27·7 | 31·8 | 34·8 | 37.0 | 31·8 | 39·0 | 42.5 | 44·9 | 46.8 |
| White [29] | 14·5 | 23·9 | 29·8 | 33·3 | 35·9 | 26·9 | 37·0 | 41·8 | 45·2 | 47·7 |
| Japanese [29] | 12·8 | 23·2 | 28·1 | 31·6 | 34·3 | 24·6 | 35·2 | 40·2 | 43·8 | 46·5 |
| Vietnamese [30] | 18·3 | 26·5 | 29·8 | 30·6 | 28·8 | 29·2 | 37·4 | 40·7 | 41·5 | 39·7 |
| 40-59y | ||||||||||
| Chinese | 20.8 | 29/5 | 33·6 | 36·6 | 38·8 | 32.8 | 40.1 | 43·5 | 46·0 | 47·8 |
| White [29] | 15·6 | 25·4 | 30·0 | 33·3 | 35·8 | 27·5 | 37·4 | 42·2 | 45·6 | 48·1 |
| Japanese [29] | 13·4 | 23·8 | 28·7 | 32·2 | 34·9 | 25 | 35·5 | 40·2 | 44·1 | 46·8 |
| Vietnamese [30] | 19·1 | 27·2 | 30·5 | 31·5 | 29·7 | 30·1 | 38·5 | 41·8 | 42·4 | 40·6 |
| 60-79y | ||||||||||
| Chinese | 22·7 | 31·3 | 35·3 | 38·2 | 40·4 | 33·8 | 41·1 | 44·5 | 47·0 | 48·8 |
| White [29] | 19·0 | 28·0 | 32·3 | 35·3 | 37·6 | 31·0 | 39·9 | 44·1 | 47·1 | 49·4 |
| Japanese [29] | 13·9 | 24·3 | 29·3 | 32·8 | 35·4 | 25·3 | 35·8 | 40·9 | 44·4 | 47·1 |
| Vietnamese [30] | 20·1 | 28·2 | 31·6 | 32·4 | 30·6 | 31·0 | 39·1 | 42·5 | 43·3 | 41·5 |
Estimated body fat percentage calculated centering on the ages of 30, 50, and 70 years