Data from the

NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY

WeightbyHeightandAge

for Adults18-74Years:

Uniied States,1971-74

A~c and scx distributions of’ weight b)’ single inches of hci~ht for

LKILdts 18-74 years of Jgc in the civilian nuninstitutionalizd

population of the United States.

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1656

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

Public Health Service

Office of Health Research, Statistics, and Technology

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Md. September 1979

Series 11

Number 208
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

DOROTHY P. RICE, Director

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, Deputy Director

JACOB J. FELDMAN, Ph.D., Associate Director for Analysis

GAIL F. FISHER, Ph.D., Associate Directc~rfor the Cooperative Health Statistics System

ROBERT A. lSRA EL, Acting Associate Director for Data Systems

JAMES T. BAIRD, JR., Ph.D.. Associate Director for International Statistics

ROBE RT C. HUBER, Associate Directorfor J4anagement

MONROE G. SIRKEN, Ph.D., A ssociate Director for Mathematical Statistics

PETER L. HURLEY, Associate Director for Operations

JAMES M. ROBEY, Ph.D., Associate Director for ProgramDevelopment

PAUL E. LEAVE RTON, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research

ALICE HAYWOOD, Information Officer

DIVISION OF HEALTI+ RESOURCES UTILIZATION STATISTICS

ROBERT S. MURPHY, Director

S[DNEY ABRAHAM, Chiel Nutrition Statistics Branch

KURT R. MAURER, Acting Chief Survey Planning and Development Branch

DIVISION OF OPERATIONS

HENRY MILLER, Chic~ Health l<xaminationField Operations Branch

COOPERATION OF THE U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

In accordarwc with specifications established by the Ntitior-ml Ckntcr for Ikaith Statistics, the

Bureau uf the Cknsus, und(r a contractual agrccmcnt, participated in the clcsign and selection of

the swnplr, ami curried out the first su+!c 01 the field intervicwin~ and certain pwts of the

st22tist ical proccssin~.

Vital and Health Statistics-Series 1 l-No. 208

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1656

[.ibrary oj”CotlgrcssCatalogCardNumber 78-606159
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
CONTENTS

Introduction ... ...... .... .. .............. ............................................ .................................................................

fv4cthnrfs .... .................... ...... .................. ........ .................. ...... .......... ................ ...... .................................

Height ... .......... ...... .. ...... ........ .......... ................................ ................ .. ........................ .......................

Wci~ht ........... ........ ...........................................................................................................................

Findings ..... .......... ........ ............................ .................................. ............ .. ...... .. ......... .............................

Comparison With Previous Survey . ........ ........ .......... ...................... .. .. ...................... ..............................

Discussion ...... ........ ............ .... .... ........ ...... .. ...... .......... ...... .. .............. ........................ .. ...... ......................

Comparison with Previous Survey ...................... ................ .......... .............. .................. ........ ....... ....

Summary .......................... ...... .................. ................................ .. .............. .......................... ................ ...

Rcfcrenccs ....... .......... ...... .................... ................................................ ...... ................ ............................

List of Dcttiilcd Tables ...................... .................................... .............. ................ ...................................

Appendix: Statistical Nntcs .. ................ ..... ... .. .............................................. .................. ........ ...............

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LIST OF TEXT FIGURES

Unadjusted mean and median weight of mrm and women aged 18-74 years, by height:

United States, 1971-74 ............................. ....... ......................................... .......................... ............

Unadjusted mcanwcights and smoothed mcanwcights (cstimatcd frornth crcgressio ncquations)

ofrncnandwomcnagcd 18-74 years, byhcight: United States, 1971 -74 ........... ......... ................. ...

Avemgc diffcrcncc o~,cr height range betwecnunadjustcd mean weights and mean weights from

regression equations formcn and women, byagc: United States, 1971 -74 ..................... .... .............

Average weights of mcn by ayc group and height: United States, 1960-62 and 1971 .74 ... ...............

Average weights ofwomcn byagc~oup andhcight: United SVatcs, 1960-62 and 1971 -74 ..............

Diffcrcnccs at the 95th pcrccntilc of the weight distribution of mcn and women in HES (1960-62)

and IIANES (1971-74), by agc and height: United States ...... ....... ..................................................

Diffcrcnccs at the 90th pcrccntilc of the weight distribution of mcn and women in IIES ( 1960-62)

and HANES (1971 -74), byagcandhcight: United States ........................ .............. ........ .......... .. .....

Diffcrcnccs at the 80th pcrccntilc of the wci.ght distribution of men and women in IIES (1960-62)

and HANES (1971 -74), byagc andhcight: United States .............................................. .... .............

Differences ot the 20th pcrccntilc of the weight distribution of mcn and women in IIES ( 1960-62)

and HANES (1971 -74), by agcandhcight: United States ...............................................................

Diffcrenccs at tic 10th pcrccntilc of the weight distribution of mm and women in IIES ( 1960-62)

and HANES (1971-74), by aqc and hci.ght: United States ................ ......... .... ..................................

Diffcrcnccs atthc5th pcrccntilcof thcwcightd istribution ofmrnand \vomcnin IIES(1960-6!2)

and HANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States . ................ ................................... ...........

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iv
WEIGHT BY HEIGHT AND AGE

FOR ADULTS 18-74 YEARS

Sidney Abraham, Clifford L. Johnson, I’v1.S.P.H., and hkitthcw F. hTajjar,

Division of Health Examination S~atistics

INTRODUCTION

The hci~ht and weight measurements obtained from the Health and Nutrition Ikamination SLu-vcy (HANKS), conducted by the

National Center for Hca.lth Statistics from April

1971 thro~~gh June 1974, arc used to present

weight findings by height among mm and

women a~cd 18-74 years in the United States.

In this report, weight by hci~ht data arc

analyxcd and discLlsscd by age and SC.S. The

tcchniqLlcs of mcasurcrncnt arc also discussed.

The present findings arc compared with the

Health Examination SLirvcy (1-IIW), 1960-62.]

The analysis of weight by height studies with

variables IJthcr than a:c and scx wiIl bc prcscntcci in fLltLlrc reports. Consideration of body

composition and configuration of obesity and of

nLltrilional statL~s wi]] ak be subjects of future

reports.

IIANES WJS designed to rncasurc the nutritional status of a scientifically dcsi~mcd sample

reprcscntativc of the civilian noninstitLltion-

:Llixcd ])opulation in the Unitccl States of ages 1

through 74 years. This survey was :LISOdesigned

to t)btain solmc limited information on the

ocncr~ll health statLls of the entire agc groLlp as ,>

well as sl)ecific information on the hedlh status

and medical care needs of those aged 25-74

yc:Lrs in the civilian lloninstitL[ti{ )n:L1izcd pol)ulation. A dc’t:Likd ckcription of the specific

content and plan of ol>cration, inducting sarn]]lc

design, has been published.z

As in prcvioLu IIcalth lkmina~ion Survey

programs, the U.S. Burctiu ol’ the Census cool)-

crated in the sw-nplc dcsi:n and in the initial

visits and interviewing at sclcctcd eligible households in the 65 primary sampling L[nits (PSU’S)

throughoLlt the United States. Additional hoLlschold visiting, interviewing, history taking, and

captaining of the examination portion of the

pro~am were performed by the mobile examination ccntcr’s field teams. The selcctcd sample

persons for- whom an :Lppointmcnt could bc

made were brought into the spcciall}’ constructed mobiIc cxarnination ccntcrs which were

moved into a central location in wch of the

prima~ sampling Lmits. The teams, which

traveled to the varioLls sL[rvcy locations thrt]LlghOut the coLlntry, inclLldc’d profession:d and

paraprofcssiomd medical and dental examiners

and technicians, intcn~icwcrs, and t~thcr staff.

“rhc probability sampIc? design LIscci in the

sL]rvcy providcrl a higher sanl~)lin~ ratio of the

poor, prcsch(wl chilclrcm, women of chilc[bcarins

ages, :Lnd the cldm-1}’ than of t)thm-s in the

civilian, ]Ioninstittltioll:dizcd population.

Field data collection operations for the first

HAN1}S sLlrvcy wmc started in April 1971 and

complctc-d in JLIIW 197-I. Of the 28,043 pm-sons

aged 1.74. vcllrs \\,hc) ~~,cr~ sclcctcd ill the

nati(]naI l)robability sample to represent the 194

million persons in that agc g-r~L1p in the civilian

noninstitLltiona] ixcd pol)Ldation, 20,749, [Jr 74

pcrccnt, were cxaminccI. When :L(l.iLlstmrnts arc

made for the differential sampling ratios USCC1

for the effect or ovcrsanlpIin: among the p[mr,

preschool children, women of cflilcibcw-in: age,

ancl the cldc~rly, this corresponds to an cffcctivc

response rate 0175 percent.

