Vital and

Health Statistics

Anthropometric

Data and

Prevalence of

Overweight for

Hispanics: 1982-84

Series 11:

Data From the National Health Survey

No, 239

This report presents descriptive data for selected anthropometric

measurements and provides estimates of overweight and severe

overweight by age and sex, This information is from the Hispanic Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey, a sample survey of selected groups of

civilian noninstitutionalized Hispanic persons residing in the United States,

that was conducted during the period 1982-84,

US. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Maryland

March 1989

DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 89-1689
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of overweight for Hispanics 1982-84, National Center for Health

Statistics. Vital Health Stat ll[239).

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NajJar, Matthew F.

Anthropometnc data and prevalence of overweight for Hlspantcs:

1982–84.

(Series 11, Data from the National Health Survey:

no. 239) [DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 89-1689

Written by Matthew F. Najjar and Robert J. Kuczmarskl.

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RA407.3.A347 no. 239 362.1 ‘0973’021 S 88–600356

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For ssle by tie Superintendentof Documents,U.S. GovernmentPrintii Wlce

Washing&n, D.C. 20402
National Center for Health Statistics

Manning Feinleib, M.D., Dr.P.H., Director

Robert A. Israel, Deputy Director

Jacob J. Feldman, Ph. D., Associate Director for Ana@sis

and Epidemiology

Gail F. Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Director for Planning and

Extramural Programs

Peter L. Hurley, Associate Director for L’italand HeaIth

Statistics Systems

Stephen E. Nieberding, Associate Director for Management

Charles J. IRothwell, Associate Director for Data Processing

and Services

Monroe G. Sirken, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research

and Methodology

Sandra Smith, Public Affairs Officer

Division of Health Examination Statistics

Robert S. Murphy, Director

Catherine Woteki, Ph. D., Deputy Director

Kurt Maurer, Ph.D., Chiej Survey Planning and

Development Branch

Peter Gergen, M.D., Chiej Medical Statistics Branch

Clifford Johnson, Chie$ Nubition Statistics Branch

Wilbur Hadden, Chiej Computer Systems and

Programming Branch

David Larson, ChieJ Survey Operations Branch
Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Sources ofdataand analytica.l issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Methods of measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Analytical issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~

Selected findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S

List ofdetailed tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Appendixes

I. Statistical notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9

II. Data presentation and reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

III. National origin recode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

IV. Recording form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

v. Body measurement equipment and procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Text table

Sample size and response rates by survey area and specified Hispanic origin: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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Anthropometric Data and

Prevalence of Overweight

for Hispanics: 1982-84

by Matthew F. Najjar and Robert J. Kuczmarski,

Dr.P.H., Division of Health Examination Statistics

Introduction

From 1960 through 1980 the National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS) conducted five population based,

national health examination surveys. A major objective of

these surveys has been to record a variety of body measurements that are important in characterizing growth in children and adolescents and in identifying associations with

health outcomes in adults. In addition to anthropometric

measurements, in each survey other data were collected,

using a medical history, a physical examination, and a

variety of laboratory and clinical tests and measurements.

(For examples, see NCHS, 1965a, 1967, 1969a.) These

questionnaire and medical examination components have

been designed to support analyses of data on certain target ed conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and iron

deficiency anemia.

Beginning with the first National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES I), a major nutritional

assessment component was added to the health examination surveys to obtain information on overall nutritional

status and dietary practices. This component was designed

to enhance the quality and quantity of anthropometric,

biochemical, clinical, and dietary data as they pertain to

nutritional status.

Both the NHANES I and its successor, the NHANES

11, conducted from 1976 through 1980, focused on a national sample of the U.S. population. The numbers of

Hispanic and other ethnic groups in these samples, however, were insufficient to enable adequate estimation of

their health and nutritional status. Therefore, from 19S2

through 1984, a Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) was conducted to obtain data on

the health and nutritional status of the three largest Hispanic subgroups residing in households in distinct geographic areas of the United States: Mexican Americans in

selected counties in five Southwest States—Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; Cubans from

Dade County (Miami), Florida; and Puerto Ricans from

the New York City area, including parts of New York, New

Jersey, and Connecticut (NCHS, 1985). Although

HHANES was not intended to be a national probability

sample, it is the first large-scale study of the health examination surveys covering the health and nutritional status of

the three Hispanic subgroups.

The survey design of HHANES was a stratitied, muhistage, probability cluster sample of civilian noninstitutionalized persons ages 6 months through 74 years residing in

households in three defined geographic areas of the United

States. Even though HHANES was not designed as a

national Hispanic survey, and no national estimates for the

Hispanic population can be made, the three HHANES

universes include approximately 76 percent of the 1980

Hispanic-origin population in the United States. More

detail on the sample design and conduct of the survey is

presented in appendix I.

Through the years, some anthropomctric measures

have remained in the health examination surveys while

others have been deleted or added. The most recent body

measurement data from NHANES II have been published

(NCHS, 1987) for weight, standing and sitting heights,

crown-rump and recumbent lengths, triceps and subscapuIar skinfolds, midupper arm, chest (erect and supine), and

head circumferences, and bitrochanteric and elbow

breadths. These measurements were retained in HHANES,

and the following were added: Iliac crest and medial calf

skinfolds, maximal calf circumference, and biacromial and

biiliac breadths.

The health examinations, including the body measures,

were conducted by highly trained teams of health personnel

in specially equipped Mobile Examination Centers

(MEC’S). Both the MEC’S and the procedures were standardized, and carefully calibrated equipment was used in

taking the measurements.

Despite these efforts to reduce measurement errors,

users should be aware lhat technician differences do exist.

Users are encouraged to consider these differences when

using the elbow breadth and skinfokl measurements. (See

“Sources of data and analytical issues.”)

Data in this report are presented for each of the

anthropometric measures for each Hispanic subgroup by

year of age for children and adolescents and by 10-year age

groups for adults. In addition, distributions are given for a

derived variable, Body Mass Index, along with estimates for

the percents of overweight and severely overweight adults.

Because of an insufficient sample size, the 5th and 95th

percentile values for Cuban adults are missing for most age

groups. In the age groups 6 months–19 years for Cubans,

1
statistics have also been excluded because they did not meet

the NCHS requirements for reliability or precision. For

Puerto Ricans the 5th, 10th, 90th, and 95th percentiles

were excluded for similar reasons (see appendix II).

There is a substantial body of literature documenting

variation in body size, shape, and rate of maturation among

children in different populations (Eveleth, 1978; Eveleth

and Tanner, 1976; Robson, et al., 1975; Tanner, 1976)1.

Such differences may be important in evaluating the growth

and nutritional status of different ethnic groups in the

United States, as there is evidence that body dimensions

may differ for black, white, native American, and Hispanic

groups in this country (Habicht et al., 1974; Harrison and

White, 1980; Meaney, 1977; Owen and Lubin, 1973). Notable variations in body dimensions across ethnic groups for

persons of comparable age and sex maybe attributable to a

combination of factors, including genetic, environmental,

and socioeconomic characteristics. This report does not

attempt to explain differences that may occur in body

measurement distributions among the three ethnic groups.

Instead, the tables are descriptive, presenting means and

percentiles for youths and adults. Also, estimates for the

prevalence of overweight and severely overweight are given

only for adults aged 20-74 years.

The anthropometric data from this survey have been

coded, edited, and released on microdata tape (PB. No.

87–152757). Persons interested in more detailed analysis

can purchase this tape from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia.
Sources of data and

analytical issues

Sources

The Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), conducted from July 1982 through December 1984, is the most recent in a series of health

examination surveys conducted by NCHS. The major difference between HHANES and the previous health examination surveys is that HHANES was a survey of three

special subgroups of the population in selected areas of the

United States rather than a national probability sample.

The target population for HHANES ideally would have

included all households with at least one member of Hispanic origin. However, the United States includes States

and counties with very small numbers or proportions of

Hispanic persons. Therefore, HHANES was restricted to

those counties in the three target areas of the country that

had a sufficient number or proportion of Hispanic persons

to permit the efficient operation of the survey. Thus 97

percent of the 1980 Mexican-American population in the

five Southwest States, 96 percent of the Cuban population

in the Dade County area, and 90 percent of the Puerto

Rican population in the New York City area were eligible

for inclusion in HHANES.

Selected households were screened to identi~ eligible

Hispanic families and to select sample persons from these

families to be interviewed and examined. Eligibility for the

survey was determined by the family unit. A family was

considered eligible if at least one family member’s reported

national origin or ancestry met the criteria for eligibility

appropriate to the survey location. These criteria were as

foiiows:

Survey area

Southwest area. . . . .

Dade County, Fla.,

area . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York City

National origin or ancestry

Mexican or Mexicano,

Mexican American, Chicano,

Hispano, Spanish-American

or Spanish (when no other

country of origin was

mentioned)

Cuban or Cuban-American

area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rican or Boricuan

In cases where multiple origins were reported for the same

individual on different questionnaires, the person was considered eligible if any one of the reported origins met these

criteria.

If a family was eligible for the survey, all members of

that family were eligible to be selected for the interview and

examination components. Therefore, some non-Hispanic

persons residing in Hispanic households and some Hispanic

persons not meeting the above criteria were selected and

examined in each of the three geographic areas. For this

report, however, all findings are based on the examined

persons within the households who were defined as being of

Mexican origin or ancestry in the Southwest, of Cuban

origin or ancestry in Dade County, Fla., and of Puerto

Rican origin or ancestry in the New York City area. This

report, therefore, excludes persons in the total sample who

were non-Hispanic or of an origin that did not meet the

eligibility criteria. Appendix III presents a more detailed

description of how the Hispanic-origin recode used for this

report was determined.

The text table shows the sample sizes and response

rates for each of the three survey areas in HHANES. The

results are presented for both the total sample (including

non-Hispanic persons) and for the specific-origin sample as

explained above.

Sample size and response rates by survey area and specified

Hispanic origin: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84

Sutvayarea and

Inlervkwd

Sample

Examh-red

Hispanioor@inl size Number Percent Number Percent

Southwest area

All parsons . . . . . . . . 9,894 8,554 86.5 7,462 75.4

Mexican American. . . . 9,455 8,222 87.0 7,197 76.1

Dade County, Fla area

All parsons . . . . . . . . 2,244 1,766 78.7 1,357 60.5

Cuban . . . . . . . . . . . 2,125 1,677 78.9 1,291 60.8

New York C~ area

All Persons . . . . . . . . 3,786 3,369 89.0 2,834 74.9

Puerto Rican . . . . . . . 3,525 3,137 89.0 2,645 75.0

lsee appendix IIIfor the definition of tiispack origin.

HHANES, like previous examination surveys, consisted of two major components. Household interviews

formed the first component; the second consisted of physical examinations and additional interviews in examination

centers. All interviews, examinations, tests, procedures, and

laboratory determinations were performed following standardized protocols.

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The household interview component involved collecting socioeconomic and demographic information from the

family and sample persons within the family and completing

a medical history questionnaire for sample persons. Interviewers employed by the contract agency conducting the

HHANES performed the initial household interviews and

aided in the scheduling of appointments for examination.

The examination component was performed in mobile

examination centers specially designed for this study. The

examination environment and equipment were standardized to minimize differences in findings among sample

locations. The full-time examination teams were specifically

trained to follow the study protocols, which provided for

standardization, quality control, and evaluation of team

members’ performance. The examination consisted of a

series of standardized tests and procedures that included

the following

. General medical examination and screening by a physician, including additional medical history information.

. Body measurements.

. Dietary interview.

. Selected diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms, x

rays, hearing, and diagnostic ultrasound for detection

of gallstones.

. Laboratory tests on whole blood, serum, and urine

specimens.

Thus, HHANES provided the opportunity to assess key

aspects of the Hispanic population’s health and nutritional

status during a 2%-year period and to collect baseline data

that could be used to assess changes over time in selected

Hispanic subgroups living in the United States.

Methods of measurement

HHANES was staffed with two highly trained examination teams and equipped with three mobile examination

centers, which could be moved to a central location in each

of the primary sampling units. Selected sample persons for

whom appointments could be made were brought into the

examination centers. There, examinees changed from their

street clothing into disposable paper examination gowns

and foam rubber slippers designed to facilitate and standardize various elements of the examination.

Body measurements were made at various times of the

day and in different seasons of the year; thus potential

diurnal and seasonal variations in body measurements were

not standardized. Weight may vary between winter and

summer and may fluctuate with recency of food and water

intake and other daily activities.

When possible, measurements of elbow breadth, midupper arm and maximal calf circumferences, and skinfokls

were taken on the right side of the body. Left-side measurements were done on a systematic sample of approximately

20 percent of the examined persons. These left-side measurements were collected for quality control purposes and

were not intended to be representative of the Hispanic

population. Left-side measurements were also taken if the

right side could not be used because of casts, amputations,

or other reasons.

The examination protocol included training and periodic retraining of examiners by a supervisor and consultant,

as well as an ongoing system of quality control procedures

to reduce variability introduced by errors of measurement.

Despite efforts to reduce measurement errors, residual

errors of a magnitude large enough to warrant concern

occur in any anthropometric sumey. In the HHANES, for

example, systematic examiner differences were observed

for triceps, subscapular, iliac crest, and medial calf skinfolds, as well as elbow breadth. The range of differences in

mean body measurement values between examiners varied

from 4 millimeters for elbow breadth to 5–9 millimeters for

the skinfold measurements. Preliminary analysis of the data

suggests that the differences may be attributable to a drift

from standardized techniques associated with the use of

multiple trainers for the technician teams. The use of

multiple examiners is a trade otl It increases the variability

of the distribution (because of interexaminer errors of

measurement) but it minimizes the effect of an individual

examiner bias. Furthermore, reliability is known to be less

for skinfolds of more than 30 millimeters than for skinfolcls

smaller than that (Mueller and Martorell, 1985). The recording form used in HHANES is given in appendix IV.

The procedures used for the body measurements included in this report are briefly described here. Detailed

explanations are given in appendix V.

Standing height

Standing height was measured with the examinee wearing disposable foam rubber slippers, standing erectly with

feet together, back and heels against the upright bar of the

height scale, and head approximately in the Frankfort

horizontal plane. Assistance and demonstration were provided when necessary (“look straight ahead,” “stand up

tall,” or “stand up real straight”). The examiner exerted

gentle upward pressure on the subject’s mastoid process.

The equipment consisted of a level platform, to which

was attached a vertical bar with a steel tape. Attached

perpendicularly to the vertical bar was a horizontal measuring bar, which was brought down snugly on the examinee’s

head. A Polaroi& camera was attached to another sliding

bar in the same plane as the horizontal measuring bar. The

cam era recorded the subject’s identification number next to

the pointer on the scale, thereby giving a precise reading.

The camera not only gave a permanent record, minimizing

observer and recording errors, but, by always being in the

same lplane as the measuring bar, completely eliminated

parallax. (An observer reading a pointer in the space in

front of the scale could read it too high if looking up at the

scale from below or too low if reading down from above.)

‘Mention of brand name is for the purpose of specific identification of the

equipment Or product used and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

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Weight

Examinees were weighed on a Toledob self-balancing

scale that mechanically printed weight (exact to quarterpound intervals) directly onto the permanent record. Direct

printing was used to minimize observer and recording

errors. The scale was calibrated with a set of known

weights, and any necessruy fine adjustments were made at

the beginning of each new examination location, approximately every month. The weight of the standard garments

worn ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound and was not deducted

from weights presented in this report. Thus, weights shown

here are 0.20 to 0.62 pound above nude weight recorded to

the nearest quarter-pound. The same examination clothing

was used throughout the year, thus eliminating seasonal

variation.

Skinfolds

As recommended by the Committee on Nutritional

Anthropometry, Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council (1956), skinfolds were measured with a

Lange’ skinfold caliper.

The measurement of skinfold thickness is one of a

number of methods used to determine the body fatness of

individuals (Keys and Grande, 1968; Malina, 1’369; Owen

and Brozek, 1966). In a field survey, the use of skinfold

measurements has distinct advantages over more sophisticated laboratory techniques. Skinfold measurements do not

require elaborate, expensive, or time-consuming procedures, and they are recommended as an integral element in

body composition research, particularly for field studies

(Weiner and Lourie, 1969). The skinfold measurement

approach involves measuring a double fold of subcutaneous

fat plus skin, which is pulled away from the underlying

muscle tissue at a predetermined site on the body. It is one

of the easiest approaches to estimate body fat.

Breadths, circumferences, and lengths

Four direct anthropometric measures of skeletal structure were taken—elbow, bitrochanteric, biacromial, and

biiliac crest breadth. Midupper arm and maximal calf circumferences, composite measures of bone, muscle, and fat,

were also included. Head and chest circumferences were

included for children 6 months–7 years of age as reference

data in identi&ing early protein-calorie deficiency. Recumbent and crown-rump length were included for children 6

months–3 years of age. See appendix V for further details

regarding measurement protocol.

Overweight

“Overweight” was defined as a body mass index (BMI)

(weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared)

equal to or greater than that at the S5th percentile of men

or women aged 20-29 years from NHANES II, 197G-80.

b~fention of bmnd name is for the purpose of specific identification Of

the equipment or product used and does not imply endorsement by the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Severe overweight” was defined as a BMI equal to

greater than that at the 95th percentile from NHANES

197G-80. Men are categorized as “overweight” when their

BMI equals or exceeds 27.S; they fall into the “severely

overweight” cat egory when the index equals or exceeds

31.1. For women, these cutoff points are 27.3 and 32.3,

respectively. The rationale for using persons aged 20-29

years as the reference population was that most young

adults are relatively lean, and the increase in body weight

that usually occurs as men and women age is assumed to be

due almost entirely to fat accumulation.

Although the criteria used here for overweight and

severe overweight were not derived from the morbidity or

mortality experience of the surveyed population, they are

fairly consistent with other criteria that do have a basis in

morbidity or mortality data. NHANES II was a national

probability sample; therefore, its cutoff points at ages

20-29 years for BMI were also used for HHANES data to

determine the criterion values for overweight. Furthermore, these criterion values for overweight correspond

approximately to 20 percent or more above desirable

weights in the 19S3 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

(19S3, 19S4) tables, using the midpoint of the range for a

medium-build person. The criterion values of severe overweight correspond approximately to 40 percent or more

above the Metropolitan tables’ desirable weight. Finally, the

National Institutes of Health (19S5) Consensus Development Panel has stated that an increase in body weight of 20

percent or more above desirable body weight constitutes an

established health hazard.

Analytical issues

Weighting procedures

The estimates presented in this report were weighted

for the three separate target populations. The sample

weights take into account the different sampling probabilities and adjustments for nonresponse and noncoverage. As

a result of these adjustments, the population estimates

closely approximate the targeted population at the midpoint of the respective survey period.

Population estimates

Population estimates by age and sex for the three

Hispanic subgroups in the three distinct geographic regions–the Mexican Americans in the Southwest United

States, the Puerto Ricans in the New York City area, and

the Cubans in Miami, Florida— are presented in appendix

I. The prevalence estimates shown in the detailed tables can

be applied to the population distribution given in tables V

and VI of appendix I to obtain the corresponding population estimates. For example, an estimate of 2’3.6percent for

Mexican-American men ages 20-74 years who are overweight (table 1) when expressed as a proportion and multiplied by the number of men ages 20-74 years (2,5S3,000

from table VI in appendix 1) gives an estimate of 765,000

overweight Mexican-American men in the five Southwest

States.

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Reliability of estimates

Estimates of means, standard deviations, and nine

selected percentiles (5th, 10th, 15th, 25th, 50th, 75( II, 85th,

90th, and 95th) are presented for each measurement. Estimates of percentiles are stable only if the sample size is

sufficiently large. The sample size was sufficiently large for

most subgroups; exceptions are indicated with an asterisk.

See appendix 11 for a discussion of data presentation and

reliability.

Cross-sectional nature of data

The cross-sectional data on body measurements were

obtained from persons of different ages who rcprcscnt

different birth cohorts. The age trends show the body

mcasurcrncnt values for successive birth cohorts of persons

who were of different ages when examined and may rcllcct

the effect of different environmental as well as hcrcdilary

in flacnccs. The limitations of cross-sectional data in contras[ to longitudinal data must bc recognized when considering changes with age.

Age of examinee

The chronologic agc at the time of interview was the

~gc ~ritcrioll for inclLlsi(jn in the sample. The value USC(I ~S

a label for each agc group in the tables is the integer

referring to age at last birthday at the time of interview.

Hcncc, “10 years” means all children 10.00 through 10.99,

years with an approximate mean value of If).50 years.
Selected findings

Some important anthropometric findings by age, sex,

and specified Hispanic origin are summarized below. Comparisons in this report are based on medians because the

marked skewness of many of the distributions shown here

suggests the use of the median as a better measure of

central tendency than the mean. These findings do not

constitute an exhaustive attempt to describe all of the data

included in this report in tables 1–73. Rather, they are

intended to highlight the data that are most frequently

requested, including statistics on the distributions of overweight.

The following statements highlight the findings for

Mexican- American, Cuban, and Puerto Rican adults and

children residing in each of the three major geographic

areas studied. The figures are based on Hispanic population estimates at the midpoint of the survey in the three

distinct geographic areas: Southwest area (selected counties in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and

Texas); New York City area (parts of New York, New

Jersey, and Connecticut); and Miami, (Dade County).

Approximately 765,000 (29.6 percent) Mexican-American men, 43,000 (29.4 percent) Cuban men, and

60,000 (25.2 percent) Puerto Rican men were overweight (table 1).

About 1 million (39.1 percent) Mexican-American

women, 62,000 (34.1 percent) Cuban women, and

14S,000 (37.3 percent) Puerto Rican women were

overweight (table 1).

Approximately 266,000 (10.3 percent) Mexican-American men, 16,000 (10.6 percent) Cuban men, and

18,000 (7.7 percent) Puerto Rican men were severely

overweight (table 2).

Approximately 39S,000 (15.6 percent) Mexican-American women, 14,000 (7.7 percent) Cuban women, and

57,000 (14.4 percent) Puerto Rican women were severely overweight (table 2).

The median weights for Mexican-American, Cuban,

and Puerto Rican men ages 1S-74 years were 162.2,

164.S, and 159.5 pounds, respectively. The corresponding figures for women were 139.6, 137.9, and 134.4

pounds, respectively (tables S and 10).

The median heights for Mexican-American men and

women ages 18–74 years were 67.1 and 61.Sinches; for

Cubans, 67.2 and 61.S inches; and for Puerto Ricans,

67.2 and 61.7 inches, respectively (tables 16 and 1S).

The median sitting heights for Mexican-American men

and women ages 1S-74 years were 90.6 and S4.7

centimeters; for Cubans, 90.1 and S4.1 cm; and for

Puerto Ricans, 89.7 and S3.S cm, respectively (tables

26 and 28).

The median mid-upper arm circumferences for

Mexican-American men and women ages 1S–74 years

were 32.1 and 30.0 cm; for Cubans, 32.1 and 29.S cm;

and for Puerto Ricans, 31.4 and 29.5 cm, respectively

(tables 62 and 64).

The median ma~imal calf circumferences for MexicanAmerican men and women ages 1S-74 years were 36.2

and 34.9 cm; for Cubans, 36.5 and 34.9 cm; and for

Puerto Ricans, 37.2 and 35.5 cm, respectively (tables

66 and 6S).

The median triceps skinfold values for

Mexican-American females substantially excecdcd

those for males after age 11, wi[h cliffcrenccs ranging

from 5.0 to 16.5 millimeters (mm). A similar trend was

also found for Puerto Ricans with the differences after

age 11 ranging from 3.5 to 17.5 mm. Ahhough the

insufficient sample of Cuban children ages 6

months–19 years precludes comparison, among Cuban

adult, the same trend was exhibited—values for women

exceeded those for men, with the differences ranging

from S.5 to 16.5 mm (tables 45-4S).

The median subscapukm skinfold values for McxicanAmerican females excecdccl those for males after age.

11. The differences ranged from 3.0 to 9.0 mm. For

Puerto Ricans, after age 11, the differences ranged

from 1.0 to 10.5 mm. For Cuban adults the differences

ranged from 2.0 to 9.0 mm (tables 49-52).

The median iliac crest skinfold values for MexicanAmerican and Puerto Rican females generally exceeded those for males (tables 53–56).

The median medial calf skinfold values for MexicanAmerican females substantially cxcecdcd those for

males after age 11 years, with the differences ranging

from 3.5 to 15.5 mm. The same was true for Puerto

Ricans, with the differences ranging from 5.0 to 13.0

mm. For Cuban adults the differences ranged from 9.0

to 14.5 mm (tables 57-60).

In the age range 6-74 years, the percent of MexicanAmericans and Cubans reporting they were lefthanded tended to decrease with age. However, for

Puerto Ricans there was no pattern (tables 72 and 73).

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List of detailed tables

Weight and height

1.

‘?

k.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7

8

9

10.

10

Percent of overweight persons 20-74 years of age and

number examined, by specified Hispanic origin, sex, and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Percent of severely overweight persons 20–74 years of

age and number examined,by specified Hispanic origin,

sex, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters

squared) for males 2–19 years of age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84. . .

Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters

squared) for males 18-74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard deviation and selected percentiles,

by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . .

Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters

squared) for females 2–19years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . .

Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters

squared) for females 18-74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . .

Weight in pounds for males 6 months–19 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in pounds for males 18-74 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in pounds for females 6 months-19 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in pounds for females 18–74 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

14

15

16

17

18

19

~o

‘?1

22

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Sulvey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in kilograms for males 6 months-19 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in kilograms for males 18-74 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: HispanicHealth and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in kilograms for females 6 months-19 years of

age—number examined, meanj standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weight in kilograms for females 18-74 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Height in inches for males 2–19 years of age—number

examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected perGentiles, byspecified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84, . .

Height in inches for males 18-74 years of age—number

examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic

HeaMlandN utritionE xaminationSuwey, 1982-84 . . .

Height in inches for females 2–19 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Suwey ,1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Height in inches for females 18–74 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Sunrey,1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Height in centimeters for males 2–19 years of age–

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: HispanicHealth and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Height in centimeters for males 18–74yearsofage–

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

23

M

:!5

26

2<7

28

29

30

31

3?
selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: HispanicHealthand NutritionExamination Survey,1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21. Height in centimeters for females 2-19 years of age—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~~. Height in centimeters for females 18-74yearS0fage—

number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Sun’ey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~3, Re~~mbent ]ength in centimeter for persons

6months-3 years of age–number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by sex,

specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Sumey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

24. Crown-rump length in centimeters for persons

6 months-3 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by sex,

specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

25. Sitting height in centimeters for males 2–19 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26. Sitting height in centimeters for males 18-74 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27. Sitting height in centimeters for females 2-19 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28. Sitting height incentimetem for females 18-74 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

sckcted percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Breadths

29. Biacromial breadth in centimeter for males

6months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

30. Biacromial breadth in centimeter for males 18- 74

years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31. Biacromial breadth in centimeters for females

6months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

~~

43

44

X!. Biacromial breadth in centimeters for females 1’8-74

years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33. Biiliac crest breadth in centimeters for males

6months–19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Sumey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

34. Biiliac crest breadth in centimeters for males 18-74

years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35. Biiliac crest breadth in ccntimctem for females

6months-19 years of age–number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Hcahh and

Nutrition Examination Sun’cy, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

36. Biiliac crest breadth incentimetcrs for females 18-74.

years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and sclectcd percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Sun’ey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37. Bitrochanteric breadth in centimeters for males

6months–19 years of agc—numhcr examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

3S. Bitrochantcric breadth inccntimeters for males 1S-74

years ofagc-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Sun’ey,19KM4...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39. Bitrochantcric breadth in centimeters for females

6months-19 years of age–number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selcctcd percentiles, by spccificd Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Sumcy, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

40. Bitrochantcric breadth in centimeters for females

18-74 ycacs of age—number examined, mean, standard

dm’iation, and selected perccntiks, by specified

Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Hcuhh and Nutrition

Examination Sun’ey, 19S2-84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41. Elbow breadth in ccntimckm for males 6 months-19

ycarsof agc —numberexamirrcd, mean, standard dc\’iatiort, and sclectcd pcrccntilcsl by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Sumey,1982-fM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42. Elbow breadth incentimeters formaks 18-74 ycamof

age—number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 19S2-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

43. Elbow breadth incentimetem for females 6months–19

years ofage-number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic

origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Sutvey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45

46

47

49

50

51

55

56

11
44, Elbow’breadth in centimeters for females 18–74 years

of age—number examined, mean, standard deviatjon,

and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin

and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Skinfolds

45

46

47

48.

49,

50.

51

52.

53.

54.

55.

Triceps skinfold in millimeters for males 6 months19 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic HealLh and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Triceps skinfold inmillimeters formaks 18-74 years of

age—number examined, mean, standard d~viati~n, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Triceps skinfold in millimeters for females 6 months–

19 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by spccificcl Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Triceps skinfold inmillimeters for fcmaks 18–74ycars

of age—number examined, mean, standard deviation,

and selected pcrccntiles, by spccificcl Hispanic origin

and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84...........,,,, . . . . . . . . . . .

Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for maks

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected perccntiks, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 19S2-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for maks 18–

74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by spccificd Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subscapular skinfokl in millimeters for females

6 months-19 years of age—number exarninccl, mean,

standard deviation, and selcctcd pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . ,,..

Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for fcmaks 18–

74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by spccificd Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iliac crest skinfold in millimeters for males

6months–19 years of age—nurnbcr examined, mean,

standard deviation, and sckctcd pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 198~-8~. . . . . . . . . . . .

Iliac crest skinfold in millimctcm for males 18–74 years

of age—number examined, mean, standard dcvia(ion,

and selected perccntilcs, by spccificd Hispanic origin

and age: Hispanic Health and Nulrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iliac crest skinfo]d in millimeters for females

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by spcci12

56

57

58

59

60.

ficd Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Hca]th and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84.. . . . . . . . . . .

Iliac crest skinfold in millimeters for females 18-

74 years of age—-number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medial calf skinfold in millimeters for ma]es

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and sckcted pcrccntilcs, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Hcalth and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Media] calf skinfold in millimeters for males 18–

74 years of age—nurnbcr examined, mean, standard

dcviatiorr, and sclcctcd pcrccntiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mcxfial calf skinfo]d in millimeters for females

6 months-19 years of age—nurnbcr examined, moan,

standard deviation, and sclcctcd pcrccntiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Sutvey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medial calf skinfolcl in millimeters for fema]es 18-

74 years of age—nurnbcr examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination %rvey, 1!)82-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Circumferences

61.

6~

63.

64.

65.

66.

Miduppcr arm circumfcrwrce in centimeters for males

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midupper arm circumference in centimeters for males

18-74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination SLmvcy, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Miduppcr arm circumference in centimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age—number examined,

mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

spccificd Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midupper arm circumference in centimeters for females 18–74 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982–84. . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for males

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nu!rition Examination SLILV(3Y, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for males

18-74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Sutvey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

69

70

71

7:

73

’74

‘?5

76

77

’78

79
67.

68.

69.

70.

Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for females

6 months-19 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for females

18-74 years of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Sumey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Head circumference in centimeter for persons

6 months-7 years of age—number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by sex,

specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chest circumference (erect) in centimeters for persons

z–7 yearn of age—number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by sex, specified

71.

Hispanic ongin, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Sumey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Chest circumference (supine) in centimeters for persons 6 months-3 years of age—number examined,

mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

sex, specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . 84

Handedness

72.

73.

Handedness for males 6 months-74 years of age—

number examined and percent distribution by hand

preference, according to specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Handedness for females 6 months–74 years of age—

number examined and percent distribution by hand

preference, according to specified Hispanic origin and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

13
Table 1. Percent of overweight persons 20-74 years of age and number examined, by specified !+j~panic

origin. sex, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Sex and age

Male

20-74 years, ...,.... . . . . . . . . .

20-74, age adjusted 1/ . . . .,

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 year-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years. ..,..... . . . . . . . . .

20-29years2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

20-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-74, age adjusted 1/ . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years. ..,..... . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G5-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-29years2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mexican American

_E!!!Lc.

1.454 29.6

. . . 31.2

218 15.5

438 29.2

252 37.2

270 3G.9

194 37.5

82 30.3

441 20.4

i ,797 39.1

. . . 41.5

252 21.9

510 31.8

333 43.8

361 52.0

223 57.3

118 49.7

514 24.4

Cuban

Number of

examined

persons Percent

376

,..

27

64

52

114

78

41

57

29.4

28.5

*21.2

27.9

25.8

34.6

31.7

*31,1

23.5

Puerto Rican

Number of

examined

persons Percent

1 —

443

. . .

55

106

73

103

81

25

113

25.2

25.7

15.8

18.9

33.4

32.9

26.4

‘31.6

15.6

484 34.1 758 37.3

. . . 31.9 . . . 39.8

36 *13.6 108 23.6

73 23.8 168 26.5

95 32,7 155 42.7

119 37.2 i77 50.2

97 51.4 97 49.0

64 39.6 53 61.0

67 16.2 192 22.5

.

1/ Age adjusted by the direct method to the 1980 census population 20-74 years of age using 6 age

groups.

2/ Overweight is defined as a sex-specific body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters

squared) equal to or greater than the 85th percentile for examinees 20-29 years of age examined in

the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II).

NOTES: Excludes pregnant women. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

14
;able 2. Percent of severely overweight persons 20-74 years of age and number examined, by specified

Hispanic origin, sex. and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mexican American Cuban

Number of Number of

examined examined

Sex and age persons Percent persons Percent

Male

20-74 years . . . . . . . . .

20-74, age adjusted

20-24 years. . . . . . . . .

25-34 veals . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . ., 1,454 10.3

/

376 10.6

. . . . . . . . 10.8 . . . 10.3

. . . . . . . . 218 4.3 27 *6.6

. . . . . . . . 438 11.7 6-I 15.7

35-44 ~ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4~-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~~-G4y~ars......... . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-29years2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Femal e

20-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-74, age adjusted 1/ .,. . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years.....,.,.. . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6’5-74 years.......,.. . . . . . . . .

20-29years2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

252

270

19A

82

441

f ,797

. . .

252

510

333

361

223

118

514

10.2

13.7

15.7

7.4

7.4

15,6

16.7

9.0

11.1

17.6

24.8

20.7

21.3

9.4

52

114

78

41

57

484

. . .

36

73

95

119

97

64

67

5.6

12.2

12.1

*5.O

14.9

7.7

6.9

‘2.9

3.7

9.0

10.6

9.3

7.7

1.5

Puerto Rican

Number of

examined

persons Percent

443 7.7

. . . 7.9

55 1.6

106 7.5

73 7.3

103 13.1

81 8.4

25 *1O.2

113 4.4

758 14.4

. . . 15.2

108 10.4

168 7.5

155 18.7

177 18.0

97 19.9

53 23.9

192 8.2

1/ Age adjusted by the direct method to the 1980 census population 20-74 years of age using 6 age

groups.

2,1 Severe overweight is defined as a sex-specific body mass index (kilograms divided by height in

meters squared) equal to or greater than the 95th percentile for examinees 20-29 years of age

examined in the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II).

NDTES: Excludes pregnant women. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

15
0) Table 3. Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in MeterS squared) for males 2-19 Years Of age--number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84

I I

I

Number of /

examined Standard

Hispanic origin and age persons Mean deviation

Mexican American

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . .

Puerto R

2vears . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

3~ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f.iyear s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . ..c.. . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5th

110

i31

118

fi5

i 09

ilo

102

106

88

115

115

96

97

69

76

71

63

64

34

38

41

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

43

41

35

25

16.7

16.2

15.9

15.9

16.1

16.7

17.0

i7.a

18.5

20.0

19.6

20.3

21.4

20.9

22.4

21.8

23.2

24.2

*16.9

*15.9

*16.5

*17.6

*16.6

*16.5

*17.2

*19.2

*19.6

*18.1

*19.9

*20.3

*22.O

+21.3

*24.O

*23.O

*24.2

*22.4

1.4

1.6

i.1

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.8

4.1

3.8

2.9

4.3

3.1

4.1

3.1

4.0

4.6

1.9

1.2

2.1

5.5

3.1

2.6

2.8

3.6

3.8

2.9

4.7

3.5

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.7

3.4

14.6

14.2

14.1

13.7

13.7

14.3

14.1

14.4

*

15.5

16.0

.

x

.

*

.

*

*

*

*

.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Percentile

1 I I

10th I

15th 25th 50th 75th ‘ 85th I

I

90th 95th

1 I

15.0 15.3

14.5

14.6

14.1

14.0

14.6

14.5

14.7

15.1 15.2

15.9 i6.5

16.1 16.6

17.5 17.8

16.8 17.5

17.8 18.1

18.3 18.8

18.5 19.2

19.0 19.7

19.4 19.9

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.9

5.0

* *

* 14.6

* 14.7

* *

* 14.4

* 14.7

* 15.1

* *

* 15.0

● *

* 15.8

* 17.4

* 18.2

* 17.6

* 19.5

* t9.3

* 19.8

* *

i5.5

15.1

15.2

14.8

14,6

15.1

15.4

15.6

15.5

17.i

17.2

18.1

18.3

18.7

19.7

t9.7

20.6

21.4

15.8

14.9

14.9

15.3

14.9

14.9

15.4

~6.4

16.2

16.0

16.0

17.9

18.8

17.8

20.4

19.6

2t.6

20. 1

16.8

16.0

15.7

15.6

15.7

15.9

16.2

16.8

17.4

19.1

18.4

19.6

20.2

20.7

21.4

21.0

22.2

22.7

16,6

15.4

15.9

16.0

15.4

16.1

16.7

18.6

18.9

17.8

19.3

18.8

20.6

i9.5

23.3

21.9

22.9

21.8

17.6

16.9

16.6

16.5

16.8

17.5

17.8

19.2

21.0

21.7

21.1

21.6

23.3

22.3

24.3

24.1

25.3

26.0

17.6

16.1

17.9

16.7

18.0

17.0

18.2

22.2

23.3

20.7

21.2

21.4

23.o

23.6

25.8

24.9

25.1

23.7

18.2

f7.3

16.9

17.4

17.5

18.8

19.6

22.2

23.1

23.5

22.4

22.5

25.4

23.8

25.7

25.6

26.9

29.i

*

17.4

18.9

*

18.8

18.9

19.8

*

24.1

*

25.3

22.8

27.0

27.i

30.4

27.1

29.8

*

18.4

i7.8

17.2

17.8

18.6

19.5

20.4

22.5

23.9

25.3

23.3

24.3

27.2

24.7

30.3

26.3

29.1

31.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

19.4

18.8

17.8

18.9

20.2

2!.5

23.6

23.8

.4

27.0

27.0

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

●

*

*

*

*

*

*

.*

*

*

k

*

*

*

:k

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the defin tion of Hispanic origin.
Table 4. Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters squared) for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84

I I I I

I 1 I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I I I I I I I I I

Hispanic origin and age I

, persons / Mean ~ ;;?%;’L ~ 5th iOth I

I I

15th

I

25th 50th

!

