TABLE 6.

BMI adjustment factors for calf circumference for females outside the 18.5–24.9 BMI range¹

Total
BMI group	Adjustment factor, cm	Rounded value
<18.5	+3.9	+4.0
25–29.9	−3.0	−3.0
30–39.9	−6.7	−7.0
≥40	−11.6	−12.0
Non-Hispanic white
BMI group	Adjustment factor, cm	Rounded value
<18.5	+4.0	+4.0
25–29.9	−3.2	−3.0
30–39.9	−6.9	−7.0
≥40	−11.8	−12.0
Non-Hispanic black
BMI group	Adjustment factor, cm	Rounded value
<18.5	+4.3	+4.0
25–29.9	−3.2	−3.0
30–39.9	−6.9	−7.0
≥40	−11.7	−12.0
Mexican American
BMI group	Adjustment factor, cm	Rounded value
<18.5	+4.1	+4.0
25–29.9	−2.9	−3.0
30–39.9	−6.3	−6.0
≥40	−11.6	−12.0
Other ethnicity and race
BMI group	Adjustment factor, cm	Rounded value
<18.5	+3.7	+4.0
25–29.9	−2.8	−3.0
30–39.9	−6.7	−7.0
≥40	−10.8	−11.0

¹Adjustment factor from linear regression for calf circumference, adjusted by age, for BMI outside the 18.5–24.9 range. All BMI ranges given in units of kg/m².