Am(mg those 18-74 years of age at the time

of into-view for whom height ancI ;vci:ht

1
measurements were made, there were 13,645

persons examined out of the probability sample

of 19,572 sclcctcd to represent the 128.0

million of that agc in the population.

This is an unadjusted response rfitc of 70

pcrccnt and an effective adjusted response rate

of 70 percent. National estimates in this report

arc based on weighted observations, i.e., the data

obtained for each examined person arc inflated

to the Icvcl of the total po@ation.

METHODS

The examinces changed from their street

clothing into disposable paper examination uniforms and foam rubber slippers designed to

facilitate and standardize various clcmcnts of the

examination. Body measurements were made at

various times of the day at each examination

center and in different seasons of the year.

Thus body measurcrncnts were not standardized

by diurnal and seasonal variations. Weights vary

between winter and summer and may differ

depending upon rcccncy of l(md and water

intake.

Height

For persons agccl 18-74 yew-s, height was

rnczsurcd with the cxamince wearing disposable

foam rubber slippers, feet together, back and

heels q+inst the upright bar of the height scale,

head approximately in the Fmnkfort horizontal

plane (“look straight ahead”), and standing erect

(“stand LIp td]” or “stand LIp real stmight” with

some assistance and demonstration when ncccssary). However, upward pressure was not

cxcrtcd by the examiner to purposefully

“stretch cvcry(mc in a stanclard manner, ” 2s is

rccommcndcd by some. ~

The hci~ht-measuring equipment consisted

01’ a vcrtictil bar with a steel tape attached to a

lCY’CIplatl’orm. ,Lttachcd perpendicularly to the

vertical btir was a horizontal bxr which was

brought down snLIsly on the cxarnincc’s hcud.

Attached to another bar in the same plane as the

horizontal measuring bar was a ]’oiaroid camera

which rw’ordcd the subject’s identification nunlbcr next to the pointer on the scale, thereby

givinx a l~rccisc rcadin:. “1’hc camera not only

gave a permanent record that minimized observer and recording errors but, by sliding up

and down with a horizontal bar and always

being in the same plane, also eliminated parallax.

That is, if the pointer had been in the space in

front of the scale, it would have been read too

high if the observer had looked up at the scale

from below or too low if read down from above.

Weight

A Toledo self-balancing scale that mechanically prints the wei~ht to one-quarter of a pound

directly onto the permanent record was used.

‘rhis direct printing minimized obscrvm and

recording errors. The scaIc was calibrated with a

set of known weights; any necessary fine adjustments were made at the beginning of each new

trailer location, i.e., approximately every n}onth.

The recorded weight was later transferred to a

punched card to the nearest 0.25 pound (lb.).

The total weights of all clothing worn ranged

from 0.20 to 0.62 lb.; this was not dcclucted

from weights presented in this report. The

examination clothing used was the same

throughout the year so there is no seasonal

variation in the weight of clothing.

FINDINGS

Among men the averasc weights range from

140 pounds for those 62 inches in height to 197

pounds for those 74 inches tall (&able 1 and”

figure 1).

Among women the average weights rmge

from 123 pounds for those 57 inches tall to 161

pounds for those 68 inches in height. Weights at

the extremes of the height mngc in some agc

~roups did not show this constant incrcmc in

weight. with advancing height. For cxarnplc, in

the a~c grcmp 55-64 years, those measuring 57

inches weighed 10 pounds more, on the average,

thtin those 1 inch taller. In the agc groLIp 65-74

years, the tallest group at 68 inches averaged 5

pounds less than those 1 inch shorter. This

rcllccts, in part, the greater sampling variability

at the extremes O( the hci(ght rangy.

‘1’ablcs 2 and 3 present descriptions of the

distributions 0[ wci~ht by height for each

scs-agc group. The 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 90th,

2
200 r

190

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100

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57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 74

HEIGHT IN INCHES

Figure 1. Unadjusted mean and median weight of men and

women aged 18-74 years, by height: United States, 1971-74

and 95th pcrccntilcs arc given. At times, the 5th

and the 95th pcrccntiks arc unstable. This

instability is caused by the small sample size of

groups subclassified by SCX,age, and height.

Percentile distributions were derived from

satnpIc sizes as small as 15 for some of the above

subclassifications. Whenever less than 15 were

available for a scx-agc-height group, the percentile is not given since these sample sizes made

the distributions at the extreme lower and upper

tail Icss meaningful. This cutoff of 15 is arbitrary and relative–less vaILIc should be attached

to the pcrccntiks obtained from sample sizes of

15-30 than to those derived from much Im-gcr

stimpIcs.

At each sclcctcd pcrccntilc point in the

distributions of weight by height among men

and women, there tends to be an incrcwc in

wci~ht with height for all age groups. This

pattern was also dcscribcd previously for the

mean weight by height. Some indication of the

variation in weight among individual of the

same height and agc is shown by the pcrccntilcs

in tables 2 and 3.

Within each agc group, the average weight

tends to increase with height. Deviations from

this tendency probabIy reflect sampling errors

rather than any real weight diffcrcnccs in the

population groups from one height interval to

the next.

For persons taIlcr or shorter than the

extremes of the height range shown, the sample

was too small to provide rcIiablc estimates of the

population’s weight distribution. Nlore compIetc

weight and height distributions containing

further information on these extremes arc

shown in tables 2 and 3.

The distribution of weight for any given

height tends to be positively skwcd, with

~wcatcr deviations above than below the average

weight. This is rcflcctcd by the fairIy consistent

cxccss of mean over median weights shown in

figure 1.

For the purposes of smoothing the findings

from HANTES linear regression of weight on

height was used (see appendix). Mean weights

for given heights were obtained from a linear

regression equation for mcn and women for the

six age groups 18-2-I, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,

55-64, and 65-74 yew-s. The equations of weight

by height were fitted by the ]east-squares

method, which holds that the line of “best fit”

is the onc for which the sum of the squares of

the residual errors is a minimum. “rhc linear

regression of weight by height clcscribcs the

average change in weight accompanying a unit of

change in height. The estimtites of the constants—regression coefficient (b) and l--intercept

(a)–in the re~~cssion equation 1’ = a + bx and

the standard error of estimate around these

regression lines for 12 age-sex groups are shown

in table XV (see appendix).

Height-w’eight tables arc presented for men

and women in the agc range 18-74 years, with

mean weight values for each inch of height for

the height range of 62-74 inches for men and

57-68 inches for women (tabIcs 4 and 5). Three

additiomd vaIucs bclo~~’ and above the rncan

~~,cight arc ~so giy,cn in these tab]cs. They

represent estimates of the range of 60, 80, and

90 pm-cent, respectively, of the popultition

around the mean weight.

Y& 0.8416 SY.X

Yt 1.2816 Sy-x

1’-21.6449 SY.X

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For example, assuming normality the predicted mean plus or minus 0.8416 times

standard error O{ the estimote indicates the

ran~c of weights that is cxpectcd to include 60

percent 01 the examined pm-sons of u specific

height for a given age and sex group.

In this instance one would expect 30 pcrccmt

of the individuals to be within this weight range

below and above the mean weight, with 20

pm-cent falling outside either of these rtingcs,

values roughly eqliivalcnt to the lower and upper

20th pcrccntilcs of the distribution of weight by

height for agc and scx groups. The other two

estimates wound the mean (1’ i 1.2816 SY. ,

~lnd ]’ ~ 1.6449 S~. ~ represent 80 ancl 90 percent of the particular height group. This is

rou~hly equivalent to the lower and upper

10th and 5th pcrccntilc, respectively, of the

distribution of wei:ht by height for age and

Scx groLlps.

The srnoothcd averages shown in table 5

were obtained from the linear regression equations of weight on height for each of the 12

LLgc-scx groups (SW appendix). There w-c small

differences bctwccn the smoothed ~vcragcs and

the averages obtained directly from the data,

avera:ing lCSS than a pound over the indicated

height ran:c (figures 2 and 3).

Among lmcn the differences rmgc from 0.08

pound at ages 25-34 to 1.38 pounds at ages

55-64 years. The corresponding values among

women are 0.33 pound at ages 65-74 years and

2.3 pounds ut ages 55-64 years. The diffcrcnccs

arc Jttributcd to the Icss stable values at the

extremes of the height distribution.

The height-weight t~blcs (tables 4 and 5)

summarized in table 6 show that the average

weights by height for men and women increase

with age but in different patterns. Average

weiShts of mcn incrcasc rapidly until the agc

group 25-34 years. The rwte of increase then

flattens out, with the averuge weights peaking in

the agc group 45-54 years for men of heights lCSS

than 68 inches and declining thereafter. The

average weights of men of heights 68 inches and

more peak tit ages 35-44 years and then tend to

decline.

The average weights of women generally

advance rapidly to the agc group 35-44 years.