75th ~ 85th / 90th ‘ 95th I

I 1 , 1 , 1

Mexican American

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-29 years 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-29yearsi/ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 yeaPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-29 years il . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{,581

345

438

252

270

194

82

441

404

55

64

52

~i4

78

4i

57

503

115

106

73

103

81

25

113

25.9

24.0

26.3

26.6

27.0

27.0

25.8

25.0

26.0

24.5

26.3

26.0

26.5

2G.2

*26.O

25.8

25.5

23.8

24.9

26.9

26.8

26.1

*26.3

24.3

4.4

4.3

4.6

3.8

3.8

4.3

3.6

4.6

4.2

4.5

5.1

3.1

4.1

3.8

3.9

4.9

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.4

4.5

3.2

3.6

3.6

19.7

19.2

20.5

20.7

21.0

19.3

*

19.6

20.0

*

*

20.:

*

*

*

19.5

19.1

19.3

19.;

*

*

19.4

20.7

19.7

21.6

22.1

22.4

21.5

21.7

20.3

21.3

20.2

20,3

22.2

21.3

21.5

*

2i.3

20.3

19.7

19.6

22.5

21.6

22.0

*

19.9

2i.7

20.3

22.3

22.8

23.6

23.1

22.0

20.8

22.0

20.3

22.4

22.5

22.3

22.i

23.0

21.9

21.5

20.0

20.6

22.9

22.9

23.1

*

20.5

23.0

21.2

23.5

24.0

24.6

24.7

23.1

22.1

23.3

21.6

23.2

23.8

24.3

22.9

23.4

23.0

22.5

21.3

21.6

24.1

24.2

24.0

24.1

21.6

25.5

23.2

25.4

26.6

26.7

26.8

25.8

24.3

25.4

24.0

25.4

26.0

25.9

26.1

25.6

24.9

25.5

23.1

24.2

27.0

26.7

25.8

26.4

23.7

28.2

26.0

28.4

28.6

29.1

29.5

28.4

27.0

28.2

26.7

28.9

28.0

29.0

28.9

28.2

27.6

27.7

26.3

27.2

28.6

29.1

27.8

27.9

26.6

29.8

27.9

30.2

29.8

30.8

31.2

29.8

28.6

29.8

27.9

31.5

28.6

30.0

30.4

29.5

30.0

29.3

27.i

28.3

29.8

30.3

29.2

*

28.1

31.2

29.1

31.5

3i.2

3i.9

32.1

30.5

30.1

31.4

30.0

33.7

29.3

31.6

31.4

*

32.8

30.4

29.0

29.5

30.4

32.7

30.2

*

29.5

33.5

31.4

34.1

33,0

33.5

34.6

*

33.2

33.8

*

*

*

33.8

*

*

*

32.8

30,6

32.8

33.;

*

F

30.6

i/ Age 20-29 years data shown only for comparison with boc,iy mass index data from the second National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES 11). See NC~S(i987).

NOTE : See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 5. Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters squared) for females 2-19 years of age--number examined,

03 standard deviation, and selected percentiles,

mean,

by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84

1 1 I ,

I I I I

Percenti le

‘ Number of I I

I

examined I

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age

I

persons Mean cleviation I

5th 10th I

15th 25th

1 1 1

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

116

96

96

109

118

96

107

124

94

~15

103

87

75

83

96

72

73

69

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

34

46

42

35

29

34

16.3

16.0

15.9

15.9

15.9

16.6

17.i

18.2

18.8

18.9

20.5

21.3

22.1

22.2

22.8

22.i

23.2

23.5

*16.5

*16.1

*16.4

*16.3

*17.2

*i6.8

*18.7

*17.2

*18.5

*18.8

*20.7

22.2

*22.O

22.4

*23. 3

+22.0

*22.4

*22. 1

i.4

1.7

1.5

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.8

3.5

4.0

5.2

3.4

3.7

4.7

1.6

3.6

2.2

1.4

2.7

2.9

3.9

3.0

3.2

3.9

5.0

4.5

3.5

3.7

4.3

3.9

5.3

4.8

i4.’5

*

*

13.6

13.3

*

13.8

13.9

14.;

15.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

14.8

14.3

14.3

13.9

13.6

14.1

14.3

14.5

15.0

15.i

16.4

17.8

18.0

18.1

18.i

i8.3

19.6

19.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15.0

14.5

14.5

14.3

13.8

i4.4

14.6

14.9

i5.4

15.5

16.8

18,1

18.5

18.6

18.8

i8.8

i9.9

i9.9

14.;

*

14.:

14.4

*

*

15.4

*

*

18.3

*

19.5

19.4

18.8

*

*

15.5

i5.i

i4.8

i4.6

14.4

14.7

15.3

15.7

16.3

16.3

17,6

18.5

i9.9

i9.i

19.7

19.8

20.4

20.8

i5.4

14.6

14.9

15.2

15.3

i4.8

i4.9

15.2

i5.7

i6.O

17.7

i8.9

i9.1

20.0

20.4

i9.3

i9.4

i9.2

50th 75th ~ 85th

I

90th I

95th

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.4

5.7

6.6

7.8

7.9

16.2 17.2

16.8

16.5

16.7

16.8

17.7

18.0

20.3

21.3

i8.O 20.7

19.9 22.9

20.1 22.8

21.6 23.5

21.4 24.6

21.2 24.6

21.5 23.6

22.6 24.9

22.3 25.2

17.6

!7.5

i7.3

17.7

18.0

19.0

20.i

21.8

22.4

22.7

24.3

24.6

24.9

26.5

27.0

26.9

26.9

27.2

16.;

*

+

20.5

19.9

*

*

22.0

*

*

25.9

*

25.7

27.7

26.7

&

*

17.8

17.9

18.2

18.7

19.3

20.5

21.0

22.4

24.2

24.2

25.2

27.8

28.0

27.7

29.7

27.9

28.5

27.9

i6.6 {7.5 %

15.8 16.3 *

15.9 17.3 *

16.4 17.3 *

16.7 18.8 *

15.8 i8.4 *

i8.3 22.5 *

16.6 17.9 *

18.0 21.7 k

17.7 22.1 *

i9.o 21.5 *

20.7 24.7 *

21.0 23.0 *

21.4 24.1 *

22.3 25.2 *

21.4 25.7 *

21.1 25.6 *

20.5 23.2 *

18.2

*

*

20.1

21.1

*

21.7

23.9

*

25.5

26.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Excludes pregnant women. Cuban data not presented because of Insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of

Hispanic origin.
Table 6. Body mass index (kilograms divided by height in meters squared) for females i8-74 years of age--number examined, mean,

standard deviation, and selected percentiles,

Survey,

by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

i982-84

I I I

I I i I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I I I I 1 I I I

I

I

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age , persons ~ Mean I

deviation I5ttl ‘ ioth ‘ 15trl I I

I I I I I

25th

i

50th

i

75th

I

85th

I

90th ~ 95th

Mexican American

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ,939

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5io

3?5-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

45-54 years.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

20-29 years i/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5i4

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii9

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

20-29 years 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Puerto Rican

18-74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82i

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i7f

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . i68

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i55

45-54 years. ,, .,..,... . . . . . . . 177

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

20-29 years i/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . i92

26.6

24.3

25.8

27.5

28.6

28.8

27.8

24.8

25.8

22.4

24.1

26.2

?7.0

27.7

26.7

23.1

26.i

23.5

24.8

27.6

28.0

28.0

28.5

24.0

5.7

5.0

5.4

5.5

6.0

5.7

5.0

5.2

4.9

3.9

4.3

5.0

5.1

4.8

3.8

3.9

6.i

5.5

5,6

6.6

5.3

5.7

6.i

5.6

i9.5

18.3

i9.2

20.7

Zi.o

2i.5

i9.6

i8.4

i8.5

*

*

*

20.7

*

*

*

i8.5

i7.8

i8.i

20.0

20.6

*

*

i8.O

20.4

19.5

20.0

21.7

21.9

22.8

21.8

19.5

20.3

i7.6

19.0

2i.o

22.0

22.7

22.9

17.9

19.5

i8.3

19.5

21.3

2i.9

Zi.z

20.2

i8.8

2i.i

20.0

20.8

22.1

22.6

23.4

22.5

20.3

2i.i

17.8

i9.9

2i.9

22.8

23.i

23.4

i8.3

20.4

i8.8

20,2

2i.9

23.3

2i.3

22.7

19.i

22.4

20.9

2i.9

23.3

24.0

25.3

24.3

2i.3

22.7

49.2

Z1.i

22.8

24.2

24.3

24.5

20.5

2i.6

i9.6

Zi.o

23.1

24.5

23.6

24.2

20.4

25.6

23.i

24.7

26.7

27.6

28.2

27.3

23.6

25.4

2i.9

23.5

24.9

26.4

27.5

26.3

22.8

25.i

22.3

23.7

26.i

27.4

27.2

29.0

22.7

29.6

26.4

28.7

30.2

32.2

31.5

31.2

27.1

28.5

24.6

26.8

28.5

28.7

30.4

29.3

25.9

29.1

26.0

27.6

30.0

30.5

3i.3

32.0

26.6

32.3

28.6

31.2

33.3

34.7

34.2

33.4

29.7

30.7

26.i

29.5

31.5

31.7

3i.3

31.0

27.3

3i.9

28.9

29.8

34.0

33.7

33.7

33.1

29.2

34.4

30.5

33.0

35.1

36.8

36.0

35.3

31.4

3i.6

28.2

30.6

32.2

32.4

32.3

3i.6

28.5

33.9

30.1

3i.5

36.8

34.6

36.5

33.9

30.2

37.8

35.2

36.7

38.2

40.1

40.i

37.t

35.8

33.4

*

*

*

34.5

*

*

*

37.6

35.0

33.2

40.0

37.8

+

k

34.4

i/ Age 20-29 years data shown only for comparison with body mass index data from the second National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES II). See NcHs(i987).

NOTE : Excludes pregnant women. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

Co
NJ Table 7. Weight in pounds for males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

0 by specified Hispanic origin and age:

and selected percentiles,

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i I I I

I

I Number of I

Percentile

! !

/

examined

!

I I I

I

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age persons

I

Mean deviation

I

5th 10th ‘ 15th I

I /

25ttl 5oth

I

75th 85th

I

90th 95th

1 1

Mexican American

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Ricati

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

tl years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

ill

131

118

116

110

110

102

i 06

88

115

115

96

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

34

35

38

4i

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

21.3

26.0

30.9

34.8

38.9

44.0

49.2

56,6

63.0

71.5

81.i

95.2

100.9

115.5

129.5

i31.o

143.6

140.4

147.6

154.4

*

*26.O

*32 .5

*34.3

*42.4

*

*53.2

*57.9

*65. i

*79.5

*91.3

*85.5

*107.4

*li6,4

*135.4

*i38.6

*156.3

*150.7

+159.3

+147.9

3.1

4.0

3.8

5.0

4.6

7.7

9.7

11.7

12.8

17.5

22.2

24.9

24.5

22.9

28.9

23.6

29.5

21.7

25.1

33.0

*

4.3

4.6

4.5

9.0

14.7

i2.4

15.9

20.6

24.2

19.7

31.8

29.0

38.0

33.5

34.8

33.8

37.2

21.2

21.;

24.8

27.0

32.4

34.3

38.1

41.8

50.2

52.7

*

66.4

72.1

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

17.9

2i.5

25.8

28.7

33.0

35.7

39.2

43.4

51.2

54.9

58.6

69.1

74.8

89.0

96.4

?04.8

106.3

115.6

117.0

119.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

●

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

18.4

22.4

26.6

30.4

34.0

37.3

41.1

44.8

52.3

56.9

59.7

71.9

78.3

91.7

102.2

io9.9

118.6

118.6

122.2

125.9

*

28.;

29.4

35.4

42.;

49.0

51.6

*

65.3

75.;

90.3

105.2

107.3

123.2

122.9

i23.O

*

19.4

23.7

28.6

32.0

35.7

39.5

42.6

49.7

54.i

59.9

62.9

78.7

84.1

98.9

109.0

115.4

125.6

123.0

129.8

134.3

*

23.4

29.0

30.5

36.0

42.4

44.3

50.6

54.3

62.1

68.3

70.9

83.4

96.8

lli.4

li3.4

129.9

126.0

135.6

133.2

21.3

25.4

31.0

34.0

38.9

43.i

47.8

53.7

59.8

66.2

76.3

89.2

98.3

112.2

125.2

127.8

136.5

135.9

148.9

142.9

21.4

26.0

32.6

34.2

40.3

44.4

49.3

53.7

62.1

73.6

90.0

80.i

104.2

107.7

125.1

131.2

145.6

145.6

150.9

145.8

22.6

27.5

33.1

36.9

41.6

47.0

53.8

63.6

66.6

80.3

96.1

107.3

109.8

i27.8

143.2

i42.2

155.8

153.’3

158.8

167.8

28.;

33.9

36.9

46.4

51.4

55.7

62.3

70.2

00.7

19.3

01.5

18.8

30.5

44.8

53.9

70.8

67.8

167.5

i64.8

23.3

28.8

34.t

39.0

43.1

50.3

55.5

67,4

71.8

88.6

108.6

118.0

115.5

138.5

156.2

150.5

173.6

167.9

168.9

193.9

*

*

35.3

38.3

48.6

*

59.7

66.3

85.5

123.;

*

126.4

141.6

155.9

i63.O

195.8

i73.7

207.8

*

24.3

29.7

35.2

40.3

44.8

53.6

59.3

70.4

79.3

92.4

ii4.5

126.8

121.0

150.8

165.8

156.8

179.0

171.7

180.3

207.4

*

.

*

*

*

%

*

*

$

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

33.7

37.4

43.9

47.9

57.3

65.3

78.4

89.4

105.3

*

137.0

168.6

*

*

*

*

+.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.20 to 0.62 pound. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient

sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 8. Weight in pounds for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i I i

I

Number of I

Percentile

I

examined ~

Standard I I I I I I I I I

Hispanic origin and age

I I I I

, persons ‘ Mean

I

deviation

I

5th

I

10th

I

15th ~ 25th ~ 50th I

I

75th

/

85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

t ! { 1 I 1

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Mexican American

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,583

345

438

252

270

i95

83

404

55

64

52

114

78

41

503

ii5

106

73

103

81

25

166.0

155.3

170.1

170.6

i72.5

167.5

158.6

167.9

164.1

175.2

167.4

167.4

166.6

*161.3

163.2

156.9

i63.9

169.3

168.0

158.2

*158.3

31.3

29.9

33.9

27.8

28.1

29.8

27.7

29.6

34.4

35.5

23.9

27.7

25.2

25.3

30.2

2B.8

29.6

34.i

31.7

21.9

22.0

122.2

117.5

126.7

125.1

128.9

119.5

*

125.7

*

*

*

125.7

*

*

120.7

ii6.7

i22.7

117.;

*

*

130.3

123.4

134.8

137.6

141.8

130.2

123.9

133.3

133.3

143.6

137.4

133.0

132.3

*

129.8

124.4

129.8

i36.O

127.8

135.3

*

136.2

129.3

139.0

143.6

145,6

135.1

130.0

139.9

137.{

148.6

140.9

140.4

137.2

138.0

135.9

129.8

138.9

t44. 1

141.8

437.2

*

145.2

136.0

149.2

153.1

153.4

147.0

139.8

148.7

142.3

151.2

154.8

149.4

147.5

142.5

143.9

136.7

143.9

153.1

15i.o

143.5

143.7

162.2

15i.5

163.9

170.()

171.3

166.2

156.7

164.8

153.0

168.4

163.6

166.7

167.1

158.5

159.5

154.1

160.1

169.0

166.4

158.3

155.3

183.0

168.2

185.5

185.6

190.2

187.6

175.2

184.5

176.5

193.7

183.1

184.5

182.7

180.1

179.4

172.0

180.6

179.4

188.5

174.8

178.0

i95.6

182.8

201.6

195.1

200.6

199.2

188.7

193.8

187.0

213.6

193.8

190.9

193.7

186,7

188.1

i84.7

i89.O

i86.5

194.0

181.0

*

204.5

190.0

212.1

204.4

204.7

205.4

197.3

205.4

205.3

224.6

197.7

i96.8

197.4

*

194.5

195.8

193.9

194.6

i99.7

t86. 1

4

22i.6

211.0

231.3

217.5

216.4

214.8

*

219.7

4

*

*

214.6

*

*

209.6

209.7

223.9

211.:

*

*

NOTES : Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.20 to 0.62 pound. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic

origin.

N
NJ Table 9. Weight in pounds for females 6 months-i9 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

N

by specified Hispanic orig~n and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

and selected percentiles,

t I t I

I I I

Percentile

Number of

/

/

examined

}

I f I

J

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age , persons Mean deviation 5th I

10th I15trl I

/

25th 50th 75th 85th 90th 95th

1 1 ! 1 I I

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

tO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 year5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

?5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

121

97

96

109

118

96

107

125

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

18

33

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

19.6

24.4

28.8

33.8

38.9

44.1

48.8

56.0

62.3

74.8

84.5

91.5

106.2

115.5

119.6

125.9

126.6

124.1

126.7

132.8

*

*24.8

*28.9

*34.2

*41.3

*47.7

*55.4

*58.6

*72.3

*73.2

*83.7

*92.9

*ilo.5

i22.5

*121.1

125.6

*131.2

*i26.7

*130.O

*125.8

2.7

3.3

3.8

5.0

5.9

9.4

10.1

13.0

14.9

17.3

21.3

23.5

22.1

22.0

21.8

23.8

32.6

21.2

20.3

30.3

*

3.5

4.3

7.2

7.9

6.0

11.3

17.4

19.6

18.1

18.5

24.0

31.5

27.3

18.7

22.3

26.6

25.9

32.5

26.7

*

i9.4

23.8

*

*

34.0

37.7

*

45.8

49.7

*

61.2

76.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.8

20.5

24.7

28.3

32.8

35.9

39.6

43.6

47.1

53.6

61.1

66.7

81.4

93.7

95.8

00.3

95.4

01.2

to2.o

103.1

*

*

*

&

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

17.1

20.7

25.6

29.0

33.2

36.6

40.2

44.0

49.2

55.6

65.6

70.9

85.6

97.1

98.5

02.5

00.4

06.4

to9.4

111.1

*

*

*

28.7

*

*

44.1

45.t

*

*

61.3

*

*

99.0

101.7

105.3

107.3

97.9

99.3

105.1

17.5

21.7

26,5

30,4

34.9

38.2

42,2

46.8

52.0

61.7

69.9

74.4

89.7

100.3

105.0

108.3

108.3

109.0

ii2.6

114.5

21.;

26.1

30. 1

35.5

42.5

45.1

50.0

54.7

60.4

71.1

79.9

89.1

106.5

108.0

io9.4

109.5

108.3

108.7

108.8

19.2

24.0

28.5

33.1

38.8

41.7

45.9

52.9

59.7

72.0

79.7

87.8

105.0

111.1

114.2

122.8

117.6

119.5

f24.3

127.1

20.3

24.8

28.2

33.3

38.9

49.3

54.8

51.8

65.9

70.8

80.4

9f.o

101.7

112.9

114.7

119.8

127.1

123.8

122.7

120.0

21.0

26.5

30.4

37.0

42.0

47.0

5i.1

61.0

68.0

85.8

96.2

107.3

119,5

123.2

130.3

i37.7

133.2

136.4

i39.o

141.0

*

27.1

3!.6

36.5

45.0

53.2

65.4

Ci7.2

8(5.9

74.7

96.1

111.7

124.3

138.7

131.3

136.9

143.0

149.3

142.0

134.3

22.8

28.0

32.4

38.5

44.8

51.3

60.3

69.7

77.5

93.4

102.6

114.9

126.5

134.4

140.7

t5.4.3

155.7

150.3

147.7

153.8

*

*

*

37.7

*

k

69.8

73.7

*

*

105.8

*

148.~

141.3

149.4

156.8

152.9

i52.7

137.4

22.9

29.1

33.6

39.3

45.3

55.2

62.3

76.4

80.6

98.9

115.4

118.0

135.5

143.6

153.8

160,4

lf.i3.5

153.2

152.8

158.7

*

*

*

*

*

,

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

,

.

*

*

29.9

34.6

*

4

60.9

69.5

*

90.6

107.4

132.;

(46.3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

t

*

*

*

*

.*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.20 to 0.62 pound. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient

sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 10, Weight in pounds for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

specified Hispanic ori~in anti sge: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. 1982-84

I I

1

I

I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I I I I I 1 I

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age ,

I I I

persons Mean I

deviation 5th

I

ioth i5th

I

25th

I

50th ~ 75th ‘ 85th I 90th

/

95th

1 [ 1 !

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

i8-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Mexican American

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ye,lrs . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,014

430

541

341

36i

223

ii8

504

55

74

95

i19

97

64

846

190

172

156

177

98

53

144.4

134.6

i42.3

i49.5

153.2

i53.4

144.3

140.4

126.6

13i.8

142.8

148.i

147.8

i39.4

i4i,7

132.2

137.2

i48.5

150.1

146.2

i47.2

3i.5

29.0

30.7

32.0

32.3

31.6

28.1

27.7

25.i

25.4

27.6

28.2

28.7

21.0

34.i

33.0

31.i

37.8

30.7

29.0

35.3

103.4

98.8

101.9

i08.O

110. i

lii.i

97.8

ioo.3

*

*

*

109.5

*

*

99.0

96.3

98.9

103.3

108.6

*

*

lio.2

104.4

i09.8

li3.6

117.0

i20.5

107.3

109, i

97.3

99.5

ii3.9

119.2

li9.6

115.7

i06.3

loi,7

i06.4

ii2.2

li7.o

i13.6

104.4

ii4.6

i09.2

li3.5

ii9.5

i20.4

124.6

li6.4

115.4

102.5

103.9

ii5.8

123.2

i23.O

ii7.4

111.2

io3.7

lio.4

liG.8

ii9.7

1!7.5

li7.9

i21.8

115,6

i20.4

i26.1

i30.5

i33.6

i25.9

i21.6

io7.o

li6.1

121.1

i33.2

i30.9

i26.2

i18.5

iio.4

116.0

126.1

i29.6

125.9

127.6

139.6

130.9

i37.7

144.3

i48.O

i49.2

142.6

137.9

i24.4

133.2

i35.8

143.1

143.1

i38.8

i34.4

i24.4

131.4

i37.7

i45.8

i42,9

145.9

160.5

i47.7

i59.o

i65.3

173,8

i67.8

162, i

156.9

139,4

146.5

161.3

162.5

i6i.5

153.0

i56.6

i46. 1

i49.4

IG2.4

170.9

i65.i

162,7

174.i

i58.6

i7i.3

i80.7

186.8

i8i.9

i73.B

166.6

i52,3

i58.3

169.9

174.8

166.5

161.3

i73.7

160.8

i69.O

187.9

180.5

178.5

172.5

iB7.4

168.2

178.8

i97.5

i95.7

196.4

184.7

i74.8

162.7

167.3

i76.2

178.4

i75.-l

163.6

189.2

177.3

i74.7

2oi.1

i90.3

i87.6

i92. 1

204.4

189,9

204.4

209.4

2i4.3

2il.2

190.7

184.5

*

*

*

i86,2

*

*

206. 1

207.2

i93.o

212.7

i’38.3

*

*

NOTES : Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic

origin.
IQ Table 11. Weight in kilograms for males 6 mOnths-19 years Of age--number examined. mean, standard deviation. and selected

a

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I i I

I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I

Standard I I [ I I I

Hispanic origin and age

I

Mean

I

deviation I

1P ersons I

5th ‘

I

10th

:

15th 25th

I

50th 75th

I

85th 90th

I

95th

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

il years . . . . . -- ------ . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . .

Puerto R

6-ii months . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . ------- . . . . . . . .

E years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

iii

i3i

118

li6

110

110

io2

i 06

88

115

iis

96

97

69

76

71

63

64

i7

34

35

38

4i

22

37

39

4i

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

9.7

11.8

14.0

15.8

17.7

20.0

22.3

25.7

28.6

32.4

36.8

43.2

45.8

52.4

58.7

59.4

65.1

63.7

66.9

70.0

*

*11.8

*i4.7

*15.5

*19.2

*

*24. 1

*26.3

*29.5

*36. 1

*4i.4

*38 .8

*48.7

*52.8

*61.4

*62.9

*70. 9

*68 .3

*72.3

*67. i

i.4

i.8

i.7

2.3

2.1

3.5

4.4

5.3

5.8

8.0

Io.i

il.3

ii.1

10.4

13.i

10.7

13.4

9.9

il.4

i5.o

*

2.0

2.i

2.0

4.1

*

6.4

5.6

7.2

9.3

11.0

8.9

i4.4

i3.i

17.2

i5.2

15.8

15.3

i6.9

9.6

*

9.5

11.3

12.3

i4.7

15.6

17.3

19.0

22.8

23.9

*

30.f

32.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

8.1

9.8

11.7

13.0

14.9

16.2

i7.8

19.7

23.2

24.9

26.6

31.4

34.0

40.4

43,8

47.5

48.2

52.4

53.i

54.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

8.3

10.1

12.1

13.8

i5.4

i6.9

18.6

20.4

23.7

25.8

27.0

32.7

35.5

41.6

46,4

49.8

53.8

53.8

55.4

57.1

*

*

12.8

13.3

16.0

19.:

22.2

23.4

29.;

34.:

41.0

47.7

48.6

55.9

55.8

55.8

*

8.8

10.8

13.0

14.5

16.2

17.9

i9.3

22.5

24.6

27.1

28.5

35.7

38.2

44.8

49.4

52.3

57.0

55.8

58.9

60.9

*

10.6

i3.1

i3.9

16.4

i9.2

20.1

23.0

24.6

28.2

31.0

32.1

37.8

43.9

50.5

5i.4

5!3.9

57.2

61.5

60.4

9.7

11.5

14.1

15.4

17.6

i9.5

21.7

24.4

27.i

30.0

34.6

40.5

44.6

50.9

56.8

57.9

62.0

6i.7

67.6

64.8

9.7

11.8

14.8

i5.5

18.3

20.2

22.4

24.4

28.2

33.4

40.8

36.3

47.3

48.9

56.8

59.6

66.0

66.1

68.5

66.2

10.3

12.5

i5.o

i6.8

18.9

21.3

24.4

28.8

30.2

36.4

43.5

48.6

49.8

58.0

65.0

64.6

70.6

69.8

72.0

76.2

*

12.7

i5.4

i6.7

21.1

23.3

25.3

28.3

3i.9

45.7

54.1

46.0

53.9

59.1

65.8

69.8

77.4

76.2

76.0

74.8

—

10.6

i3.1

15.5

17.7

19.5

22.8

25.2

30.6

32.5

40.3

49.3

53.5

52.4

62.8

70.8

68.3

78.8

76.1

76.6

87.9

*

*

16.0

17.4

22.0

*

27.i

30.1

38.8

*

56.2

57.;

64.3

70.7

73.9

88.8

78.8

94.3

*

ii.o *

13.5 15.0

16,0 17.0

18.3 19,9

20,4 2i.7

24.3 26.0

26.9 29.6

32.0 35.6

35.9 40.5

42.0 47.8

5i.9 ●

57.5 62.3

54.9 76.4

68.4 *

75.1 *

7i.i *

81.1 *

78.0 i

81.8 *

94.i *

*“ *

* *

* *

* *

+ *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *:

* *

+ *

+ *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

NOTES: Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.09 to 0.28 kilogram. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient

sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 12. Weight in kilograms for males 18-74 years Of age--number examined, ahd selected percentiles, by

specified. Hispanic o~igin and age:

mean, standard deviation,

I-!ispanic Health and F&itrjtion Exaiiinatioa Su~vey, ;982-84

I I I 1

i

I

I

I

I I

Percentile

I

Number of

I I I I t

I

examined I

Standard I I I

Hispanic origin and age , persons ~ Mean deviation

I

5th I10th ‘ 15th I

I I I

25th 5oth ~ 7~th ~ 85+h ~ 90th ‘ 95th

I

I I 1 I 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lt3-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,583

345

438

252

270

195

83

404

55

64

52

114

78

41

503

115

106

73

103

81

25

75.3

70.4

77.2

77.4

78.3

76.0

72.0

76.2

74.4

79.4

75.9

75.9

75.6

*73.2

74.0

71.2

74.3

76.8

76.2

7i.8

*71.8

14.2 55.5

13.6 53.3

15.4 57.5

i2.6 56.8

12.8 58.4

13.5 54.2

12.6 *

13.4 57.0

15.6 *

{6.i *

10.8

12.6 57.;

11.4 *

11.5 *

13.7 54.8

13.1 53.0

13.4 55.7

15.5 *

14.4 53.1

9.9 *

10.0 *

59.1

56.0

61.1

62.4

64.3

59.1

56.2

60.5

60.5

65.2

62.3

60.4

60.0

*

59.0

56.5

58.9

61.7

57.9

61.5

*

61.8

58.6

63.0

65.2

66.0

6i.3

59.0

63.5

62.3

67.4

63.9

63.7

62.2

62.7

61.6

58.9

63.0

65.3

64.4

62.2

*

65.8

6i.7

67.7

69.4

69.6

66.6

63.4

67.5

64.5

68.6

70.3

67.8

66.9

64.6

65.3

62.0

65.3

69.4

68.5

65.1

65.2

73.5

68.7

74.3

77.1

77.8

75.4

7i.1

74.8

69.4

76.5

74.3

75.6

75.8

71.9

72,4

69.9

72.6

76.8

75.4

71.8

70.4

83.0

7k.3

84.2

89.3

.9+.2

85.1

7b.5

83.7

80.0

87.8

83.1

83.7

82.8

81.7

81.4

78.1

81.9

81.5

85.5

79.3

80.8

88.7

82.9

91.5

88.5

91.0

90.4

85.6

87.9

84.8

96.8

87.9

86.6

87.9

84.7

85.3

83.7

85.7

84.6

88.0

82.1

*

92.8

86.2

96.3

92.7

92.9

93.2

89.5

93.2

93,1

101.9

89.6

89.3

89.6

*

88.3

88.8

87.9

88.3

90.6

84.4

.

100.5

‘35.8

105.0

98.6

98.2

97.4

*

99.6

*

*

97.3

95.1

95.1

101.6

*

95.7

*

*

NOTES: Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.09 to o.28 kilogram. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic

origin.
W Table 13. Weight in kilograms for females

0) percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin

I

I

Number of

examined

Hispanic origin and age persons

Mexican American

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 ye=i-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -------

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

121

97

96

i 09

118

96

107

125

’34

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

18

33

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I

I

/

Percentile

I

Standard I I I I I I I I

Mean

I

deviation

I

5th IIotrl I

15til I

25th

I

50th

I

75th I

I

85th

!

90th

8.9

11.0

13.1

15.3

17.7

20.0

22.1

25.4

28.2

33.9

38.3

41.5

48.2

52.4

54.3

57.1

57.4

56.3

57.5

60.2

*

*11.2

*13.1

*15.5

*i8.7

*21.6

+25. 1

*26.6

*32.8

*33.2

*38.O

*42. 1

*50. 1

55,6

*54.9

57.0

*59.5

*57.5

*59.O

+57.0

1.2

1.5

1.7

2.3

2.7

4,3

4.6

5.9

6.7

7.9

9.6

10.7

10.0

10.0

9.9

10.8

14.8

9.6

9.2

13.7

*

1.6

2.0

3.3

3.6

2.7

5.1

7.9

8.9

8.2

8.4

0.9

4.3

2.4

8.5

0.1

2.1

1.8

f4.7

12.1

*

8.8

10.8

*

*

15.4

17.1

*

20.8

22.5

*

27.8

34.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

$

*

95th

7.6

9.3

11.2

12.8

14.9

i6.3

18.0

19.8

21.4

24.3

27.7

30.3

37.0

42.5

43.5

45.5

43.3

45.9

46.3

46.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

7.8

9.4

11.6

i3.t

15.1

16.6

18.3

20.0

22.3

25.3

29.8

32.1

38.8

44.0

44.7

46.5

45.5

48.3

49.7

50.3

*

*

*

13.0

*

*

20.0

20.4

*

27.;

*

*

44.9

46.2

47.8

48.7

44.4

45.0

47.7

8.0

9.8

12.0

13.8

15.8

17.3

19.2

21.3

23.9

28.0

31.7

33.8

40.7

45.5

47.6

49.1

49.1

49.4

51.1

51.9

*

9.8

11.9

13.7

16.1

19.3

20.5

22.7

24.8

27.4

32.3

36.3

40.4

48.3

49.0

49.6

49.7

49.1

49.3

49.4

8.7

10.9

12.9

15.0

17.6

18.9

20.8

24.0

27.0

32.7

36.1

39.9

47.6

50.4

51.8

55.7

53.3

54.2

56.4

57.7

9.2

11.3

12.8

15.1

17.6

22.4

24.9

23.5

29.9

32.1

36.4

41.3

46.2

51.2

52.0

54.4

57.7

56.1

55.7

54.5

9.5

12.0

13.8

16.8

19.1

21.3

23.2

27.6

30.9

38.9

43.7

48.7

54.2

55.8

59.1

62.4

60.4

61.9

63.0

64.0

+

12.3

14.4

16.5

20.4

24.1

29.7

30.5

39.5

33.9

43.6

50.6

56.4

62.9

59.6

62.1

64.9

67.8

64.5

61.0

10.3

12.7

14.7

17.5

20.4

23.3

27.3

31.6

35.2

42.4

46.5

52.1

57.4

61.0

63.8

70.0

70.6

68.1

67.1

69.8

*

*

*

17.1

*

*

31.6

33.5

*

.,

48.0

*

*

67.3

64.0

67.8

71.1

69.3

69.2

62.4

10.4

{3.2

15.3

17.8

20.6

25.1

28.3

34.6

36.5

44.8

52.3

53.5

61.5

65.2

69.8

72.7

74.2

69.5

69.3

72.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

.,

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

13.G

15.7

*

:*

27.6

31.5

*

41.1

48.7

*

60.0

66.3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

NOTES; Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.09 to 0.28 kilogram. Cuban data not presented because of irISUffiCietlt

sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table i4. Weight in kilograms for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percenti les,

by specified Hispanic origin z?nc! age: Hispanic Health end K!lutrition Examination Survey. 1982-84

I I 1 i

i I i

I I

Percentile

Number of

examined I

Standard I I I I I I

Hispanic origin and age , Mean I I I

persons

I

deviation

I

5th 10th 15th 25th 5oth ~ 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

! I I t [ I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

li3-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years. ..,...... . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-!54 years........,.. . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pue~to Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4!i-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,014

430

541

341

361

223

118

504

55

74

95

119

97

64

846

190

172

156

177

98

53

65.5

61.1

64.6

67.8

69.5

69.6

65.4

63.7

57.4

59.8

64.8

67.2

67.0

63.3

64.3

60.0

62.3

67.4

68.1

66.3

66.7

14.3

i3.2

13.9

14.5

14.7

14.3

12.7

12.6

li.4

ii.5

12.5

12.8

i3.o

9.5

t5.4

i4.9

14.1

t7.2

13.9

13.1

16.0

46.9

44.8

46.3

49.0

50.0

50.4

44.3

45.5

*

*

*

49,7

*

*

44.9

43.7

44.9

46.8

49.3

*

*

50.0

47.3

49.8

51.5

53.1

54.7

48.7

49.5

44.2

45.1

51.7

54.0

54.3

52.5

48.3

46.2

48.3

50.9

53.t

51.5

47.3

52.0

49.5

51.5

54,3

54.6

56.5

52.8

52.3

46.5

47.1

52.5

55.8

55.8

53.2

50.5

47.1

50.1

53.0

54.3

53.3

53.5

55.3

52.4

54.6

57.2

59.2

60.7

57.i

55.2

48.5

52.7

54.9

60.4

59.4

57.3

53.8

50.1

52.6

57.2

58.8

57.1

57.8

63.3

59.4

62.4

65.5

67.1

67.7

64.7

62.5

56.5

60.4

61.6

64.9

64.9

63.0

6i.O

56.4

59.6

62.4

66.2

64.8

66.2

72.9

67.1

72.1

75.0

78.8

76.2

73.5

71.1

63.3

66.5

73.1

73.8

73.3

69.4

71.0

66.3

67.8

73.7

77.6

74.9

73.8

79.0

72.1

77.7

82.0

84.8

82.5

78.8

75.6

69.0

71.8

77.1

79.3

75.5

73.3

78.8

72.9

76.7

85.2

81.9

81.0

78.2

84.9

76.3

81.0

89.5

88.8

89.1

83.9

79.3

73.8

75.9

80.0

81.0

79.7

74.2

85.8

80.4

79.2

91.2

86.3

85.1

87.0

92.8

86.1

92.8

94.9

97.3

95.8

86.5

83.8

*

*

*

84.5

*

*

93.4

94.0

87.6

96.6

90.0

*

*

NOTES : Includes clothing weight, estimated as ranging from 0.09 to 0.28 kilogram. See appendix III fOr the definition Of Hispanic

origin.
Table 15. Height in inches for males 2-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

R specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. 1982-84

!

