APPENDIX

TABLE II-l

Weights for Heights o f Adults in the United States

Height cm (in)

Weight, kg (lb)

Males, by Percentile

Females, by Percentile

15th

50th

85th

15th

50th

85th

147 (58)

45

(99)

55 (122)

72 (159)

152 (60)

49 (107)

60(132)

75 (164)

157 (62)

57 (125)

64(142)

76 (168)

51 (112)

60(132)

77 (170)

163 (64)

58 (129)

67(148)

79 (174)

54 (118)

63(139)

79 (175)

168 (

6 6

)

61 (134)

71 (158)

83 (183)

55 (122)

64(141)

81 (179)

173 (

6 8

)

65 (143)

76(167)

8 8

(195)

59(130)

67 (148)

83 (184)

178 (70)

67 (149)

79(173)

93 (206)

61 (133)

69(152)

78 (171)

183 (72)

73 (161)

83(183)

99 (218)

188 (74)

77(171)

88(194)

99 (217)

193 (76)

85 (187)

103 (227)

106 (234)

*From: Recommended Dietary Allowances, 10th ed. Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council—National Academy of Sciences, 1989.

+Unpublished data from NHANES II (1976-1980) provided by the National Center for Health Statistics. Values rounded to nearest whole number.

Subjects were ages 18 to 74 years. Height determined without shoes. Weight includes clothing weight, ranging from an estimated 0.09 to 0.28 kg

(0.20 to 0.62 lb).

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