‘rhcy increase less r~pidly in the age groups

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

Figure 2. Unadjusted mean weights and smoothed mean weights

(estimated from the regression equations) of men and

women aged 18-74 years, by height: United States, 1971-74

L_____ 1824 25.34 3544 45.54 55.64 6574

AGE IN YEARS

F’igure 3. Average difference over height range between

unadjusted mean weights and mean weights from re@ession

equations for men and women, by age: United States,

1971-74

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45-54 find 55-64 years, peak at the latter age

group, and then decline.

The estimated number of adults, by age and

sex in the Scncral population by weight groups

for height, is shown in tables 7-20. The number

of adults in the HANES sample, by weight group

for height, is presented in tables HI-XIV.

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS

HES SURVEY

The average weights of men and women by

height m measured in the Health and Nutrition

Iixamination Survey of 1971-74 were generally

greater than those from the HeaIth Examination

Survey (1111S) of 1960-62 (table 21, figures 4 and

5). Among persons in age ~woup 18-24 years, the

differences between averages during this period

increased with height. This direction was Icss

evident for men than for women, particuIm-ly in

the shorter heights. However, at ages 25-34 years

the pattern was reversed for women. The diffcrcncc between the average weights of women

in HANES and in IHES dccrcascd as height

incrcascd.

The differences in average weights for men

and women 35-44 years showed the same

pattern. HAN ES data showed the average

weights of shorter people to be less than those in

HES data and those of taller and medium weight

people to bc more. Diffcrcnccs in average

Weights for taller persons and those of medium

height ringed from 1 to 13 pounds.

Avcrtigc weights of women -!5-54 years in

IIIiS were, with one cxccption, 2 pounds Iw.s

than those of women in HANES. Avcra$c ~~cights

for mcn shorter than 69 inches in this same age

gToU]) were ako 2 pounds Iess for HES and were

2 to 5 pounds less for mcn taller than 69 inches.

At a~cs 55 years and over the average weight

for women in IIANES differed littIc from that

of women in III%. On the other hand, diffcrcnccs bctwccn the average weight of men in

I IANKS and that of men in HKS increased with

an increase in height. Men in II ANIt S with abuvc

fivcra~e height (69 inches and mm-c) weighed

more on the average-7 to 14 pounds at ages

55-64 and 7 tO I 1 pounds at ages 65-74

years-than men in HIM did.

Women examined in HI%, 1960-62, tend to

attain their maximum avemgc weigh t t w~o

decades later than men of heights 67 inches and

less. The corresponding figure is one decade later

for men 68 inches and more. Ilromen in HANES

show the same picture with the exception that

their maximum average \veight is attained t~vo

decades later than the taller men and one decade

later than the shorter men (tabIe 22). This dcIay

may reflect the ~veight and caloric consciousness

of women.

In both HES and HANES women show a

gcatcr relative gain in average ~vcight with age as

compared to men. It shouId be noted that these

findings may be influenced by changes in body

size for the successive generations in these

cross-sectional data.

Selected percentiles of weights for each inch

of height arc shown for HKS, 1960-62, and

HANES, 1971-74, by age and sex in tables 23-28

and figures 6-11. The differences in weight

between HANES and HES, discussed previously

for the mean of the distribution, were also

observed for the upper end of the distribution

(80th, 90th, and 95th percentiles) but at a larger

order of magnitude.

The greatest difference in weights of men

was at the 95th percentile. HANTES, greater at

each inch of height for each age group than the

corresponding percentiles for HM, averaged 9

pounds OVCIdI. It ranged from u high of 10

pounds at ages 18-24 to a lo~v of 6 pounds at

ages 65-74. At the 90th and 80th percentiles,

the corresponding weights al’eragcci 7 and 6

pounds more, respectively, otter all a~e groups

than those for Ill%.

Similar patterns appcw- when the diffcrcnccs

between H/~T1;S und HES in the weight of

women in the upper distribution were anal~’zcd

(tables 23-28 and figures 6-1 1). tit the 95th,

90th, and 80th pcrccntilcs, ~veights of persons

examined for II ANF.S wmc higher, on the

average, than those for HFX by 9, 8, and 6

pounds, respcctivcly, for all +gc groups. ‘rhc

diffcrcnccs in ~vcights increased consistently

~i~ith incrcascd height cxc~pt for th~ :lSC grollp

25-34 years, when the \vcights of shorter w[)rncn

~,crc greater than those of t]l~ nl~dillm :lnd t:lllcr

heights.

In contrast, Ior the lo~vcr end ut’ the

distribution (20th, 10th, and 5th percentiles)

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200

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18-24 YEARS 210 r

2534 YEARS

1901 — HAN ES, 1971-74

HES, 1960-62

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200 -

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150 -

140 -

130 -

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35-44 YEARS

62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

210r 55-64 YEARS

200 -

190 -

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160 -

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150 -

140 -

130j

62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

HEIGHT IN INCHES

130

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62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

210r 45-54 Y[.ARS

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200 -

190 -

180 -

170 -

160 -

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130

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62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

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65-74 YEARS

200

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

1 ~$tirlliltrd “;,lt,e~ I’r(,lll ~cgrcssic)l] Cqu;ltiot]s (II’ weights I’or sj~e~it’iud og~ grnutts.

N()’11{: l(~r I 960-62 ond 197 I-74, height wtts meusurcci without shots. l.<)r 1960-62 clothing weight WJS estimattcl M

avtrtiging 2 PO II II LIS. which wert, dc!ductrd t’n)m weights sh(~wn: for 1971-74 cl<~thing weight mnged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound,

which ww not dtductcd I’n]m weights shown.

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Figure 4. Average weightsl of men by age group and height: United States, 1960-62 and 1971-74
180 18.24 YEARS

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170 170

160 _ HAN ES, 1971-74 160

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

F.stimated values t’rom regrmw{)n q uutir)ns I)f weights for specified ugc gr[)up~.

NOTK: For 1960-62 und 1971-74, height was measured without sh,,es. I.ur I 960.62 c]othmg v.eight WI. estimated a,

uveraging 2 pounds, which were deducted from weights shr)wn: for I 971.74 clothing tveight ranged from L1.zo t!, 0.f12 pound.

wrhich was nnt deducted from weights shown.

Figure 5. Average weightsl of women by age group and height: United States, 1960-62 and 1971-74

7
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HEIGHT IN INCHES HEIGHT IN INCHES

Fiqure 6. Differences at the 95th percentile of the weight

distribution of men and women” in HES (1960-62) and

HANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States

MEN

20 r

1824 YEARS

WOMEN

1824 YEARS

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

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10

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10 f5 -4

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57 69 61 63 65 67

HEIGHTIN INCHES

Figure 7. Differences at the 90th percentile of the weight

distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and

HANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States
MEN WOMEN MEN

10 r1824 YEARS 10

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Figure 8. Differences at the 80th percentile of the weight Figure 9. Differences at the 20th percentile of the weight

distribution of men and women in HES (1960.62) and distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and

HANES (1971 -74), byage and height: United States HANES (1971 -74), byage and height: United States

9
MEN WOMEN

10

1824 YEARS 1824 YEARS

r

2534 YEARS 2534 YEARS

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10

r

3544 YEARS

7

5

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5

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5

10

0

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62 64 66 68 70 72 74 57 59 61 63 65 67

HEIGHT IN INCHES HEIGHT IN INCHES

Figure 10. Differences at the 10th percentile of the weight

distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and

HANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States

MEN

1a24 YEARS

5 4

0

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15

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

wOMEN

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0

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HEIGHT IN INCHES

Figure 11. Differences at the 5th percentile of the weight

distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and

HAN ES(1971-74), byage and height: United States

10
this direction was less eviclcnt for men, particularly in the shorter heights. The weights of men

between the two surveys in these percentiles

were consistently greater only in ages 65-74

years. The weights of women ages 45 years and

over were consistently less in

HIM.

DISCUSSION

Data on weight in relation

and agc arc a useful criterion

13ANES than in

to height by scx

of onc aspect of

nutrit~)nal status. There are no current cs~imatcs

of weight by height that arc representative of

the gcmcral population. Data on such estimates,

published by the National Center for HcaIth

Statistics, Health K xam ination SLirvcy,

1960-62,1 described a rcprcscnttitive sample of

the population. Other avuilablc data arc taken

from sclcctcd sc:mcnts of’ the population4-s and

special study groups 6 but cannot bc gcncralizcd

for the population, The Iargcst collection of data

is from life insurance studies of insured persons.

IHowever, bccausc of the composition of such

populations, the data do not rcprmcnt a true

cross section of the country.