I Number of

examined

Hispanic origin and age / persons

1

Mexican American

2 years . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . ---- -- ------

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . ..- .- . . . ..-

E years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io years . . . - . . . . . ---- . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . -. ..-...- -- ------

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . ..-

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

Iyye,srs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . ..-..- . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

puerto Rican

2 years . . . . -- ------- . . . . . . .

34

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5 years . . . . .- -.....- . . . . . . . . . 22

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

7 years . . . . . -. ..-..-. . . . . . . . .

39

8 years . . . . .. ------- -- ------- 41

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38

I i years . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . . 27

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

15 years . . . . -. .-...-. . . . . . . . . 37

16 years . . . . . .. -....- -- ------ 43

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35

19 years . . . . -. -....-. -- ------ 25

i 10

131

118

115

i 09

110

102

106

88

115

115

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

I I

Percenti le

Standard I I I I I I I I

Mean deviation I

5til I

I

10th

I

15th I

25th I

50th 75th

I

85th I!30tll

I

95th

1 I t 1 1 1 1 [ 1

36.0

38.8

41.4

44.1

46.4

48.6

50.9

52.9

55.1

57.6

60.0

63.2

65.2

66.3

67.0

67.3

66.9

66.8

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

1.8

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.3

2.2

33.5

35.3

38.5

40.7

42.9

44.4

48.1

49.4

*

53.3

55.3

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

33.9

35.9

39.1

41.3

43.3

45.4

48.9

49.9

51,6

54.3

56.1

59.2

61.6

62.4

63.8

64.1

64.4

65.0

*36.8 2.i * *

*39.2 1.9 * *

*42.3 2.4 * *

* * *

*47.2 2.; * *

*49.5 2.9 * *

*51.2 2.5 * *

*53.5 2.5 * *

*56.9 2.8 * *

*57.3 2.9 * *

*61.2 3,0 * *

*63. 1 3.4 * *

*65.5 2.9 * *

*67.5 3.0 * *

*67.7 2.5 * *

*67.5 2.9 * *

*67.8 2.9 * *

*68 .2 2.8 * *

34.3

36.7

39.4

41.9

44.1

46.1

49.2

50.3

52.1

54.6

56.9

59.8

62.1

63.6

64.1

64.5

64.6

65.1

*

37.4

40.4

*

45.4

46.5

48.5

*

53.7

57.:

59.3

63.0

65.2

65.0

64.1

65.6

*

35.0

37.6

40.1

42.7

45.2

47.0

49.6

50.9

53.2

55.7

57.8

61.1

63.3

64.4

65.0

65.5

65.i

65.7

35.0

37.6

41.1

44.0

45.7

48.0

49.4

51.1

54.6

55.3

59.6

60.2

63.7

65.7

66.0

65.9

66.6

65.4

36.1 36.9 37.6

39.2 40.1 40.8

41.3 42.8 43.8

43.9 45.5 46.3

46.5 47.7 48.5

48.8 50.3 50.9

50.6 52.3 52.8

52.4 54.i 55.6

55.1 57.3 57.8

57.6 59.6 60.7

59.7 62.0 63.6

63.4 65.2 66.8

65.5 67.0 68.1

66.5 68.4 69.0

67.4 68.7 69.4

67.4 69.1 69.7

66.i 68.3 68.9

66.3 68.1 69.6

37.0

39.0

42.2

44.6

46.9

49.1

50.8

53.7

56.6

57.7

61.3

63.1

65.1

66.8

67.9

67.8

68.0

68.6

38.0

40.3

43.3

45.7

48.7

5i.4

52.6

55.7

59.0

59.8

63.1

65.5

67.3

70.1

70.0

69.3

70.1

70.0

38.1

41.1

44.0

46.7

48.9

51.7

53.5

56.5

58.2

61.1

64.1

67.i

68.6

69.9

70.t

70.6

69.7

70.1

38.7

41.6

44.6

47.8

49.6

52.2

54.1

58.2

*

61.7

64.9

*

*

*

*

* * *

41.0 * *

44.1 * *

* *

49.; % *

53.3 *. *

54.3 + *

* * *

60.1 * *

* * *

64.3 * *

67.2 * *

67,7 * *

71.1 * *

70.5 * *

70.2 * *

70.5 * *

* * *

NOTES: Height without shoes. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III fot- the definition of

Hispanic Origin.
Table 16. Height in inches for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

specified Hispanic ~~igin znc! zg~:

and selected percentiles, by

Hispanic Health anti P!utrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I 1 I

~ ~ ~ ~ Percentile

‘ Number of i

I

i

/

examined I I I I 1 I I [

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age I

, persons ~ Mean

I

deviation

I

5th ‘ 10th ~ 15th ~ 25th ~ 50th I 75th ‘ 85th I 9oth I 95th .1 I I I

1 1 I 1 1 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,581 67.1 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2,9

62.9 63.8

64.0

64.0

64.0

63.5

62.9

61.9

64.3

65.5

64.8

64.6

63.8

63.6

*

63.6

64.5

64.9

63.8

63.1

62.0

*

64.3

64.6

64.5

64.5

64.4

63.6

63.i

64.8

66.4

65.7

65.1

64.1

64.2

63.6

64.2

65.1

65.2

64.4

63.6

62.6

*

65.3

65.5

65.4

65.5

65.6

64.5

63.8

65.6

66.9

66.6

65.7

65.4

65.1

64.4

65.1

66.4

66.2

65.1

64.3

63.3

62.i

67.i

67.3

67.2

67.0

67.0

66,1

65.6

67.2

68.1

68.5

67.1

66.5

66.8

65.6

67.2

68.0

68.4

66.5

66.5

65.3

64.9

68.8

69.1

69.0

68.6

68.6

67.5

67.2

69.i

69.8

70,2

68.6

68.0

68.6

67.7

69.0

69.8

69.5

68.0

68.6

66.7

67.4

69.7

70. i

69.9

69.6

69.4

68.3

68.8

70.0

71.8

71.1

69.6

69.2

69.6

69.0

69.8

70.5

70.2

68.6

69.2

68.0

*

70.5

71.1

71.0

70.2

70.0

69.4

69.2

70.7

72.i

72.0

70. i

69.8

70.0

*

70.3

71.2

7i.o

69.i

69.5

68.6

*

7~.6

72.3

72.0

71.6

70.7

70.1

*

72.0

*

*

*

70.6

*

*

71.2

72.2

7i.8

70.:

*

*

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

345

438

252

270

194

82

67.4

67.3

67.1

66.9

66.1

65.6

63.0

63.2

63.1

62.6

62.1

*

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 67.4 2.6

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.6

63.2

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years........,.. . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

64

52

114

7a

41

68.5

68.4

67.3

66.6

66.8

*66.O

*

*

*

62.7

*

*

Puevto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 67.0 2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.6

2.8

62.2

i8-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years. ..,..... . . . . . . . . .

115

106

73

104

8i

25

67.9

68.0

66.4

66.3

65.3

*65. i

64.0

63.6

62.;

*

*

NOTES: Height without shoes. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
cd Table 17. Height in inches for females 2-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

o

specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination SJJrVeY. 1982-84

I

I

I

I

Number of

examined

Hispanic origin and age

I

persons

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

?6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Elyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ilyeal.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

i2yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

I! iyeat-s . . . . . . . . . ---- . . . . . . . . 46

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------ 38

18 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

116

97

96

109

118

96

107

124

94

115

i 03

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

1

I i Percenti le

I 1 I

I

Standard

Mean deviation 5th ‘ 10th 15th I

I

25th 50th 75th 85th 9oth 95th

1 1

35.1

38.5

41.4

44.0

46.3

48.5

50.3

53.6

55.9

58.0

60.2

61.7

6{.6

63.1

62.2

62.5

62.1

62.7

i.5

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.3

32.6

*

*

40.6

43.0

*

46.7

49.7

*

52.5

56.4

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

33.3

35.5

38.7

41.2

44.0

45.7

47.2

50.1

52.3

53.4

57.1

58.9

59.3

60.3

58.8

59.7

58.9

59.8

33.7

36.5

38.8

41.9

44.7

46.0

48.0

50.9

52.9

54.8

58.4

59.6

59.3

61.0

59.5

60.6

59.3

60.5

*35.O 1.6 * *

*38.6 t.5 * $

*42.O 1.8 * *

*45. 3 1.9 * *

*47.5 2,0 * *

*49. 1 3.0 * *

*5t.8 2.5 * *

*54.4 3.4 * *

*56. 2 3.1 * *

*58.6 3.1 * *

*6t.O 2.4 * *

62.2 2.4 * *

*62.2 1.4 * *

62.7 2.2 * *

*62 .8 2.5 * *

*63. 1 2.2 * *

*62. 3 2.2 * *

*63. 4 2.5 * *

*

3t3.7

*

45.:

46.1

*

*

52.2

*

*

60.1

60.3

60.6

59.6

6i.1

59.9

60.4

34.2

37.1

40.2

42.5

45.2

46.9

48.6

51.9

54.2

55.9

59.1

60.1

60.2

61.8

60.3

61.2

60.8

61.3

33.8

37.8

40.7

43.9

46.1

46.8

50.0

52.4

53.3

57.6

59.1

60.6

61.3

60.9

60.8

62.i

61.5

61.6

35.2

38.7

41.4

44.0

46.1

48.4

50.4

53.7

55.4

58.0

60.3

62.0

61.9

63.0

62.3

62.5

62.4

62.9

34.6

38.4

41.7

45.0

47.4

48.7

51.9

53.7

56.3

59.6

61.i

62.2

62.2

62.3

52,8

63.2

62.1

63.7

36.2

40.0

42.8

45.3

47.4

49.6

52.0

55.3

57.8

60.1

61.5

63.1

63.1

64.6

64.1

63.6

63.6

64.1

36.0

39.6

43.4

46.1

48.9

50.4

53.4

55.4

59.4

60.7

62.6

63.7

63.3

64.3

65.0

64.3

64.3

65.0

36.8

40.3

43.3

45.8

48.2

50.5

53.0

56.3

58.3

61.4

62.3

64.0

63.7

66.0

64.6

64.5

64.5

65.0

37.0

40.8

43.6

46.6

48.9

51.1

53.7

57.0

59.1

62.0

62.6

64.5

64.{

66.1

65.1

65.2

64.7

65.7

* ,

40.1 +

* *

*

49.; *

53.1 *

* *

* 4

59.8 *

* *

* *

64.4 *

63.8 *

65.5 *

66.0 4.

64.6 *

64.5 *

65.7 *

37.1

*

47.;

49.6

*

54.9

57.4

*

62.7

64.1

*

NOTES: Height without shoes. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definition of

Hispanic origin.
Table 18. Height in inches f~r females j8-74 years of agc--fiur,be? examined, mean, star,dard deviation,

specified Hispanic origin and a~e:

and selected percenti Ies, by

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I I

I

I

I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I

Standard I I I I f

Hispanic origin and age I I 1

~ persons ~ Mean

I

deviation 5th iOth 15th 25ttl 50th I

I

75th I

I

85th 90th 95th

t 1 1 1 I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.014 61.8 2.3 58.1 58.9

59.2

59.3

59.0

58.4

58.5

57.7

59.1

60.5

59.3

59.6

59.4

58.7

58.3

58.8

59.9

59.6

58.4

57.9

58.3

57.4

59.4

59.8

59.9

59.6

59.(3

58.9

57.8

60.2

60.7

60.6

60.3

59.9

59.6

58.7

60.5

61.9

60.6

60.6

60.8

59.8

59.3

60.3

61.f

60.7

60.1

59.8

59.0

59.2

61.8

62.3

62.2

61.8

61.5

61.1

60.2

61.8

63.4

61.8

61.8

62.1

61.1

60.5

61.7

62.2

62.2

61.3

6f.3

60.7

60.1

63.4

63.9

63.6

63.2

62.9

62.7

62.0

63.3

64.5

63.3

63.1

63.7

62.6

6i.6

63.4

64.0

64.0

62.9

62.7

62,f

61.1

64.3

64.7

64.5

64.2

63.6

63.6

63.1

64,1

65.2

64.2

64.0

64.5

63.2

62.7

64,4

65.1

65.i

63.4

63.8

62.9

62.1

64.8

65.7

64.9

64.6

64.5

64.1

63.4

64.6

65.7

64.5

64.5

64.9

63.8

63.0

65.i

65.6

65.5

64.2

64.5

G3.-?

G2.7

65.7

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

430

541

34 i

361

223

118

62.3

62.1

61.8

61.4

61.1

60.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.3

58.6

58.4

58.2

57.4

57.6

56.7

66.1

65.7

65.6

65.2

65.2

64.2

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 61.8 2.2 58.4 59.6

60.9

59,5

59.8

5’3.9

59.1

58.9

65.5

f8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5?5-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

74

95

119

97

64

62.9

62.0

61.9

62.1

61.3

60.6

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

*

*

58.;

*

*

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 61.8 2.5 57.9 59.4

60.2

60.1

59.1

58.9

58.4

58.2

66.0

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

190

172

156

177

97

53

62.6

62.4

61.4

6t.3

60.8

60.2

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.3

59.1

58.3

57.9

57.0

*

*

66.8

67.0

65.2

65.0

*

*

NOTES: Height without shoes. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

G1
w Table 19. Height in centimeters for males 2-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected percentiles, by

N specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

, r ,

Percentile

Number of

examined Standard I

Hispanic origin and age

/

persons Mean deviation 5th 10th 15th

I

25th 50th 75th 85th

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years ......................

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i’ years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

io years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . ------- . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

110

131

118

115

109

ilo

102

106

88

115

ii5

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

34

38

41

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

43

41

35

25

91.5

98.6

io5. 3

111.9

117.9

123.5

i29.3

134.3

140.0

146.4

152.4

160.4

165.6

168.3

170.1

171.0

169.8

169.8

*93.4

*99.5

*107.3

*

*li9.9

*125.8

*130.2

*136.O

*~44.5

*145.6

*i55.4

*160.3

*166.4

*17i.3

*172.O

**71.4

*172.2

*173.3

4.0

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.2

5.8

4.6

6.7

6.9

6.8

7.5

8.i

7.1

7.3

6.6

6.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.7

6.2

*

5.0

7.4

6.3

6.4

7.1

7.4

7.6

8.6

7.4

7.6

6.3

7.4

7.2

7.0

85.1

89.7

97.9

103.4

109. t

i12.9

122.3

i25.4

*

135.7

140.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

86.1

91.2

99.3

105. t

Iio.i

ii5.4

124.3

126.7

130.7

138.0

i42.3

150.4

156.5

i58.7

162.2

163.0

{63.6

164.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

87.2

93.3

100.2

106.3

112.0

117.0

125.0

127.7

132.2

138.7

144.6

152.0

157.5

161.6

i62.8

163.8

164.0

165.5

*

94.9

102.7

i15.;

118.1

i23.3

*

136.5

*

146.3

150.6

i59.8

165.6

165.0

162.6

i66.7

*

88.9

95.6

101.7

108.5

114.8

119.5

125.9

129.2

135.2

141.6

146.8

155.2

160.6

163.5

165.1

166.3

165.2

166.8

89.1

95.6

104.5

111.8

116.0

122.0

125.6

129.6

138.5

140.5

151.3

153.2

i61.9

i137.2

iii7.5

167.6

169.2

166.1

91.7

99.5

104.9

111.6

118.2

123.9

128.5

i33.2

139.9

146.1

151.5

161.1

166.6

168.8

171.2

171.1

168. 1

i68.5

94.0

99.0

107.3

113.4

119.1

124.6

129.1

136.5

143.7

146.6

155.8

160.2

165. i

16’3.6

172.6

172.1

172.6

174.0

—

90th

93.8 95.6 96.6

101.7 103.6 104.2

108.7 111.2 111.8

115.6 i17.6 118.6

12t.2 123.1 124.1

127.8 129.4 131.3

132.8 134.0 135.9

137.4 141.3 143.5

145.6 146.7 148.0

151.4 154.4 155.3

457.6 161.6 162.7

165.7 169.5 170.4

170.4 172.9 174.0

173.7 175.3 177.2

174.6 176.4 177.7

175.6 177.2 179.2

173.5 175. 1 177.1

172.7 176.6 178.1

96.6

102.3

110.1

116.1

123.5

130.7

133.5

141.3

149.9

!51.8

160.2

166.6

170.8

178.3

177.9

176.2

177.9

178.1

+

104. 1

112.1

i26.;

i35.3

i38.i

*

152.5

*

163.3

170.6

171.9

180.7

179.1

178.2

179.0

*

.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

$

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

95th

98.2

io5.5

113.1

121.4

126.i

132.7

137.5

147.8

156.;

164.7

*

*

*

*

*

A

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.

*

*

.

NOTES: Height without shoes. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample

Hispanic OPiCJitI.

size. See appendix 111 for the de ion of
Table 20. Height in centimeters for males 48-74 years of age--number examined, mean,

hy speclfleci Fiispanic origin and age:

standard deviation, and selected percentiles,

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i982-84

I I I 1

I I

I

I I

I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined / I I I 1 I I 1 I I

I

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age , persons I

I

Mean

1

deviation 5th I 10th I i5th \ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th \ 85th ‘ 90th I

I I I

95th

1 1 1 I 1 I #

Mexican American

18-7’4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,581

18-24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

65-i’4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4i

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

25-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

65-i’4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

170.4

17i.2

171.0

170.4

170.0

i67.8

166.6

171.1

173.9

173.8

170.9

169.2

169.8

*167,7

170.2

172.6

i72.6

168.6

168.5

165,8

*165.3

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.0

7.4

6.5

5.8

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.9

6.6

6.9

6.7

6.1

5.6

6.9

6.6

7.2

i59.7

159.9

160.6

160.3

159.0

158.0

*

i60.7

*

*

i59.;

*

*

i58. 1

162.5

161.7

158.;

*

*

162.0

162.5

162.6

162.7

16i.3

159.8

157.4

163.2

166.3

164.6

164-2

162.0

161.7

*

161.5

163.7

164.7

162.2

160.2

157.5

*

i63.4

i64.o

i63.7

164.0

163.6

161.6

160.4

164.5

i68.7

166.9

165.5

163.0

163.1

i6i.5

163.2

165.2

i65.7

163.5

161.6

159.0

*

165.8

166,4

166,1

166.2

166.6

163.8

162.1

166.7

169.8

i69. 1

167.0

i66.i

i65.4

163.5

i65.5

168.7

168.2

165.2

163.3

160.8

i57.7

170.3

170.9

t70.8

i70.2

170.2

167.7

166.5

170.7

173.2

173.9

i70.6

168.8

169.6

166.7

170.6

172.7

173.8

168.9

169.0

165.9

164.8

174.7

175.5

175.3

i74.3

174.4

i71.6

170.7

175.5

177.3

178.4

174.2

172.6

174.4

i72.2

175.2

177.4

i76.4

172.5

i74.5

169.5

171.0

177.i

178.2

177.6

176.9

176.2

173.6

174.5

178.0

182.3

180.8

177.0

175.7

176.9

175.0

177.3

179.0

178.5

174.2

175.7

172.6

*

179.1

180.6

180.4

178.2

177.9

i76.2

175.7

179.7

183.1

i83.1

177.9

177.3

177.7

*

178.6

180.8

180.3

175.7

i76.5

174.2

*

i82.O

183.6

183.1

i81.7

179.7

178.0

*

182.7

*

*

*

i79.4

*

*

i80.9

i83.4

182.3

178.;

*

*

NOTES: Height without shoes. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

cd

cd
g Table 21. Height in centimeters for females 2-19 years Of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

by specified Hispanic origin and a9e: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

and selected percentiles,

i I I I

I I

Percenti le

I

Number of

examined I I i 1 ! I

I I /

Standard

Hispanic origin and age persons Mean deviation /

5th I I

I I I I /

iOth i5th

I

25th 50th

I

75th 85th 90th 95th

I 1

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years..........,.. . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ii years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

116

97

96

109

iia

96

107

124

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

89.2

97.9

105.1

ill.7

!17.6

123.1

127.8

136.0

142.0

147.3

152.9

156.7

i56.5

160.4

158.0

158.7

157.8

159.4

3.8

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.0

5.9

6.6

6.3

6.7

8.2

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.5

7.4

5.7

5.5

5.9

82.7

*

*

103.0

109.1

*

118.5

i26.1

*

i33.4

143.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

84.5

90.0

98.i

104.7

111.8

li6.1

120.0

127.2

133.0

135.6

i44.-7

i49.6

t50.5

153.1

149.4

151.7

149.6

151.9

*88.9 4.1 * *

*98.O 3.9 * *

*106.7 4.7 * *

*115.O 4.9 * *

*120.6 5.1 * *

*124.7 7.6 * *

*131.6 6.2 * *

*138.2 8.5 * *

*i42.8 7.9 * *

*i48.9 7.9 * *

+154.9 6.1 * *

158.1 6.0 * *

*158.O 3.7 * *

~59.2 5.5 * .*

*i59.6 6.4 * *

*160.3 5.6 * *

*158.3 5.6 * *

*16i.o 6.2 * *

85.6 86.9

92.6 94.2

98.6 102.2

106.4 107.9

113.5 114.8

116.9 119.1

121.8 123.4

i29.3 i31.5

134.5 137.6

t39.1 142.2

148.3 150.0

i51.3 152.6

150.7 152.8

i54.9 156.8

151.2 153.2

153.8 155.4

150.6 i54.6

153.6 155.6

93.;

*

*

lt5.6

i17.o

*

*

132.7

*

*

152.5

153.2

154.0

i5i.3

155.3

152.2

153.7

85.8

95.9

103.4

111.5

117.0

118.9

126.9

133.2

135.6

146.3

150.0

154.1

155.5

i54.6

i54.4

157.5

156.0

156.5

89.4

98.4

105. i

111.7

117.2

123.0

127.9

136.5

140.7

147. 1

153.2

157.5

157.4

160.i

158.3

158.8

i58.4

159.9

88.!

97.6

106.0

114.3

120.3

123.7

131.7

136.4

143.0

i5i.3

i55.3

i58.1

158.2

158.3

159.7

160.6

157.8

161.7

91.9

101.6

108.6

li5.1

120.5

126.1

i32.1

140.6

146.8

i52.7

156.2

160.4

i60.3

164.3

162.7

16i.5

161.7

162.9

91.6

100.6

110.2

i17.1

i24.1

128.2

+35.7

140.7

i51.1

154.4

158.8

i6f.7

160.9

i63.4

164.9

163.4

163.1

165.0

93.4

102.3

110.1

116.4

122.5

128.3

i34.5

i43.2

148.2

155.8

158.2

162.6

161.6

167.6

164.3

163.7

{63.7

165.3

94.0

103.6

110.7

118.3

i24.3

i29.8

136.3

t44.7

i50.2

i57.6

159.0

163.7

162.7

168.2

165.5

165.7

164.3

166.9

94.4

*

*

120.1

126.1

*

139.6

146.0

*

i59.1

163.0

x

*

+.

*

*

*

* A

101.; * +

* .* *

* * *

125.0 * *

134.8 & *

* 4 *

* * *

152.1 * +

A * .+.

*

* *

163.6 * *

162.0 * *

166.5 * *

167.6 * +

164.0 * *

163.7 * *

167.0 * *

NOTES: Height without shoes. Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of

Hisoanic oriqin.
Table 22. He!ght in centimeters fop fe~~les 18-74 years Df age--n!umber .eXamined, mezn, stzndsrd dsviatlon,

by specified Hispanic origin and age:

and selacted percentiles,

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i982-84

1 I i I

I i i i

I I I I

Percentile

Number of

I 1 I I 1 I I I

I

examined I I

I I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age 1P ersons I

I

Mean Ideviation

I

5th ~ ~oth ~ 15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ‘ 85th ‘ 90th I 95th f I

t 1 1 t # 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.0 6.0 147.5 149.6

150.3

150.6

149.8

148.3

148.7

146.5

150.1

153.5

150.5

15i.4

151.0

149.1

i48.2

149.3

152.2

151.5

148.4

147.2

148.0

145.9

150.9

151.9

152.1

151.2

i49.9

149.7

146.8

151.2

154.9

151.1

15i.9

152.1

150.2

i49.7

151.0

153.1

152.7

150.2

149.6

148.4

147.8

153.1

154.1

i54.o

153.2

~52.2

151.6

f49.i

153.5

157.1

i53.8

154.0

154.6

152.0

i50.6

153.2

155.0

t54.o

152.7

152.1

149.8

i50.4

2,014 157.0

158.2

157.9

157.1

156.1

155.2

153.1

157.0

161.0

157.1

i57.i

157.7

155.2

153.7

156.8

158.0

158.1

155.8

155.7

154.3

152.7

161.1

162.1

161.7

160.7

159.7

159.2

157.7

161.0

163.7

160.9

160.5

161.9

159.0

156.4

161.0

162.6

162.6

159.8

159.2

157.8

155.5

163.2

164.4

463.7

163.1

161.6

161.6

160.0

162.9

165.6

163.2

162.5

163.7

160.7

159.1

163.5

165.1

165.1

161.1

162.1

159.8

157.7

i64.7

166.9

164.8

164. i

163.7

162.9

161.2

i64.2

167.2

164.0

163.7

164.7

162.2

159.9

165.2

166.7

t66.2

163.2

163.8

161.9

159.4

i66.9

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3!i-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

430

541

341

361

223

118

158.2

157.8

157.0

156.0

155.3

153.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

148.7

148.4

147.8

145.9

146.5

144.0

168.0

166.9

166.6

165.6

165.6

163.2

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 157.1 5.5 148.4 166.4

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

74

95

119

97

64

159.8

157.4

157.3

157.8

155.6

153.9

6.3

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

*

*

148.;

*

*

*

*

*

166.6

*

*

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 157.1 6.3 147.1 167.4

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.0

6.4

5.5

6.3

5.5

5.9

150.1

148.1

147.1

144.8

*

190

172

i 56

177

97

53

159.0

i5a.5

156.0

155,7

154.3

152.9

169.7

170.1

165.6

165.0

*

* *

NOTES: Height without shoes. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

cd

Cn
co

0) Table 23. Recumbent length in centimeters for persons 6 months-3 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation. and

selected percentiles, by sex, specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Percentile

I i I I I I I 1

I

I

Number of I

examined I

persons I

I

Mean

I

I I I I I I I

5th ‘ 10th ‘ i5th / 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ~ 85th 90th

~

95th

I I I I I I

Standard

Sex, Hispanic origin, deviation

and age

Male

Mexican American :

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year..........,.. . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

Mexican Americ2n :

6-i l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

104

111

119

73.3

82.6

92.1

98.7

3.3

4.6

4.3

4.7

*

76.0

84.9

90.1

69.2

76.8

86.6

91.5

69.7

77.4

87.7

92.9

70.6

79.3

89.2

95.6

73.5

82.1

92.2

99.6

75.0 76.8 78.i

85.3 87.9 88.8

95.1 96.6 97.5

102.0 103.5 104.1

90.:

99.1

105.1

* * *

86.7 * *

98.3 * *

102.9 103.7 *

17

31

33

37

72.i

83.6

95.0

99.4

*

*83.2

*94. 1

*99.8

*

7.1

5.7

4.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

94.8

*

77.8

90. i

96.9

63 70.5 4.7

4.8

3.9

4.7

* 66.5 67.0 67.9 70.3 72.1 74.7 76.0 *

74.2 75.i 76.6 77.6 80.4 84.0 85.1 86.5 87.5

83.7 84.5 85.9 87.3 89.5 92.4 93.5 94.4 96.5

* 90.6 93.1 94.8 98.8 ioz.o 103.0 104.2 *

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 80.7

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 89.7

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 98.2

Puerto Rican :

* * * * 7~.j * * * *

* * * 79.1 83.3 86.7 * * *

* * * 86.6 90.4 91.8 * * *

o‘-ii mGiithS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 * *

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 *82.O 6.8

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 *89.9 3.8

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 *99.O 4.1 * * 94.1 96.3 98.5 103.3 104. * *

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient samPle size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispan c origin.
Table 24. Crowfi iwip length iii centimeters for persons 5 month s-3 ‘y~ars of aw--n~k=r examincci, mean, standard dev i at ion, and

selected percentiles, by sex, specified Hispanic ori9int and a9e: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Sex, Hispanic origin,

and age

Male

Mexican American :

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican ;

G-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

Mexican American :

G- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of

examined

persons

57

104

Ili

119

17

31

33

36

62

117

117

93

14

31

26

36

Mean

46.5

50.5

54.1

56.7

*

*51.4

*55.6

*57.O

44.5

49.4

52.8

56.5

*

*50.4

*54.O

*56.4

I

I

I

I

Standard I

deviation I

I

5th

2.3

2.9

2.5

3.0

*

3.0

3.i

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.7

*

3.5

2.6

2.3

*

45.9

49.7

52.2

*

*

*

*

44.:

48.7

*

*

*

*

.

Percentile

I I 1 [ I I I

I I I

10th ‘ i5th I 25th I 50th I

75th I85th I 90th I

I I I I I

95th

I I I

I I I !

43.7

46.6

51.0

53.2

*

*

*

*

42.1

45.8

49.7

53.0

4’

*

*

*

44.7

47.5

51.4

53.7

*

*

54.;

42.2

46.6

50.5

53.3

*

*

*

53.9

45.0

49.0

52.4

54.4

49.;

53.9

55.4

43.4

47.3

51.1

54.4

*

48.6

52.7

54.5

46.3

50.5

54.4

56.6

46.8

51.4

55.8

57.5

44.4

49.5

52.7

56.6

45.4

50.9

54.2

56.4

47.5

52.i

55.6

58.9

53.;

57.8

58.7

46.f

51.7

54.3

58.4

52.;

54.9

58.6

49.0

52.8

56.6

59.5

*

*

60.;

47.i

52.3

55.3

59.4

*

*

*

59.3

49.4

54.3

57.1

60.1

*

*

*

*

47.8

53.1

55.7

59.8

*

*

*

*

*

54.9

57.6

60.7

*

*

*

*

*

53.7

56.6

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
w

Table 25. Sitting height in centimeters for males 2-19 years of age--number examined,

m percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age:

mean, standard deviation, and selected

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

t I I

I / i i

I

Percentile

i

Number of

examined ~ i Standard I I I I i I I I

I

I

Hispanic or{gin and age I Mean I deviation I

5th ‘

/

15th ~ 25th ‘ 50th ‘

I persons

I I I I

10th

I

75th

I

85th

I

90th ‘ 95th

I

1 1 I

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . ..-..- -- ------

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . ..-

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

~Y==~-- -------------- -------

5 years . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . ------ -------

8 years . . . . - --------- -- ------

9 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -------

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . .

13 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -------

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i 08

129

i17

115

109

110

102

i 06

88

114

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

34

38

41

21

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

41

35

25

54.8

57.6

60.4

62.8

65.5

67.7

70.1

72.4

74.2

77.4

79.4

83.8

86.t

88.3

89,6

90.1

90.2

90.1

*55.6

*57.4

*6;.;

*

*66.3

*68.5

*69.8

*73.4

*76.2

*76. 1

*80.5

*83.2

*86.6

*87.9

*89.8

*89. 9

*90. i

*90.5

2.1

2.4

2.6

3.3

2.6

3.1

2.5

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.5

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.5

3.0

*

2.9

3.i

3.1

3.1

3.9

3.4

3.8

4.2

4.4

3.9

3.2

3.3

3.7

2.8

51.3

53.6

55.7

57.8

6i.2

62.5

66.1

67.2

71.;

72.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

52.0

54.5

57.1

58.9

61.6

63.2

67.2

68.6

70.1

72.9

74.7

78.5

81.4

83.5

84.6

85.6

86.8

86.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

52.3

55.0

57.5

59.5

62.8

64.0

67.4

69.0

70.3

73.2

75.6

79.8

82.0

84.5

85.5

86.3

87.1

87.6

*

54.1

58.4

*

63.6

65.5

66.4

*

72.1

*

76.7

78.7

82.9

84.3

87.1

86.6

87.6

*

53.4

55.9

58.8

61.0

63.7”

65.8

68.2

70.1

7i.6

74.3

76.5

80.8

83.5

86.1

87.5

87.6

87.7

88.6

53.5

55.8

59.5

61.8

64.0

66.9

68.0

70.9

72.5

73.7

78.2

80.1

83.6

85.4

88.5

87.6

88.1

88.5

54.9

57.7

60.4

63.3

65.5

68.0

70.3

72.3

73.8

77.1

79.2

83.7

86.0

89.0

90.0

90.1

89.8

89.8

55.7

57.1

61.2

64.0

66.1

68.5

69.5

73.1

76.0

76.0

8i.4

83.0

87.0

88.5

89.6

89.8

90.4

90.4

56.3

59.1

62.2

64.9

67.2

70.0

71.5

74.4

76.9

80.1

82.0

86.5

88.6

90.9

92.2

92.3

92.1

‘32.1

57.1

59.3

63.4

65.4

68.0

71.1

72.2

76.4

80.5

78.8

83.9

86.1

89.5

90.6

91.5

92.2

92.1

93.1

56.9

60.{

63.2

65.9

68.8

71.1

72.5

75.6

78.3

81.9

83.i

87.7

90.1

92.4

93.6

93.2

92.9

93,0

*

60.0

64.2

*

68.5

72.2

73.0

*

81.1

*

84.2

87.3

90.4

91.5

92.4

93.5

93.6

*

57.3

60.7

64.1

66.6

69.2

72.0

73.0

77.1

78.7

82.5

85.0

88.9

90.2

93.2

94.4

95.0

93.6

94.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

58.8

61.4

64.6

67.5

69.8

72.6

74.8

79.0

84.;

87.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 26. Sitting height in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin anti age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i9a2-34

I I I 1

I I i I

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I

Standard I I I I I I I I 1

Hispanic origin and age I I I I I I

1P ersons

I

Mean

I

deviation

I

5th

I

10th ‘ 15th ‘ 25th ‘ 50th ‘ 75th ‘ 85th ‘ 90th 1

I I I I I I

95th

I

Mexican American

96.1

96.2

96.7

96.1

96.0

94.6

*

95.6

*

*

*

94.2

*

*

94.9

96.i

95.6

93.:

*

*

88.4

88.5

88.6

8S.9

88.7

86.6

86.0

88.1

89.5

89.9

88.1

87.6

87.5

86.4

87.2

88.0

88.3

87.0

87.1

84.8

83.3

90.6

91.0

90.7

91.0

90.6

89.1

87.8

90,1

92,2

91.9

89.5

89.5

89.5

87.7

89.7

90.4

91.2

89.5

89.2

87.4

85.7

92.6

92.7.

93.3

92.7

92.6

91.0

89.8

92.6

94.4

94.3

92.6

91.7

91.3

89.6

92.1

92.6

92.7

9i.6

9i.6

89.i

87.2

1,577 90.5 3.4 85.0 86.4 94.0 94.8

86.5

86.7

87.i

86.6

85.0

84.0

86.0

87.9

88.4

85.6

85.3

85.5

*

85.0

86.1

86.8

84.6

84.7

82.9

*

87.i

87.3

87.6

87.8

87.5

85.5

84.8

86.6

88.3

89.1

87.0

S5.9

86.3

85.6

86.i

87.1

87.2

86.0

85.8

83.9

*

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94.0

94.5

93.9

93.8

92.3

9i.1

94.9

95.i

95.0

94.5

93.1

92.2

90.7

90.9

90.9

90.5

89.1

87.8

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.9

85.3

85.8

85.5

84.3

84.1

w.

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

344

437

252

270

193

81

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 90.3 3.3 S5.O 94.2 94.8

96.0

96.1

94.7

93.5

93.4

*

95.0

95.5

94.3

92.6

92.9

90.9

53

64

51

ii2

77

41

9i.8

92.0

90.1

89.4

89.4

*88.O

3.1

3.0

*

*

*

84.0

*

*

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.7

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 89.5 3.7 83.7 93.1 93.9

94.7

94.5

93.0

93.1

92.8

*

3.3

3.0

3.2

4.5

3.3

3.0

85,2

86.4

*

83.8

*

*

93.6

94.1

92.4

92.3

9!.6

*

115

106

73

102

81

25

90.3

90.9

89.i

88:9

87.4

*85.O

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NOTE : See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
A Table 27. Sitting height in centimeters for females Z-19 Years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

0 percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i I I I

I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined / 1 I I I I I i

I /

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age , persons Mean deviation !

