Table 5 Body fat percentiles according to gender and sexual maturation
Gender | Sexual maturation | 3th | 5th | 10th | 15th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 85th | 90th | 95th | 97th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Pre-Pub. (n = 113) | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 27.7 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 36.1 | 43.3 |
Pub. (n = 1864) | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 23.8 | 27.9 | 30.9 | 34.1 | 37.5 | |
Post-Pub. (n = 14) | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 21.8 | 23.6 | * | * | |
Girls | Pre-Pub. (n = 115) | 8.1 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 28.1 | 34.0 | 35.9 |
Pub. (n = 2227) | 10.4 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 21.2 | 25.7 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 35.3 | 37.2 | |
Post-Pub. (n = 67) | 13.8 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 25.1 | 30.0 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 36.5 | 37.6 |