These cross-sectional data on weight and

height mcasurcmcnts of adults WC}Cobtained on

diffm-cnt agc cohorts. The agc trends show the

mean and percentile body measurements for

successive cohorts of persons and rcfkct the

effect of di ffcrcnt environmental and hereditary

influences. The limitations of cross-sectional

data arc rccqjnixcd in considering groL1p age

changes. I’tittcrns of weight gain and of gradutd

dcclinc muy be influenced by a sccuhu- trend in

body size for successive generations in u crossscctional survey. A more accurate assessment of

these changes can be done from longitudinal

data, where the some persons are followed for

many years.

The tables in this report arc not presumed to

indicate desirable or standard weight but only to

present a rcfcrcnce base for the person’s observed weight. They show estimates over ancl

under excess body weight of mcn and women by

height tind age. Thin-c arc no estimates of body

fat other than what can be inferred from the

deviation of actual weight from the mean

weight; such estimates will not yield information

on how much of the weight difference is

account-cd for by excess fat.

This approuch of predicting weight by height

showed a correlation which ranged from the

order of + 0.460 at ages 35-44 ycm-s to 0.390 at

ages 45-54 years for men of ages 18-74 years.

Corresponding correlation values for women

ringed from + 0.285 at ages 65-74 years to

+ 0.246 at ages 45-54 yew-s. The maximum

coefficient of determination for men a~cs 25-W

years showed that about 20 pm-cent 01’ the

variance can bc explained by regression of

weight by height. For women this value was

about 8 pcrccnt.

Comparison of an indi~~idual’s actual wcig]lt

with a standard weight is the most widely USCC1

criterion of Icanncss or fatness. Inta-cst in this

measurement stems from the findings of life

insurance and cpidcmiologicaI studies that relate

excess body ~vcight status to unfavorable morbidity and mortality cxpcricnccs. Using this

method, the Iifc insLmncc studies dctcrmincd

excess body weight status. which is defined as

the dc~’iation of actual weight for a gi~’cn SCX,

age, and height from the average \vcight tables

times 100.

These tables were obtained initiall> from the

hledic(j-~jcttl:iria] Investigations (19 12)J and

later from the Build and Blood Pressure StLldy

(1959 ).5 Other studies, such as the Framingham

Heart Stud~’,6 dcllned excess body \vcight duc

to obesity :LSa rcklti~’e \veight of 20 pcrccnt or

more above the median \vcight for a given height

and sex.

Since it is recognized that height imd ~vcight

alone arc incomplete indicfitions of obcsitl’,

“desir:Lble” ~vcight tables that ttikc into consideration mcasurcmcnts of bud>’ build have

been dcvclopcd by the hktropolittin I.ife lnsurancc Company. Thesetables for LICILl]tS25 }ears

and over, shoiving ranges of ~veights for given

heights, answer the criticism that height-~vcight

tables ignored the disadvantages of the incrcasc

in body weight with ad~wncing years M \vell as

variations in body build that inllucncc the

weight of individual. The average ~lrci,ghts in the

tables arc for categories of bed}’ frame but the

determination of frame size has nut been specified or defined in terms of body mctisurmnents.

11
The user must exercise clinical judgment about

type of body [ramc.

Such data arc not satislwtory for studying

the influcncc of ohcsity on mortality. Obesity,

an cxccss accumulation of fat, is ~(scd intcrchmg-cably with (werwcight or cxccss body

weight above standard weight. Total body

weight is a measur-c of bone, rnusclc, md f~t.

Departure from average weight may be due to

one or a combination of these body components. Overweight prmwntion and control is

directed agtiinst overweight due to fat, which is

primarily attributed to cxccss food intake over

the energy demands of the individual. This is the

major form of overweight in the United States.

Comparison With Previous Survey

Three factors were considered in comparing

the height-weight dat~ from the IIedth Ilxamination Survey ( 1960-62)2 with the current

HANES findings. The first factor, which involved methods used in obtaining smoothed

average weights, was not a problem for the

HANKS, 1971-74, data since a similar Iincar

rcgrmsion estimation was used.

The second factor, diffcrcnccs in clothing

wei{ghts, will substantially affect the comparability between the studies. C10thin2 weights for

IIES were nearly like those for HANF, S, averaging about 2 pounds more. Adjustments were

made for this difference. In both surveys,

subjects were measured without shoes.

The third factor was measurement techniques in HES and HANES. HIM, done by the

I)ivision of Health Examination Statistics of the

Natiorml Center for Health Statistics using the

same standardization of height and wcig-ht techniques, provided the baseline against which the

values from HANES were measured.

Comparable response mtes of examined persons cm whom measurements were taken are also

necessary in order to compare the weight

measures by height from the two surveys. The

HES sample had a response rate of 95 percent

interviewed and 86 percent examined, a highly

representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalizcd population of the United States. The

corresponding rates for IIANES were over 95

percent interviewed and 70 percent examined.

The lower examination rate in the H,ANK3

sample could have biased the mean weight

downward if heavier persons might bc less likely

to come for an examination. This is, however,

unlikely because an analysis of medical histories

comparing the noncxaminees with the cxaminecs indicated no large differences between the

nonexamincd group and the examined group for

the medical statistics compared.

Findings from the present study show that

adults in HANES, 1971-74, gencrdly weighed

more than their counterparts in HIS, 1960-62.

Among women the differences in average

weights generally were largest at the ages under

45 years. Of women 64 inches tall, those in the

age groups 18-44 years were 4 to 7 pounds

heavier, on the a~teragc, than women of the same

height and agc in 1960-62. In the age groups 45

years and ova-, the differences in average

weights of women this height in the 1971-74

period mm- those in 1960-62 do not exceed 2

pounds.

The increase in heights cannot explain the

greater weights of men and women in HANF, S,

1971-74, compared with HES, 1960-62. Although adults measured in HAINM were taller

than those in HES, differences are numerically

small. HANES data showed men’s heights ranging from less than one-half inch to an inch taller

than the heights from HES data. Corresponding

values for women arc from less than one-half

inch to slightly more than three-quarters of an

inch taller. Excess caloric intake and sedentary

habits are probably responsible for this greater

weight.

The differences in average weights per: inch

of height by age for men and women were not

identical for the selected percentiles. In particular, the lowest percentiles, 20th, 10th, and 5th,

were changed much less than the upper percentiles, which showed substantial gains in

weight between surveys.

SUMMARY

This report contains weight by height findings by age among adult men and women aged

18-74 years in the civilian noninstitutionalized

.

12
population of the United States based on data

from HANKS in 1971-74. T~bIes of average

weights and sckctcd pcrccntilcs for adult Amcrici.tns arc estimated from linear regression equations. I.incar regression equations save a better

than cxpcctcd fit when used to smooth the data

for comparative purposes and to extend thcm at

the cxtrcmcs where the sample was too small to

produce rcliab~c estimates.

A comparison of the findings from the

HANES study with those from the Health

Examination Survey study shows that American

men range in average weight from 140 pounds at

62 inches to 197 pounds at 74 inches tall;

among American women this average progresses

from 123 pounds at 57 inches to 161 pounds at

68 inches.

. Adults in the HANKS study generally

weighed more than those in the Health Examination Survey. Men 18-74 years of agc in HES

averaged 3 pounds Iightcr than those in HANES.

Women of this same age were about 1 pound less

than women in HANT13S.

. The pattern of difference in average

weigh ts between the HANES study and HES

study varied with height and age. Comparisons

arc made with adjustments for clothing.

. hlean weight increased consistently with

agc and height according to both studies. However, adults in HANF.S were generally heavier

than those in HES.

. At age groups 18-24, 35-44, and 55-64

years, the differences in weight w-c mm-c for

men ICSSthan 65 inches in height in HES than in

HANES. For women in HANES at agc groups

25-34 years, the differences were Iargcr at the

shorter height than at the taller height, ranging

from 3-8 pounds over HES.

—--~c)o.—

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height and age of adults, United States, 1960-62, by J.

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Human Biology: A Guide to Field Methods, Weiner, J. S.

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4 Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors and

Actuarial Society of America: Medico-Actuarial Mortality Inrxstigation, Vol. 1. New York. 1912.

5 Society of Actuaries: Build and Blood Pressure

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LIST OF DETAILED TABLES

1. Average weight of men and women aged 18-74 years, by age and height: United States, 1971-74 ................................ .......... ...

2. Weight of mcn aged 18-74 years by agc and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard deviation,

standard error of the mean, and sclcctcd pcrccntilcs, United States, 1971-74 ............................................................................

3. Weight of women aged 18-74 years by agc and hci~ht: sarnplc siiic, estimated popuIatimr in thousands, mean, standard

deviation, standard error of the mean, and sclcctcd pcrccntilcs, United States, 1971-74 ................................................... ........

4. Avcmgc wciShts and sclcctcd pcrccntilcs for each inch of height for mcn by age: United States, 1971-74 ................................

5. Average wci@ts and schxtcd pcrccntilcs for each inch of height for women, by age: United States, 1971-74 ..........................