5th 10th I

I I I I I

15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ‘ 85th ‘ 90th ‘ 95th

I I I

I I 1 I

Mexican American

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years.........=.. . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114

96

96

109

116

96

107

i24

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

26

38

34

30

35

38

31

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

53.0

56.9

60.0

62.5

64.7

67.1

69.2

72.2

75.6

77.5

81.0

83.2

83.9

85.3

84.7

84.6

84.8

85.5

*53.3

*56. 1

*60.2

*64 .0

*66.O

*67 .2

.%70.8

*72.8

*75.3

*77.9

*8i.i

83.2

*84.2

84.5

*85.2

*84.9

*83.9

*85.3

2.1

2.3

2.9

3.0

2.6

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.6

3.1

3.2

2.7

2.9

3.6

2.6

3.0

3.4

2.0

2.3

2.5

4.3

2.7

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.9

4.3

3.4

2.7

3.4

2.9

3.2

3.1

2.8

3.5

50.0

*

57.:

60.1

*

63.6

66.3

*

69.2

75.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

50.4

54.2

55.6

58,7

61.7

63.1

63.7

67.4

71.6

71.0

77.8

78.6

80.5

81.7

80.0

81.1

80.3

80.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

51.0

54.4

56.4

59.6

62.0

63.8

65.1

68.5

72.1

73.2

78.4

79.4

81.1

82.1

81.4

82.1

8i.6

82.1

*

54,0

*

*

63.1

64.0

*

*

71.6

*

*

80.9

81.2

81.5

81.6

82.1

80.1

81.1

51.6

55.5

58.1

60.7

63.0

65.1

66.9

69.6

73.1

74.7

78.9

81.2

81.8

83.5

82.7

82.8

83.i

83.3

51.6

5A.f3

58.1

61.7

64.1

64.5

68-4

70.1

72.0

75.8

78.8

81.3

82.6

82.4

82.3

83.7

82.0

82.9

53.1

57.0

60.3

62.7

64.6

67.1

69.1

72.0

75.6

78.3

80.7

83.1

84.0

85.5

84.6

84.5

84.8

85.7

53.9

55.2

60.2

63.2

66.1

66.6

71.3

72.6

75.0

78.1

80.9

83.5

84.0

84.0

85.0

85.5

84.5

85.6

54.5

58.6

62.0

64.1

66.1

68.8

71.4

74.9

77.9

80.6

83.0

86.1

85.6

87.3

87.1

86.3

86.8

87.8

54.4

57.6

61.7

65.5

67.9

68.7

73.8

74.2

79.3

80.7

83.8

85,0

85.5

86.6

87.9

87.0

85.4

87.8

55.0

59.8

62.8

65.2

67.1

69.7

72.7

76.3

78.9

81.5

83.8

87.0

86.5

88.4

88.6

87.7

87.7

89.0

*

5s2.3

*

*

68.8

71.4

*

*

80.1

*

*

86.5

87.3

88.5

88.8

87.8

86.0

89.2

55.6

60.0

63.0

65.9

67.6

71.5

73.7

76.8

81.1

83.0

84.5

87.2

87.5

88.9

89.3

88.1

88.4

90.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

56.3

*

*

67.5

69.8

*

75.2

78.0

*

84.5

86.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 29. Sitting height in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by spec~fied Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination SUIWeY, 1982-84

I I I 1

I I I i

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I Standard I I I I [ 1 I I I

Hispanic origin and age I I I I I

, persons ~ Mean

I

deviation I

5th

I

10th

I

15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ‘ 85th ‘ 90th ‘

I I I

95th

I 1 t I 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74ycars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,998

427

538

339

360

217

117

499

55

73

94

118

96

63

844

190

t71

156

177

97

53

84.6

85.1

85.3

84.9

84.i

83.3

81.1

83.9

85.0

84.5

84.4

84.1

83.1

81.3

83.9

84.7

85.0

83.7

82,9

82.2

80.6

3.i

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.i

2.9

3.i

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.6

3.1

2.8

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.5

2.9

2.8

79.3

80.3

80.6

80.9

79.i

78.4

75.9

79.0

*

*

*

79.6

*

*

78.5

80.4

80.0

79.0

77.5

*

*

80.7

81.3

8i.7

81,6

79.9

79.5

77.0

80.1

81.5

80.6

81.2

80.5

79.3

77.8

79.8

8i.i

81.1

80.0

78.5

78.5

77.6

81.6

82.0

82.3

82.1

81.0

80.4

78.0

80.7

81.8

81.5

82.0

81.5

80.4

78.7

80.6

81.5

82.0

80.6

79.4

78.7

78.0

82.6

83.1

83.5

83.1

82.1

81.6

79.0

82.0

83.7

82.7

82.6

82.4

81.1

79.8

81.8

82.5

82.8

81.8

80.8

80.4

78.6

84.7

85.0

85.3

85.0

84.2

83.3

81.1

84.i

85,1

84.6

84.6

84.2

83.1

81.4

83.8

84.5

85.0

83.9

82.7

82.2

80.2

86.6

86.9

87.1

86.8

86.1

85.1

83.2

85.8

86.6

86.4

85.8

85.9

84.9

82.9

86.2

86.5

87.2

86.i

85.5

83.9

82:1

87.8

88.3

88.3

87.9

87.0

86.2

84.4

87.0

87.9

87.2

86.7

87.0

86.3

84.1

87.3

87.6

88.5

86.9

86.8

84.7

83.3

88.6

89.0

89.3

88.6

87.8

87.0

85.2

87.5

88.9

87,6

87.3

87.4

87.5

84.5

88.1

88.5

89.0

87.4

87.6

86.5

83.6

89.6

90.1

90.3

89.1

89.3

87.9

86.2

88.3

*

*

*

87.8

*

*

89.1

90.3

89.5

88.1

88.4

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
* Table 29. Biacrom

N

selected percenti

Hispanic origil

al breadth in centimeters for males 6 months-i9 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

es, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i 1 1

i I I ~ Percentile

I

Number of

examined Standard I i I \ t 1 I 1 I

!

5th ~ 10th ~ 15th ~ 25th ~

I

and age persons Mean deviation \ 50th 75th ~ 85th ~

I

i

90th , 95th

Mexican American

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l ’years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

il years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{y ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

110

130

118

116

i fo

ilo

i 02

106

88

li5

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

33

34

38

41

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

17.2

19.1

20.7

22.0

23.4

24.5

25.6

27.3

28.3

29.5

30.6

32.3

33.4

35.6

36.9

38.0

38.7

39.7

39.9

39.9

*

*2i.i

*22.7

*22.2

*25.2

*

*26.6

*27.5

*29.6

*29.7

*31-8

*31.9

*34. i

*35.3

*37.5

*38.2

*39.5

*39. i

+40.0

*39.9

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.4

1.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.1

*

1.7

1.3

i.2

1.8

*

1.9

2.1

2.3

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.2

*

16.9

18.6

19.8

2i.3

22.3

23.2

24.1

25.4

26.7

*

28.9

29.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15.9

17.4

19.2

20.1

21.6

22.9

24.1

25.0

26.4

27.1

27.9

30.0

30.9

33.1

34.2

35.9

36.0

36.7

37.3

37.2

.*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.0

17.6

19.4

20.4

22.1

23.1

24.4

25.6

27.0

27.5

28.5

30.2

3{.i

33.7

34.5

36.3

36.7

37.4

38.1

37.8

*

*

*

20.9

22,6

*

24.7

25.9

26.5

28.:

*

31.2

32.8

34.8

35.1

37.4

37.3

37.2

*

16.3

ia.i

19.8

21.1

22.5

23.5

24.9

26.1

27.4

28.2

29.3

30.6

32.0

34.1

35.7

36.6

37.4

37.9

38.8

38.6

*

18.5

20.3

2i.3

22.8

25.0

25.1

26.5

27.1

28.0

30.1

30.0

3i.9

33.5

35.7

37.0

38.0

37.4

38.7

38.3

16.9

19.1

20.6

22.0

23.4

24.4

25.5

27.4

28.2

29.2

30.9

32.2

33.3

35.5

37.1

38.1

38.9

39.7

40.0

40.0

18.1

19.6

21.5

22.1

24.0

25.8

26.2

27,3

28.6

29.7

32.1

31.7

34.5

35.2

37.9

38.1

39.6

38.3

40.1

40.3

18.0

20.0

2i.4

23.0

24.2

25.5

26.6

28.7

29.2

30.5

32.0

33.5

34.8

36.9

38.0

39.2

40.3

41.1

4t.1

41.3

*

20.4

22.5

22.6

24.9

26.2

27.4

28.5

30.0

31.4

33.1

33.1

35.4

36.7

38.8

39.4

40.6

41.4

41.9

41.3

18,4

20.3

21.9

23.3

24.5

26.0

27.1

29.2

29.6

31.3

32.9

34.1

35.6

37.8

38.8

39.7

40.7

41.9

41.3

42.5

*

*

*

23.4

25.2

*

28.3

29.0

31.4

*

34.2

*

36.2

37.3

39.9

41.6

42.3

41.8

43.0

*

18.9

21.1

22.4

23.7

24.7

26.4

27.3

29.7

29.8

31.9

33.3

34.7

36.2

38.1

39.6

40.5

41.2

42.4

42.1

42.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

21.7

22.9

24.2

25.3

26.8

28.4

30.0

30.7

33.1

36.:

37.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 30. Biacromial breadth in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i982-84

I 1 t I

I

I

i

i I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examjned I 1. Standard I 1 I I I I [ 1 1

I Hispanic origin and age , persons I

/

Mean I

devjation

!

5th

!

ioth / i5th ~ 25th \ 5oth \ 75th \ 85th \ 90th ‘ 95th I

t t 1 1 I 1 1

Mexican American

18-74 1,582 40.2 2.1 36.9 39.0

39.0

39.3

39.2

39.0

38.3

37.3

38.3

38.9

39.5

38.1

37.9

38.0

37.2

38.3

38,8

39.0

38.5

37.8

37.6

38.0

40.3

40.3

40.6

40.4

40. i

39.4

39.0

39.7

40.1

40.9

39.3

39,3

39.4

38.5

40.0

40.3

40.7

40.3

39.5

38.5

38,6

4i.5

41.6

41.9

4i.6

41.2

40.6

40.2

41.1

41.2

41.9

41.1

40.7

40.9

39.4

4t.3

41.6

4i.6

41.5

40.8

40.0

39.4

42.3

42.5

42.7

42.4

41.8

4t.3

41.3

42.8

42.8

43.3

42.7

42.4

41.6

41.5

42.1

42.5

43.3

42.0

41.8

41.8

*

42.3

42.6

42.4

42.5

42.1

40.8

*

43.6

43.4

44.2

43.5

43.4

42.2

*

43.2

*

*

*

42.6

*

*

43.0

43.6

42.8

42.;

*

*

years .................. 37.6

37.8

38.1

37.6

37.7

37.2

36.4

36.8

38.1

38.5

37.0

36.1

36.5

*

37.1

37.3

37.5

37.3

36.2

36.2

*

38.2

38.3

38.8

38.3

38.3

37.6

36.5

37.4

38.5

38.7

37.3

36.7

37.2

35.4

37.5

37.9

37.8

37.6

37.1

37.0

*

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

347

437

252

270

194

82

40.3

40.6

40.4

40.1

39.4

38.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

1.7

2.0

36.9

37.3

36.8

37.2

36.9

*

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 39.6 2.2 35.8 4!.7

4i.7

42.4

41.7

41.6

41.1

40.2

‘18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

64

52

li4

79

41

40.1

40.7

39.5

39.2

39.2

*38.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.4

2.1

*

*

*

35.2

*

*

Puerto Rican

18-74 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 39.8 2.2 36.2 41.8

42.i

42.0

42.2

41.6

40.5

*

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

115

107

72

104

81

25

40.0

40.3

40.1

39.3

38.7

*38.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.5

1.9

1.5

36.2

37.0

35.:

*

*

NO” E: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.

&

G)
Table 31. 13iacromial breadth in centimeters for females 6 mOnths-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i I I I

Percenti le

i

Number of

examined I /

Standard / i 1 i

I

1 I I

Hispanic origin and age , persons I Mean [ I I

/

deviation

I

5th

I

10th 15th

I

25th 50th 75th ~ 85th / 90th / 95th

t , I 1 1 I

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

117

96

95

109

118

96

107

125

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

16

31

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

16,6

18.4

20.1

21.7

23.3

24.4

25.6

27.1

27.7

29.9

31.0

32.1

33.8

34.6

35.0

35.5

35.4

35.6

35.7

35.9

*

*18.9

*20. 1

*21.9

*23.8

*25. 3

*26.3

*27.5

*29. i

*29. 7

*31.4

*32.O

*33.9

34.4

*35.2

35.2

*35.5

*35. 8

*35. 5

*35. 5

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.5

!.7

2.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.5.

1.8

1.6

2.2

1.8

2.0

i.6

t.7

1.8

1.:

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.0

3.1

1.5

2.1

i.a

1.6

2.0

1.5

16.;

17.9

*

*

22.1

22.9

*

24.9

26.7

*

28.4

30.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

k.

*

*

*

*

*

x

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15.3

16.6

18.2

19.9

2i.5

22.6

23.4

25.0

25.5

27.5

28.6

29.5

3{.6

32.5

33.0

33.2

33.3

33.8

33.7

33.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

i5.5

17.1

18.6

20.3

21.8

23.1

24.1

25.3

26.2

27.8

29.0

29.9

32.2

33.0

33.2

33.4

23.6

34.1

33.9

34.3

*

*

20.:

*

*

24.7

26.0

*

29.;

*

*

32.6

33,7

33.4

33.5

34.4

33.3

34.i

16.0

17.5

19.0

20.7

22.3

23.5

24.5

25.6

26.5

28.5

29.6

30.5

32.9

33.5

33.9

34.1

34.5

34.7

34.6

34.7

18.;

19.2

20.8

22.5

24.5

25.0

26.3

28.0

28.2

29.8

30.6

32.3

33.3

34.4

34.2

33.6

34.7

33.8

34.2

16.3

t8.3

20.2

21.9

23.3

24.3

25.3

26.8

27.6

30.0

31.0

3t.9

33.6

34.3

34.9

35.6

35.6

35.5

35.8

35.7

17.3

19.1

19.9

22.1

23.4

25.1

26.4

27.0

29.5

29.5

31.3

32.4

33.8

34.9

35.1

35.3

35.6

36.1

35.5

35.5

17.5

19.4

21.0

22.8

24.1

25.4

26.6

27.6

28.8

31.5

32.3

33.6

34.8

36.0

36.2

36.7

36.5

36.6

36.8

37.2

*

20.1

21.0

23.0

25.2

25.8

26.9

29.1

30.6

31.4

32.8

33.3

35.6

36.1

36.2

36.6

37.0

36.8

36.6

36.6

18.0

20.0

21.5

23.0

24.6

26.1

27.4

28.3

29.3

32.2

32.9

34.6

35.5

36,3

37.1

37.7

36.7

37.4

37,3

37.9

*

*

*

23.2

*

*

27.7

29.4

*

*

33.0

*

*

36.4

37.0

37.2

37.2

37.1

37.4

37.2

18.2

20.2

21.8

23.2

24.9

26.4

27.8

28.9

30.0

32.5

33.3

35.2

36.1

36.6

37.6

38.1

37.4

37.5

37.7

38.1

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

20.4

22.8

*

27.;

28.9

*

31.1

33.0

*

36.2

37.2

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for t!~e definition of Hispanic Origin.
Table 32. Biacromial breadth in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percwtile=, by specifi=? Hispan?c OPiGiE and age: Hispcnic Health afid Nutrition Examination wrvw. 1982-84

I 1 I 1

I I I i

Number of I I I

Percentile

I examined I I Standard I I I I I [ I I

Hispanic origin and age I I Mean I I I I I I I I I

1P wsons

I I

deviation

I

5th 10th

/

15th I

25th

I

50th

I

75th

I

85th

I

90th

I

95th

Mexican American

38.2

38.0

38.3

38.2

38.6

38.0

37.0

37.0

36.9

36.8

37.2

37.4

37.2

36.4

38.1

37.5

38.1

38.5

38.2

38.3

36.4

2,001 35.9 1.9 32.9 33.6 38.9

33.7

33.9

33.7

33.6

33.5

32.7

32.9

32.6

33.0

33.1

33.3

33.0

31.8

33.1

33.2

33.7

33.2

32.7

32.6

32,2

34.2

34.0

34.4

34.4

34.1

34.0

33.0

33.2

33.4

33.3

33.2

33.6

33.2

32.2

33.6

33.6

34.0

33.8

33.1

33.3

32.8

34.8

34.7

34.9

35.0

34.8

34.6

33.6

33.8

34.i

33.7

33.9

34.3

33.9

32.9

34.2

34.1

34.5

34.6

33.6

34.1

33.2

35.9

35.8

36.i

36.1

36.0

35.7

35.0

34.8

34.8

34.8

34.7

35.4

34.8

34.0

35.5

35.2

35.7

35.8

35.2

35.1

34.6

37.1

37.1

37.4

37.2

37.3

37.1

36.0

36.1

36.0

35.9

36.i

36.5

35.9

35.8

36.7

36.3

36.8

37.2

36.7

36.7

36.0

37.8

37.7

37.9

37.8

38.0

37.7

36.5

36.6

36.3

36.4

36.6

37.i

36.7

36.1

37.5

37.2

37.4

38.0

37.8

37.2

36.2

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.0

33.1

33.1

32.9

32.6

32.3

38.6

39.0

38.8

39.4

38.5

37.6

428

538

339

360

218

118

35.8

36.1

36.1

36.1

35.7

34.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

2.1

1.7

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6’5-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 34.9 1.7 32.2 37.6

*

*

*

38.0

*

*

55

74

95

119

97

63

34.8

34.8

35.0

35.3

35.0

34.2

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S5-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

*

*

*

32.4

*

*

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846 35.5 2.1 32.3 39,0

38.7

38,8

39.2

38,7

*

*

190

171

156

177

98

54

35.3

35.7

35.9

35.3

35.2

34.6

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.2

32.8

32.8

31.9

32.3

*

*

18-24 years . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition Of Hispanic origin.
Table 32. Biil iac crest breadth in centimeters for males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined,

selected percentiles,

mean, standard deviation,

by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i982-84

and

I I 1 I

/

I

/

/

I

Percentile

Number of

examined

/

Standard I I I i I

Hispanic origin and age

I

persons Mean deviation }

I

5th

i

Ioth i5th I

25th

I

5ottl I

75th

/

85th 9oth 95th

I I I 1

Mexican American

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 year-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . .. I........ . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

io5

i 10

130

li8

lf6

110

1 io

102

106

88

ii5

114

97

97

69

76

7i

63

64

17

33

34

38

41

22

37

39

4i

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

i2.7

14.1

15.3

16.1

16.8

i7.6

18.2

19.4

20.2

2f.o

22.2

22.8

23.6

24.9

26.0

26.6

27.0

27.1

27.6

27.7

*

*14.O

*15.6

*16.O

*17.2

*

*18.6

*19.5

*i9.7

*2i.4

*22.4

*22. 1

●23.9

*24.6

*26. i

*26.3

*27.4

*27.O

*27.4

*27.2

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

i.1

1.2

f.4

1.4

1.3

1.7

2.9

2.1

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

3.1

2.2

*

1.2

.9

1.0

1.5

*

1.8

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.7

2.2

2.3

1.8

3.3

1.9

*

12.5

13.8

14.5

t5.o

15.7

16.4

17.0

18.5

19.0

19.:

20.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.5

12.7

14.2

14.6

i5.6

16.2

16.6

17.7

18.8

19.1

19.7

20.3

21.2

22.4

23.5

24.1

24.7

25.2

25.5

25.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.6

13.1

14.4

15.1

i5.9

16.5

17.0

i8.1

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.7

21.5

23.1

24.0

24.4

24.9

25.2

25.7

26.0

*

*

*

15.0

15.6

17.:

18.1

18.4

19.;

2L;

22.3

23.6

24.3

25.4

25.4

24.5

*

12.0

13.4

14.7

15.3

16.2

16.8

17.5

18.4

19.4

i9.9

20.6

21.5

22.3

23.8

24.5

25.1

25.4

25.8

26.1

26.3

*

13.i

15.0

15.4

15.8

17.1

17.8

18.5

18.6

19.6

2i.o

20.9

22.7

22.8

24.3

25.0

25.9

25.9

26.0

25.9

12.6

13.9

15.3

16.1

16.8

f7.6

18.2

19.2

20.0

20.6

21.7

22.4

23.5

24.7

25.9

26.9

26.7

27.1

27.1

27.1

12.8

14.1

15.5

15.9

17.0

t7.9

18.4

19.3

19.3

21.1

22.2

21.9

24.0

24.4

25.5

26.1

26.8

26.9

26.8

26.8

13.2

14.8

i5.8

16.8

17.5

18.3

19.0

20.0

20.7

21.8

23.3

23.9

24.4

26.2

26.9

28.0

28.4

28.3

28.2

28.7

*

15.0

16.2

16.5

i8.2

18.7

18.8

20.3

20.9

22.7

23.8

23.2

25.4

26.1

27.8

26.8

28.4

28.1

28.2

28.3

13.6

15.2

16.2

17.2

18.i

18.8

i9.6

20.5

2i.4

22.4

24.4

24.9

25.4

26.6

27.9

28.4

28.8

28.9

29.0

30.0

*

*

*

17.0

18.8

*

20.0

20.4

21.5

*

24.2

*

25.7

27.0

28.2

28.1

29.3

29.3

31.0

*

13.9

15.4

16.5

17.6

18.4

19.0

19.7

21.0

21.8

22.9

25.4

25.4

25.5

27.1

28.5

28.8

29.6

29.1

31.2

30.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15.9

16.8

17.9

18.6

19.5

20.5

22.4

22.6

24.4

*

27.2

28.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

.+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES : Cuban data not presented because Of insufficient Sampie size. See appendix iii for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 34. Biiliac crest breadth in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I i 1

I I I

I I I /

Percentile

I

Number of I I I i I 1 I I I 1 I

I

examined

Hispanic origin and age , persons I Mean ~ ~%’%~~n ~ 5th I10th I

I I I

15th / 25th / 50th / 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

I

1 1 1 I I 1 1 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

i8-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,579

346

437

251

270

193

82

405

55

64

52

114

79

41

504

115

107

72

104

81

25

29.0 2.4 25.6

27.9 2.4 24.3

29.0 2.5 25.7

29.2 1.9 26.5

29.7 1.9 27.0

30.0 2.1 26.9

30-2 2.2 *

29.2 2.3 25.8

28.0 2.3 *

29.1 2.5 *

28.8 1.8

29.4 1.9 26.;

29.7 2.4 *

*30.3 2.1 *

28.4 2.5 25.1

27.3 2.2 24.3

28.3 2.9 25.0

28.7 2.3 *

29.1 2.2 26.2

29.0 1.8 *

*30.6 2.6 *

26.3

25.4

26.4

27.0

27.5

27.5

27.6

26.4

25,2

26.5

26.3

27.2

26.9

*

25.7

25.3

25,3

26.2

26.5

26.8

*

26.8

25.8

26.8

27.3

28.0

28.0

28.0

27.0

25.9

27.0

26.8

27.6

27.5

28.2

26.2

25.4

26.1

26.6

26.8

26.9

*

27.5

26.3

27.5

28.0

28.4

28.8

2B.6

27.6

26.5

27.2

27.1

28.3

28.4

29.0

26.8

26.0

26.4

27.5

27.5

27.6

29.0

28.8

27.8

28.6

29.0

29.5

29.8

30.0

29.0

27.7

28.4

28.8

29.5

29.8

29.7

28.0

26.8

27.7

28.2

28.8

28.8

30.9

30.2

29.0

30. i

30.3

30.8

31.1

31.4

30.5

29.0

30.4

29.8

30.5

31.3

31.4

29.8

28.3

29.3

30.4

30.0

30.6

32.1

31.2

29.7

3i.4

3i.1

31.6

32.1

32.i

3i.4

30.3

31.8

31.0

3i.o

31.6

33.1

31.0

29.2

30.9

31.0

31.0

30.8

*

31.8

30.3

32.1

31.6

32.1

32.7

33.0

32.0

30.5

32.0

32.0

31.5

32.6

*

31.6

30.3

32.0

31.4

31.9

31.2

*

33.1

31.8

33.4

33.1

32.7

33.6

*

33.1

*

*

*

32.1

*

*

32.8

31.0

32.8

*

33.0

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 35. Biiliac crest breadth in centimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

& selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and a~e: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I

!

I

Percentile

/

Number of I

examined I

Standard I 1 I I 1 I I I

Hispanic origin and age I

, persons ~ Mean

/

deviation

/

5th ‘

I

IOth ‘ 15th 25th

/

50th

/

75th / 85th / 90th ‘ 95th

# I I 1 [ 1

Mexican American

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ii years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . .

Puerto R

6-11 months . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5yeal-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

i19

117

96

95

i 09

i18

96

t 07

i25

94

115

i 03

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

i6

31

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

12.4

13.8

i4.9

16.1

16.9

17.8

18.6

19.4

20.4

21.8

22.7

23.8

25.5

26.3

27.0

27.1

27.3

27.1

27.3

28.0

*

*13.8

*15.1

+15.8

*17.1

*18.O

*i9.i

*i9.8

*20.8

*21. i

*22.8

*23.6

*24.8

26.4

*26.3

26.7

*26.6

*26.7

*27.7

*27.O

0.9

9

1:2

i.1

t.1

1.4

1.5

i.6

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.7

2.7

i.8

2.5

1.9

2.7

1.9

1.8

2.4

1.:

i.2

.9

1.3

1.0

1.7

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.9

2.5

3.4

1.8

2.0

2.6

1.9

4.0

2.8

*

12.2

13.0

*

*

i6.2

i6.5

*

17.8

19.1

*

20.2

22.3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

CR

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.3

12.6

13.6

14.7

15.2

i6.4

17.1

17.6

i8.4

19.5

20.0

20.8

23.1

24.3

24.5

24.8

24.5

24.8

25.3

25.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.4

12.9

14.0

15.1

15.7

16.4

17.3

17.7

18.7

19.9

20.8

21.2

23.5

24.6

25.0

25.2

24.9

25.3

25.6

26.2

*

*

*

15.0

*

17.:

18.1

*

*

20.4

*

*

23.7

24.2

24.7

24.1

24.6

24.6

24.7

11.7

13.2

14.2

i5.4

i6.1

i7.o

17.6

18.3

i9.1

20.3

2i.3

22.2

24.1

25.0

25.4

25.8

25.4

25.7

26.0

26.4

13.:

14.1

15.2

16.0

i7.3

17.8

i8.5

t9.i

20.0

20.9

22.3

22.8

24.3

25.0

25.6

25.0

25.7

25.4

25.5

12.3

13.7

t4.8

16.1

16.8

17.6

18.4

19.2

20.0

21.6

22.3

23.7

25.4

26.0

26.4

26.8

26.7

27.0

27.2

27.4

i2.7

13.6

15.3

i5.7

t7.o

18.1

18.7

t9.f

20.6

20.8

22.7

23.2

24.0

26.0

26.3

26.4

26.4

26.7

26.4

26.9

13.0

14.4

15.5

16.9

17.6

18.3

19.4

20.1

21.3

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.3

27.4

27.7

28.3

28.5

28.1

28.3

28.9

i4.;

i6.1

16.4

17.7

i8.8

20.8

20.5

22.7

21.8

23.6

25.0

26.4

26.9

27.3

28.0

28.1

27.4

28.6

27.9

i3.4

i4.9

i5.8

i7.2

i8.2

19.0

20.0

20.8

22.6

23.8

25.0

26.1

27.0

28.4

28.9

28.9

22.5

29.2

28.7

30.2

*

*

*

16.6

*

*

21.5

21.5

*

*

25.5

*

*

29.0

28.5

28.9

28.9

28.6

31.5

28.4

13.7

15.1

i6.i

i7.4

18.3

19.3

20.6

21.2

22.9

24.2

25.5

26.8

27.4

28.9

29.8

29.8

31.0

29.5

29.4

3i.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15.4

16.6

*

*

20.7

21.2

*

23.5

25.4

*

27.4

29.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

.*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data nQt presented beGaUSe of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 36. Biiliac crest breadth in centimeters fop females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutritfoc Examinaticv? Survey. 19!32-!34

I 1 1

I I

I

i i

I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I i I I I I I

I

Standard I I I

Hispanic origin and age , persons ~ Mean

I

deviatjon I

I

I

5th ~ ioth ~ i5th ~ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

1 1 t I I 1 I t 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . .. b..... . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,002

42a

539

339

360

2i8

li8

503

55

74

95

li9

97

63

844

190

170

156

177

98

53

29.4

28.2

29.i

29.9

30.5

30.6

30.7

29.2

27.6

28.3

29.3

29.8

30.3

30.0

28.6

27.3

28,0

29.2

29.8

29.4

29.9

2.7

2.5

2.6

2,6

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.4

2,0

2.6

2.3

2.i

2.3

2.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

25.5

24.9

25.5

26.1

26.6

27.3

27.1

25.5

*

*

26.;

*

*

24.6

23.6

24.6

25.9

26.0

*

*

26.2

25.5

26.2

26.B

27.5

27.9

27.6

26.1

25.5

25.3

26.6

27.5

27.3

27.7

25.4

24.4

25.3

26,5

26.4

26.i

27.0

26.7

25.9

26.6

27,3

28.0

28.5

28.1

26.8

25.6

25.6

27.3

27.9

28.2

28.2

25.9

24.9

25.5

26.8

26.9

26.6

27.7

27.5

26.4

27.4

27.9

28.8

29.2

29.3

27.5

26.0

26.5

27.7

28.4

28.8

29.0

26.7

25.6

26.i

27.4

27.8

27.8

29.1

29.2

27.8

28.7

29.7

30.2

30.4

30.7

29.0

27,3

27.9

28.7

29.6

30.2

29.9

28.1

27.0

27.5

28.3

29.6

29.5

30.1

31.0

29.5

30.5

31.3

32.2

32.1

32.1

30.6

28.6

29.6

30.9

30.8

31.6

31.0

30.i

28.3

29.2

30.4

31.4

30.9

30.8

32.2

30.4

31.9

32.3

33.2

32.6

33.0

3i.7

29.5

31.2

31.8

31.8

32.3

31.6

31.3

29.6

30.0

3i.6

32.6

31.8

31.7

32.9

31.0

32.5

33.2

33.7

33.i

33.6

32.3

30.0

31.5

32.4

32.8

33.0

32.1

32.6

30.6

3i.3

33.4

33.6

32.1

32.5

34.2

32.7

33.8

34.6

34.9

34.4

34.7

33.5

*

*

34.;

*

*

34.2

33.5

33.5

34.4

34.9

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
m Table 37. Bitrochanteric breadth in centimeters for males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

o

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I [ I I

/

I i

Percentile

I

Number of

examined / I I I

I

Standard / I I I 1

Hispanic origin and age

I

, persons Mean deviation I

I I

5th I 10th 15th ~ 25th ~ 5oth ~ 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

!

I

1 1 # ! f (

Mexican American

6-n months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~ year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . .- . . ----- . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

110

130

118

116

110

110

102

106

88

115

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

.17

33

34

38

4i

22

36

39

41

26

38

26

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

14.0

15.3

16.4

17.2

18.0

18.9

19.6

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.2

25.5

26.4

28.2

29.5

30.0

30.4

30.7

30.9

31.2

*

*i5.3

*16.7

*16.9

*18.6

*

*20.4

*21.4

*22. 2

*23.8

*25.2

*24.8

*27.2

*27.8

*30. 1

*30. f

*3i.1

*30.7

*31.1

*30. 5

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.4

t.4

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.i

1.7

2.5

2.1

*

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.6

*

2.0

1.7

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.8

2.7

2.1

3.5

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.8

2.0

*

13.4

14.6

15.3

16.5

i7.3

17.0

18.6

19.5

20.6

*

22.5

23.3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

12.4

13.8

15.1

f5.6

16.7

17.5

17.9

i9.o

20.3

21.1

21.5

22.8

23.9

25.7

26.6

27.3

27.9

28.5

28.8

28”.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

12.8

14.1

15.4

16.0

17.0

17.7

18.3

19.2

20.4

21.4

22.1

23.3

24.4

26.0

27.5

27.8

28.3

29.1

29.3

29.2

*

*

*

15.7

17.2

*

19.1

19.8

20.1

23.;

24.;

25.2

26.8

28.0

29.3

28.7

28.8

*

13.3

14.5

15.9

i6.4

17.4

18.2

t8.7

20.0

21.0

21.9

22.7

23.9

25.0

26.7

28.2

28.4

29.2

29.5

29.5

29.5

14.;

15.8

15.9

17.6

18.4

19.2

20.3

20.9

21.8

23.5

23.5

24.9

26.5

27.8

28.7

29.6

29.3

29.4

29.4

14.0

15.5

16.4

17.1

17.9

i8.9

i9.6

21.0

21.8

22.8

24.0

25.2

26.1

28.3

29.4

29.8

30.5

30.5

30.5

31.2

14.2

15.2

16.7

16.9

18.8

19.1

20.0

2i.t

21.7

23.3

25.1

24.5

27.6

27’.3

29.6

29.7

30.4

30.6

30.7

30.8

14.9

16.0

17.1

i8.O

i8.7

19.3

20.4

21.8

22.6

24.0

25.3

26.9

27.4

29.5

30.4

31.5

31.6

32.0

31.5

32.3

*

16.2

17.4

18.0

19.2

20.1

20.8

22.4

23.1

25.8

26.7

26.0

28.5

29.2

31.3

31.6

32.5

31.6

3f.5

31.5

15.2

16.5

17.4

i8.3

19.1

19.9

21.0

22.5

23.5

24.6

26.5

27.4

28.4

30.4

31.7

32.3

32.7

32.6

32.4

33.6

*

*

*

18.5

19.8

*

21.3

23.1

25.2

27.;

*

29.4

29.8

32.6

32.3

33.9

32.5

34.()

*

15.4

16.7

17.7

18.5

19.5

20.6

21.5

22.8

23.7

25.0

27.0

28.7

28.7

31.0

32.1

32.4

33.f

32.8

33.5

34.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

17.0

17.9

19.2

19.7

21.1

21.8

23.4

24.7

26.3

29.;

30.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented beczuse OF insufficient sample size. See appmdix III for the ciefinitiojn of Hispanic origin.
Table 38. Bitrochanteric breadth in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined,

selected percentiles. by specified Hispanic origin and age:

mean, standard deviation, and

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i I i

I I I

Percw7tile

I

Number of

examined I I I I 1 [ I

I /

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age , persons

I

Mean deviation I

I

5th ‘

I

10th ‘

I

lsth ~ 25th ~ 50th ‘ 75th 1 85th I 90th I 95th

1

I I

1 I I I

Mex{can American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years. ..,...... . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.580

346

437

252

270

194

81

405

55

64

52

114

79

41

504

115

107

72

104

81

25

32.0

31,3

32,1

32.2

32.6

32.5

32.6

32.2

31.5

32.4

32.2

32.3

32.4

*32.9

31.7

31.0

3i.8

31.9

32.1

31.9

*32.2

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.4

28.9

28.3

29.2

29.7

30. i

29.1

*

29.2

*

*

29.;

*

*

28.8

28.4

29.0

*

29.0

*

*

29.6

28.9

29.6

30.1

30.7

30.2

30.1

2’3.8

29.2

29.7

30.0

30.0

30.1

*

29.4

28.8

29.8

29.7

29.8

29.9

*

30.1

29.3

30.1

30.5

30.9

30.6

30.7

30.1

29.3

30.3

30.1

30.5

30.6

30.8

29.9

29.1

30.2

30.6

30.4

30.3

*

30.7

29.9

30.7

31.1

31.5

31.4

31.4

30.8

29.7

30.7

30.9

31.0

30.9

31.3

30.6

29.8

30.6

30.9

30.9

30.8

31.1

32.0

3i.2

31.8

32.2

32.5

32.5

32.8

32.1

31.2

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.6

31.6

31.0

31.5

31.8

32.0

31.9

32.0

33.3

32.3

33.4

33.3

33.6

33.6

33.7

33.4

32.6

33.6

33.1

33.2

33.5

34.2

32.8

32.2

32.9

32.8

33.3

32.8

33.6

33.9

33.1

34.i

33.9

34.3

34.3

34.1

34.4

33.5

34.9

33.8

34.3

34.2

34.6

33.6

32.6

33.7

33.3

33.9

33.2

*

34.4

33.8

34.7

34.1

34.6

34.6

34.7

35.1

35.0

35.3

35.4

35.0

34.9

*

34.0

33.4

34.0

33.9

34.4

34.2

*

35.3

34.8

35.8

34.8

35.5

35.2

*

35.9

*

*

*

35.9

*

*

34.7

34.8

34.7

34.;

*

k

NOTE : See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
u! Table 39. Bitrochanteric breadth in centimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

N selected percentiles, by specitied Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination SUPVey, 1982-84

1 1 1 I

I I I

i

Percentile

!

