Table 1.

Body compositions of Reference Men and Women [14].

	Men	Women
Age, years	20–24	20–24
Height, in	68.5	64.5
Weight, lb	154	125
Total fat, lb (% body weight)	23.1 (15.0%)	33.8 (27.0%)
Storage fat, lb (% body weight)	18.5 (12.0%)	18.8 (15.0%)
Essential fat, lb (% body weight)	4.6 (3.0%)	15.0 (12.0%)
Muscle, lb (% body weight)	69 (44.8%)	45 (36.0%)
Bone, lb (% body weight)	21 (14.9%)	15 (12.0%)
Remainder, lb (% body weight)	38.9 (25.3%)	31.2 (25.3%)
Average body density	1.070 g/mL	1.040 g/mL