6. Average weights for mcn and women a~cd 18-74 years, by agc and height: United Stiatcs, 1971-74 ..........................................

7. Estimtitcd number of mcn aged 18-74 yews in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ...........................

8. fktimatcd number of mcn aged 18-24 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ........... .. .............

9. Estimated number of mar aged 25-34 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ...........................

10. Estimated number of mcn ag-cd 35J14 years in the population, by weight for hci~ht: United States, 1971-74 .......................... .

11. Estimated number of mcn aged 45-54 years in the population, by weight for hci~ht: United States, 1971-74 .......................... .

12. Estinmtcd number of mcn aged 55-64 years in the population, by weight for height: LTnitcd States, 1971-74 ........................ ...

13. Lktimatcd number of mcn aged 65-74 ymrs in tlc population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ...... .....................

14. Iktimatcd number of women aged 18-74 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ................ ... ...

15. Estimated number of women aged 18-24 ycors in the population, by wci~ht for hcixht: United States, 197 I-74 ................ .... ..

16. Iktimatcd number of women aged 25-34 years in the population, by wci~ht for hc,i@t: United St.ltcs, 1971-74 ......................

17. Iktirmtcd number of women aged 35-44 years in the population, by weight for hci~ht: f-hited States, 1971-74 .... ..................

18. Jktimatvd number of women aged 45-54 yews in the population, by wci~ht fnr hcixht: United States, 1971-74 ......................

19. Estimated number of women aged 55-64 years in the population, by weight for hci~ht: United States, 1971-74 .... ..................

20. Estimated number of women aged 65-74 years in the population, by weight for hcih+t: United States, 1971-74 ......................

21. Comparison of average weights for mcn and womwr in HES (1960-62) md HAiiES (1971-74), by agc and height:

United States ............................... ..................................................................................................... ................................ .........

22. Comparison of relative change in weight by height with age over the mean for mm and women 18-24 years in HES ( 1960-62)

and HANES (1 971-74): United States .......................................................................................................................................

23. Diffcrcnccs at the 95th pcrccntilc of the wcisht distribution of men and women in HES ( 1960-62) and IIANES (1 97 I-74), by

age and hci~ht: United States .............................................................................. .......................... .......................... ...................

24. Differences at the 90th pcrccntik of the wci~ht distribution of mcn and women in IIES ( 1960-62) and IIANJXS ( 197 1-74), by

asc and height: United States ....... ........................ ......................................................................................................................

25. Differences at the 80th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HM (1960-62) and HAMS ( 1971-74), by

agc and height: United States ......................................................................................................... .................................. ..........

17

18

21

24

25

26

27

27

28

28

29

29

30

30

31

31

32

32

33

33

34

35

36

37

38

15
26. Dilfcrcmxs at the 20th pcrccntilc of the weight distribution of mcn and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES (1971-74), by

a~c and height: United States ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ... ... .. .. .. ... ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ..... ... .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .. . ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .............................. 39

27. Dilfcrcnccs at the 10th pcrccmtilc of the weight distribution of men and women in IIfiS (1960-62) and HANES (1971-74), by

. . . .

axe and h[’ight: Umtcd Stat~s . ..... .. ..... . .... ... ... . ... ...... . .. ..... ... .. .... .. ... ..... ... .. ... .. . ... .... ... .. ... . ... .. . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .... .. ............................. 40

28. Dillcrcnccs at the 5th pcrccntilc (,1 the wci~ht distribution of mcn and women in lIES (1960-62) and HANES (1971-74), by

agc and height: United States .... .. .. . .... .... .. ... ... .. ...... .. .. ..... . .. .. .... ... . .... ... ... .... .. ... .. ... ... .. .... .. .. ...... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... ............................. 41

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Table 1. Average weight of men and women aged 18-74 years, by age and height: United States, 1971-74

Sex and height

Men

Women

II Age group in years

18-74

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and

over

Weight in pounds

140

147

153

155

162

168

168

173

179

182

188

195

197

123

125

135

137

137

138

144

145

149

150

153

161

1 l~stilllat~d VOIUIX obtained from ]inc:lr Ngrwk)l) cqUilti OIIS.

1130

140

146

138

154

157

155

166

165

176

175

186

191

1114

118

118

123

124

124

132

133

136

140

143

142

1~41

151

151

155

160

168

166

176

185

178

190

195

191

1118

119

126

125

130

135

138

141

143

146

153

162

1143

l14g

158

156

165

173

177

172

184

188

195

210

1205

1125

128

136

135

134

142

146

148

155

157

155

171

1147

151

165

161

166

172

170

178

183

187

193

196

1200

1129

1133

136

146

141

140

149

153

156

155

161

173

1143

1147

154

163

163

168

170

175

184

187

184

189

1203

1132

122

143

142

148

146

’154

151

162

155

1167

1171

148

146

147

155

160

167

169

172

181

188

183

1190

1194

130

133

137

138

144

146

149

152

153

162

173

168

NCITI: : I,;suminwl persurrs were measured without SIIOW; ckrthing weight mngcd from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, w+ich WJS rmt Jeductcd

from weights shown.
Table 2. Weight of men aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard deviation,

Age and height

18-74 years

62 inches .. . ... . .

63 inches ...... ....... ...

64 inches . ...

65 inches .... . ....... ..

66 inches .. ..

67 inches .. .. .

68 inches . ... .

69 inches . . . .. .

70 inches . . . .

71 inches .......... ........

72 inches . ... . ..

73 inches . . . . ...

74 inches ... .....

75 inches .. ................

76 inches .. ........ ......

18-24 vears

62 inches ............ .....

63 inches ...... . .

64 inches . ... .

65 inches

66 inches ..................

67 inches .. .. ...... .......

68 inches .. . .

69 inches .......... . ......

70 inches . ... . .

71 inches ..................

72 inches . . . . .

73 inches ......... ...... ..

74 inches . ... .

75 inches . .

76 inches ..... .

25-34 vears

62 inches . . ..

63 inches ..... ............

64 inches . ..

65 inches . .

66 inches . .

67 inches .............. ...

68 inches .. .. ...............

69 inches .. . ..

70 inches . . .

71 inches ... ........ ....

72 inches

73 inches . .

74 inches ............ ......

75 inches .... .. ..

76 inches ... . ..

standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971-74

Sample

size

70

139

272

453

555

699

756

686

584

385

287

176

73

30

19

7

10

17

41

59

81

116

108

115

76

58

43

22

6

7

3

17

23

41

70

86

92

120

112

73

69

52

21

11

8

Estimated

population

in

thousands

647

1,217

2,167

3,867

6,005

7,556

8,352

8,642

7,554

5,495

4,269

2,806

1,155

417

552

147

119

213

550

888

1,140

1,500

1,667

1,809

1,342

870

764

329

112

260

13

273

383

547

1,217

1,305

1,404

2,044

1,763

1,’193

1,142

931

366

177

216

Mean

140

147

153

155

162

168

168

173

179

182

188

195

197

208

198

*

*

146

138

154

157

155

166

165

176

175

186

191

*

*

●

151

151

155

160

168

166

176

185

178

190

195

191

*

*

Standard

deviation

——

18.44

24.93

25.33

25.87

23.3:3

27.3:3

25.0!3

27.96

33.3:3

29.50

31.68

30.90

32.99

42.29

31.83

.,

.,

19,8”1

22.24

22.3!5

23,94

20,7{3

26.1/3

25.11)

25.5:2

30.1 !3

34,9!3

35,5:3

*

,

,

29.3”7

25.3!5

25.24

21.46

24.16

25.3G

32.99

44.16

37.47

29.62

24.60

30.61

*

*

Standard

error

of the

mean

3.20

3.37

2.19

1.60

1.49

1.40

1.33

1.46

1.97

1.58

2.19

3.07

4.53

9.18

8.80

*

,

7.64

4.74

3.03

3.99

2.65

3.48

2.61

3.46

5.36

6.99

9.57

*

*

*

10.0

6.85

5.53

3.37

3.55

2.44

4.02

6.02

4.17

4.50

4.04

8.21

*

*

Percentile

II+IZl

Weight in pounds

108

109

112

116

124

130

129

137

138

141

139

154

148

169

144

*

*

118

111

116

121

124

133

129

141

140

132

134

*

*

*

109

111

123

129

134

129

140

141

128

154

156

157

*

*

123

116

124

122

133

135

138

143

144

150

151

159

158

173

164

*

*

120

112

125

131

132

139

137

146

147

157

148

*

*

*

110

126

128

134

136

140

148

148

142

157

165

158

,

*

126

126

135

137

148

151

151

153

159

163

166

173

173

179

169

,

*

133

121

146

140

142

147

146

157

155

164

159

*

*

,

130

133

136

145

152

149

154

159

154

168

176

167

,

*

140

148

151

155

161

167

168

169

176

181

185

192

196

192

197

*

*

145

134

155

153

153

161

162

170

168

180

197

*

*

*

155

148

150

157

167

164

167

180

175

185

192

182

*

*

150

159

166

172

176

183

182

188

195

197

211

214

218

216

213

*

*

151

145

165

173

168

182

179

187

185

201

218

*

*

*

159

161

162

176

182

i 81

194

197

193

210

211

217

*

*

163

177

184

189

191

201

199

210

212

215

225

230

233

274

231

*

*

186

164

172

187

180

208

195

202

214

229

228

*

*

*

196

195

194

191

199

196

225

215

212

224

224

226

*

+

169

182

199

198

196

213

212

225

232

230

241

253

264

288

232

*

*

187

193

179

203

195

224

213

228

228

247

234

*

*

*

197

206

201

194

207

201

233

253

224

244

241

244

*

*

18
Table 2. Weight of men aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard deviation.

standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971 -74–Con.