Number of

examined I

1 I

Standard I I I I I I I I

Hispan{c origin and age ~ persons Mean deviation I

5th ~ iOth I

I I I

1

1

15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ‘ 75th ‘ 85th ‘ 90th ‘ 95th

I

1 i I 1 1 1

Mexican American

6-i l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-ii months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

il years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

117

96

95

109

i18

96

107

i25

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

16

31

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

45

35

46

43

38

37

35

13.7

14.9

16.0

17.2

18.3

19.0

20.0

21.1

22.1

23.6

25.2

26.2

28.2

29.5

29.9

30.4

30.6

30.3

30.7

31.3

*

*15.O

*16.1

*17.1

*18.6

*19.8

*20.9

*21.4

*23.O

*23.5

*24.9

*26.6

*28.2

30.1

*29.8

30.5

*30.7

*30.5

*30.7

*30.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.0

1.7

2.1

*

1.1

1.3

I.t

1.4

1.1

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.i

2.0

2.8

2.8

3.4

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.3

3.1

2.3

*

13.4

i4.4

*

17.;

18.1

19.:

20.7

22.:

25.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

12.3

13.5

44.7

16.0

16.9

17.3

18.5

19.3

20.1

21.1

22.4

23.2

25.7

27.7

27.6

28.6

28.3

28.4

28.8

29.3

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

i2.4 13.0

13.8 14.3

14.9 15.3

16.2 16.4

17.1 17.4

i7.5 18.0

18.6 19.0

19.5 19.8

20.3 21.0

21.5 22.2

22.8 23.5

23.6 24.5

26.2 27.1

27.9 28.2

28.1 28.4

28.7 29.4

28.6 28.8

28.5 29.2

29.1 29.5

29.5 29.8

*

*

*

15.7

*

*

19.4

19.5

*

22.;

*

*

27.4

28.5

28.9

28.4

28.2

28.4

28.9

14.:

15.3

16.0

17.7

18.9

i9.7

19.8

20.8

21.8

23.3

24.6

25.8

28.2

28.9

29.4

29.1

28.5

29.3

29.2

13.7

i4.8

16.0

17.1

18.3

18.8

19.7

21.0

21.8

23.5

24.9

26.2

28.1

29.1

30.0

30.2

30.4

30.0

30.5

3i.1

13.8

14.8

16.0

17.2

18.4

19.9

20.4

21.2

23.1

23.4

24.5

26.4

28.1

29.6

29.8

30.7

30.5

30.5

29.9

30.2

14.4

15.6

16.6

17.9

19.0

19.8

20.9

21.8

22.7

25.2

26.5

27.9

29.2

30.5

31.0

31.7

31.9

3i.4

31.9

32.3

*

15.8

17.0

17,9

19.6

20.8

22.8

22.7

25.0

24.2

26.6

28.4

29.8

30.4

31.1

31.2

32.1

31.9

32.4

31.5

14.8

15.9

17.0

18.3

19.3

20.5

21.4

22.4

23.8

26.2

27.9

28.5

30.1

31.0

31.7

32.8

32.7

32.5

32.6

33.1

15.1

16.i

17.4

18.6

19.8

20.8

21.8

23.3

24.4

26.6

28.1

28.9

30.4

31.6

32.6

32.9

33.1

33.0

32.7

33.7

*

i6.6

17.9

*

*

22.0

22.8

*

25.9

27.0

*

30.2

31.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

* * *

* * *

* * *

18.4 * *

* * *

* * *

23.0 * *

23.3 * *

* * *

* *

27.; * *

* * *

* * *

32.2 * *

31.6 * *

31.9 * *

33.1 * *

32.2 * *

33.7 * *

33.t % *

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because Of insufficient samPle size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 40. Bitrochanteric breadth in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean,

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age:

standard deviation, and

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I I I

~ I I ~

I I Percentile

‘ Number of ‘

examined I i

Standard i I I I I I [ i

Hispanic origin and age ~ persons I Mean I deviation 5th I 10th 15th I I

I I I I

25th 50th I

I

75th ~ 05th ~ 90th ~ 95th

1 I 1 I I I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 32.1 2.2 29.0 29.5

29.0

29.5

30.0

30. i

30.3

29.9

29.i

29.0

28.3

29.2

29.3

29.5

29.0

29.1

28.4

29.2

29.6

29.5

29.1

29.8

29.9

29.3

29.8

30.3

30.5

30.5

30.4

29.5

29.1

29.0

29.7

29.7

29.9

29.2

29.5

28.9

29.4

30.1

30.1

29.8

30.0

30.5

29.9

30.4

31.0

31.0

31.0

3t.i

30.2

29.5

29.8

30.2

30,6

30.3

30.6

30.1

29.5

30.0

30,6

30.8

30.8

30.4

31.9

3{.2

3t.8

32.4

32.4

32.1

32.3

31.4

30.8

30.8

31,6

31.7

31.8

3t.9

31.4

30.7

31.2

31.5

31.9

32.0

31.6

33.3

32.6

33.2

33.6

33.9

33.4

33.6

33.1

31.6

32.6

33.1

33.5

33.0

33.4

33.1

32.1

32,8

33.6

33.3

33.2

33.3

34.2

33.4

34.4

34.6

34.7

34.3

34.3

33.9

32.1

33.2

34.5

34.2

34.0

33.9

34.1

33.4

33.5

35.1

34.7

33.6

34.0

34.8

33.8

35.2

35.1

35.4

34.9

34.9

34.4

33.1

33.8

35.1

34.4

34.6

34.0

34.9

34,2

34.2

35.9

35,1

34.3

34.7

36.0

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6!5-74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

428

539

339

360

217

117

31.3

32.0

32.5

32.6

32.4

32.4

2.1

2.2

2.2

2,1

1.9

2.0

28.3

28.9

29.5

29,5

29.7

29.5

34.7

36.5

36.4

36.5

35.7

36.3

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 31.6 2.2 28.4 35.4

18-24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

74

95

ii9

97

63

30.9

31.1

31.9

32.0

31.9

31.8

i.8

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

35.7

*

*

28.6

*

*

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844 31,7 2.5 28.5 36.4

18-24 years. ..,...... . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . ,, . . . . . .

190

170

156

177

98

53

31.1

31.5

32.3

32.1

31.9

32.0

2.7

2.3

2.6

2.3

i.9

2.2

28.1 36.3

35.4

37.0

36.0

*

*

28.6

28.7

28.5

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

f-n

CAl
07

.s

Table 41. Elbow breadth in centimeters for males 6 mcmths-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation. and select

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination survey, 1982-84

1 I I I

i

I

Percentile

I

Number of

I I I [ 1

I

examined Standard

Hispanic origin and age I I I 1$

, persons ~ Mean deviation 5th 10th

I

i5th 25th I

50th I75th

I

85th 90th

I

1 1

Mexican American

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . ---- . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i+ years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pue~to Rican

6-f { months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . ------

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-..’....

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I! iyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

104

110

129

118

115

109

110

102

106

88

115

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

32

34

38

41

22

37

39

42

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

3.7

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

*

*4.O

*4.3

*4.4

*4.6

*

*5.O

*5.3

*5.4

*5.6

*6.1

*5.9

*6.4

*6.7

*6.9

*6.9

*7.O

*7.O

*7.O

*6.9

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.:

0.3

0.3

0.3

*

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.5

*

3.6

3.8

3.9

4.i

4.3

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.7

*

5.3

5.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3.4

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.4

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.6

*

*

*

4.0

4.4

*

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.:

*

5.9

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.7

*

3.5

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.7

*

3.9

4.{

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.6

5.7

6.2

6.3

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.5

3.7

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.9

3.8

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

6.1

5.9

6.4

6.6

6.8

6.9

7.1

6.9

7.i

7.0

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.B

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.1

4.;

4.5

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.6

6.1

6.4

6.3

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.2

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.6

6.7

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.3

*

*

*

4.7

5.0

*

5.5

5.7

5.9

*

6.6

*

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.4

*

4.0

4.3.

4.6

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.3

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 42. Elbow breadth in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles , by specified Hispanic origin znti age: HiSpaniC Health and NLItritiwi Examination Survey, 1982-84

I 1 1 1

i i i I

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined 1 I I 1 I I 1 I i i I

Hispanic origin and age I, persons I Mean I ~%’~;’& 1 5th I

I I I I

iOth ~ 15ttl ~ 25th ~ 5oth ~ 75th ~ 85th I 9oth I 95th

I 1

t 1 I 1 I t

Mexican American

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years. .,....... . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,578

346

435

25i

270

194

82

404

54

64

52

i14

79

4i

504

115

107

73

103

81

25

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.i

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.i

7.2

*7.2

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.9

7.0

7.0

*7.i

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.6

6.6

*

6.4

*

*

6.;

*

*

6.3

6.3

6.4

*

6.5

*

*

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.6

*

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.4

6.6

6.4

*

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.8

6-5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.5

*

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

6.8

7.i

7.0

7.i

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.i

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7,2

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.4

*

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.6

*

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.6

*

7.9

7.6

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.1

*

7.7

*

*

7.;

*

*

7.6

7.7

7.6

*

7.6

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
01 Table 43. Elbow breadth in centimeters for females 6 months-19 Years of age--number examined,.. mean, standard deviation, and selected

0) percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I

I Percentile

I

I

Number of

i I I I I I I I

I

examined Standard

Hispanic origin and age , persons Mean deviation 5th ‘ 10th I

15th I

I I

25th ~ 50th {

I

75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ~ 95th

62

118

1{8

96

96

109

ila

95

107

125

94

115

103

89

75

84

99

75

77

75

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.9

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

3.; 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8

3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0

* 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3

* 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4

4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.6

4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7

* 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.0

4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1

4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.4

* 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.6

5.0 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.7

5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9

* 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0

* 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0

* 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.0

* 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0

* 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0

* 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.0

* 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0

Mexican American

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 * * * * * *

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 *3.8 0.3 * * * 3.6

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 *4.O 0.3 * * 3.7

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 *4.3 0.3 * * 4.; 4.1

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 *4.5 0.3 * * * 4.3

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 *4,8 0.3 * * * 4.6

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 *4.9 0.3 * * 4.4 4.7

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 *5.1 0.4 * * 4.6 4.8

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 *5.4 0.4 * * * 5.0

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 *5.4 0.4 * * * 5.2

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 36 *5.6 0.4 * * 5.1 5.3

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 *5.7 0.4 * * * 5.5

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 *6.i 0.4 * * 5.8

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.0 0.4 * * 5.: 5.8

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 *6.i 0.4 * * 5.9 5.9

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.0 0.2 * * 5.7 5.8

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 *6.O 0.3 * * 5.6 5.8

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 *6.O 0.4 * * 5.6 5.7

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 *5.9 0.4 * * 5.5 5.5

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 *6.1 0.4 * * 5.7 5.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

6.1

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.3

*

4.0

4.2

4,5

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.7

5.7

5,9

6.0

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.1

6.3

3.9 3.9 *

4.2 4.2 4.3

4.3 4.4 4,4

4.5 4.6 *

4.7 4.9 *

5.0 5.1 5.2

5.1 5.2 5.4

5.3 5.5 *

5.5 5.6 5.8

5.8 5.9 6.0

6.1 6.2 *

6.2 6.2 6.4

6.2 6.4 6.6

6.5 6.6 *

6.4 6.5 *

6.3 6.4 *

6.4 6.5 *

6.4 6.4 *

6.4 6.5 *

6.4 6.5 *

* * *

* * *

* * *

4.5 * *

* * *

* * *

5.3 * *

5.6 * *

* * *

* *

5.: * *

* * *

* * *

6.4 * *

6.3 * *

6.4 * .

6.4 * *

6.4 * *

6.2 * *

6.6 * *

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 44. Elbow breadth in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and agQ: !+ispanic Hoalth and NutPitiOn Examination Survey, 1982-84

I 1 I I

I I I I

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I I I I I I I I I 1 I

Hispanic origin and age I

, persons ~ Mean ~ %~~;~n / 5th 1 10th I 15th 25th ‘ 50th I

I I I I 1

75th ~ 85th 1 90th ‘

I I

95th

1 1 1 I 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 5.6 5.7

5.6

5.7

5,8

5.9

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.i

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.i

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.i

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.4

6.1

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.5

6.’6

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

2,000 6.2 7.1

6.7

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.4

18-24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

427

539

339

359

218

118

6.1

6.i

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

0.4 5.5

0.4 5.5

0.4 5.6

0.5 5.8

0.4 5.9

0.5 5.9

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 5.5 5.6

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.7

6,5

6.2

6.3

6.5

6,7

6.7

6.7

601 6.i 6.8

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years...,.....,.. . . . . . . .

35-44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years. ..,...... . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

54

73

95

119

97

63

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

0.3 *

0.3 *

0.4 *

0.4 5.6

0.3 *

0.5 *

*

*

*

7.0

*

*

Puerto Rican

6.1 0.4 5.5 5.6

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.8

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 6.9

0.4 5.4

0.4 5.6

0.4 5.5

0.4 5.7

0.4 *

0.4 *

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

*

*

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 yOa~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i 90

171

156

177

97

54

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.3

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
m Table 45. Triceps skinfold in millimeters for males 6 mOnths-19 years of age--number examined, mean,

m

standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, i982-84

I I I I

! ! ! Percentile

‘ Number of ~

I

examined [ Standard I 1 I I 1 I I I

Hispanic origin and age

/ ‘ersons /

Mean

i

deviation 5th

/

10th

/

15th

/

25th

/

50th 75th / 85th / 90th / 95th

I

Mexican American

G- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . .

18 years . . . .

19 years . . . .

Puer

6-11 months.

I year.....

2 years . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0 Rican

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L3years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

104

iii

130

118

116

110

110

102

106

88

ii5

i14

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

32

34

38

4i

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

10.5

10.2

10.2

10.0

9.3

9.3

8.8

10.6

11.1

12.3

14.2

15.7

13.4

12.8

13.0

Ii.o

12.1

10.5

12.0

13,1

*

*9.5

*10.5

*8.9

*10.6

*

*11.2

*10.4

*11.4

*15.1

*16.4

*12.3

*12.4

*12.6

*12.1

*10.6

*i4.o

*11.3

*11.8

+9.4

2.6

3.2

2.7

3.1

2.7

3.8

3.2

5.1

5.6

6.6

7.3

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.8

6.6

7.4

5.5

6.5

7.0

2.:

3.5

2.2

3-7

*

5.7

4.7

5.9

7.3

9.1

5.6

7.8

6.4

7.1

7.2

8.8

6.7

7.1

4.7

*

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

*

6.0

6.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

7.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

*

*

*

7.0

7.0

*

7.0

7.0

6.0

7.:

6.;

6.5

6.5

5.0

7.0

5.5

6.5

*

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.5

ii.o

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

*

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

8.0

6.5

8.0

6.5

6.0

8.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.0

11.5

14.5

11.0

10.5

9.5

9.0

10.0

9.0

10.5

i2.5

10.0

9.0

9.5

8.5

9.5

9.0’

9.5

9.0

10.0

12.5

13.0

10.0

9.5

11.0

9.5

9.0

10.0

9.0

10.0

8.0

12.0

il.5

12.0

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.0

12.5

13.0

15.5

19.0

19.5

17.0

15.0

19.0

12.5

14.0

iz.o

14.5

16.0

10.:

12.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

i3.o

i2.o

14.0

19.5

21.5

15.5

14.5

15.0

15.0

12.5

17.0

16.0

13.5

10.5

i3.o

13.0

i2.o

13.0

il.5

13.0

11,5

t5.o

i7.o

20.5

22.5

22.5

21.0

20.0

21.0

i6.5

17.0

i5.5

17.5

20.0

*

*

*

11.5

15.0

i8.;

i6.O

i8.O

25.;

21.;

18.0

i9.o

13.5

25.0

20.0

i8.O

*

14.5

14.0

13.5

14.0

f3.o

15.0

13,0

16.5

19.0

22.0

26.0

25.0

23.0

23.5

23.5

f9.o

22.0

18.5

20.0

24.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

x

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.;

14.5

16.0

i4.5

17.0

15.0

24.0

25.0

27.0

*

32.5

28.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because Of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition Of Hispanic origin.
Table 46. Tr{ceps skinfold in millimeters for males 18-74 years of age

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age:

--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination SuwOy, 1982-S4

I I I I

! !

I , Percentile

‘ Number of

I i i i examined 1 I I I I I I I

Hispanic orig~n and age I persons ~ Mean ~ %%!~:% ~ 5th ~ 10th ~ 15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ~ 95th

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years. .,. .,, . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-Ei4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

+8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,580

347

435

252

270

194

82

405

55

64

52

114

79

41

504

115

107

73

103

81

25

13.1

i2.4

14.1

12.6

12.6

12.9

12.7

13.7

14.0

14.7

13.9

12.8

13.1

*13.6

12.0

10.9

12.3

12.9

11.7

ii.6

*13.8

6.8

6.9

7.6

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.2

6.8

7,7

8.3

6.0

6.1

5,9

5.0

6.1

5.7

6.3

6.7

6.1

4.6

4.2

5.0

4.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

*

5.0

*

*

*

6.0

*

*

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.;

*

*

6.0

5.0

7.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

*

5.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

5.0

6.0

*

7.0

6.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

6.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

9.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.5

*

8.5

7.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

11.0

8.0

6.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.5

12.0

11.0

12.5

12.0

11.5

12,0

11.5

12.5

ii.5

14.0

13.0

12,0

12.0

13.5

11.0

9.5

it.o

i2.5

10.0

11,5

t4.o

16.0

16.0

17.0

16.0

16.0

15.5

15.5

17.0

18.0

18.5

17.0

15.0

16.0

16.0

15.5

13.0

16.0

16.0

i5.5

14.0

15.5

19.0

18.5

21.0

18.0

18.5

18.5

19.5

19.0

21.0

23.0

19.0

18.0

17.5

19.0

i7.5

16.0

18.0

17.5

i7.o

16.5

*

22.0

21.0

24.0

19,5

21.0

2i.5

21.5

22.5

24.0

29.0

21.5

20.0

19.5

*

19.0

19.0

19.5

19.0

17.5

18.5

*

25.5

24.5

28.5

22.5

25.0

25.5

*

27.5

*

*

*

24.0

*

*

23.0

24.5

24.0

22.:

*

*

NOTE: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
0) Table 47. Triceps skinfold in millimeters for females 6 mOnths-i9 years of age--number examined. mean. standard deviation, and

o

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I i

I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I

!

Standard

Hispanic origin and age /

I I I 1 I I 1

Mean I I I I

25th / 50th ~ 75th ‘

I persons deviation

I

5th

I

10th 15th

I

85th 90th 95th

1 I 1 1 I 1 1

Mexican American

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . ---- -.- . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

8 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- -- -------

9 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . ----- -- -------

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- -. . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . ..-.-. . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . .. -.-... . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -------

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . ..--.. . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

ii8

96

96

109

118

96

107

125

94

ii5

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

15

31

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

10.4

9.8

iO.6

10.5

If.o

10.6

ii.3

12.7

13.7

15.2

16.4

15.0

16.9

18.5

19.6

iS.8

20.4

19.3

21.5

21.4

*

*9.2

*11.3

*10.3

*11.2

*ill

*13.9

*12.O

*15.2

*13.7

*13.8

*13.6

*i7.1

19.4

*19.3

20.4

*21.5

*18.9

*20.6

*19.2

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

3.4

4.2

4.9

5.3

6.1

5.8

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

8.5

6.6

7.5

8.4

*

2.5

3.2

2.5

3.3

3.7

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.5

5.6

7.5

8.9

7.9

7.6

7.2

8.2

7.8

8.5

8.8

*

6.0

7.0

*

6.;

6.0

*

6.5

6.5

*

7.0

8.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.5

8.0

8.@

9.0

11.0

11.5

ii.5

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

8.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

9.0

8.5

10.0

11.5

13.0

13.0

12.0

13.0

14.5

13.0

*

*

*

8.0

*

*

7.5

6.0

*

7.;

*

11.;

ii.5

12.5

14.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

9.0

8.0

.S.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

il.o

11.0

10.0

11.5

i2.5

15.0

jA,5

14.0

13.5

17.0

15.0

7.:

8.5

9.0

9.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

io.o

9.0

9.0

7.5

1.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

12.0

i4.o

13.0

10.5

9.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.0

10.0

11.0

t2.5

14.5

15.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

19.5

18.5

18.0

18.5

20.5

2i.5

10.5

9.0

10.0

10.0

11.0

11.0

13.0

9.0

12.5

li.5

13.5

11.0

i3.o

19.0

18.0

20.0

22.5

17.0

19.0

17.5

12.0

11.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.0

3.0

5.5

6.0

9.0

2.0

18.0

21.5

22.5

22.5

24.5

25.5

24.5

25.5

25.0

11.:

13.5

12.0

13.0

13.5

18.5

15.0

21.0

18.0

18.5

19.0

23.0

24.0

23.5

25.5

25.5

25.0

25.5

23.0

12.5

i2.5

13.5

13.0

i4.5

13.5

16.0

17.5

19.0

21.0

25.0

2i.5

24.0

26.0

24.5

26.0

28.5

26.0

27.5

28.0

*

*

*

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*

*

24.0

18.5

*

*

20.0

*

*

26.0

28.5

26.5

28.0

28.0

27.0

25.5

13.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

16.0

14.0

18.5

21.5

23.5

23.0

26.5

25.0

25.5

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30.0

27.0

32.5

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NOTES: Cuban data not presented because Of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 48. Triceps skinfold in millimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined,

percentllas, by specified Hispanic origin and age:

mean, standard de,vi~ti~fi, a~ci sclectcd

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

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Standard I

Hispanic origin and age I

persons

I

Mean

I

deviation ! 5th I

I I

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15th ~ 25th ~ 5oth ~ 75th I 85th I 9oth I 95th

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1 1 1

Mexican American

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i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years. .,....... . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years. .,....... . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 yeaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,001

428

539

339

360

217

118

501

55

72

95

119

97

63

844

190

171

155

177

98

53

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22.9 9.1 Ii.o

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27.6 9.3 14.5

29.4 9.9 15.5

29.0 8.4 15.5

25.3 8.6 13.0

26.0 7.9 12.0

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22.8 7.2 *

26.5 8.1

28.7 7.2 15.;

28.6 7.1 *

26.4 6.7 *

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21.0 9.2 10.0

23.1 9.2 10.5

27.8 10.2 13.0

27.8 8.6 14.0

26.8 9.0 *

27.7 11.2 *

14.5

i2.5

i3.5

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17.5

18.5

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19.0

20.0

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20.5

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22.0

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21.0

14.0

19.0

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17.0

14.0

16.0

20.5

21.5

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19.5

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2i.5

24.5

26.0

28.0

28.0

23.5

26.0

21.0

22.5

26.0

28.5

28.5

25.0

24.0

19.5

22.0

27.0

27.5

25.0

29.0

32.0

28.0

31.5

33.6

36.0

33.0

30.0

31.0

27.0

26.5

31.0

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34.0

32.5

31.5

26.5

28.5

35.0

33,0

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34.0

36.0

32.0

35.0

38.0

40.0

37.0

36.5

34.0

29.0

30.0

34.0

36.0

36.0

34.0

35.0

32.0

33.0

38.5

35.0

35.5

39.5

39.0

35.0

37.5

40.5

43.0

40.1

39.0

36.0

32.0

32.6

36.0

37.5

37.5

35.1

38.0

34.0

35.5

40.5

38.5

38,0

40.0

43.0

40.5

42.0

44.0

47.5

45.0

42.5

38.5

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42.0

36.5

38.1

45.0

43.1

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Table 50. Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviatjon, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hlsfzanic cwig~n and age: l-!ispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, iw32-&l

r ,

I i i i

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of I I I I 1 I I I I I

i

examined

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age I

I 1

10th ‘

I I I

, persons

I

Mean deviation

I

5th

I

i5th

I

25th

I

50th

I

75th I I

!

a5th

I

90th

I

95th

1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ,578

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . ...’... 252

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i94

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

18-24 years.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li4

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4i

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . io7

35-44 years,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

45i-54 years........,.. . . . . . . . 102

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

65-74 years....,...,., . . . . . . . 25

19.2 9.0 7.5

15.9 8.5 7.0

20.2 9.2 8,0

20.4 8.2 9.0

20.6 8.7 8.5

20.9 9.7 7.5

ia.3 8.5 *

19.6 8.5 a.o

16.5 8.6 *

18.6 8.9 *

20.7 7.7 *

20.6 8.5 8.0

20.4 8.6 *

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18.2 9.0 7.0

13.6 6.7 6.0

18.1 9.8 7.0

20.7 8.7

19.5 8.3 9.;

20.5 8.4 *

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9.5

9.5

9.5

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12.5

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10.0

12.0

12.0

13.0

12.0

9.0

8.0

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11.5

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12.0

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12.0

9.5

13.0

14.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

i3.o

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

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13.5

11.0

8.5

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16.0

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13.5

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19.5

20.0

20.0

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20.5

20.0

19.0

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2i,o

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19.0

18.5

24.5

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25.0

25.5

25.0

26.5

24.0

25.5

20.0

24.5

27.0

26.0

25.0

25.0

23.5

i6.5

22.0

26.5

25.0

25.5

27.0

28.5

25.0

30.0

29.0

29.0

31.5

26.0

29.0

26.0

27.0

30.0

29.0

30.0

28.0

28.0

20.5

30.0

29.0

28.0

30.0

*

31.5

27.5

33.0

32.0

3i.5

34.5

29.5

3i.o

31.0

31.5

3i.o

32.0

34.5

*

31.0

22.5

33,i

30.5

30.5

33.6

*

35.5

3i.5

36.0

36.0

35.0

39.0

*

36.0

*

*

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37.0

*

*

35.0

27.0

39.5

*

34.6

*

*

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Table 51. Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined,

selected percentiles, by specified Hispantc origin and age:

mean, standard deviation, and

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I I 1

/ / i

Percentile

1

Number of

examined I

Standard ~ I I I I I i I I

I Hispanic origin and age , persons I

/

Mean deviation I

5th

I

~oth ~ 15th / 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th \ 85th ‘ 90th ‘ 95th I

I 1 { t I t 1

Mexican American

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5years . . . . . . . ..l . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . .

PuertG R

6-11 months . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . .

63 7.8 2.8

119 6.6 2.1

118 6.8 2.5

96 6.3 2.3

96 6.3 2.4

109 6.8 4.4

118 7.2 5.0

96 8.5 5.7

f 07 9.2 6.8

125 11,9 7.2

94 12.6 9.0

1$5 11.3 7.1

103 i3.4 7.5

89 14.5 8.0

75 15.6 7.9

85 17.2 8.4

99 17.7 11.2

75 18.i 8.3

77 18.7 8.4

75 2i.4 11.8

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Cail

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

. . . . . . . . . . . . 31

. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ioyears . . . .. i........ . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

il years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

*

*6.3

*7.5

*5.8

*8.O

*6.8

*9.3

*8.4

*11.3

*10.4

*11.9

*10.I

*i4.i

i6.4

*14.4

18.1

*17.6

*i5.3

*18.3

*13.6

*

1.7

3.2

2.1

5.2

3.6

5.7

7.2

7.6

7.5

7.4

6.4

10.1

9.2

6.0

8.5

9.2

7.6

10.8

10.6

* 5.5 5.5 6.0

4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0

4.0 4.5 5.0 5.0

* 4.0 4.5 5.0

4.0 4.5 4.5

3.: 3.5 4.0 4.5

3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5

4.5 4.5 5.0

4.; 4.0 4.5 5.0

4.0 4.5 5.0 6.0

5.0 5.5 6.5

4.; 5.5 6.0 6.0

5.5 6.0 7.0 7.5

* 6.5 7.0 7.5

* 7.0 8.0 10.0

* 8.0 9.0 10.5

* 8.0 8.5 9.5

* 8.5 10.0 11.0

* 9.5 11.5 12.5

* 10.5 11.5 13.0

7.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.5

9.0

9.5

11.5

13.0

14.0

16.0

13.5

16.0

17.0

17.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.0

*

*

4.5

5.0

*

*

5.5

*

7.:

7.5

10.0

10.0

7.5

9.0

6.5

6.5

5.: 6.0

5.5 7.0

4.5 5.0

5.0 6.5

4.0 5.5

5.0 6.0

5.0 6.0

5.0 7.5

5.0 7.0

6.0 9.0

5.0 7.0

7.0 10.5

8.0 13.5

9.0 14.0

13.0 16.5

11.5 14.5

9.0

9.5

7.0

13.5

16.0

10.0

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

10.0

10.0

16.5

16.5

14.0

16.0

17.0

19.0

21.5

21.5

23.0

22.5

25.5

*

7.5

8.5

6.5

9.0

8.0

2.0

9.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

13.0

18.0

24.0

20.0

22.0

23.0

21.0

25.0

13.0

9.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

8,5

9.5

9.5

13.0

15.5

20.0

23.0

18.5

20,5

22.0

24.5

25.5

28.5

28.0

26.0

36.5

11.0 *

9.5 io.o

9.5 11.5

9.0 *

9.0

io.o 15.:

14.5 19.0

i6.O

24.5 25.;

23.0 26.0

24.0

22.0 24.;

23.0 31.0

25.0 *

27.0 *

28.0 *

32.5 *

30.5 *

31.0 *

4t.o *

* * *

* * *

* *

7.; * *

* * *

* *

16.; * *

11.0 * *

* * *

* *

18.; -* *

* * *

* * *

26.5 * *

21.0 * *

30.0 * *

27.0 * *

24.0 * *

28.0 * *

2i.5 * *

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 52. Subscapular skinfold in millimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

seiected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I I I

I I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I

I Standard I

I I I 1 I I 1 [

Hispanic origin and age I I I I

!

persons I

Mean I

deviation

I

5th

I

iOth i5th / 25th ~ 50th ~ 75th ~ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

I 1 1 I 1 t I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,00t

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

35-44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

55-64 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li7

55-64 years. ..,...... . . . . . . . . 97

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Puerto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

25-34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 56

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

65-74 Ye.~1-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

25.1

21.2

24.5

27.5

28.8

28.4

23.0

25.5

19.2

2i.3

27.2

28.6

28.4

25.5

23.6

18.2

21.6

26.6

28.7

26.9

25.9

{1.4 9.0

10.8 8.0

11.3 8.0

10.9 11.5

11.6 12.0

10.4 12.0

10.1 8.5

10.2 9.5

9.9 *

9.6 *

9.9

9.9 13.:

9.7 *

7.6 *

11.8 7.5

11.3 6.5

11.2 7.5

Ii.o

10.8 1:::

10.7 *

12.2 *

11.5

9.5

10.0

14.0

i4.5

16.0

li.5

12.0

8.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

15.0

15.5

9.0

7.5

10.0

12.0

15.0

12.0

12.0

13.0

11.0

12.0

15.5

16.0

18.0

12.5

t4.o

10.0

10.0

16.0

20.5

16.0

16.0

11.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

13.5

14.0

16.0

13.0

t5,0

19.0

20.0

21.5

15.5

17.0

il.o

12.5

20.5

21.5

22.5

19.5

14.0

9.5

13.0

18.5

2i.5

19.5

16.5

24.0

i9.o

24.0

26.5

29.0

27.0

20.5

25.0

16.0

2i.5

27.0

29.0

28.0

26.0

23.0

14.5

18.5

26.5

28.5

27.0

25.0

32.1

26.0

31.0

34.0

36.0

34.0

28.0

32.i

26.0

30.0

34.5

35.0

35.0

3i.5

31.5

24.5

29.0

33.5

35.5

34.0

31.5

37.0

33.0

36.0

38.5

40.0

41.0

34.6

36.1

31.0

32,0

38.0

38.0

39.0

33.5

35.6

30.5

33.0

37.0

40.0

38.0

39.1

40.1

37.0

39.0

43.0

44.0

44.0

37.0

39.0

32.6

32.6

41.0

43,0

42.0

34.5

40.0

34.6

35.5

4t.o

43.5

40.5

46.0

46.5

42.5

46.0

47.1

50.0

46.6

44.0

43.5

*

*

47.:

*

*

45.0

43.0

42.0

44.5

48.0

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
m Table 53. Iliac CreSt skinfold in millimeters for males 6 months-19 years of age--nLlmber examined, mean, standard deviation, and

co selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination SUrVey.1982-84

I # 1 I

I I I I

Percentile

‘ Number of

exam{ned i

Standard I 1 I

Hispanic origin and age

/

persons

I

Mean deviation 5th ‘ 10th I 15th 25th I

50th

1 1

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . .

18 years . . . .

i9 years . . . .

Puer6-11 months.

I year.....

2 years . . . . . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

OR

. . .

. . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

!3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

104

111

129

i18

116

Ito

110

i 02

106

88

{i5

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

32

34

38

41

22

37

39

41

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.7

9.2

10.6

12.7

16.8

19.5

16.4

16.3

18.2

15.2

i8.4

15.5

19.1

23.1

*

*6.O

*7.3

*5.8

*8.3

*

*lo. 1

*8.8

*10.8

*17.8

*17.8

*12.8

*17.O

*16.O

*18.3

*15.7

*19.6

*17.3

*16.9

*14.9

2.3

3.5

2.7

4.2

3.2

5.1

4.8

8.6

9.0

li.2

13.3

12.7

12.0

11.6

13.1

9.9

i2.5

9.7

11.8

12.4

2.;

5.1

2.3

4.6

*

9.0

7.4

9.1

13.9

13.7

9.5

15.6

10.9

12.6

13.3

13.5

12.7

10.4

10.8

*

3.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

*

5.0

4.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

5.5

7.5

6.5

7,0

7.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

*

*

*

4.0

4.5

*

4.0

4.0

3.5

5.;

*

5.5

5.5

8.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

*

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

6.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

11.0

*

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.0

7.0

5.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

9.0

6.5

10.0

9.5

8.5

8.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5,0

6.0

7.0

8.0

11.0

i6.5

i2.o

12.0

12.0

12.0

13.5

12.0

16.0

23.5

6.5

5.5

6.0

5.0

7.0

5.5

6.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

8.5

9.5

13.0

15.()

8.0

15.0

12.0

14.0

12.0

75th / 85th / 90th / 95th

I I 1

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

9.5

t2.o

16.0

25.5

27.0

22.0

22.0

26.5

20.5

22.0

20.0

25.5

32.0

*

7.0

8.0

6.5

10.5

10.0

11.5

10.0

13.0

29.5

28.5

20.0

18.0

22.5

24.5

20.5

25.5

23.0

20.5

21.0

10.0

9.5

10.0

9.0

10.0

10.0

9.5

15.5

18.5

26.5

35.0

36.0

32.0

28.5

36.0

26.0

30.5

27.5

32.5

38.0

*

%

*

7.5

i2.o

.

2i.5

13.0

19.5

.

37.0

*

38.0

30.0

28.5

31.0

36.6

27.5

32.1

*

10.5

11.0

11.0

12.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

20.0

25.0

33.0

37.0

40.5

35.0

31.5

39.6

31.5

39.5

31.0

35.5

40.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Y

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because o? insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic or

i3.:

12.5

i6.O

13.0

18.0

16.5

31.0

31.5

40.0

+

45.0

39.0

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

&

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

#

.L

*

*

A

*

*

4.

*

gin.
Table 54. Iliac crest skinf~ld in millimeters for males 18-74 years ~f age--number examineci, mean, stzndard deviation, and ==lccted

percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

r 1 t I

i I I I

I I 1

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I Standard I 1 I 1 I I I I t

Hispanic origin and age i I

~ persons ~ Mean deviation 5th ‘ 10th I15th I

I I 1 I

25th

I

5oth

I

75th ~ 85th ‘ 90th ‘ 95th

I

1 1 1 1 I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,581

347

436

252

270

194

82

405

55

64

52

114

79

4f

504

115

107

73

103

81

25

23.9

21.7

26.4

24.7

24.1

22.1

18.5

24.7

23.9

26.0

25.4

24.7

25.0

*20.5

22.7

18.5

22.9

25.8

24.4

22.0

*23.6

11.2

11.8

11.5

10.5

10.1

10.0

8.6

1.0

4.1

3.6

8.3

9.6

9.2

7.9

10.7

11.4

11,2

9.3

10.2

8.5

7.1

7.0

6.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

6.0

*

8.0

*

*

*

10.0

*

*

6.0

6.0

5.5

6.;

*

*

9.5

8.0

11.()

11.0

11.5

9.0

8.0

il.o

9.0

8.5

14.0

13.0

13.0

*

8.5

6.0

8.5

13.5

9.0

12.0

*

11.5

9.0

14.0

12.5

13.0

12.0

10.0

13.0

io.o

9.5

14.5

15.0

15.0

13.5

10.5

7.0

11.0

15.5

11.5

13.0

.

5.0

2.0

7.5

6.5

6.5

5.0

2.0

16.0

12.5

13.5

20.0

17.5

19.0

16.0

14.0

9.0

12.5

22.0

18.0

16.5

18.5

23.5

19.5

26.0

24.5

23.5

20.5

i6.O

24.0

{8.5

24.5

26.0

25.5

24.0

20.0

23.0

15.0

23.5

26.0

26.0

22.0

22.0

32.0

30.0

34.5

33.0

30.0

30.0

24.0

32.0

35.0

35.5

31.0

31.0

32.0

25.0

30.5

23.5

3i.5

31.0

31.5

28.0

29.5

36.0

35.5

39.0

35.6

35.0

32.6

27.0

36.i

41.5

43.0

35.0

35.0

36.0

27.0

33.5

31.5

35.0

33.5

34.5

32,0

*

39.0

37.6

41.5

38.0

38.0

35.5

32.0

39.0

45.6

44.5

37.1

36.6

37.0

*

35.0

35.5

37.5

37.0

35.0

33.0

*

43.5

43.0

46.0

42.0

43.1

39.0

v

44.5

*

*

*

39.0

*

*

39.0

37.6

43.5

42.;

*

*

NOTE: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
0) Table 55. Iliac crest skinfold in millimeters for females 6 months-i9 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

m selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age:

and

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I Percentile

/

Number of

examined / I I I I )

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age , persons Mean deviation 5th ‘1 10th I 15th

I

25th I I

I I

50th 75th 85th 90th 95th

1 I t t

Mexican American

fi-llmonth s........ . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IG years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

i19

118

96

96

109

118

96

i 07

125

94

115

i 03

89

74

85

99

75

77

75

i5

31

26

40

34

30

35

38

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.8

8.7

8.9

11.3

12.1

16.3

17.3

16.7

19.0

20.0

21.6

21.3

2t.6

21.6

23.0

23.9

*

*7.1

*8.8

+6.8

*10.5

*9.7

*12.9

*11.7

*15.1

*13.4

*16.1

*14.4

*18.i

21.2

*20.7

22.{

*22.O

*17.3

*7.I.O

*15.8

2.8

3.3

2.7

4.3

4.1

5.9

6.3

7.8

8.6

9.5

10.2

9.7

9.5

8.7

8.9

8.6

10.2

8.6

8.3

10.2

*

2.9

4.4

3.4

7.6

6.1

8.9

9.6

9.5

8.4

9.5

9.2

11.3

9.9

9.2

7.3

9.8

7.6

10.8

9.8

*

3.5

3.5

*

*

3.0

2.5

*

3.5

4.0

*

5.5

7.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

9.5

9.0

10.0

9.0

11.0

i2.5

11.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

4,5

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6,5

7.0

9.5

11.0

10.5

11.5

11.0

12.5

i4.o

12.5

*

*

*

4.5

*

*

5.5

5.0

*

*

5.5

*

9.;

13.0

i4.5

12.5

10.0

9.5

7.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

8.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.5

14.5

13.0

15.0

18.0

16.0

*

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

6.0

5.5

7.0

7.0

9.0

5.5

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

15.0

10.5

12.0

9.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

14.5

14.0

14.()

17.0

19.5

22.0

22.0

19.5

22.5

23.0

23.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

6.0

8.5

7.5

9.0

8.0

12.0

12.0

15.5

10.5

13.0

20.0

20.0

22.0

~21.o

18.0

19.0

13.0

9.0

8.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

14.5

14.5

23.0

23.0

23.o

26.0

26.5

27.0

29.0

28.5

26.0

30.0

31.0

*

8.0

10.5

8.0

14.0

12.0

t5.5

i5.o

22.0

i8.5

24.0

25.0

25.0

30.0

26.0

27.5

28.0

22.5

26.5

21.0

10.0

io.o

11.0

11.0

10.5

12.0

14.5

19.0

22.5

28.0

30.5

28.0

3t.o

29.5

30.0

31.5

33.0

28.5

33.0

34.5

*

*

*

9.0

*

26.;

21.0

*

25.;

*

33.;

30.0

3i.o

28.5

24.0

31.0

24.0

ii.o

it.o

11.0

12.5

12.5

16.0

17.0

25.0

25.5

29.5

32.6

31.0

32.5

32.5

32.0

33.5

35.5

32.0

34.0

37.5

?.

