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Table 1 Weight, height, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and fat free mass by age in men and women.

From: Fat free mass and obesity in relation to educational level

		Men			Women
	Age	n	mean	s.d.	n	mean	s.d.
Weight, kg
	30-44	1012	83.6	0.4	1097	68.3	0.4
	45-54	788	86.0	0.5	837	71.6	0.5
	55-64	509	85.5	0.6	590	72.6	0.5
	65-74	344	80.8	0.8	460	71.8	0.6
	75+	211	77.2	1.0	444	67.7	0.6
	30-64	2309	85.0	0.3	2524	70.2	0.4
	65+	555	79.6	0.7	904	70.5	0.3
	30+	2864	84.0	0.3	3428	70.4	0.2
Height, cm
	30-44	1012	178.4	0.2	1097	165.0	0.2
	45-54	787	176.6	0.2	837	163.1	0.2
	55-64	209	175.0	0.3	589	161.1	0.2
	65-74	344	171.4	0.4	460	158.5	0.3
	75+	211	170.0	0.5	437	156.3	0.3
	30-64	2308	177.1	0.1	2523	163.4	0.2
	65+	555	171.0	0.3	897	157.6	0.1
	30+	2868	176.0	0.2	3420	162.0	0.1
Body mass index, kg/m²
	30-44	1012	26.3	0.13	1097	25.1	0.15
	45-54	787	27.5	0.14	837	26.9	0.17
	55-64	509	27.9	0.18	589	28.0	0.19
	65-74	344	27.5	0.23	460	28.6	0.22
	75+	210	26.6	0.28	436	27.8	0.23
	30-64	2308	27.1	0.09	2523	26.4	0.10
	65+	554	27.2	0.19	896	28.3	0.16
	30+	2862	27.1	0.09	3419	26.9	0.08
Waist-to-hip ratio
	30-44	1009	0.954	0.002	1097	0.836	0.002
	45-54	785	0.983	0.002	835	0.856	0.002
	55-64	505	0.987	0.003	587	0.867	0.003
	65-74	344	0.981	0.003	458	0.883	0.003
	75+	203	0.981	0.004	423	0.883	0.003
	30-64	2299	0.971	0.002	2519	0.883	0.002
	65+	547	0.981	0.002	881	0.850	0.001
	30+	2846	0.973	0.002	3400	0.858	0.001
Fat free mass, kg
	30-44	974	66.8	0.3	1043	47.8	0.2
	45-54	74	66.4	0.3	796	47.9	0.2
	55-64	474	64.5	0.3	551	47.0	0.2
	65-74	307	59.6	0.5	411	45.3	0.3
	75+	166	56.0	0.7	316	42.8	0.3
	30-64	2202	66.2	0.2	2390	47.6	0.1
	65+	473	58.5	0.4	727	44.4	0.2
	30+	2675	64.9	0.2	3117	46.9	0.1

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