—,

Age and helyht

35-44 years

62 inches ..................

63 inches ........ ..........

64 inches ..................

65 inches .. ........ ........

66 inches ..................

67 inches ..................

68 inches ..................

69 inches .......... ........

70 inches ..................

71 inches ..................

72 inches ..................

73 inches ........ ..........

74 inches ..................

75 inches ..................

76 inches ..................

45-54 years

62 inches .. ....... ..........

63 inches ........... ........

64 inches ...................

65 inches ...................

66 inches ...................

67 inches ...................

68 inches .............. .. ...

69 inches ............. ......

70 inches ...................

71 inches ..... ... ...... .....

72 inches ...................

73 inches ..... ..............

74 inches ...................

75 inches ...................

76 inches ................ .. .

55-64 years

62 inches .......... .. .... ...

63 inches ... .. ...... ....... .

64 inches ...................

65 inches .... ...............

66 inches ......... ..........

67 inches ...................

68 inches .. ........ .........

69 inches ............ .......

70 inches ...................

71 inches ...................

72 inches .. ........ .. .......

73 inches .. ... ..............

74 inches ...................

75 inches ............. ......

76 inches .... .............. .

Sample

size

3

12

23

40

63

75

98

97

88

69

44

29

11

5

2

9

16

23

59

76

112

121

110

84

54

49

27

10

6

1

10

12

33

59

69

96

90

75

56

48

22

15

4

1

1

Est!.

mated

popu.

Iatlon

In

lhou.

sands

88

200

298

524

987

1,241

1,603

1,536

1,343

1,128

882

465

198

72

30

141

211

290

765

1,076

1,605

1,720

1,594

1,341

818

870

425

173

50

22

133

192

485

757

1,089

1,439

1,313

1.241

841

833

325

195

70

5

24

Mean

*

*

158

156

165

173

177

172

184

188

195

210

*

*

*

*

151

165

161

166

172

~70

178

183

187

193

196

*

*

*

●

*

154

163

163

168

170

175

184

187

184

189

*

*

*

Stand

ard

devra.

tton

*

*

18.03

25.59

24.76

24.10

20.79

23.74

30.72

23.46

36.68

31.76

*

*

*

*

14.91

35.96

26.01

24.19

29.19

27.48

27.30

25.08

28.61

24.84

31.36

●

●

*

●

●

23.85

26.82

21.21

31.72

24.57

26.47

32.05

28.38

35.01

22.52

*

*

●

Stand

arcl

error

of the

mean

*

*

6.02

4.46

3.86

3.09

2.47

2.35

4.02

2.99

6.21

5.27

●

*

*

*

4.70

10.33

3.20

3.60

2.96

3.53

2.92

2.87

4.67

4.27

8.08

●

●

●

●

*

3.82

3.40

3.76

3.26

3.94

4.32

5.60

6.02

9.20

6.65

*

*

*

Percentile

111111’

Weight in pounds

*

*

125

121

124

134

140

140

143

155

138

159

*

*

*

*

107

101

116

136

129

126

136

143

134

156

144

*

*

*

*

,

104

112

123

128

130

139

139

153

131

158

*

●

*

*

*

139

125

132

147

150

147

147

159

140

172

*

,

*

*

136

126

131

137

143

130

142

147

153

164

156

*

●

*

*

●

124

128

131

135

146

146

149

154

132

160

*

*

●

*

*

151

137

144

159

162

153

166

169

169

186

*

*

*

*

143

140

143

151

158

154

162

164

169

176

173

●

●

*

●

●

140

146

152

145

154

154

165

167

157

171

●

●

*

*

*

160

159

164

172

177

169

185

186

197

204

*

*

*

*

154

159

161

165

168

173

176

184

190

193

192

●

●

*

●

*

154

162

165

167

171

172

177

187

182

194

*

●

*

*

*

173

169

181

185

194

189

198

199

222

225

●

+

,

●

161

193

177

179

185

185

190

199

199

213

217

*

●

●

●

●

165

177

176

182

182

188

198

203

213

202

*

●

●

*

*

183

190

192

206

204

199

207

223

237

258

*

*

*

*

168

224

189

194

202

210

215

211

220

225

222

●

●

*

*

,

182

196

186

204

201

209

224

214

215

212

*

*

*

*

*

184

192

203

211

209

208

218

232

243

277

*

*

*

*

169

236

211

200

215

223

220

234

236

240

234

*

*

*

*

*

201

209

193

229

214

238

236

232

239

233

●

*

*

19
Table 2, Weight of men aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard deviation,

standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971-74—Con.

Age and height

65-74 vears

62 inches ..... ........ .. ..

63 inches .............. .....

64 inches ... ............ ...

65 inches .. ..... ....... ..

66 inches ....... ............

67 inches ...... ........ .

68 inches ... .. . ......... .

69 inches .... .. .

70 inches ... . .. ..

71 inches .... . ..... .

72 inches ... ...............

73 inches ... . .

74 inches .. .. ..

75 inches ....... ....... .. .

76 inches ...... .. .

Sample

Slzr!

38

72

153

213

218

249

239

176

129

65

45

10

5

1

Est!-

mated

population

(n

thou.

sands

124

224

497

725

745

827

812

558

458

181

179

26

18

1

Mean

148

146

147

155

160

167

169

172

181

188

183

,

*

*

●

—. —-

Stand.

ard

devla.

Ilon

18.17

19.94

21.61

21.34

24.53

24.48

25.20

24.65

29.36

23.47

28.19

,.

,.

..

.

Stand.

ard

error

of the

mean

3.26

2.43

2.12

1.58

2.04

1.67

1.87

3.02

3.00

4.32

5.32

●

,

*

*

Percentile

I

5th I

10thI

25th I

50th I75th I

90th I95th

Weight in pounds

120

112

110

118

117

127

126

139

139

146

143

*

*

*

*

124

121

121

124

129

135

137

143

149

153

149

*

*

*

*

NOTI;: I{xamir,cd persons were measured without shoes; clothing weight ranged frnm 0.20

138

132

132

141

147

153

152

152

161

178

161

,

*

*

*

148

144

148

156

159

167

167

168

177

190

185

*

*

*

*

155

156

161

170

175

180

182

187

193

204

202

*

*

*

*

172

177

175

181

189

197

204

209

214

218

211

*

*

*

*

179

182

182

188

199

212

214

214

236

230

233

*

*

*

*

I 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

frum weights shown.

20
Table 3. Weight of women aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard deviation,

Aye and height

18-74 years

57 inches ..................

58 inches ..................

59 inches ..................

60 inches ..................

61 inches .... ..............

62 inches ...................

63 inches ................ ...

64 inches ...................

65 inches ..................

66 inches ...................

67 inches ...................

68 inches ...................

69 inches ...................

70 inches ...................

18-24 years

57 inches .. .................

58 inches ...................

59 inches ...................

60 inches ...................

61 inches ...................

62 inches ..... .......... ....

63 inches ..... ..............

64 inches ....... ........ ....

65 inches ...................

66 inches ................. ..

67 inches ...................

68 inches ......... ..........

69 inches ...................

70 inches ...................

25-34 years

57 inches ............ .......

58 inches .............. .....

59 inches ...................

60 inches ........... ........

61 inches ...................

62 inches ..... ..............

63 inchas ...................

84 inches ................ ...

65 inches .. .................

66 inches ...................

67 inches ...................

68 inches ......... ..........

69 inches ............ .......

70 inches ...................

standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971-74

Sample

size

gg

165

338

619

97C

1,242

1,297

1,200

1,061

623

375

217

87

40

11

20

38

81

125

197

248

245

224

142

93

48

25

12

13

26

43

74

205

279

308

272

269

180

114

71

23

12

Est!.

mated

population

in

thousands

53e

1,105

2,503

4,583

7,493

10,163

10,316

10,148

9,072

5,328

3,134

1,818

744

347

70

162

248

560

1,037

1,691

1,964

1,982

2,151

1,257

886

43 ‘1

244

113

80

158

296

528

1,444

2,081

2,256

1,943

2,047

1,381

843

539

161

173

Mean

123

125

135

137

137

138

144

145

149

150

153

161

158

162

*

118

118

123

124

124

132

133

135

140

143

142

136

●

*

119

126

125

130

135

138

141

143

146

153

162

153

*

Standard

deviation

28.3!