*

*

*.

*

A

*

*

*

&

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

14.0

12.0

*

*

22.5

25.0

*

30.0

33.0

*

35.0

35.5

*

*.

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

$

*

*

*

*

NOTES: CGbZR datz not presented becaUS@ Of insufficient Salnple SIZe. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 56. Iliac crest skinfold in millimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination S1.!rvE?y, 1982-84

1 I t 1

i I I I

I I ~ I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined I Standard I I 1 I I I [

Hispanic I origin and age , persons I Mean I deviation

!

5th ‘ 10th ‘ i5th 25ttl I I

I I I I I

50th

/

75th

I

85th 90th

I

95th

I

Mexican American

t8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 yea~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,002

428

539

339

360

218

118

502

55

73

95

119

97

63

844

190

171

155

177

98

53

26.5 10.4 10.0

24.0 10.3 8.5

25.3 10.4 9.5

28.4 9.8 12.5

29.2 10.8 12.0

29.9 8.9 15.0

25.8 9.7 11.0

24.7 8.7 10.0

20.1 8.7 *

20.9 8.3 *

25.7 8.3 *

27.3 8.1 15,5

27.6 7.8 *

24.8 7.9 *

23.9 10.6 8.0

20.0 11.0 5.5

22.7 10.3 7.0

26.4 10.2 11.5

27.2 8.9 11.5

25.2 9.0 *

24.9 10.8 *

13.0

10.5

12.0

16.0

16.0

19.0

12.0

13.5

9,0

9,0

17.0

18.0

18.5

14.0

10.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

14.0

12.0

15.5

13.0

14.0

18.5

17.5

20.5

16.0

16.0

9.5

13.5

18.0

19.5

20.0

15.0

12.0

9.0

11.5

15.0

18.0

15.5

14.0

19.0

16.5

17.0

21.5

22.0

24.5

19.0

19.0

13.0

14.5

20.5

21.5

23.0

19.0

15.0

11.0

13.0

19.5

22.0

18.5

15.5

26.0

23.0

25.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

24.5

24.5

iS).5

19.5

25.0

27.0

27.0

24.5

24.0

19.0

22.5

26.0

26.5

25.5

23.0

33.5

31.0

32.6

35.0

36.5

35.0

32.0

30.5

25.5

28.0

31.0

32.0

33.5

30.5

30.5

26.5

30.0

31.5

33.0

31.0

31.0

37.5

35.0

37.i

38.5

40.5

39.0

37.1

34.0

31.0

29.5

35.0

34.1

36.0

32.5

34.5

32.5

33.5

36.1

36.0

34.0

36.0

40.1

37.5

39.6

41.0

43.6

41.0

39.0

35.6

32.6

31.5

37.5

37.0

38.1

34.0

37.0

35.5

35.5

38.5

38.5

36.0

38.0

44.5

43.0

43.1

46.0

49.0

45.1

42.5

39.6

*

*

41.;

*

*

42.1

42.0

42.0

44.0

42.5

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 57. Medial calf skinfold in millimeters for males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

s

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

r 1

I I i i

I

Percentile

I

Number of

examined / / I I 1 1 I I I

I I I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age Mean ~ I

tOth ~

I

I

persons

1

deviation 5th

I

15th 25th

I

50th ~ 75th ~ 85th I 90th ‘ 95th

I I I ! 1 1 I

Mexican American

6-n months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zyeat-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . ..=......

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i~ years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . .. -.-... . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ia years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

111

130

118

116

110

110

102

106

88

113

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

32

34

38

41

22

37

39

42

26

38

26

37

39

40

37

43

42

35

25

14.2

12.5

10.1

9.1

8.5

8.3

7.5

9.2

10.0

11.1

12.8

14.1

12.4

12.3

11.3

9.4

10.2

7.7

8.5

10.7

*

*11.7

*9.8

*7.7

*9.7

*

*10.3

*9.O

*9.9

*13.6

*13.9

*11.2

*11.2

*11.O

*11.O

*8.6

*9.6

*7.9

*8.4

*7.2

2.7

4.0

2.5

2.9

2.7

3.7

3.2

5.4

6.5

7.1

7.9

8.3

7.1

7.9

8.1

7.2

7.6

4.1

5.9

8.0

*

3.7

4.1

2.0

3.6

*

5.0

4.3

5.0

7.9

9.0

6.2

9.0

6.4

9.1

6.0

7.3

4.5

5.5

3.9

7.;

7.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.0

4.5

3.5

3.5

5.:

4.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.0

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

3.5

5.0

4.5

3.5

5.0

7.0

5.0

5.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

11.0

9.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

7.0

5.5

6.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

12.0

10.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

6.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

* * *

* * 9.0

* * 7.5

* 6.0 6.0

* 6.0 7.5

* * 5.5

* 6.0 7.0

* 5.5 5.5

* 5.0 5.5

* 7.5

* 6.; 8.5

* 6.5

* 5.: 6.0

* 5.0 5.5

* 5.0 5.5

* 4.5 5.0

.* 4.0 5.0

* 3.5 5.0

* 4.5 5.0

* * 4.5

14.0

12.0

10.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

li.5

11.0

9.5

8.5

7.0

7.5

6.5

6.5

8.0

13.0

10.5

10.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.5

12.0

10.0

9.5

8.5

10.0

7.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5,0

17.0

14.5

12.0

10.5

10.0

9.5

8.5

10.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

16.0

14.5

13.5

10.5

iz.o

10.0

11.0

14.5

14.;

10.5

9.0

10.0

10.5

12.0

il.o

12.5

i8.O

t9.o

16.0

12.0

13.5

13.0

9.5

14.0

il.o

12.0

9.0

t7.5

15.5

12.5

12.0

io.5

11.5

It.o

13.0

15.0

19.0

21.0

20.0

19.0

20.5

19.5

14.5

16.5

11.0

14.5

17.5

*

*

*

0.0

3.0

7.;

2.5

5.5

*

23.0

*

17.0

18.0

18.5

il.o

17.0

13.0

14.0

*

18.0

17.0

13,5

13.0

12.0

12.5

12,5

18.0

19.0

21.5

26.0

26.5

2i.o

23.0

24,0

i9.5

20.0

12.0

15.0

20.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

18.;

i4.5

15.0

13.0

16.0

14.0

20.0

25.0

25.0

29.;

28.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

$

NOTES : Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 58. Medial calf skinfold in millimeters for males 18-74 years of ege--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and selected

percentiles, by specified Hispanic Qri5in and age: Hj~p.=njc !+zItjq znd }!utriticn Examinztim Survey, 1382-E-I

I I 1 !

~ ! ! ;

Percentile

‘ Number of

i

1

examined i i 1 I I 1 I I I I

Hispanic origin and age , persons ~ Mean 1 %;?~~%n 1 5th / 10th ‘ 15th I I I

I I I

25th

I

50th

I

75th \ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

I

1 1 I 1 ! 1

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

18-74

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

Mexican American

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . .

years . . . . .

years . . . . .

Puerto R

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i .576 8.9

347 8.9

436 9.8

251 8.3

269 8.7

193 7.9

80 7.0

405 io.5

55 ii.7

64 il.4

52 10.3

114 9.7

79 9.7

41 *1O.4

505 8.4

115 7.9

i 07 9.3

73 8.6

104 7.9

81 7.3

25 *7.8

5.8 3.0

6.1 3.0

6.9 3.0

4.2 3.()

5.2 3.0

4.2 3.0

3.6 *

6.0 3.5

7.5 *

6,8 *

6.1

4.6 4.;

5.1 *

5.1 *

5.0 2.5

4.6 3.5

5.1 2.5

5.5 *

5.6 2.5

3.3 *

4.3 *

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

4.5

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

*

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

*

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

*

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.0

6.5

7,0

6.5

6.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

9.5

10.0

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.5

7.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

Ii.o

11.5

12.0

10.5

11.0

10.0

9.0

13.0

15.5

15.5

12.0

i2.5

11.0

13.0

11.0

10.0

13.0

9.5

10.0

10.0

9.0

i3.5

14.0

14.5

f2.5

13.0

12.5

ii.o

16.0

18.0

19.5

13.0

14.0

14.0

i5;o

14.0

12.5

15.0

12.0

12.5

11.0

*

15.0

i6.5

i6.O

i4.o

i4.5

14.0

12.0

{8.0

21.0

20.0

i6.O

i6.O

i6.O

*

i5.o

i6.O

17.5

i6.O

14.0

11.0

*

i9.o

20.0

21.0

16.0

19.5

16.5

*

22.0

*

*

*

18.0

*

*

i7.5

i7.5

18.5

*

i5.5

*

*

NOTE: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
-4 Table 59. Medial calf skinfold in millimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

N selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i i I I

I

Percentile

Number of

examined I I

Standard I I I I I 1 I I I

Hispanic origin and age I Mean I

5th ‘

I I

1P ersons I I

deviation I

10th

1

l’5th 25th

I

50th

I

75th / 85th / 90th / 95th

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Is years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i~ years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

G-ii months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. =.=...

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7,years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I&’years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

118

96

96

109

118

94

107

125

94

114

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

74

15

31

26

40

34

30

35

38

3i

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

42

38

37

35

i4.3

i2.6

11.2

io.4

io.4

io.3

10.4

12.4

12.8

14.2

14.7

15.0

16.4

18.1

18.3

18.6

18.4

i8.6

19.5

20.0

*

*tl.7

*il.8

*9.6

*1O.6

*io.9

*12.3

*il.3

*i3.9

*12.2

*i3.3

*i2.o

*i5.5

17.5

*15.i

19.0

*48.1

*16.8

*17.9

*15.3

3.9

2.7

3.1

2.7

3.3

4.1

5.2

5.4

6.7

6.3

6.8

7.1

7.7

7.7

8.7

8.2

9.2

5.9

8.1

7.4

*

2.6

2.3

2.9

3.6

3.5

5.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.4

7.5

7.7

5.0

6.9

8.1

6.9

8.2

6.9

*

9.0

7.0

*

5.:

4.5

*

5.5

6.5

*

6.5

7.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10.0

9.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.5

7.5

6.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

9.0

:0.0

8.0

10.0

10.0

li.5

10.0

11.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

11.0

9.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

8.0

9.5

11.0

10.5

10.5

il.o

12.5

12.5

13.0

*

*

*

6.0

*

7.:

7.0

*

7.;

*

*

10.5

11.0

12.0

10.5

10.0

ii.o

8.0

il.5

io.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.5

8.5

9.5

10.0

10.5

12.0

13.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

i3.5

14.5

15.0

*

10.0

9.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.5

7.5

8.5

7.0

10.0

.12.5

12.0

13.0

12.5

13.0

13.0

io.o

13.5

{2.5

il.o

10.0

10.0

9.5

9.0

11.0

ii.5

13.0

13.0

13.5

14.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

15.5

18.0

18.0

19.5

12.0

11.5

12.0

10.5

10.5

10.0

11.0

9.5

13.0

11.5

12.5

11.0

14.5

15.0

14.0

t7.o

17.0

16.0

16.0

13.5

16.0

14.0

13.0

12.0

12.0

li.o

12.5

i4.5

15.0

18.0

19.0

18.0

19.5

21.0

23.0

22.0

22.0

23.0

22.5

24.0

*

2.0

3.0

1.5

3.0

3.0

6.0

4.0

8.5

15.0

17.0

14.0

22.0

22.0

i7.5

24.5

23.0

24.0

2i.o

19.0

18.0

i5.5

15.0

i3.o

i3.5

14.0

14.5

18.0

17.0

20.5

22.0

23.5

22.0

26.0

24.0

26.5

29.5

25.5

26.0

26.5

*

*

*

13.0

*

19.;

16.0

*

*

19.5

*

*

25.0

19.0

26.0

23.0

25.0

24.0

22.5

20.0

i6.O

15.5

14.5

14.0

i6.O

i6.5

21.0

19.5

23.0

24.5

25.5

26.5

29.0

27.0

29.0

31.5

27.0

27.0

28.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

f7.;

18.0

*

*

17.5

20.5

*

27.0

25.0

*

29.5

31.5

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 60. Medial calf skinfold in millimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health .s!lc! P!Utr’itlO~ Examination Survey, 1982-84

I , 1 1

I i I i

I I I ~“ Percentile

I

Number of

I I 1 I I I I I

I

examined

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age I

, persons

I

Mean deviation

i

5th

I

10th ‘

I

15th ~ 25th \ 50th \ 75th ~ 85th ~ goth ~ 95th

t I I 1 ! 1 1

Mexican American

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,995

iO-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i8

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li6

Cuban

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Pu~rto Rican

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840

18-24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i71

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

55-64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

21.4

21.2

20.7

22.0

22.3

22.8

19.8

22.2

20.0

21.1

22.4

23.2

23.5

22.3

18.9

17.1

19.0

20.5

19.6

17.9

18.9

9.3

9.0

9.2

9.1

9.6

9.8

9.9

7.7

7.2

7.1

8.4

6.7

8.0

8.1

8.1

7.3

8.3

8.5

7.1

7.3

10.9

9.0

9.5

8.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

5.0

10.5

*

*

12.;

*

*

7.5

7.0

8.0

7.5

9.0

*

*

11.0

fl.o

11.0

12.0

11.0

11.0

7.0

12.5

i2.o

11.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

12.5

9.5

8.0

10.0

10.0

11.0

9.5

8.0

12.5

12.5

12.5

13.0

12.5

12.5

10.0

14.5

12.5

12.0

15.0

16.0

15.5

14.5

11.0

10.0

11.5

il.5

12.0

10.5

9.0

15.0

15.0

14.0

15.0

i5.5

16.0

12.0

17.0

14.0

17.5

17.0

18.0

19.0

17.5

13.0

11.5

13.5

15.0

14.0

12.5

11.0

20.0

20.0

19.5

21.0

21.0

22.5

19.0

22.0

19.0

21.0

21.0

23,5

22.5

21.5

i8.O

16.0

17.0

20.0

18.5

16.0

15.0

26.()

25.0

25.5

26.5

27.5

28.0

24.0

27.0

23.5

26.0

27.0

28.0

28.5

27.0

23.5

22.5

23.0

24.0

24.0

22.5

24.0

30.5

30.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

31.0

29.5

30.0

27.5

28.0

29.5

31.0

32.0

30.5

26.5

24.0

26.0

28.5

27.o

25.0

29.0

33.5

32.5

32.5

34.0

36.0

36.0

33.5

31.5

32.0

29.0

32.0

32.0

35.0

31.0

29.0

27.0

29.0

30.0

29.0

28.0

33.0

39.1

38.0

37.5

39.0

40.0

44.0

40.0

35.0

*

*

33.:

*

*

33.1

31.0

37.0

33.1

32.0

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
-J Table 61. Midupper arm circumference in centimeters fOr males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation,

& and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I 1 I

I I i

! Number of I I I

Percentile

I

examined I I I 1 I I I

I I

Standard I

Hispanic origin and age I persons Mean

I

deviation I

5th I

I I I

iOth.

I

t5th ~ 25th ‘ 50th ‘ 75th ‘

t

I

85th 90th 95th

1 1 1

Mexican American

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . ----- .-.

tyear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4years . . . . . . . . . . . ..a . . . . . ..-

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5yeavs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . ------ . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . - ---------- . . ..-.

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . - ---------- -- ------

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iO years . . - ---------- -- ------

ii years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4yeaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . ------ -- ------

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

t 04

iio

130

ii8

116

Iio

110

i 02

i 06

88

i15

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

i7

32

34

38

41

22

37

39

42

26

38

27

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

15.2

i5.8

16.4

i6.5

i7.1

i7.6

i8.O

19.3

19.9

21.2

22.2

24.0

23.9

25.5

26.7

27.1

29.2

29.1

29.9

30.7

*

*16.1

*17.1

*i6.2

*17.7

*

*19.O

*i9.5

*20.3

*22.3

*23.5

*22.4

*24.6

*25.2

*27.8

*27.6

*30. 1

*29.6

*30.6

*29.3

0.9

1.4

1.4

f.5

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.6

2.6

3.i

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.7

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.5

1.;

2.2

1.8

1.9

*

2.9

2.4

3.1

3.8

4.3

2.9

4.8

3.8

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.3

14.;

i4.5

14.3

i5.4

15.4

i5.5

16.3

16.6

17.3

19.:

19.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

14.0

14.1

14.9

14.8

15.6

15.7

16.0

16.6

17.4

18.0

18.2

19.8

20.2

22.1

22.5

23.6

24.9

25.2

26.0

27.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

14.2

14.5

i5.2

i5.2

15.9

16.0

i6.3

16.9

17.7

i8.4

18.6

20.1

20.7

22.7

23.3

24.0

25.8

25.8

26.8

27.2

*

*

*

15.0

16.0

*

i6.5

17.3

i7.7

i8.;

i9.:

21.8

23.i

23.0

26.2

26.0

26.6

*

14.5

i4.7

15.8

15.7

16.1

16.4

16.6

17.5

i8.2

i8.8

19.3

21.3

21.6

23.3

23.9

25.2

27.0

26.8

27.4

28.5

*

i5.()

i5.9

15.3

16.2

t7.o

17.1

18.i

18.1

19.0

{9.6

20.0

20.7

22.1

24.0

24.0

27.0

26.5

27.3

26.2

15.4

15.8

i6.4

16.4

17.0

17.4

17.8

18.8

19.3

20.4

21.6

23.6

23.7

25.0

26.0

26.9

28.3

28.5

29.7

29.9

15.4

i5.8

16.7

16.2

17.5

18.0

18.2

18.8

19.3

22.4

23.0

21.5

23.6

24-6

27.2

27.2

30.0

29.2

30.2

30.5

15.9

16.6

17.2

17.2

i7.7

18.5

19.i

20.5

21.2

23.0

24.3

26.0

25.5

27.0

29.2

28.0

3i,0

31.4

3i.6

32.6

17.;

17.6

!7.4

18.5

19.0

20.0

20.3

2i.8

25.7

26.7

25.3

26.3

27.4

30.0

29.7

31.7

31.4

31.8

31.3

i6.i

i7.o

17.6

17.8

18.1

19.0

19.7

21.9

22.7

24.6

26.4

27.9

27.2

28.8

30.4

29.8

33.6

32.7

33.8

34.7

*

*

17.;

19.1

*

21.5

22.0

24.9

*

28.4

*

27.9

29.1

32.2

32.0

34.8

33.8

35.5

*

16.3

17.3

17.8

18.2

i8.6

19.6

20.4

22.2

23.9

25.3

27.9

28.8

27.9

29.7

31.5

30.5

35.0

33.8

34.2

36.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

x

*

T

*

*

17.;

18.2

18.8

19.2

21.5

2i.8

25.5

25.5

27.2

*

31.0

30.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix 111 for the definiticm cif i-iispafi{c Origin.
Table 62. Midupper arm circumference in centimeters for males 18-74 years of age--number examined, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles,

mean,

by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutritinn Examination Survey, 1S82-84

I i

I

i i

I

Percentile

I

Number of

1

I

I I I I I I I I

I

I I examined

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age

I

I I I I I I persons

I

Mean I

deviation

I

5th iOth

I

i5th

I

25th

I

50th

/

75th ~ 85th / 90th ~ 95th

I 1 I f

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

~8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years........,.. . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-i’4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i ,580

347

436

251

270

194

82

403

55

63

52

113

79

41

504

li5

107

73

103

81

25

32.i 3.4 26.8

30.9 3.4 26.2

32.5 3.5 27.6

32.6 3.0 27.8

32.8 2.9 28.0

32.3 3.5 26.2

31.8 3.4 *

32.1 3.3 27.2

31.6 3.4 *

33.0 3.8 *

32.6 3.0

32.2 3.0 27.;

31.5 3.i *

*30.6 2.6 *

31.4 3.7 26.1

30.2 4.i 23.6

31.0 3.5 26.0

33.0 3.6

32.1 3.5 26.;

31.2 2.8 *

*31.7 2.7 *

28.0

27.0

29.0

28.3

29.2

28.1

27.5

28.1

28.0

27.5

28.7

28.6

28.2

*

26.7

26.i

26.5

28.6

27.5

28.0

*

28.6

27.7

29.4

29.5

30.0

29.2

28.0

28.8

28.6

29.3

29.1

28.9

28.4

28.0

27.7

26.6

27.4

29.3

28.2

28.2

*

29.9

28.4

30.4

31.0

31.4

30.1

29.2

29.8

29.0

30.5

30.8

30.2

29.4

28.8

29.1

27.3

28.2

30.9

29.7

29,5

29.5

32.1

30.7

32.2

32,5

32.8

32.2

31.4

32.1

31.8

33.0

32.6

32.2

3i.5

31.0

31.4

30.2

30.5

32.9

32.1

3i.2

3i.o

34.1

33.0

34.2

34.4

34.5

34.6

34.2

34.1

33.6

34.8

34.i

34.0

33.9

32.2

33.8

33.2

33.0

34.7

34.1

33.2

34.1

35.4

34.3

35.7

35.5

35.6

35.4

35.4

35.2

34.8

37.0

34.6

35.4

34.8

33.1

35.0

34.7

34.5

36.2

35.7

34.8

*

36.2

35.1

36.5

36.3

36.5

36.2

36.1

36.1

35.4

37.5

36.8

35.8

35.3

*

35.7

35.2

35.2

36.6

37.1

35.0

*

38.0

36.5

38.9

37.3

38,0

38.0

*

37.8

36.7

36.1

36.3

t.

37.8

.+

*

NOTE: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
* Table 63. Midupper arm circumference in centimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined) mean, stal’dard deviation.

m

and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I 1

I

Number of

examined Standard 1~

Hispanic origin and age persons Mean I

deviation I

5th I

I I

10th

1

Mexican American

6-l lmOnths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E Iyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . .

lt3 years . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . .

Puerto R

6-11 months . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

120

119

95

96

109

i17

96

io7

125

94

114

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

15

31

27

40

34

30

35

39

30

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

43

38

37

35

14.8

15.4

16.0

16.6

17.4

17.8

18.4

i9.2

19.9

21,6

22.4

22.9

24.4

26.0

26.2

26.4

27.0

26.5

27.2

27.7

*

*15.4

*16.8

*i6.7

*17.6

*18.3

*19.4

*i9.7

*21.4

*2i.i

*21.9

*22.5

*24.8

26.1

*25.9

26.7

*27.5

*27.O

*27.3

*27. 1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.i

4.2

3.1

3.4

3.9

.*

1.2

2.3

1.2

i.7

1.5

3.2

5.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.7

5.0

4.3

2.6

3.3

4.6

4.0

4.5

4.4

*

13.5

13.8

*

*

15.3

15.8

*

16.4

7.1

8.;

9.7

*

*

*

*

*

.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

●

☛

☛

☛

☛

i3.5

13.8

14.5

15.0

15.7

i5.9

16.3

16.5

i6.8

17.6

19.1

i9.3

20.4

22.0

22.0

22.4

22.7

23.4

23.1

23.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Percentile

~’

15th

I

25th 50th 75th 85th 90th 95th

13.7

14.1

14.7

15.2

15.9

16.2

16.5

16.9

17.7

18.0

19.4

19.5

20.7

22.5

22.8

23.2

23.4

23.9

24.0

24.3

*

*

*

5.3

*

*

6.7

6.2

*

*

19.2

*

22.:

23.5

23.5

23.9

23.5

22.8

22.9

13.9

~4.6

15.1

15.5

16.3

16.4

16.8

17.4

18.1

19.3

20.5

20.2

22.0

23.1

24.1

23.6

24.3

25.0

25.1

24.8

*

14.4

15.9

i6.O

16.6

16.8

17.1

17.2

18.1

19.2

19.5

20.1

21.3

23.5

24.2

24.6

24.8

24.2

23.8

23.3

14.7

15.3

15.9

16.4

17.0

17.4

17.7

18.5

19.’5

21.3

21.9

22.4

24.1

25.2

26.0

25.8

26.2

26.2

27.i

27.4

15.0

15.3

16.4

16.9

~7.3

18.5

19.1

18.0

2i.9

20.4

21.1

21.7

23.1

26.2

25.0

26.2

27.4

25.8

26.6

26.2

15.5

16.1

16.7

17.4

18.0

18.7

19.5

20.8

21.3

23.7

24.8

25.3

26.6

28.0

27.9

28.9

28.1

28.2

28.8

29.0

*

16.3

17.8

17.4

18.5

19.5

21.1

21.0

24.5

22.6

24.8

26.6

26.6

27.6

27.1

28.6

29.1

30.0

29.6

28.3

16.1

16.5

17.2

18.0

18.9

19.5

20.9

22.0

22.6

24.8

26.0

26.7

27.7

29.9

30.1

30.8

31.1

30.0

30.7

30.8

*

*

*

17.8

*

*

23.5

22.0

*

*

25.2

*

30.:

27.8

29.7

30.5

32.0

30.8

31.2

16.5

i7.o

17.9

18.1

19.5

20.0

21.6

22.8

23.1

25.8

26.2

27.3

28.9

32.2

31.4

32.{

33.2

30,8

31.4

31.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

?.

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

k

17.5

18.5

*

*

22.2

23.5

*

24.5

26.4

*

28.4

31.6

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

6

*

*

*

*

+

*

k

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

?

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition Of Hispanic origin.
Table 64. Midupper arm circumference in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined,

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origiii and age:

mean, standard deviation, and

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

t 1 1

I

!

I

Number of /

Percentile

i

examined I / I

I

Standard I I I I I I

Hispanic origin and age I, persons ~ Mean

I

deviation

I

5th 10th ‘ i5th I

25th I

I I

50th ~ 75th ~ 85th I 90th 95th

I I 1 I t 1

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years. ..,..... . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 yeaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . .

Puerto R

18-74 years . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,002

428

539

339

360

218

118

502

55

73

95

119

97

63

844

i 90

170

156

177

98

53

30.7

28.4

30.1

31.6

32.7

33.0

31.8

30.1

26.9

28.6

30.7

31.2

31.4

31.2

30.3

27.9

29.0

31.9

32.2

32.1

33.0

4.7

4.1

4.4

4.5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.7

5.3

4.8

4.5

5.7

4.6

5.0

5.6

24.2

23.0

24.1

26.0

26.5

27.0

24.1

23.6

*

*

*

25.7

*

*

22.9

22.5

22.9

24.6

25.8

*

*

25.4

24.0

25.3

26.7

27.2

27.8

27.2

25.1

21.7

24.0

26.4

26.5

26.9

27.1

24.3

23.0

23.8

25.8

27.3

26.1

24.7

26.3

24.5

26.2

27.3

28.1

28.8

27.5

26.3

22.2

24.5

26.9

27.3

27.1

28.0

25.1

23.7

24.7

26.8

28.2

27.4

28.2

27.4

25.7

27.i

28.0

2’3.1

29.7

29.2

27,1

24.1

26.0

27.7

28,5

28.5

28.8

26.4

24.5

25.8

27.8

29.2

28.5

29.9

30.0

28.0

29.5

30.7

32.3

32.3

31.3

29.8

27.0

27.8

30.0

31.0

31.2

30.6

29.5

26.5

28.3

31.0

31.1

32.3

32.6

33.4

30.5

32.6

34.6

35.6

35.7

34.4

33.1

29.7

31.2

33.3

33,8

33.7

33.7

33.3

30.0

3t.1

34.4

34.5

34.8

36.2

35.3

32.2

34.4

36.0

37.8

37.0

36,1

34.4

30.5

33.1

34.4

34.7

34.7

35.4

35.2

33.8

33.4

37.3

36.5

36.4

40.0

36.9

33.5

35.5

37.5

39.1

39.0

37.6

35.4

31.1

34.2

36.i

35.5

35.2

36.9

37.1

34.8

35.1

39.4

38.6

39.0

40.5

39.1

35.8

38.2

39.9

41.5

41.4

40. 1

37.2

.4.

*

*

37.3

*

&

40.9

37.6

37.8

42.6

40.3

*

*

NOTE: See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
4 Table 65. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for males 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean,

—

co

standard deviation,

and selected percentiles. by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

i i i i

I I

Percentile

Number of

I

/

examined

I

1 I I I I I I

I

Standard

Hispanic origin and age , persons Mean deviation \ 5th I 10th i5th I 1 I I

I I I I

25th I

5oth

~

75th ~5th ~ 90th ‘ 95th

I

1 1 1 t

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

it iyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

105

111

130

118

116

110

110

102

106

88

ii5

114

97

97

69

76

71

63

64

17

32

34

38

41

22

37

39

42

26

38

26

37

39

40

37

44

42

35

25

18.6

19.9

20.8

21.5

22.1

23.3

24.0

25.5

26.5

27.6

29.2

31.2

32.0

33.1

34.7

34.2

35.5

34.8

35.9

36.4

*

*20. 3

*21.5

*21.1

*23.2

*

*24.9

*26.4

*26.9

*29.4

*30.5

*30.5

*32.6

*33.7

*35.O

+35. 1

*37.3

*36.9

*37.3

*36.4

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.7

2.8

2.6

2.4

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.6

4.0

3.2

3.6

2.8

3.2

2.7

3.6

3.8

*

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.5

*

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.5

4.4

3.4

4.3

3.4

3.9

4.6

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.3

*

17.7

17.9

18.9

20.0

20.2

21.1

21.9

23.2

23.2

*

26.7

26.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.5

18.0

19,0

19.6

20.5

20.6

21.4

22.9

23.6

24.i

25.1

27.5

27.9

29.8

30.8

31.8

31.1

31.3

32.1

32.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

17.0

18,2

19.4

20.1

20.7

21.0

21.9

23.2

24.3

24.8

25.7

28.2

28.2

30.3

31.1

32.i

32.0

32.1

33.0

32.9

*

*

19.;

20.5

*

22.4

23.8

23.8

26.;

28.;

30.8

31.8

31.2

33.6

33.0

33.7

*

17.5

18.8

19.9

20.5

21.1

21.8

22.3

24.0

25.2

25.5

26.5

28.6

29.5

31.1

32.3

32.5

33.7

33.0

33.3

33.6

19.:

20.6

20.0

21.6

22.3

23.0

24.3

24.5

26.0

27.3

26.8

30.0

31.7

32.5

31.5

35.3

34.1

35.4

35.0

18.8

19.8

20.9

21.3

22.0

22.8

24.0

25.2

26.1

27.0

29.0

30.3

31.8

32.9

34.2

33.7

35.0

34.4

35.2

35.9

19.0

19.7

21.4

21.1

23.2

23.3

24.0

25.8

26.7

29.3

30. 1

30.6

33.0

32.9

34.2

34.5

36.8

36.1

37.1

36.7

19.5

20.9

21.7

22.2

22.7

24.0

25.3

27.1

28.0

29.6

31.5

33,0

33.5

35.4

36.8

35.8

38.1

36.1

38.1

37.6

*

21.4

22.2

22.5

24.5

25.0

25.8

27.8

28.6

32.1

33.9

33.3

35.7

35.i

36.4

38.6

39.9

40.1

38.3

38.9

19.9

21.5

22.4

22.9

23.2

24.6

26.1

28.0

28.9

31.1

33.4

35.0

34.5

36.6

38.4

36.9

38.9

37.7

39.1

41.3

*

*

23.;

25.2

27.;

28.9

31.0

*

35.6

*

36.6

37.1

38.3

39.2

40.6

41.i

41.9

*

20.2

21.6

22.5

23.8

23.8

25.7

26.8

28.5

30.0

31.9

33.9

36.4

35.8

37.0

39.1

38.3

39.2

39.1

41.0

42.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

*

*

22.7

23.1

24.4

24.6

28.4

27.8

29.8

32.0

33.5

*

38.3

40.2

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 66. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for males i8-74 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic orig{n and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

1

i i i i

I I I

Percentile

I

Number of

I 1 I

examined I I I I I I I 1

Hispanic origin and age / persons ~ Mean / ZYZ;KL } 5th I

10th ‘ i5th I

I I !

25th

I

5oth ~ 75th [ 85th ~ 90th ‘ 95th I

I I # 1 I 1 I

Mexican American

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 yeaPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,577

346

437

251

269

193

81

405

55

64

52

114

79

41

505

1 i5

107

73

104

81

25

36.4

36.i

37.1

36.6

36.3

35.7

34.4

36.5

37.2

37.5

36.6

36.3

35.4

*35.4

37.3

37.2

37.8

37.6

37.4

35.8

*35.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.9

3.9

2.8

3.3

3.2

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.9

2.5

31.5

31.2

32.1

32.0

31.9

30.9

*

31.0

*

*

*

31.0

*

*

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.;

*

*

32.5

32.4

33.1

32.7

32.8

31.8

30.6

32,4

33.3

32.3

33.1

31.7

3i.7

*

33.3

32.9

34.3

33.7

33.5

32.5

*

33.1

33,0

33.7

33.6

33.5

32.5

31.1

33.2

34.2

33.4

33.5

33.0

32.6

32,5

34.1

33.6

34.8

34.6

34.0

33.2

*

34.2

33.8

35.0

34.6

34.3

33.6

32.1

34.4

35.0

36.0

34.8

34.4

33.2

33.3

35.3

35.2

35.7

35.6

35.5

34.0

33.4

36.2

35.8

36.8

36.6

36.3

35.8

33.8

36.5

37.0

37.5

36.8

36.1

35.6

34.7

37.2

36.9

37.8

37.5

37,1

36.1

35.2

38.4

37.7

39.0

38.7

38.1

38.0

36.7

38.6

39.0

39.6

39.0

38.5

37.7

37.4

39.3

39.6

39.4

39.9

39.2

37.8

36.9

39.5

39.1

40.0

39.6

39.0

39.i

37.9

39.8

41.2

40.8

39.4

40.0

38.7

38.2

40.2

40.3

40.9

41.0

40,2

38.4

*

40.4

40.5

4f.i

40.2

39.4

39.8

39.2

40.6

41.8

42.2

39.9

40.1

39.1

*

41.1

41.t

42.0

4i.2

41.6

38.7

*

41.8

42.2

43.7

41.5

41.0

40.6

*

42.2

.

.

41.;

.

.

42.6

42.1

43,8

.*

42.8

*

4.

NOTE: See appendix 111 for the definition of Hispanic origin.
03 Table 67. Maxminal calf circumference in centimeters for females 6 months-19 years of age--number examined, mean, standard

o

deviation, and selected percentiles, by specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,

1982-84

[ 1 I I

I I

Number of I I

Percentile

examined I I

Standard I [ I 1 I I

Hispanic origin and age 1 ~ 50th ~ 75th \

I persons

I

Mean

I

deviation 5th loth

I

15th

I

25th 85th 90th 95th

I 1 1 I

Mexican American

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . ..-.-. . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . -- . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 yi?ai-s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . .. -- . . . . . . . . . . . .

i9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6- il months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- .-- . . . .

4 years ------------- . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . -- ------- . . . . . . . .

6 years..........,,.. . . . . . . . .

7 years . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 years . . . . . . ..--... . . . . . . . . .

9 years . . . . . . . ..-..- . . . . . . . . .

10 years . . - ---------- . . . . . . . .

I I years . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i2 years . . . . -. ..-...- . . . . . . . .

13 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i5 years . . . -- ------- . . . . . . . . .

i6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

119

118

96

96

108

118

95

107

125

94

115

103

89

75

85

99

75

77

75

15

31

26

40

34

30

35

38

31

34

36

34

34

46

35

46

42

38

37

35

18.3

19.4

20.5

21.4

22.4

23.3

24.2

25.1

26.4

28.3

29.9

30.2

32.5

33.7

34.4

34.7

34.7

34.1

34.8

35.0

*

*19.7

*20.5

*2i.5

*23.2

*24.6

*25.4

*26.5

*28.5

*28.5

+30.2

*31.1

*33.4

35.0

*34.9

35.6

*35.9

*35.6

*35.2

*35.2

1.2

1.6

2.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

3.1

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.3

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.4

*

1.4

1.9

i.6

2.0

1.4

3.3

3.2

3.i

3.7

3.2

4.1

4.7

3.9

2.3

3.0

3.1

3.6

4.0

3.8

*

17.5

18.2

*

*

20.4

21.2

22.:

23.5

*

25.5

27.4

*

*

x

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.8

17.-7

18.5

19.3

20.4

21.4

2i.5

22.5

23.4

24.6

26.1

26.3

28.7

30.4

30.4

30.8

30.0

31.3

31.2

31,7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

17.0

17.9

19.2

i9.7

20.7

21.6

21.7

22.7

23.5

24.7

26.5

26.7

29.1

30.6

31.4

31.2

3i.o

31.8

31.6

32.3

*

*

*

19.7

*

*

22.9

23.4

*

*

26.9

*

*

3i.3

32.6

32.8

32.8

31.6

30.8

32.0

17.4

18.3

19.5

20.3

21.1

22.0

22.3

23.3

24.2

26.1

27.6

27.8

29.9

31.5

32.4

32.3

32.1

32.2

33.2

33.0

*

18.9

19.4

20.7

21.8

23.8

23.5

24.2

25.5

26.1

27.6

28.5

29.5

32.6

33.0

33.7

34.1

33.5

32.2

32.7

18.3

i9.2

20.2

21.4

22.0

23.0

23.4

24.9

26.0

28.2

29.6

29.8

32.2

33.3

34.4

34.0

34.2

33.5

34.5

34.8

18.7

19.8

20.3

21.5

22.4

24.9

25.6

25.5

28.1

27.6

30.1

31.3

32.4

34.1

34.8

34.7

35.7

35.5

34.8

34.5

19.1

20.4

21.1

22.5

23.4

24.0

25.5

27.1

28.1

30.2

32.<

32.3

34.5

35.0

35.8

37.3

36.3

36.5

36.4

36.6

*

20.8

22.0

22.6

24.4

25.5

27.5

28.0

31.2

30.3

32.1

34.4

34.9

37.0

36.5

38.0

37.4

38.1

37.6

36.2

19.8

2t.i

21.7

23.0

24.2

25.0

26.2

28.4

29.1

31.4

33.1

34.1

35.3

35.9

37.6

38.5

38.7

37.6

37.6

37.0

*

*

*

23.0

*

*

29.0

29.3

*

*

34.4

*

*

38.1

37.5

38.8

39.2

39.8

38.3

38.5

20.0

2i.4

22.4

23.t

24.7

26.4

28.2

29.4

30.2

32.2

35.0

35.1

36.8

38.3

37.9

39.2

40.2

38.3

39.6

38.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

%

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

21.7

23.2

*

*

27.7

29.2

*

31.5

34.5

*

36.0

38.7

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

?