29.61

28.77

30.34

29.31

30.4:

31 .5s

30.8C

33.82

32.81

32.65

36.1 E

43.24

30.56

●

19.5C

20.1 c

24.2E

25.24

25.OC

24.93

24.OC

30.15

28.7~

30.16

23.5C

17.25

*

*

20.47

25.82

25.75

28.51

28.10

30.47

33.81

32.07

31.92

31.33

36.28

40.26

*

Standard

error

of the

mean

4J3$

3.7f

1.9:

2.5~

1.01

1.1$

1.0:

1.2[

1.4:

‘1.6:

1.91

2.7.!

4.44

6.1 E

*

4.3.E

4.0>

4.2E

2.41

2.31

1.72

1.74

2.67

3.02

3.55

3.46

4.87

●

●

4.95

3.30

4.76

2.12

1.64

2.33

2.83

2.44

2.05

3.14

3.84

8.65

*

Percentile

1111+11

Weight in pounds

8[

8;

95

9f

10(

10:

1OE

1():

Ilc

174

117

122

12C

128

+

87

g!

93

97

97

101

104

104

112

112

117

104

●

●

95

91

95

100

103

104

107

109

109

120

125

120

●

8[

92

10?

IOE

ICY

1C)g

Ilc

114

II?

yl~

12>

127

12e

73C

●

90

9e

96

101

99

106

1Oe

110

114

115

119

119

●

*

97

97

97

103

107

109

110

115

118

123

129

124

,

105

Iclf

112

11~

Ilc

11~

122

I .25

127

12E

132

137

133

142

*

106

107

107

109

109

114

116

119

121

129

127

130

*

*

102

115

106

110

116

118

120

122

124

131

137

136

*

121

11$

131

131

132

132

137

138

14C

144

144

154

144

159

*

112

112

115

118

119

129

130

130

131

138

140

134

,

*

115

126

120

121

127

131

131

134

’137

144

152

143

●

146

I 3$

153

152

154

151

159

161

162

163

164

173

166

172

*

131

132

132

132

133

142

142

143

154

151

150

142

*

●

141

131

134

138

146

747

150

153

160

173

172

155

*

165

177

169

180

176

176

187

187

193

192

194

209

216

206

*

155

145

154

150

150

162

165

162

174

164

161

152

●

●

147

151

171

172

172

178

188

187

190

191

217

177

●

171

188

185

194

191

194

206

202

212

214

216

238

254

220

*

157

162

179

182

166

188

179

190

190

187

168

170

*

*

157

186

185

187

190

201

207

210

217

221

237

292

*

21
Table 3. Weight of women aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard

deviation, standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971 -74–Con,

Age and he(ght

35-44 years

57 inches ..................

58 inches .. ....... .. ....

59 inches . .. ..

60 inches ...... ...........

61 inches ..................

62 inches ...... ...........

63 inches ..................

64 inches ............. .. .

65 inches ..................

66 inches ... .....

67 inches ..................

68 inches ....... ...........

69 inches . ................

70 inches .... .....

45-54 years

57 inches ... ..............

58 inches ...................

59 inches ............. .....

60 inches ... .... ....... ...

61 inches .. . .. .

62 inches ...................

63 inches ...... ............

64 inches ...................

65 inches ......... ..........

66 inches ...................

67 inches . .. .. . ....

68 inches ...................

69 inches ...................

70 inches ......... .. .......

55-64 vears

57 inches . .

58 inches ... ... .

59 inches .............. . ..

60 inches ...... ...... .. ..

61 inches ...................

62 inches .. .. .

63 inches .. .. . ..

64 inches . . .. . ...

65 inches ..................

66 inches .. . .. .

67 inches . .. ...

68 inches .......... ........

69 inches . . . .

70 inches .......... .......

Sample

stze

Ic

21

65

1Oc

147

20~

245

264

255

147

94

58

24

13

5

7

34

59

94

138

126

135

104

71

32

15

9

2

9

18

43

63

99

104

96

102

71

29

13

8

3

1

Est(.

mated

popu.

Iatlon

[n

thousands

31

I o~

42E

69C

964

1,555

1,655

1,889

1,830

977

637

458

197

73

27

59

493

1,004

1,257

1,969

1,842

2,118

1,449

1,031

489

228

90

31

124

323

558

896

1,611

1,565

1,570

1,439

1,031

428

189

85

37

17

Mean

*

12e

136

135

134

142

146

148

155

157

155

171

180

*

*

*

136

146

141

140

149

153

156

155

161

173

*

*

*

122

143

142

148

146

154

151

162

155

*

*

*

*

Standard

devlatlon

*

35.7C

31.5’I

30.1 !5

30.5!2

33.8!?

31.3’7

30.86

32.46

40.72

36.13

44.7C

42.76

.+

,,

:,

29.72

35.27

29,05

31.311

34.35

29.13

29.79

23.33

31.89

28.64

.,

,.

*.

32.69

24.42!

25.82!

27.26

29.2$3

34.0s1

32.3SI

42.87

38.77

*

*

*

*

Stand.

ard

error

of the

mean

*

10.8.5

5.5s

3.27

3 .6C

3.21

1.81

2.42

2.39

5.77

4.88

6.82

9.84

*

*

*

5.96

7.60

3.60

3.55

2.45

3.09

3.57

3.05

5.87

8.75

*

*

*

9.04

5.24

3.68

2.56

3.30

4.74

2.96

6.74

9.43

●

*

*

*

Percentile

5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th

*

94

97

104

101

108

109

111

118

118

123

123

139

*

*

,

94

110

100

108

110

119

116

127

123

132

*

*

,

70

110

103

100

106

109

109

110

90

*

,

*

*

*

95

102

109

106

111

114

114

123

121

124

125

143

*

*

*

100

112

108

111

112

123

126

129

124

138

,

*

*

86

112

105

110

116

118

117

119

100

*

●

*

,

Weight in pounds

%

107

117

lIE

11:

121

124

I 25

131

13C

13C

14~

15.2

*

*

*

105

118

120

120

125

130

134

139

141

146

*

*

*

101

127

122

128

128

132

129

141

127

*

*

●

*

*

112

132

124

12E

134

136

138

147

145

146

160

167

*

*

*

148

135

140

134

143

147

150

151

152

186

*

*

*

119

141

145

148

139

147

147

151

151

*

*

*

*

*

141

147

149

147

150

164

166

174

167

162

179

184

*

*

*

165

170

154

153

163

167

166

165

183

191

*

*

*

126

161

161

166

164

176

169

171

175

*

*

*

*

*

182

171

173

164

181

195

195

201

214

205

240

230

*

*

*

169

214

181

172

187

191

194

186

194

197

*

*

*

181

167

177

183

187

203

191

200

209

*

*

*

●

*

216

209

193

180

199

205

210

219

239

235

268

300

*

*

*

174

216

196

195

215

209

217

201

217

212

*

*

*

200

179

188

190

199

223

208

225

223

*

*

*

*

22
Table 3. Weight of women aged 18-74 years by age and height: sample size, estimated population in thousands, mean, standard

deviation, standard error of the mean, and selected percentiles, United States, 1971-74–Con.

Age and helyht

65-74 years

57 inches ...................

58 inches ............... ....

59 inches ...................

60 inches ... .. .. ............

61 inches ...................

62 inches ............... ....

63 inches ............ .......

64 inches .... ...............

65 inches ..... ..............

66 inches ....... ............

67 inches ...................

68 inches ....... ............

69 inches .... .......... .....

70 inches ....... ............

Sample

size

51

73

115

242

300

316

274

182

138

54

29

17

3

Est 1.

mated

popu -

lation

in

thousands

204

297

482

917

1,173

1,305

1,030

768

572

251

91

78

15

Mean

130

133

137

138

144

146

149

152

153

162

173

168

*

+

Standard

deviation

26.44

26.29

30.45

29.15

28.12

28.80

26.32

27.64

27.77

26.20

31.50

23.58

●

●

Stand.

ard

error

of the

mean

4.87

4.75

3.58

2.59

2.51

1.83

2.06

2.55

3.37

5.00

9.21

6.25

*

●

Percentile

Weight in pounds

87 105

94 105

84 104

99 107

100 112

106 115

113 120

111 121

119 122

135 140

127 145

132 138

● ●

● *

113

111

115

116

126

126

131

135

132

146

149

155

*

●

133

130

131

136

140

142

144

150

150

147

168

171

●

●

147

150

153

158

160

165

160

167

169

175

190

184

●

*

-

167

180

179

178

177

183

183

183

189

208

220

190

*

*

171

188

190

191

195

200

192

195

199

215

251

223

*

●

NC)Tlt: Examined persons were memurcxl without shoes: clothing weight ranged t’rom 0.20 tu 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

from weights shown.