*

*

.$

*

*

*

*

*

+

*

*

*

*

+.

*

A

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of HisPanic origin.
Table 68. Maximal calf circumference in centimeters for females 18-74 years of age--number examined. mean, standard deviation, and

selected percentiles, by specified Hispanfc origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I I 1

I I I i

! I I I

Percentile

Number of

examined I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I

Hispanic origin and age ~ persons ~ Mean / ;;;%;:% ‘ 5th ~ 10th ‘ 15th ~ 25th ~ 50th ‘ 75th ‘ 85th 90th I

1

1 I I I

95th

1 1 1 { 1 I 1

Mexican American

i8-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

18-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 veals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . .

Puerto R

18-74 years . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

can

. . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,000

428

538

339

360

218

117

500

55

73

95

118

96

63

845

190

171

155

177

98

54

35.2

35.0

35.0

35.5

35.7

35.2

34.2

35.t

34.7

34.4

35.7

35.5

35.2

34,4

36,2

35.8

36.1

36.8

36.5

35.7

35.0

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.2

4.1

5.0

3.4

4.i

4.0

29.9

29.8

30.0

30.9

30.1

29.5

28.5

29.6

*

*

*

29.6

*

*

30.6

30,6

30.6

30.5

31.5

*

*

31.i

31.2

31.0

31.4

31.5

31.0

29.5

30.8

30.2

29.6

31.4

31.7

31.1

29.9

31.5

3i.6

31.3

31.5

32.5

31.1

3(3.9

31.8

31.8

31.7

32.0

32.2

32.0

30.2

31.7

31.2

30.7

32.0

32.0

32.1

31,2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.8

33.0

32.1

30.6

32.8

32.7

32.6

33.1

33.1

33.0

31.2

32.6

3,2.3

32.2

33,0

33.5

33.0

32.0

33.4

33.i

33.3

34.0

34,5

32.6

31,8

34.9

34.9

34.7

35.1

35,2

34.6

34.3

34.9

34.1

34.4

35.3

35.4

34.8

34.4

35.5

34.8

35.6

36.3

36.1

34.6

34.8

37.1

36.9

36.9

37.3

38.0

37.1

36.8

37.2

36.2

36.9

38.1

37.7

37.5

36.7

38.2

37.6

38.1

38.8

38.6

38.0

37.7

38.8

38.3

38.7

38.7

39.8

39.0

37.9

38.7

37.7

37.5

39.6

39.1

38.8

37.7

40.1

39.5

40.2

4i.4

39.6

40.3

38.7

40.1

39.5

40.0

41.0

40.8

40.0

38.9

39.8

39,5

39.5

40.9

39.9

40.0

39.3

41.5

41.2

41.1

42.5

41.5

41.5

39.2

41.9

4i.6

41.8

42.6

4i.7

41.5

41.8

4i.3

*

*

40.:

*

*

43.6

43.8

43.1

45.1

42.1

*

*

NoTE: See appendix III for the definition Of Hispanic origin.

m
m Table 69. Head circumference in centimeters for persons 6 months-7 years of age--number examined, mean, standard deviation, and

N selected percentiles, by sex, specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

[ I I

I I

I

Percentile

I Number of I I I

examined Standard I I I

Hispanic origin,

I I I

Sex, persons Mean deviation 5th

I

10th 15th 25th 50th 75ttl 85th 90th 95th

and age

I I I I

Male

Mexican American :

6-11 months . . . . . . . . . . ..-. ----

I year . . . . . . . . . ..--.. . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . ---- . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . ..-...- . . . . . ..-

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . ..-

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . -- ------- . -------

7 years ------------- . . . . . . ..-

Female

Mexican American :

6-i l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . ---- -. . . . ..-

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ------

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~ years . . . . . . . . ------- -------

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . -- ------- . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-l l months . . . . . ---- . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . ------- . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . ..-. . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . -- . . . . ..- . . . . . . ..-

57

iol

i io

128

118

111

!35

88

17

3f

34

38

40

22

36

33

61

i 20

118

96

94

103

t 07

80

i8

3i

26

40

33

27

33

33

45.2

46.9

48.6

49.8

49.8

50.7

51.0

51.3

*

*47.7

*49.4

*49.5

*50.6

*

*51.1

*51.8

43.8

45.9

47.5

48.4

49.1

49.6

50.2

50.3

*

*46.3

*47.8

*48. 5

*49. i

*50.O

*50.6

*51.3

2.0

2.4

1.4

1.9

2.8

i.7

1.5

1.8

*

1.3

1.7

i.6

i.5

1.:

i.7

2.1

2.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.:

2.1

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.9

44.;

46.2

47.3

47.7

4-7.7

*

*

‘*

4

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

44.0

45.2

*

47.;

47.8

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

43.5

45.1

46.8

48.1

48.0

48.8

49.2

49.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

42.0

44.5

45.6

46.2

47.3

47.8

48.1

48.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

43.7

45.2

47.1

48.2

48.3

49.0

49.5

49.7

*

*

48.;

49.0

48.;

*

42.2

44.7

45.9

46,6

47.6

48.0

48.6

48.9

*

*

*

47.1

*

*

*

*

44.1

46.0

47.6

48.6

49.0

49.7

50.1

50.2

*

47.0

48.2

48.5

49.8

50.1

50.5

50.3

42.4

45.1

46.4

47.4

48.1

48.8

49.0

49.6

*

45.4

46.6

47.5

48.2

49.0

49.5

50.1

45.6

47.2

48.7

49.5

50.0

50.8

51.0

51.2

45.6

47.9

49.7

49.6

51.0

51.1

51.2

51.8

43.8

46.1

47.4

48.6

49.1

49.5

50.2

50.2

44.8

46.4

47.5

48.6

49.1

49.6

50.5

5i.o

46.3

48.4

49.4

50.8

50.9

51.8

51.9

52.1

*

48.4

50.7

50.3

51.8

52.2

52.3

52.7

44.6

47.0

48.5

49.5

50.0

50.4

51.1

51.1

*

47.5

48.2

49.5

49.7

50.9

51.5

51.9

46.6

49.1

50.1

51.1

51.5

52.5

52.5

53.2

*

*

*

51.2

52.3

52.;

*

45.5

47.6

49.1

50.1

50.4

51.0

51.8

5i.8

*

*

*

49.7

*

*

*

*

46.9

49.3

50.4

51.5

51.8

52.8

52.8

53.7

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

45.9

48.2

49.3

50.2

51.i

51.3

52.4

52.1

*

*

*

;F

*

*

*

*

*

50.1

51.5

52.8

52.4

53.2

+

+

*

.+

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

48.7

49.6

*

51.;

53.1

.K

*

4

*

.

*

*

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
Table 70. Chest circumference (erect) in centimeters fnr persms 2-7 yeaps ~f z~e--number’ c?x.smined, mean, standard d~viaticn, and

selected percentiles, by sex, specified Hispanic origin, and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

1 I I 1

i i i i

I I

Percentile

/ Number of I I 1 I I I I I I I 1

I

examined I I Standard I I I I I I

sex, Hispanic origin, I I Mean I I I I I

I

persons

i i

deviation

~

5th

I

10th

!

15th 25th 50th

and age I I I

75th ~ 85th ‘ 90th ‘ 95th

I

I I I I I I I I

t I 1 1

Male

Mexican American :

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican ;

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

Mexican American :

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years..............,.. . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

110

128

118

114

95

89

34

38

40

21

36

33

116

96

93

102

108

79

26

40

33

27

33

31

52.4

54.1

55.9

57.9

60.0

62.8

*52.6

*53.2

*57.O

*

*60. 4

*62. 1

50.9

53.1

54.9

57.0

58.7

6i.4

*50.4

*5i.6

*55.6

*57.8

*61.8

*61.7

2.6

3.1

2.4

4.6

4.0

6.0

3.0

2.6

5.1

8.;

4.9

2.7

3.5

3.3

4.9

4.6

6.2

2.8

2.8

5.3

2.6

6.3

6.1

48.4

49.1

52.3

52.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

47,0

*

51.:

53.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

49.2

51.1

53.0

53.4

55.6

56.9

*

*

*

*

*

*

48.2

48,7

51.2

52.4

54.0

55.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

50.0

51.6

53.2

54.6

56.1

57.2

*

50.5

52.i

56.;

*

48.6

49.6

51.5

52.8

55.1

55.2

*

49.1

*

+

*

*

50.4

52.2

‘54.3

55.3

57.1

58.6

50.8

52.0

53.5

57.1

57.2

59.3

49.4

51.6

52.4

53.8

55.6

57.0

48.4

50.4

52.8

55.4

56.0

57.1

52.4

53.8

56.0

57.5

59.7

61.2

52.4

53.0

56.0

58.0

59.5

61.1

50.4

52.7

54.2

56.2

57.5

60.2

49.6

51.4

54.4

57.5

61.3

59.8

53.8

55.7

57.6

59.7

62.1

66.2

53.9

54.5

59.1

59.5

61.2

64.6

52.1

54.5

57.0

58.1

60.5

63.4

52.2

52.6

56.0

59.9

66.1

64.6

54.9

56.5

58.5

61.4

63.3

69.1

56.;

62.1

64.;

*

53.2

56.5

58.i

60.8

62.2

67.0

53.:

*

*

*

*

55.6

57.8

59.5

62.8

64.7

70.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

54.4

56.9

58.7

62.4

66.0

70.i

*

*

*

:*

.*

*

56.5

59.2

60.2

63.8

*

*

&

*

*

*

*

*

55.4

a.

66.;

69.0

*

*

*

*

+.

*

*

NOTES: Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.
g Table 71. Chest circumference (supine) in centimeters for persons 6 months-3 years of age--number examined, mean, standard

deviation, and selected percentiles, by sex, specified HiSDaIIiC oriain, and a9e: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survev,

Percentile

I I 1 I

I I

5th I 10th I

15th 25th 50th 75th /

I

85th 90th ‘ 95th

I I I I

‘ Number of ‘

examined

I

Standard

c origin, persons Mean deviation

ge

I

Sex, Hi span

and i

Male

Mexican American :

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57 46.7

103 50.1

110 52.8

119 54.7

2.1

2.8

2.5

3.2

46.;

49.0

50.3

44.0 44.5 45.i 47.0 48.0

47,0 47.5 48.2 49.9 51.8

49.3 50.0 51.0 52.6 54.6

51.4 51.9 52.6 54.5 56.3

48.7

53.0

55.5

57.3

49.1

53.4

56.0

57.7

*

54.1

56.9

60.5

17 *

31 *49.3

33 *52.8

38 *53.O

* * 46.3 *

* * 47.: 49.3 52.0

* * 50.7 52.5 54.3

* 50.8 51.1 53.2 54.5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

55.5

*

*

*

*

4

*

*

*

3.;

3.3

2.4

Female

Mexican American :

6- 11 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican :

6-ii morlt%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

118

117

93

45.6

48.6

51.2

53.6

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.4

* 43.0 43.3 44.0 45.6 47.0 48.0 48.4

45.0 45.4 45.8 46.7 48.3 50.2 51.9 52.4 53.;

47.7 48.3 48.7 49.6 50.8 52.2 53.6 54.4 56.7

* 49.t 49.6 5i.8 53.6 55.4 57.3 58.0 .*

* * * * 46.4 * *

* * * 47.0 48.3 4’3.4 *

* * * 48.5 50.1 52.2 *

* * 49.3 50.8 52.0 52.8 53.4

15

31

26

36

*

3.0

2.8

2.6

*

*48.2

*50.O

*51.9

NOTES : Cuban data not presented because of insufficient sample size. See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic orig n.
Table 72. Handedness for males 6 months-74 years of age --number examined and percent distribution by

hand preference. according to specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84

I I

Hand preference

Examined

Hispanic origin and age persons Total Right Left Both Not sure

Mexican American

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G-i i years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3!i-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S5-64 years.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G5-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~ year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zlyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4~ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

!5years . . . . . . .. a...... . . . . . .

Ei-l iyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

?8-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years. ..,...... . . . . . . .

55-G4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

? year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-i l years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number

56

104

104

130

115

109

625

516

344

437

250

268

194

83

4

15

7

10

13

1

64

86

55

64

52

114

78

41

17

34

35

38

42

22

209

238

114

107

72

104

81

25

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*100.O

*

*100.O

*1OO.O

*100.O

*1OO.O

*

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*100.O

Percent distribution

29.2

37.8

65.4

85.2

77.9

84.3

87.0

90.9

91.4

92.4

94.6

95.7

96.0

97.0

*

*

*

*

.

*

83.2

86.1

91.5

87.0

89.3

95.8

98.8

*100.O

*

*45.6

*51.7

*65. i

*73. 1

*

87.0

84.8

88,2

89.1

85.6

93.2

85.8

*1OO.O

10.1

7.7

3.9

18.9

14.6

12.0

8.3

7.6

6.8

4.0

3.3

3.7

1.6

*

*

*

*

*

*

16.8

12.5

4.6

8.6

9.2

2.0

6,3

2.8

3.3

0.7

1.0

0.7

1.0

0.9

1.1

0.6

0.3

1.4

*

*

*

*

1,4

3.9

2.6

1.5

i.s

1.2

64.5

49.3

23.5

10.2

3.2

1.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

*

*

*

*

*

*

1.7

0.7

. * .

*2.8 “10.8 *40.8

*12.7 *7.2 ‘28.3

*8.9 *2.O w24.O

*21.t *2.O *3.8

*

11.1 1.3 0.5

13.7 1.5

10.8 1.1

7.0 3.!3

13.3 1.1

5.4 1,3

9.7 4,5

NOTE : See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin.

85
Table 73. Handedness for females 6 monrhs-74 years of age--number examined and percent distribution

by hand preference, according to specified Hispanic origin and age: Hispanic Health and N,JtPitlOfT

Examination Survey, 1982-84

I Hand preference

Total Right Left Both Not sure

I

!

Examined

Hispanic origin and age persons

Mexican American Number Percent distribution

G-l i months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, ..,..

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-l l years . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years.......,.. . . . . . .

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years,....,,, . . . . . . .

55-64 years......,.. . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cuban

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years....<......,.. . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-l l years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Puerto Rican

6-l l months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-l l years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

!00.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

63

111

117

92

95

107

643

521

426

539

339

360

223

117

21.4

45,1

68.3

87.3

86.0

93.5

90.6

90.9

92.5

92.8

95.6

96.4

97.0

94.4

4.5

4.0

7.9

8,2

7.1

6.5

8.7

7.9

7.3

6.2

3.7

2.4

1.6

5.6

4.7

4.9

1.3

0.8

0.6

0.8

0.5

1.0

0.5

1.2

0.9

69.4

46.0

22.6

3.7

6.8

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.5

3

10

6

8

5

9

61

72

54

74

93

118

97

64

* * * * *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

1.2

1.6

1.3 1.1

2.1

1.1

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*

93.5

92.7

92.4

93.6

88.6

95.6

96.0

96.7

*

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.4

9.0

2.3

2.9

3.3

17

32

25

39

33

30

208

242

190

172

156

177

98

53

*

*100.O

*100.O

*100.O

*100.O

*100.O

100.0

100.0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*

‘40.2

“50.0

*67.2

*80.5

*74.6

82.6

9~.5

83.6

91.9

87.9

92.5

92.5

91.2

*

*9.6

*18.6

*8.2

*14.7

*25.4

16.6

7.4

14.9

7.6

11.4

3.0

4.7

4.3

* *

*2.5 *47,6

*2.9 *28.5

*9.5 *’15.I

*2.5 *2.3

0.8

0.0 0.3

1.4

0.5

0.8

3.2 0.5

2.8

4.5

NOTE : See appendix III for the definition of Hispanic origin,

86
Appendixes

Contents

I.. Statistical notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Survey design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Estimation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nonresponse bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Measures ofvariability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approach for data analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Age adjustment . . . . . . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

w

89

94

94

95

95

96

98

11. Data presentation and reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..V.. . . . . . . 99

1[11. National origin recode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

IV. Recording form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

v. Body measurement equipment and procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Z

~uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Measuring and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Unusual occurrence form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

List of appendix tables

T. . Within-household sampling rates, by survey area and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,

1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IL Sample size and response rates for Mexican Americans, by sex and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

111. Sample size and response rates for Cubans, by sex and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Stirvey,

1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IV. Sample size and response rates for Puerto Ricans, by sex and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V. Number of examined persons6 months–19years ofage and estimated population, by specified Hispanic origin,

sex, and ageof examinee: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VI. Number ofexaminedpersons 18-74 years ofageand estimated population, by specified Hispanic origin, sex,and

ageofexaminecx Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VII. Percent distribution ofnonresponse adjustment factors for interviewed and examined persons in the Southwest

area: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VIII.Percent distribution ofnonresponse adjustment factors for interviewed and examined persons in the Miami area:

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 19S2-S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IX. Percent distribution ofnonresponse adjustment factors for interviewed and examined persons in the New York

Cityarea: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982–S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

X. Number of examined persons with missing anthropometric measurements: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

XI. Average design effects for anthropometric measurements of Mexican Americans, by sex: Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 19S2-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

XII. Average design effects for anthropometric measurements of Cubans, by sex Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 19S2-S4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

90

90-

91

92

93

94

94

94

94

95

96

96

87
XIII. Average design effects for anthropometric measurements of Puerto Ricans, by sex Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Sumey,1982-84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

XIV. Number of sample persons in specified Hispanic group, by response codes obtained from self-identification of

national origin or ancest~ during household questionnaire: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,

1982–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Appendix I

S~atistical notes

Survey design

The sample design of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) was similar to that of

the previous National Health and Nutrition Examination

Surveys. These studies have used complex, multistage,

stratified, probability cluster samples of civilian noninstitutionalized persons residing in households in the United

States. In hierarchical order, the stages of selection were as

follows: Primaxy sampling unit (PSU), which is a county or

a small group of contiguous counties; census enumeration

district (ED); segment (a cluster of households); household; and sample person.

The major difference between HHANES and the previous national surveys is that HHANES was a survey of

three special subgroups of the population in selected areas

of the United States rather than a national probability

sample. Even though HHANES was not designed as a

survey representative of all Hispanic persons residing in the

United States and national estimates cannot be made, the

three HHANES universes included approximately 76 percent of the 1980 Hispanic-origin population in the United

States.

The three subgroups and three areas covered by

HHANES were as follows:

● Mexican American, selected counties in five Southwest

States (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico,

and Texas).

● Cuban, Dade County, Florida (Miami).

● Puerto Rican, New York City area (New York, New

Jersey, and Connecticut).

There were 229 counties with a 19S0 Hispanic population of at least 1,000 that were identified and grouped into

210 PSU’S, each representing a single county or a small

group of counties.

The HHANES Mexican-origin universe for the Southwest consisted of 193 PSUS; for Puerto Rican-origin, 16

PSU’S; and for Cuban-origin, 1 PSU.

The 1980 census information for the Mexican-origin

population in the Southwest PSU’S was unavailable prior to

stratification; therefore, information based on Hispanics of

all origins was used for the stratification process. The

characteristics of the PSU’S in the Southwest area that were

used as stratification variables were:

1. Number of Hispanics.

2. Percent Hispanic.

3. Ratio of the 19S0 to the 1970 Hispanic population.

4. Median income.

5. Percent urban.

For the New York City area component of HHANES,

the corresponding stratification variables were in terms of

the number of Puerto Ricans. Stratification was not required for the Miami area component of HHANES because only one PSU, Dade County, was sampled.

A critical sample design requirement for HHANES

was that each stratum in the Southwest area consist of

approximately equal Hispanic population size, and that

each stratum in the New York City area consist of approximately equal Puerto Rican popu]at ion size. Equal-size

strata generally minimize sampling variances and, at the

same time, permit roughly the same number of sample

interviews and examinations at each survey location. This

requirement was satisfied by forming equal-size strata

(clusters), and then applying the same sampling fraction to

each stratum.

As mentioned previously, for the Miami area, Dade

County was the only PSU selected. For the New York City

area, one PSU per stratum was selected with probability

proportional to size (PPS). The Southwest area and the

New York City area universes of PSU’S were stratified

according to the five demographic characteristics presented

earlier.

Moreover, it was deemed desirable to maximize the

probability that the proportion of sample PSU’S in each of

the five Southwest States would correspond to the proportion of the eligible population in each State. Therefore,

during PSU selection for the Southwest area, a slightly

modified version of a procedure introduced by Goodman

and Kish (1950) —and summarized in Kish (1965) —was

employed to obtain a balanced sample with respect to State

while retaining a true probability sample design. A detailed

description of this controlled selection process and its

application to health examination surveys is given in other

NCHS reports (1971, 1981).

The selection of the households within a PSU was

based on the probability selection. The first stage of sampling the in-scope population consisted of al~ households

and residents of group quarters (noninstitutional) containing one or more eligible Hispanic persons. Other living

quarters such as miIitary installations and lndian reservaNOTE A list of referencesfollow the text,

89
tions were considered out of scope. The minimum numbers

of eligible Hispanic persons per block group (BG) or

enumeration district (ED) were as follows: 50–100 persons

in the Southwest area; 6100 persons in the New York City

area; and about 100 persons in the Miami area.

The main purpose of selecting the households was to

identitj eligible Hispanic families and to select sample

persons from these families to be interviewed and

examined. If the family was eligible for the survey, all

members of that family were eligible to be selected. To

ensure a sufficient sample size in the desired estimation

cells, sample persons were selected according to the sampling rates shown in table I.

The HHANES sample size and response data by age

and sex are shown in tables II–IV. These tables exclude

persons who were non-Hispanic or of an origin that did not

meet the eligibility criteria. Of the 9,455 MexicanAmerican persons included in HHANES in the Southwest

area sample, 8,222 (87 percent) were interviewed and 7,197

(76 percent) were interviewed and examined (table II).

Among the 2,125 Cuban persons sampled in the Miami

area, ~!,677 (79 percent) were interviewed and 1,291 (61

percent) were interviewed and examined (table 111),

Among the 3,525 Puerto Rican persons sampled in the

Ncw York City area, 3,137 (89 pcrccnt) were interviewed

and 2,645 (75 percent) were intcrvicwcd and examined

(table IV).

For each Hispanic subgroup, the numbers of examined

males and females and the estimated populations they

represent are given in tables V (for children) and VI (for

adults)l. For a complete description of the sample survey

design, see NCHS (1985).

NOTE: A list of references follows the text.

Table 1.Within-household sampling rates, by survey area and

age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Survey area and age Sampling rate

Southwest and New York City areas

6montfw-19y ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?4

20-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M

45-74 years,....,...,,,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Miami (Dade County)

6months-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

20-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %

45-74 years.,,...,,.....,,. . . . . . . . . . 1

Table II. Sample size and response rates for Mexican Americans, by sex and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,

1982-84

/rrierviewed

Sample

Examined

Sex and age .s/ze Number Percenl Number Percent

Bolh sexes

Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6months-4years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lC-ll years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.5-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years.........,,,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years...,..,....,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years......,....,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,455 8,222 87.0 7,197 76. “1

1,232

1,286

480

1,720

708

1,323

797

960

650

297

1,136

1,162

443

1,526

600

1,154

683

745

506

247

92.2

91.6

92.3

88.7

84.7

67,2

65,7

77.6

77.8

83.2

1,025

1,100

412

1,334

499

979

593

631

422

202

83.2

85.4

85.8

77.6

70.5

74.0

74.4

65.7

64.9

68,0

Male

Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6months-4years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10-n years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-84years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,589 3,929 85.5 3,35 73,8

620

637

237

847

343

642

379

441

313

130

577

584

219

749

285

550

303

323

233

103

93.1

91.7

92.4

86.4

83.1

85.7

79.9

73.2

74.4

79.2

523

544

203

654

2221

438

252

270

197

83

84.4.

85.4.

65.7

77.2

64.4.

68.2

66.5

61.2

62.9

63.8

Female

Toll .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6months-4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years. ,,, ,,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,.,,.

10-n years, . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,.

12-19years . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24years . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,.

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74yea~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

4,866 4,296 88.3 3,812

612

651

243

873

365

681

418

519

337

167

559

598

224

777

315

604

380

422

273

144

91.3

91.9

92.2

89.0

86.3

86.7

90.9

81.3

81.0

66.2

e02

556

209

880

278

541

341

361

225

119

82.CI

85.4

86.()

77.9

76.2

79.4

81.6

69.5

66.8

71.3

NOTE Oata are for Mexican Americans residicg in the Southwesi area (selected coutiies in Arizona, Californi< Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas).

90
Table Ill. Sample size and response rates for Cubans, by sex and age: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Interviewed Examined

Sample

Sex and age size Number Percent Number Percent

Both sexes

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,125 1,677 78.9 1,291 60.8

6monlhe-4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

&9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lD-lly ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iz-lgyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3S-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5&64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

144

134

65

301

131

239

240

381

300

190

122

115

54

252

91

181

197

286

240

139

84.7

85.8

83.1

83,7

69.5

75.7

82.1

75.1

80.0

73.2

85

93

43

205

65

139

147

233

176

105

59.0

69.4

66.2

68.1

49,6

58,2

61.3

61.2

58.7

55.3

Male

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 999

72

67

34

163

56

111

100

188

137

71

786

62

54

30

136

37

83

82

140

106

56

78.7 &38 60.9

6months4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lC-ll years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4%54yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,..

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86.1

60.6

68.2

83.4

66.1

74.7

82.0

74.5

77.4

78.9

51

40

26

114

27

64

52

114

79

41

70.8

59.7

76.5

69.9

48.2

57.7

52.0

60.6

57.7

57.7

Female

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,126

72

67

31

138

75

128

140

193

163

119

891 79.1 683 60.7

6monlhs4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lo-n yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3&44yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60

61

24

116

54

98

115

146

134

83

83.3

91.0

77.4

64.1

72.0

76.6

62.1

75.6

82.2

69.7

34

53

17

91

38

75

95

119

97

64

47.2

79.1

54.8

65.9

50.7

58,6

67.9

61.7

59.5

53.6

NOTE Data are for Cubans residing in the Miami area (Dade County, Florida).

91
Table IV. Sample size and response rates for Puerto Ricans, by sex and age: Nispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Irrtewiewed

sample

Examined

Sex and age size Number Percent Number Percent

Both sexes

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6months-4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io-ll years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,,

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male

Total. ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6months-4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io-ll years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-19years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-84years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6monthe-4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Io-ll yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12–19years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-34yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54yeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-84years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,.

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,,,.

3,525

424

411

162

764

260

389

321

396

261

137

1,575

221

208

80

375

97

163

118

153

114

46

1,950

203

203

62

369

163

226

203

243

147

91

3,137

388

374

152

704

219

336

277

346

224

117

89.0

91.5

91.0

93.6

92.1

84.2

86.4

86.3

67.4

85.8

85.4

1,365 87.9

207 93.7

186 89.4

73 91.3

339 90,4

79 81,4

135 62,8

97 82.2

133 66,9

97 85.1

39 84.8

1,752

181

188

79

365

140

201

180

213

127

78

89.8

69.2

92.6

96.3

93,8

85,9

88.9

88.7

87.7

86.4

85.7

2,845

335

338

136

616

173

279

229

281

179

79

1,155

175

169

65

301

55

107

73

104

81

25

1,480

160

169

71

315

118

172

156

177

98

54

75,0

79,0

82,2

84.0

80,6

66.5

71.7

81.3

71.0

68,6

57.7

73.3

79,2

81.3

61.3

80.3

56,7

65,6

61,9

68.0

71.1

54.3

76.4

78.8

83,3

86.6

81,0

72.4

76.1

76.8

72.8

66.7

59.3

NOTE Data are for Puerto Rlcans residing in the New York City area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut].

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Table V. Number of examined persons 6 months-19 years of age and estimated population, by specified Hispani~ origin, sex, and age of

examinee: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-64

Mexkan Amerban Cuban Puerfo Rican

Number of Estimated Number of Estimatad Number of Estimated

examined population examined population examined

Sex end age

population

persons in thousands persons in thousands persons in thousands

Male

6fnontlw-19y ears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C$-llmonths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5yeare, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ioyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12yeaE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I:!yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

llkyesrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female

6monlhs-19years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-llmon!hs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2yeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3yeare, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

iOyeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16yeafs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17yeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l!3years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,924

57

106

111

131

118

116

110

110

102

106

88

115

115

98

97

69

76

71

64

64

1,947

63

123

121

99

96

109

118

96

108

125

94

115

103

90

75

85

99

75

78

75

1,979

60

106

108

127

117

107

102

101

93

95

81

105

111

91

123

93

98

93

60

85

1,925

60

121

114

97

91

97

109

86

ee

110

95

113

105

90

83

97

109

86

84

81

231

4

15

8

11

13

1

11

11

9

8

14

12

16

12

20

10

14

14

12

16

195

3

10

6

9

6

9

9

11

12

12

5

12

16

14

10

6

11

16

8

10

65

1

4

2

3

4

3

3

3

2

4

3

4

3

6

3

4

4

3

5

59

1

3

2

3

2

3

3

4

4

4

2

3

6

4

3

2

3

4

2

3

710

17

39

37

39

43

24

37

39

42

27

38

27

37

39

40

38

44

43

35

25

715

21

37

28

40

34

30

35

39

31

34

37

34

35

46

35

46

43

36

37

35

269

6

14

15

15

16

9

14

15

15

10

14

10

14

15

15

15

18

16

14

9

267

7

14

11

15

13

11

13

14

12

12

14

13

13

16

13

18

16

15

13

14

NOTE See appendix Illfartha definitionof Hispanic origin. Figures inchde unkmwns.

93
Table V1. Number of examined persons 18-74 years of age and estimated population, by specified Hispanic origin, sex, and age of

examinee: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mexican American Cuban Puerto Rican

Number of Esfhrafed Number of Estimated Number of Esthrrated

examined population examined population examined

Sex and age

popu/afion

persons In thousands persons in thousands persons In thousands

Male

16-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,589 2,748 405 155

20-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

505

1,461

260

2,583 377 147 445 237

16-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 701 55 22

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

115 58

536 27 14

25-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

438

35

881 64 32

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

252

75

502 52 27

45-54 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73

270

53

316 114 36

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

197

38

221 79 24

65-74 years..........,,,.. . . . . . . 83

87 28

126 41 13 25 9

Female

18-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,018 2,714 508 187

20-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

847

1,865

424

2,549 488 182 775 397

16-24years 431

2G24yeam::::::::::::: :::::::

640 56 22

278

190

475

103

38 17

25-34years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

118

817

76

75 35

35-44years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

172

341

108

495 95 43

45-54years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

156

361 359

104

119 38

55-64years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

177 60

253 97 29

65-74years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

98

119

31

149 64 19 54 18

—

NOTES Seeappendlx lllforthe deflnltlon of Hspanicofigin, Figures include unknowns,

Estimation procedures

Because the design of HHANES is a complex multistage probability sample, theestimates arederivedthr-ough

a multistage estimation procedure. The procedure consistedof four components:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Inflation ofsample person observations bytheproduct

of the reciprocals of the probabilities of selection at

each stage of the design (PSU, segment, household,

and sample person).

Adjustment for nonresponse within homogeneous sociodemographic cells to reduce the potential bias attributable to nonresponse, under the assumption thai,

within cells the characteristics of the respondents are

similar to those of the nonrespondents.

Adjustment for noncoverage within the PSU to reduce

the potential bias due to the exclusion of BG’s and

ED’s with few Hispanic residents.

Poststratified ratio adjustment by age and sex to make

the final estimates of the population correspond to U.S.

Bureau of the Census estimates of the civilian noninstitutionalized target population (used only for Mexican

Americans). The percent distributions of the nonresponse adjustment factors for interviewed and examined Mexican-American, Cuban, and Puerto Rican

persons are shown in tables VII-IX.

Nonresponse bias

In any health examination survey such as HHANES,

there exists the potential for three levels of nonresponse:

household interview nonresponse, examination nonresponse, and item nonresponse. Household interview nonresponse occurs when the household medical history

questionnaire is not completed. Examination nonresponse

94

Table \U1. Percent distribution of nonresponse adjustment

factors for interviewed and examined persons in the Southwest

area: Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982+34

Size of facfor Intewiewed Examined

Percent distribution

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0

1.00-1 .24, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.5 87.1

1.25-1 .49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 11.1

1.50-1 .74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 1.2

1,75-1 .99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 0.0

2.00-2.50, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 (3,2

Table VIII. Percent distribution of nonresponse adjustment

factors for interviewed and examined persons in the Miami area:

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Size of fac!or Interviewed Exam/ned

Percent distribution

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0

1,00-1 .24...............,,., . . . . 20.3 38,0

1,25-1 .49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.6 57.6

1.50-1 .60...............,,, . 2.1 4.4

Table IX. Percent distribution ofnonresponse adjustment facto[rs

for interviewed and examined persons in the New York City area:

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Survey status and

.9ze of factor Percent disfribuliorr

—

Interviewed

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0

< 1.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.5

1,10-1 .19, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2

21.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2

Examined

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0

<1.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 62.6

1.20-1.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.4

>1.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
occurs when those sample persons who respond to the

household questions do not come to the examination center

for the examination. Item nonresponse results when sample

persons, interviewers, or examiners do not complete some

portion of either the household interview questionnaire or

the examination protocol.

The potential effect of any nonresponse bias is greater

when response rates are low. Therefore, intense efforts

were undertaken during HHANES to develop and implement procedures and inducements that would reduce all

types of nonresponse and thereby reduce the potential for

bias in the survey estimates.

It is difficult to determine the effect of nonresponse

bias. However, rough estimates of bias can be made for an

interview and examination survey such as HHANES by

comparing the household interview data from sample persons who were examined with interview data from those

who were not examined. Because the interview response

rate is substantially higher than the examination response

rate, nonresponse bias with respect to selected health characteristics may be estimated from the large amount of

medical history data available on nonexamined sample

persons.

Because the examination was considered the most

important ana]ytic component of the SUNt2jJ, a survey “respondent” was defined as a person who had completed the

examination as well as all interview components. A “nonrespondent,” then, was a sample person who was not examined, regardless of whether or not any interview data had

been obtained. In the three Hispanic subgroups, 23.9 percent of the Mexican Americans, 39.2 percent of the Cubans, and 25 percent of the Puerto Ricans did not comulete .

cxaminat~on. They can be divided into three groups:

Those for whom medical and demographic interview

data were collected.

Those for whom onIy demographic information is available.

Those about whom nothing is known.

A comparison of the interview data from these first hvo

groups and the examined group may provide some understanding of the extent of bias due to nonresponse to the

examination. The group for whom incomplete data are

available accounts for roughly 10 percent of the original

sample and remains a potential source of unmeasurable

error. It is possible that these persons differ substantially

from those who were located and who agreed to participate.

Several reports have been published on the health examination survey issues of nonresponse bias (NCHS, 1969b

and 1974; and Institute for Survey Research, 1975) and

participation factors (Findlay and Schaible, 1980; NCHS,

1965b, 1969b, 1972, 1975; U.S. National Health Survey,

1961).

NOTE A Ikt of referencesfollows the text.

Table X. Number of examined persons with missing

anthropometric measurements: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination survey, 1982-84

Measurement Mexican American Cuban Puerio Rican

Biacromial breadth. . . . . . . . .

Biiliac crest breadth . . . . . . .

Biirochanteric breadth. . . . . . ;

Elbow breadth . . . . . . . . . . . .

Triceps skinfold. . . . . . .

Subscapular skinfold . . . . . . . .

Iliac crest skinfold . . . . . .

Medial calf skinfold. . . . . .

Maximal calf circumference . . .

Chest circumference:

Erect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Haad circumference . . . . . . . .

Midupper arm circumference . .

Sitfing height . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Standing height. . , . . . . . . . . .

Recumbent length . . . .

Crown-rump length . .

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Handedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

47

49

50

60

47

49

47

63

52

79

2a

87

48

52

16

26

26

22

112

7

6

7

10

7

10

7

10

9

6

3

6

8

14

3

2

2

4

13

36

38

41

39

40

40

42

47

40

24

15

28

39

15

9

17

18

32

37

Missing data

Examination surveys lose information not only through

failure to examine all sample persons, but also from failure

to obtain and record all items of information for examined

persons. Age, sex, and national origin were known for every

examined person. However, for a number of examinccs one

or more of the anthropometric measurements were not

available. The extent of these missing measurements is

shown in table X.

Measures of variability

Because the statistics presented in this report are based

on a sample, they may differ from the figures that would

have been obtained if a complete census had been taken

using the same survey instruments, instructions, interview

and examination personnel, and procedures. The probability design of this survey permits the estimation of standard

deviations and errors although the techniques must ttike the

highly clustered, multistage probability sample design into

account. The reader should be aware that estimates of

variances and standard errors from this type of design are

different from and generally larger than standard errors

calculated under the assumption of simple random

sampling.

The standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion

of the observations in a population and is useful in describing the width of the distribution of the values in a population. This measure can usually be estimated from a

probability sample. As estimated in this report, the standard deviation also reflects part of the variation that arises

in the measurement process. If the vaIues follow a normal

(that is, Gaussian) distribution in a population, as do the

stature measurements, then one standard deviation above

and below the mean encompasses approximately 68 percent

of the distribution; two standard de~iations, about 95 percent; and 2% standard deviations, about 99 percent. The

estimates of standard deviations presented in the detailed

tables were calculated using the sample weights.

95
Approach for data analysis

There are two aspects of the HHANES design that

must be taken into account in analysis—the sample weight

and the complex sample design. Weights are needed to

estimate means, medians, and other descriptive statistics.

Weights and the strata and PSU’S from the sample design

are needed to estimate variances and test for statistical

significance. Each person in the sample represents a large

number of people in the target Hispanic population. The

sample weights, which incorporate the selection probabilities, a nonrcsponse and noncoverage adjustment, and poststratification (Mexican Americans only), must be used to

produce the correct population estimates.

Even though the total number of examined persons in

HHANES was quite large, subclass analyses can lead to

estimates that are unstable, particularly estimates of variances for the Cuban and Puerto Rican samples. Consequently, analyses of subclasses require that the user pay

particular attention to the number of sample persons in the

subclass and the number of PSU’S that contain at least one

sample person in the subclass. Small sample sizes, or a

small number of PSU’S used in the variance calculations,

may produce unstable estimates of the variances.

Sample design and variance estimation

The need for incorporation of the sample design is not

as readily apparent as the need for incorporating weights.

Most of the methods of statistical analysis taught in classes

depend on the assumption of simple random sampling. In

surveys with complex sample designs, the assumption of

simple random sampling is seldom appropriate. It usually

leads to estimating smaller variances than those estimated

taking the complex sample design into account. The smaller

variances lead to finding more statistically significant differences than would be found using the complex sample

design. A design effect is often used to show the impact of

the complex sample design variances:

Design effect = ‘ar]anceCS

Variancesw

Where CS = complex sample and SRS = simple random

sample.

If the design effect is near 1, the complex sample design

has little effect on the variances and one could consider

assuming simple random sampling for the analysis.

The following guidelines were used in the calculation

of the average design effects:

1.

2.

3.

Exclude all persons of non-Hispanic origin.

Exclude all estimates for large age ranges, such as all

ages combined or all adults.

Exclude all estimates where the rn-o~ortion of the . .

subpopulation with the specific characteristics or condition was zero percent or 100 percent.

Design effects tend to be larger when age groups are

combined, just as they are when the sexes are combined, as

shown in tables XI–XIII. The data in these tables demon96

Table Xl. Average design effects, for anthropometric

measwements of Mexican Americans, by sex: Hispanic Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mean

or pro- Both

Measurement portion sexes Male Female

Blacrornial breadth (6 months-74 years). .

Biiliac crest breadth (6 months-74 years)

Bitrochanteric breadth (6 months-74 years).

Elbow breadth (6 months-74 years) .,

Triceps skinfold (6 months-74 years).

Subscapular skinfold (6 months-74 years)

Iliac crest skinfold (6 months-74 years)

Medial calf skinfold (6 months-74 years)

Maximal Calf circumference (6 months–

74years), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. ..,.

Chest circumference, erect (2-7 years), . . . . .

Chest circumference, supine (6 months3 yearn ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Head circumference (2-7 years). .

Midupper arm circumference

(6months-74 years)....,,,..,,..

Sifting height (2-74 years). .

Standing height (2-74 years) .

Recumbent length (6 months- 3 years) . .

Crown-rump length (6 months-3 years) .

Weight (6 monthe-74 years) . . .

Body mess index (2–74 years) . . .

Overweight (20-74 years) . . .

x 1.8

F 1.4

x 1.6

F 2.1

F 1.1

z 2.1

E 2.9

27 1.6

x’ 1.3

? 1.0

F 1.0

i= 1.9

F 1.1

F 1.5

z 1.6

F 1,4

i? 1.5

x 1,4

% 1.6

P 1.3

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.9

1.5

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0

1.2

1,3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.1

1.3

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.1

1Ages in parentheses indicate the age group for which tk measurement was obtainsd,

Table X11.Average design effects for anthropometric

measurements of Cubans, by sex: Hispanic Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mean

or pro- Both

Measurementi portion sexes Male Female

Biacromial breadth (6 months-74 years). . . . .

BiUiac crest breadth (6 months-74 years) . . . .

EMrochanteric breadth (6 months-74 years). . .

Elbow breadth (6 months-74 years) . . . . .

Triceps skinfold (6 monlhs-74 yeara). . . . .

Subscapular skinfold (6 months-74 years) . . .

Iliac crest skinfold (6 monlhs-74 yeare) . . . . .

Medial calf skinfold (6 months-74 years) . . . .

Maximal calf circumference (6 months74yeara) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chest circumference, erect (2-7 years). . . . .

Chest circumference, supine (6 monlhs3years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Head circumference (2–7 yeare). . . . . .

Mldupper arm circumference (6 months74years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,. ,

Sifting height (2–74 years). . . . . .

Standing height (2-74 years). . . . .

Recumbent length (6 monlhs-3 years) . .

Crown-rump length (6 months-3 years) . . . . .

Weight (6 months-74 years) . . . . . . .

Body mess Index (2-74 years) . . . . . . .

Overweight (20-74 years) . . . . .

1.0 1.0

1,0 1,0

1.3 1.1

1,0 1.2

1.0 1.0

1,0 1,0

1,0 1,0

1.0 1.0

1.1 1.1

1.0 1.0

1.2 1.0

1.1 1.2

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.2

1.1 1.2

1.1 1.0

1.1 1.0

1.3 1.1

1.2 1.0

1,0 1,0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1,1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

i Ages in parentheses indicate the age group for which tk measurement was obtairwd,

strate the range in design effects for selected response

variables. Suppose, for example, that the average (mean)

weight for 195 Mexican-American males ages 55–64 years

was ;168 pounds. Suppose, also, that the simple random

sample variance was 4.55. The complex sample variance is

determined by multiplying the simple random sample variance by the design effect (DEFF). Thus the complex sample variance = simple random sample variance x DEFF, or

4.55 X 1.3 = 5.92.
Table X111.Average design effects for anthropometric

measurements of Puerto Ricans, by sex Hispanic Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mean

or pro- Both

Measurementi Port/on sexes Male Female

Biacromlalbreadth (6 months–74 years). . . . . Z 1.4 1.5

8iillac crest breadth (6 months-74 years) . . . Z 1.6 1.4

Bilrochanteric breadlh (6 monlhs-74 years). . . X 1.9 1.6

Elbow breadth (6 months-74 years) . . . . . . . X 1.9 1.8

Triceps sklnfold (6 months-74 yeare). . . . . . . X 1.6 1.5

Subscapular stdnfold (6 months-74 years) . . . X 1.0 1.0

IIlac crest skinfold (6 monIhs-74 years) . X 1.2 1.0

Medial calf skinfold (6 months-74 years) . . Z 1.1 1.2

Maximal calf circumference (6 months74years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 1.5 1.6

Chest circumference, erect (2-7 years). . . . . . Z 2.5 2.5

Chest circumference, supine (6 monlhs3years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 1.0 1.0

Head circumference (2-7 years). . . . Z 1.5 1.4

MidUpper arm circumference (6 monthe74 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z 1.6 1.6

Sitting height (2-74 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ 1.5 1.7

Standing height (2-74 years). . . . . . . . . . X 1.6 1.7

R[?cumbent length (6 monthe-3 years). . . . X 1.0 1.0

Crown-rump length (6 months+ years) . . . . . X 1.0 1.0

Weight (6 monfhe-74 years) . . . . . . X 1.2 1.4

Body mass index (2-74 years) . . . . . . . . X 1.0 1.1

OJerweighl (20-74 yeare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 1.0 1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

lAg= in perenthmesindicatethe age groupforwhichth?measurementwas obtained.

In a similar way, the complex sample variance of a

percent can be determined. Assuming simple random sampling-,the variance for the percent is calculated by converting the percent to a proportion and using the standard

formula for the variance of a proportion.

VAR=B

n

where p = percent, and q = 1 – p.

This variance (VAR) multiplied by the design effect

(DEFF) provides an estimate of the variance from a complex sample of the same sample size (n).

For example: The percent overweight for MexicanAmerican males ages 20-74 years is equal to 29.6.

Variance~m =

(0.296)(0.704) = ().000143

1,454

Variancem = 0.000143 x 1.4 = 0.0002

This variance (simple random sample) muhiplied by

the design effect provides an estimate of the variance from

a complex sample of the same sample size (n).

The user then can proceed with estimating confidence

intervals and testing hypotheses in the usual manner. Tables XI–XIII show design effects for HHANES anthropometric measurements.

The user should recognize that this approach does not

incorporate the variance-covariance matrix. In most cases,

this leads to a slight overestimate of the variance because

the covariance terms, which are subtracted in the variance

of a ratio, in general are positive. Thus, in a borderline case,

the null hypothesis would be less likely to be rejected

(Freeman and Brock, 197S).

The computer program SESUDAAN (Shah, 1981) was

used to compute the age-specific design effects that are the

basis for the average design effects. Estimates for large age

ranges, such as all ages combined or all adults, are not

included in these averages.

The statistical approach used for computing the complex sample variances in SESUDAAN is a first-order Taylor approximation of the deviations of estimates from their

expected values. This method for obtaining approximations

of complex sample variances in large samples is well known

(Kendall and Stuart, 1963). Woodruff (1971) presented

applications of this technique to sample surveys.

Statistical testing and variance estimation

In order to eliminate many of the tables that would be

required to present variance estimates for all of the statistics in this report, a “variance smoothing” approach has

been used for the presentation of estimated variances for

the anthropometric measures. By using this approach, a

variance estimate for a sample mean (.T;)is produced in two

steps. First, the simple random sample estimate of variance

is calculated by squaring the standard deviation of the

sample (Sq) and dividing by the size of the sample (ni). This

step is summarized by the following equation:

Variance~w = (Svi)2/ni

Second, the simple random sample estimate of variance

is multiplied by a design effect (defined as the effect that

the complex sampling design has on the magnitude of the

variances) that corresponds to the variable of interest (such

as type of body measurement by Hispanic origin and sex) to

produce the complex sample variance estimate of (Yl).

The complex sample variance of a percent can be

determined in a similar way. Assuming simple random

sampling, the variance for the percent is calculated by

converting the percent to a proportion and using the standard formula for the variance of a proportion.

Variance~w = pqJn

This variance (simple random sample) multiplied by

the design effect provides an estimate of the variance from

a complex sample of the same sample size (n).

The following example is illustrative. The variances for

the mean standing heights in inches of Mexican-American

and Cuban males ages 18-24 years (denoted by ZLmand XC

respectively) are estimated using the following calculations:

. For Mexican-American males 18-24 years:

Variance~w = (2.7)2/345 = 0.021.

. For Cuban males 18-24 years:

Variance~w = (2.3)2/55 = 0.096.

NOTE A list of references follows the text.

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Thus, the estimated complex sample variances are as

follows:

. For Mexican-American males:

Variancem = (0.021) X (1.5) = 0.032.

. For Cuban males:

Variancea = (0.096) X (1.2) = 0.115

Once the complex sample variance has been calculated

using the design effect, one can proceed with the standard

procedures for statistical hypothesis testing.

In order to test the difference in mean standing height

between Cuban males (Ic) and Mexican-American males

(Zw) ages 18-24 years, the statistic (for which the covariance between the means is ignored) is defined as

This statistic is assumed to have student’s T distribution

with 16 degrees of freedom because each sample mean has

8 degrees of freedom.

Using the appropriate means and the variances described previously, the T statistic for this example is

The user should recognize that this approach does not

incorporate the variance-covariance matrix. In most cases,

this leads to a slight overestimate of the variance because

the covariance terms that are subtracted in the variance of a

ratio are usually positive.

Age adjustment

The age-adjusted percents presented in this report

were calculated by the direct method and were adjusted to

the age distribution of the civilian noninstitutionalized 1980

census population. Because age distributions differ by sex

and specified Hispanic origin, comparisons should be made

using age-adjusted values. Age-adjusted data for sex and

specified Hispanic origin groups can be compared directly,

as the values assume identical age distributions for all

subgroups. These adjusted or standardized values are

meaningful only when comparing subgroups of the population to control for confounding by age.

T = (68.5 – 67.4)/~ 0.032 + 0.115

= 2.87 @ c .015)

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Appendix II

Data tmsentation and

reliability

The estimates in this report numerically describe the

distribution of body measurements and overweight in certain population groups. Among the descriptive measures

are means, percentiles, percents, percent distributions, and

standard deviations.

The mean value for a population group is the sum of

each value times its weight in the group divided by the sum

of the weights for that group. Age-adjusted means assume

that each group has the same age distribution, thus adjusting for the effect of age and allowing comparison of combined mean values among population groups.

A percentile is a value that indicates the percent of

people in a population with a value less than or equal to the

percentile value. The prevalence rate for a population is the

proportion of persons believed to be at risk for a particular

condition or disease in the population or who exhibit the

condition, disease, or risk characteristic at a given time.

The standard deviation estimates the degree to which

values vary in a population. A large standard deviation

indicates that the distribution of values is broad and flat; a

small estimated standard deviation implies a narrow, spiked

distribution. For further discussion of these measures, see

appendix I.

The statistical guidelines used in this report for reporting means, standard deviations, and percentiles are as

follows.

● If the sample size was 25-44, the sample mean or

percent is reported with an asterisk (“) beside it to

indicate that the statistic does not meet the reliability

standard.

● If the sample size was 45 or more, the sample mean or

percent is presented without caveat.

Stnndard deviations:

● If the sample size in the cell was less than 25, no

estimated values for the standard deviation are presented.

PercenfiIes:

. The following minimum sample sizes were required for

the presentation of percentile estimates given in this

report:

Sample size Percentile

lo ................... 50th

20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25th and 75th

35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th and 85th

50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ioth and 90th

100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th and 95th

● If these minimum sample sizes were not met, there is

an asterisk in the cell.

Means and percents:

o If the sample size in the cell was less than 25, the

estimated sample mean or percent is not reported.

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Appendix Ill

National origin recode

In the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey (HHANES), if any family member was identified as

being an eligible Hispanic person (as defined below), all

members of that person’s family, regardless of origin, were

eligible to be selected as sample persons (NCHS, 1985).

Thus, it was possible to include sample persons in the total

sample who were either non-Hispanic or Hispanic, but not

of the appropriate origin for inclusion in the analysis of a

specified subgroup in a given portion of the survey. The

national origin recode specifies whether a sample person

was considered to be “Hispanic” (recode 1), “non-eligible

Hispanic” (recode 2), or “non-Hispanic” (recode 2) for

purposes of analysis. “Hispanic” is defined as

Mexican Atnerkan, residing in the Southwest area;

Cuban, residing in Dade County, Florida; or

PueiTo Rican, residing in the New York City area.

The recode was assigned as follows (see table XIV for

original codes):

Southwest area

If the original national origin or ancestry response code

(from the Household Screener Questionnaire) was 1,2,3,

8, 10, or 11, then National origin recode = 1.

If the original national origin or ancestry was 4,5, 6,7,

9, or O but the person specified Mexican/Mcxicano, Chicano, or Mexican American on the adult sample person

questionnaire, or if the person was the biological child of a

household member with recode equal to 1 (as determined

by questions Al-All on the Family Questionnaire), then

National oiigin recode = 1.

In all other cases, Na(iona/ origin recode = 2.

Table XIV. Number of sample persons in specified Hispanic

group, by response codes obtained from self-identification of

national origin or ancestry during household questionnaire:

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84

Mexican Puerlo

Response code American Cuban Rican

o

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Olher–specify . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Mexican/Mexicano, 1,641

Mexican American 5,202

Chicano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Puerlo Rican, . .,, . . . . . . . . . 7

Boricuan .,, , .,, . . . . . . . . .

Cuban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Cuban-American

Hispafio-specify. 150

Other Latin-American or

other Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Spanish American 22

Spanish (Spain), 21

30 114

1 1

3 2,596

36

1,069 20

222

14 26

18 41

Dade County, Florida, area

If the original national origin or ancestry code was 6 or

7, then National otigin recode = 1.

In all other cases, National o)igin recode = 2.

New York City area

If the original national origin or ancestry code was 4 or

5, then National origin recode = 1.

If national origin or ancestry was 1, 2,3, 6, 7, 8, 9, or O

but ithe person specified Boricuan or Puerto Rican on the

adult sample person questionnaire (question M1O), or if

the person was the biological child of a household member

with recode equal to 1 (as determined by questions Al–All

on the family questionnaire), then National origin recode

=1.

[n all other cases, National origin recode = 2.

Use of recode

‘The national origin recode may be used in analysis in

one of two ways. First, selecting on recode = 1 (as has been

done for this report) will restrict analysis to “Hispanics”

only. In this case, in the Southwest area of the survey, the

weighted estimates by age and sex wiil approximately equal

U.S. Bureau of the Census population estimates of the

number of Mexican Americans and a small proportion of

other Hispanics assumed to be Hispafio in the Southwest

area (selected counties in Arizona, California, Colorado,

New Mexico, and Texas) at the midpoint of the Mexican

American portion of HHANES— March 1983. The

weighted estimates for Cubans represent an independent

estimate of the number of Cubans in Dade County at the

midpoint —February 1984. The weighted estimates of

Puerto Ricans represent an independent estimate of the

number of Puerto Ricans in the sample counties in New

York, New Jersey, and Connecticut at the midpoint of the

Puerto Rican portion–September 1984.

Second, using recode greater than O, that is, all sample

persons, will include “Hispanic” and “non-Hispanic” persons; and the Southwest weighted estimates by age ancllsex

will overestimate the U.S. Bureau of the Census population

estimates of Mexican Americans and other Hispanics by

about 4.5 percent. In Dade County, using recode greater

than O will increase the weighted estimates by about 5.3

percent over that for Cuban Americans only; and using

recode greater than O for the New York City area will

increase the weighted estimates by about 9.2 percent over

that for Puerto Ricans only.

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Appendix IV

Recording form

form PH5 621i.2

0’48 N“ 0937 or17r3

9 8 ;12

Mwm.1 fm res 12 W —

I

Departmem of Health and Human Serwces NOTICE — Information conta, ncd on th!s form

Public Health Service which would permit identification of any lndwidual

Office of Healdl Research, Statistics, and Technology or establishment hzs been colfecled with a guarNatlonal Center for Health Statistics antee That it WIJI be held in strict confidence, wrll

be used only for purposes slated for th!s sturfv.

BODY MEASUREMENTS (501) and WIII not be disclosed or released 10 others

(AGES 6 MONTHS -74 YEARS) w!thoul lhe consent of lhe !ndtv, dual or the establishment m accordance with sec:ion 30131d) of Ihe

HISPANIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY Public Health Service Act [42 USC 242rTII

a, Age

{

b. Sex c. Examiner No. d. Recorder No.

❑ ‘trs. ❑ M

—— ❑ Mos. ❑ F

/@ –._ @–––

NOTE - Measure left side also if the last digit of examinee’s sample number is 3 or 6.

l. Biacromial breadth (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @––

2. Biiliac crest breadth (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D ––”–

3. Bitrochanteric breadth (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ ––”–

Right Side Left Side

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Elbow breadth (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @–

Upper armgirth (cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @–

Triceps skinfold (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @–

Subscapular skinfold (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m“

Illaccrest skinfold (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @–

Med[al calf circumference (cm)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @–

Medial calfskinfold (mm) . . . . . . . . .

.................. @ –

—.— tE–

—,— @–

—.— @–

—,— @–

—.— f@–

—._ f@–

—,— @)–

—.—

—.—

—,—

—.—

—.—

—,_

—._

.— _-

11. Examinee right/lefthanded @ ‘n Right 20 Left SU Both -I ~ Not sure

12. Weight (k]lograrns) @–– –-–

13. Sitting height (cm) (ages 2and over) @ ––’–

14. Standing height (cm) (ages 2 and over) @ -----

——

15. Chest circumference - Midpoint

a. Chest erect (cm) (ages 2through7) @ -“--”-

b. Chest supine (cm) (ages 3 and under) @ ––”–

—

16. Head circumference (ages 7 and under) (cm) @ –– ”--

17, Recumbent length (ages 3 and under) (cm) @–––”–

18. Crown rump length (ages 3 and under) (cm) @ ––-

--

NCITE Item 9 (Mcdial calf circumference) should read Maximal calf circumference.

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Appendix V

Body measurement

equipment and

procedures

The following information is excerpted from Instruction Manual Part 15a, Examination Staff Procedures Manual for the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey, 1982-84

Equipment

Anthropometer parts: 2 sets of four sections each, 4

sliding arms, 1 metal base

Body measurement table

Footstool

Bitrochanteric calipers

Elbow calipers

Lange skinfold calipers

Steel tape

Insertion tape

Special height scale

Polaroid Land camera with closeup photographic lens

Special light attachment for camera

Self-zeroing weight scale

Toledo 8805 ticket printer

Toledo keyboard

Set of weights for calibration of weight scale (one 25-lb

weight and five 50-lb weights)

Infant measuring board

Measuring and recording

Most of the body measurements are taken on all

examinees. Some of the measurements are taken only on

various subsets of examinees. Two anthropometers are

provided; one is to be used for measuring and one is to be

calibrated and reserved as a spare. Each anthropometer

consists of four sections of rod and two caliper arms. The

rod section used for bitrochanteric breadth measurements

has one arm fixed to the top end of the instrument and the

other arm free to slide. Two other rod sections are used for

sitting heights and will be mounted in the metal base. The

remaining section can be used as a spare when required.

The anthropometric measurements consist of various

heights, breadths, girths, and skinfolds. Certain measurements are routinely taken on the right side. If, because of

casts, amputations, or other reasons, any of these particular

measurements is taken on the left side, note the reason on

the body measurement page and on the unusual occurrence

form.

All measurements, except skinfolds, should be taken to

the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Skinfold measurements

are taken to the nearest half of a millimeter. If the digit to

the right of the last digit to be recorded appears to be

exactly “five,” raise the last digit to be recorded one unit if

that digit is an odd number or leave it unchanged if it is an

even number. This is sometimes known as the “odcl upeven down rule.”

When the examinee’s sample number ends in a “3” or a

“6,” all skinfold measurements and the elbow breadth,

upper arm girth, and maximal calf circumference are ltobe

done on the left side as well as on the right side of the body.

If any measurement cannot be taken on the left side, write

the reason not done on both the body measurement and

unusual occurrence forms.

If a skinfold is too tight to be measured, write “tight

skin” in the recording space for that skinfold.

If a skinfold is above the measurable limits o:f the

calipers, write “60 +” in the recording space for that skinfolcl.

The original examiner and recorder should complete

an [examination once it is started.

The examiner takes each measurement and says it to

the recorder. The recorder repeats the number, reco:rds it

in the proper space, and says the name of the next measurement. The examiner should keep the measuring instrument

set until the recorder repeats the number. If the anthropometer becomes unset in anyway before the measurement is

read back, the measurement should be made againl, On

standing measurements the recorder should see that the

examinee stands erect. For the standing height measurement the recorder should check the height photograph to

be sure of the accuracy of the technician’s reading.

The recorder is important in helping to ensure the

accurate recording of the measurement while also helping

the examiner position the examinee correctly. The recorder

also assists the examiner by seeing that the steel tape is

horizontal with proper tension when girths are measured.

The recorder, having had the same training as the examiner, should recognize an error in measurement or in

rea,ding from the wrong scale. (The anthropometer has two

scales, ascending and descending.) Any errors spotted by

the recorder should be called to the examiner’s attention

and the mistake corrected.

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Procedure for measuring examinees ages

8 years and over

Before starting the measurements, record on the control record the examiner number and the time the procedure begins. Record on the body measurement form the

examiner and recorder numbers, as well as the age and sex

of the examinee.

After finishing the measurements, record the time on

the control record and complete the date, age, sex, height,

and weight sections on the “Report of Findings to Physician” page of the chart.

1. Height–Have the examinee stand erectly with back

and heels against the upright bar of the height scale

(“Stand up tall” or “Stand up straight”) with feet

together and head in the Frankfort horizontal plane

(“Look straight ahead”). Grasp the examinee under

the mastoid processes and stretch gently upward.

While maintaining the examinee’s head position with

one hand, bring the horizontal bar down snugly to the

examinee’s head. Lock the bar in place.

Place one of the sample number labels next to the tape

on the upright bar so the label can be read on the height

measurement photograph.

Photograph the height measurement, being sure that

the examinee’s hair does not obscure tlie scale. Ask the

examinee to step aside. .

Process the film and stick the sample number label

from the height scale on the photograph. Do not cover up

the scale or the photographed sample number.

Read the standing height measurement from the photograph and record it on the body measurement form in

four digits to the nearest millimeter (0.1 of 1 cm) from the

metric scale. If there are fewer than four digits, fill in the

bk-mk spaces with zeroes as appropriate. For example, 99.0

should “be 099.0. When the measurement is exactly at the

half-way point between two millimeter marks, round up if

th[epreceding whole number is odd; round down, if even.

2. Weight—Make sure that the electronic digital scale is in

the kilogram mode. If it is not, press the LB/KG key on

the keyboard face.

Make sure that the digital LED readout shows 000.00.

If it does not, press the ZERO key on the keyboard scale to

zero the scale.

Have the examinee stand on the center of the weight

scale platform.

Insert the body measurement page in the slot of the

scale’s printer. “

Press the PRINT key on the front of the printer to

record on the body measurement page the time of day, the

date, and the examinee’s weight to the nearest twentieth of

a kilogram.

Check to be sure that the printed weight is legible and

is the same as the weight displayed on the LED.

Record the weight in kilograms on the body measurement form in the space provided. Always record the weight

in five digits, filling in the blank spaces with zeroes as

needed. For example, 44.5 should be entered as 044.50.

Tlie last digit should always be a zero or a five.

3. Biacromial breadth —Have the examinee stand facing

away from you in the standard erect position with”feet

together and arms hanging freely at sides.

Place an anthropometer arm on each of the acromial

processes.

Compress the soft tissue over the acromial processes as

much as possible by applying pressure on the anthropometer arms near where they touch the body (not where they

are attached to the anthropometer).

Measure the maximum breadth of the body between

the acromial processes to the nearest 0.1 cm. Be sure that

the anthropometer arms do not slip off the acromial processes. This is a bone-to-bone measurement taken over the

examinee’s gown.

4. Bii[iac crest breadth —Have the examinee stand facing

away from you in the standard erect position with feet

together.

Locate the maximum lateral width of the body between

the crests of the ilia. This maximum width is in the anterior

superior aspect of the body.

Place an anthropometer arm on each iliac crest. You

may need to hold the ends of the anthropometer arms in a

slightly declining position.

Compress the soft tissue over the ilia as much as

possible by applying pressure on the anthropometer arms

near where they touch the body (not where they are

attached to the anthropometer).

Measure the maximum breadth of the body between

the iliac crests to the nearest 0.1 cm. Be sure that the

anthropometer arms do not slip off the bony landmarks.

This is a bone-to-bone measurement taken over the examinee’s gown.

5. Bitrochantenc breadth-Have the examinee stand with

feet together in the standard erect position.

Place the caliper arms on the protuberances of the

greater femoral trochanters.

Compress the soft tissue over the trochanters as much

as possible by applying pressure on the caliper arms near

where they touch the body (not where the arms are attached to the anthropometer).

With the top section of the anthropometer measure to

the nearest 0.1 cm the maximum breadth of the body at the

level of the greater femoral trochanters. This is a bone-tobone measurement taken over the examinee’s gown.

6. Elbow breaifth-Have the examinee stand with feet

together in the standard erect position and extend right

arm forward until it is perpendicular to body.

Have the examinee bend arm so the angle at the elbow

forms 90° with fingers pointing up and the dorsal part of

WTkt toward YOU.

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the

With the sliding calipers in the same plane as the axis of

upper arm, measure to the nearest 0.1 cm the greatest

breadth across the elbow joint. This is a bone-to-bone

measurement across the cpicomlylcs of the humerus and is

usually taken at an oblique angle bccaLlsc Ihc inner condylc

is lower than the outer condylc. J3c carcfLll that the calipers

do not slide off the epicondylcs.

7. fi4idupper am gir[h– Have the cxamincc stand with feet

together in the standard erect position, with right arm

flexed 9(Y at the elbow.

Mark the lateral edge of the acromial process. Place

the insertion tape along the posterior upper arm so that the

same number appears on the tape at the acromial process

of the scapula as at (1IColecranon process of the ulna. Mark

the midpoint of the upper arm which is indicated by the

zero point (black triangle) on the tape.

Have the rccordcr mark the cxamincc’s arm at [IIC

level of the zero point on the tape. It is of paramoLlnl

importance to take this measLwemcnt accLlratcly bccaLlsc

the midpoint of the arm is the Icvcl at which both the arm

girth and triceps skinfokl measurements arc taken.

Have the examinee rcbx elbow so arm hangs freely at

side.

Place the steel tape so it encircles the arm at the

marked point and measure the circLlmfcrcnce to the nearest 0.1 cm. The tape should rest firmly on the skin sLmface

bLlt should not compress the skin.

8. ~iceps skirr@kl–Have the examinec stand with feet

together in the standard erect position, relax shoulder,

and let arm hang freely at side.

Mark a point on the right midtriceps in the same plane

as the rnidhumeral point used for the upper arm girth and

perpendicular to the olecranon process of the ulna.

Grasp a fold of skin and subcutaneous tissue firmly

with thumb and forefinger approximately 1 cm above this

level; draw it directly back from the body making sure that

no muscle tissue is included in the fold. The crest of the

fold should be parallel to the long axis of the arm.

Apply the calipers at the level of the point marked

earlier and indented directly below the thumb and forefinger; measure the fold to the nearest 0.5 mm without

releasing the fingers.

Take a second measurement; if the two disagree, continue taking measurements until you get two that agree to

within 0.5 mm.

9. Subscapular skinfold– Have the examinee stand with

feet together in the standard erect position and relax

shoLdders and arms.

Palpate the inferior angle of the scapula. Grasp a fond

of skin and subcutaneous tissue directly above the angle

firmly with the thumb and forefinger; draw it straight back

from the body, making sure that no muscle tissue is inc]Llded in the fold. The fold shoLl]d parallel natural cleavage

lines of the skin which are often lines aboLlt 45° from the

horizontal extending medially upward.

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Apply the calipers about 1 cm directly below the thu]rnb

and forefinger and measure the fold to the nearest 0.5 mm

without releasing the fingers.

Take a second measurement; if the two disagree, continLlc taking measurements until two agree to within 0.5

mm.

1(). I/iac crest s,kinfold— Have the examinee stand with his

feet together in the standard erect position.

Palpate the right suprailiac crest and pull a fold of skin

and subcutaneous tissue directly above the crest. The fold

should follow natural cleavage lines of the skin which are

LlsLla]lyat 45° from the horizontal extending medially downward.

Apply the calipers about 1 cm directly below the thumb

and forefinger; measure to the nearest 0.5 mm the thickness of the fold taken over the right crest at the midaxi]lary

line but perpendicular to it.

Take a sccoml measurement; if the two disagree, continLle taking measurements until two agree to within 0.5

mm.

11. h!twimol calf circumference-Have the examinee sit on

the measL!ring table facing the doorway with Icg hanging loosely.

Place the steel tape on a line between the distal process

of the fcmLm and the distal process of the tibia; have the

recorder make a vertical line along the edge of the tape at

about the middle of the leg.

Encircle the calf of the Icg with the steel tape at what

appears to be its maximum circumference. Move the tape

up and down the leg slightly to confirm that you have the

maximum circumference. Have the recorder mark along

the top edge of the tape a horizontal line that intersects the

vertical line drawn previously.

Keeping the tape taut without compressing the skin,

measure the circumference to the nearest 0.1 cm.

12. Medial calf skinfo/d—Have the examinee sit on the

measuring table with leg hanging loosely.

Grasp a fold of skin and subcutaneous tissue about 1

cm above the intersection of the markings on the Icg.

Place the skinfold calipers at the level of the horizontal

line and indented directly below the thumb and forefinger;

measure to the nearest 0.5 mm the thickness of the skinfold.

Take a second measurement; if the two disagree, continue taking measurements until two agree to within 0.5

mm.

13. Handedness—Ask the examinee whether he or shc is

right-handed or left-handed. Record the answer by

checking the appropriate box.

14. Silting heigM-Have the examinee sit as far back on the

measuring table as possible so that the backs of the

knee joints (popliteal fossae) are at the front edge of

the table. Have examinee sit erectly with eyes straight

ahead and the infraorbital meateal line parallel to the
table top (that is, eyes in the horizontal plane looking

straight ahead). Check with the recorder on the examinee’s position before making the measurement.

Grasp the examinee laterally under the mastoid processes and under the mandible. Lift the examinee gently to

a maximal sitting height.

While maintaining the examinee’s head position with

one hand, bring the caliper arm down firmly against the

midline of the examinee’s head. You might have to compress some hairstyles.

Take the measurement to the nearest 0.1 cm with your

eyes at the same level as the caliper arm. Do not make the

reading at an angle. Short technicians should stand on the

footstool available in the measuring room.

Procedure for measuring children under

age 8 years

Before starting the measurements, record on the control record the examiner number and the time the procedure begins. Record on the body measurement form the

examiner and recorder numbers, as well as the age and sex

of the examinee.

After finishing lhe measurements, record the time on

the control record; complete the date, age, sex, height, and

weight sections on the “Report of Findings to Physician”

page of the chart.

1.

2,

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Height (2–7 years old)—Use the same procedure as

that for older examinees.

Weight–Use the same procedure as that for older

examinees.

Biacromicd breadth —Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinecs.

Biiliac cresf breadfh —Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

Bihochanteric breadth –Stand the chiId on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Othenvise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

EIbow breadth — Use the same procedure as that for

older examinecs except that the child may be either

standing on the footstool or sitting.

Midupper ann girth –Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Triceps skinfold—Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

Subscapular skinfoId—Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

Iliac crest sh+rrfold-Stand the child on the footstool

(placed in the center of the room) so that you can take

the measurements with your eyes at about the same

level as the caliper arms. Otherwise, use the same

procedure as that for older examinees.

Maxhal calf circumference-Use the same procedure

as that for older examinees.

Medial cay s/cinfold-Use the same procedure as that

for older examinees.

Handedness—If the child is old enough to respond

accurately, ask the child whether he or she is righthanded or left-handed; record the child’s answer by

checking the appropriate box. Otherwise, question the

child’s parent or guardian to obtain the information.

Si[fing heighf (2–7 years old) —Have the child sit erect ly

on the rneasurin~ table with eyes directed straigl~t

ahead (the eyes should be in a horizontal plane looking

straight ahead). The child should sit as far back on the

table as possible so that the backs of knee joints

(popliteal fossae) are in contact with the front edge of

the table. Check with the recorder on the child’s position before making the measurement. Younger children need to be encouraged to sit up straight, and you

might have to give support to a younger child. First,

straighten out the child’s back by placing your right

hand over the upper part of the chest and your Ieft

hand over the lumbar area and pushing gently. Then,

grasp the chikl laterally under the mastoid processes

and under the mandible. Lift the child to a maximal

sitting height. Be sure [hat the child’s hands are placed

in child’s lap. This avoids the child’s rendering you any

assistance by using hands to elevate body.

After chcc!iing the child’s position with the recorder

and while maintaining head position with one hand, bring

the caliper arm firmly against the midline of the examinee’s

head. You might have to compress some hairstyles.

Take the measurement to the nearest 0.1 cm with your

eyes at the same level as the caliper arm.

15. Chest circumference

Erect (2–7 years old) —Have the child stand on the

footstool in the standard erect position with feet together.

Pass the steel tape around the chest at the level of the

nipple line so that it is at a right angle to the

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longitudinal axis of the body. Have the recorder see that the

tape is against the child’s body just below the angles of the

scapula. Measure to the nearest 0.1 cm the chest circumference at midrespiration, with the examinee breathing

normally, with arms relaxed at sides.

Supine (3 years and under) —Have the child lie supine

on the infant measuring board. Put the tape around the

chest at nipple level at a right angle to the longitudinal axis

of the body. Take the measurement to the nearest 0.1 cm at

normal midrespiration.

16. Heud circumference (6 months–7 years) –Have the

child either sitting or standing for this measurement.

Steady the child’s head and place the steel tape firmly

around the frontal bones (forehead) just above but not

including the supraorbital ridges, passing the tape around

the head just above the ears on each side, and laying it over

the maximum occipital prominence at the back of the head.

Have the recorder hold the tape on the maximal occipital prominence once the tape has been positioned correctly.

Pull the tape firmly to compress the hair and underlying soft tissues.

Measure the head circumference to the nearest 0.1 cm.

17. Recumbent length (3 years and under) –Have the child

lie on his or her back on the infant measuring board.

Find another technician to help take this measurement.

One technician holds the child’s head in the Frankfort plane

(that is, eyes straight ahead; in this case, straight upward so

that the plane they form is parallel to the movable footboard) and applies gentle traction to bring the head into

contact with the fixed headboard. The second technician

holds the child’s legs by placing one hand firmly over the

knees. The child’s toes should point directly upward. Then,

while applying downward pressure to the legs (to prevent

the knees from flexing), the second technician brings the

movable footboard to rest firmly against the child’s heels.

You may need a third person to help with restless infants so

you can take measurements as quickly as possible and

maintain accuracy.

Read the measurement to the nearest 0.1 cm from the

digital counter on the measuring footboard.

18. Crown-rump length (3 years and under) –Have the

child lie on his or her back on the infant measuring

board with hips bent at a right angle.

Find another technician to help take this measurement.

One technician holds the child’s head in the Frankfort plane

and applies gentle traction to bring the head into contact

with the fixed headboard. The second technician supports

the child’s legs under the flexed knees and brings the

movable footboard to rest against the child’s buttocks with

firm pressure.

Read the measurement to the nearest 0.1 cm from the

digital counter on the measuring footboard.

Unusual occurrence form

The unusual occurrence form is used to describe the

reasons why parts of the examination were not obtained or

why they may have been done in a nonstandard way. For

instance, the form should identifj infants for whom data

could not be obtained because of uncontrollable behavior,

examinees for whom right-side measurements could not be

taken, and all refusals. This form should include the sample

numbers of all infants (under 2 years old) for whom height

photographs were not taken. Conditions affecting the examination should also be listed here, for example: “SP pregnant” or “right side atrophy due to paralysis.”

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U.S. methodology with those of other countries.

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Cognition and Suwey Measurement— Repons from the

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medically defined prevalence of specific dmeaaes in the

United States and the distributions of the population

with respect to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics and (2) analysia of relationships

among the various measurements without reference to

an explicit finite universe of persons.

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