23
Table 4. Average weights and selected percentiles for each inch of haight for men by age: United States, 1971-74

,,,] i),, l,, . .. -. . ..- .-

(h! i\, cl,,, -----------

h. ill’ h<,s----------

h~ inehc, s ----------

ha inchc. s ----------

b7 inchc -----------

68 inchc>s ----------

I 75

1(,5

15i

~

107

95

X5

18(1

I7(1

158

135’

)12

I ()()

Y(1

185

175

163

j~g

117

105

9~

I 90

I 80

~6 &

JQ

122

110

100

195

185

173

~

127

115

105

199

189

177

g

119

109

2ok

I94

182

g

124

114

IYl

180

~

J.’+l,

115

I(1?

91

195

184

171

T iq

119

I06

95

?00

189

J 76

&—-I507

,~~

Ill

I0[)

?Oh

I95

I82

.fl

~– ~

1“10

117

IIJtl

?10

I99

186

:EJc

121

110

215

2ob

191

-II

126

115

220

’209

196

~

120

I 88

I 78

lb6

g

I[)8

98

IV)

18J

171

TL81

,2<

II)

1[))

198

188

176

[i:jj

I30

118

108

20)

19)

181

:Ij~

lJ5

l~j

11)

208

198

186

I@

128

118

214

204

192

km

146

I34

124

219

’209

197

W

129

I Y!. I90

)8) 18(1

171 ,~h7

FI4]: ,lLj~

1?$ IIY

Ill 1(Ih

10(1 Yh

20% 2[)0

1Y? 190

I80 177

!;;? [~;;

1~,) 116

I09 106

2(I7 ’205

196 195

Ia4 }~~

[H: [j>E

134

1~~ 121

lIJ 111

211 210

200 200

Iaa 187

Q g

128 126

117 116

216 215

205 205

193 192.

m+ MM

133 131

122 121

z~() 220

209 210

197 197

y ~

126 126

1

186

!76

165

i141

1~1

110

I00

I90

I80

169

[“g

I74

I04

I94

184

173

~;

Iitt

108

199

189

I78

I;E;

l~j

113

203

;:;

Ii60

i-m

127

117

207

197

186

~

142

131

121

212

202

191

~

126

—

Hc,ight

69 inchcs ----------

70 in. h<.s ----------

71 inchc,s----------

72 inchL,6----------

71 incht.s----------

74 inches ----------

Age Eroup in vmrs

18-24 25-J4 35-44 45-5& 55-64 65-74

209

199

187

%

129

119

213

203

191

Ef$

133

123

218

208

196

~

138

128

7-~,

21j

201

r~~

155

143

133

228

218

206

~

148

138

233

223

211

qgl

153

143

~~~

21’3

2g

‘+;$

135

124

229

218

205

Kg

140

,79

234

223

210

~

158

145

I34

239

228

215

~

163

150

139

244

233

220

~

144

249

238

225

~

160

149

~~!

21!

20:

(.fi

15f

1A!

I3!

7-~c

21:

20;

r~

,——

161

]&(

13[

23:

22?

21:

~

16;

155

145

2 J:

22!

21;

~

171

15$

,45

245

235

222

m

177

165

155

25C

24C

Zze

~

182

17C

16C

y~4

?Ij

201

~r~

1?+1

110

229

218

206

[i_8T

m

14b

lJ5

23&

221

211

g

151

140

238

227

215

g

155

144

243

232

220

~

160

149

247

236

224

p-iig

176

164

153

225

215

202

[;~

141

IJI

2 )[,

22C

207

[~

146

136

2J6

~~6

213

~

165

152

142

240

230

217

@

156

146

244

234

221

~

160

150

250

240

227

q%

166

156

216

206

195

LI#

140

1Jo

~~o

?Ifl

199

g

I44

134

?25

215

204

‘g

149

139

229

219

208

q

153

143

233

223

212

LI#

157

147

237

227

216

~

161

151

N03’FS : lx;lnlitlcd pers[, ns were me:bsurcd witllottt shoes: clotlling wei@lt ranfted fronl 0.20 to 0.62 pound. which was not deducted t’ronl weights shown.

‘rhe wciellt val Lies were comuu ted t’rom the rcxrcssion Wuation of !vcic!lt on height hv we. The V: IIUCS above ood Mow tlw eKPectcci mew $WIIUC revresent the

+,84 16, . I,2816, md + 1.644<1s’tandard error o< tie mtinl:it; covering with-in lllis mn~e 60; 80. :IIId 90 percent of the PIV1ll$Ltion aro”und the nlmn, rcspec”tivcly. The

first rauge is expected tllus to idcntit’y 20, 10. und 5 percent c)V th,b populxtioll of the specific height on citllPr side 01’ the mnge.

JiWrCs irl o tire the expected means,

24
Table 5. Average weights and selected percentiles for each inch of height for women, by age: United States, 1971-74

He!ght ===1= 18.24 25.34 35.44 45.54 55.64 65.74

Welghr In pounds II

1601 1711 1831

150 159 170

138 145 154

Eg ~ IIg

78 77 80

68 65 67

163 174 187

153 162 174

141 148 158

q q @

81 80 84

71 68 71

166 178 191

156 166 178

144 152 162

~ g g

84 84 88

74 72 75

169 181 195

159 169 182

147 155 166

q g g

87 87 92

77 75 79

172 185 199

162 173 186

150 159 170

qz# ~ qg

90 91 96

80 79 83

175 189 202

165 177 189

153 163 173

~ ~ ~

93 95 99

83 83 86

1 1

185 187 178 63 inches

172 175 167

157 160 154

~ ~ ~

86 89 93

73 77 82

189 191 182 64 tnches . . .. . . .. . . . .

176 179 171

161 164 158

~ g q

90 93 97

77 81 86

192 195 185 65 Inches .... . .. . ........ .

179 183 174

164 168 161

lmJ ~ lEJ

93 97 100

80 85 89

196 198 1S8

183 1S6 177

168 171 164

~ $z# Ez#

97 100 103

a4 88 92

199 202 192

186 190 181

171 175 168

g ~ g

.

1co 104 107

87 92 96

66 Inches

67 ,nchcs

. .

.. .. .

203 205 195

I

68#nches ,..,.,,.,.,..,,,,..,,,,.

190 193 184

175 178 171

g P# ~

.

104 107 110

91 95 99

,,,.,...,

.

.,...,,,,,

.........

.,.,,...

Age group In years

18.24 25-34 35-44 45.54 55.64 65.74

Weight in pounds

156 166 777 178 181 175

g g ~ g g g

96 98 103 107 110 114

86 86 90 94 98 103

181 195 210 210 21 ~ 202

171 183 197 197 200 191

159 169 181 182 185 178

E#~~E#E#~

90 101 107 110 114 117

89 89 94 98 102 106

184 199 214 214 215 206

174 187 201 201 203 195

162 173 185 186 188 182

E#qmMm~g

102 105 111 115 117 121

92 93 98 102 105 110

187120312171 21712191209

177 191 204 204 207 198

165 177 188 189 192 185

~ ~ g g p g

106 109 114 118 121 124

95 97 101 105 109 113

190120612211 221[ 2221213

180 194 208 208 210 202

168 180 192 193 195 189

g E# = ~ q ~

108 112 15E 122 124 128

98 100 105 109 112 117

1931 21OI 225] 2241 2261 217

183 198 212 211 214 205

171 184 196 196 199 193

g ~ g ~ g ~

111 116 122 125 128 132

101 104 109 112 116 121

I I I I I

25
Table 6. Average weightsl formenand women aged 18-74years, byage and height: United States, 1971-74

c Sex and height

—Men

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches

58 inches

59 inches

60 inches

61 inches

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

Women

Age group in years

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

130

135

140

145

150

154

159

164

168

173

178

183

188

114

117

120

123

126

129

132

135

138

141

144

147

141

145

150

156

160

165

170

174

179

184

189

194

199

118

121

125

128

132

136

139

142

146

150

153

157

Weight in pounds

143

148

153

158

163

169

174

179

184

190

194

200

205

125

129

133

137

141

144

148

152

156

159

163

167

147

152

156

160

164

169

173

177

182

187

191

196

200

129

133

136

140

143

747

150

154

158

161

165

168

143

147

153

158

163

168

173

178

183

189

193

197

203

132

136

140

143

147

150

153

157

160

164

167

171

143

147

151

156

160

164

169

173

177

182

186

190

194

130

134

137

140

144

147

151

154

158

161

165

169

ll~stin]~t~d “alucs frtIIIj regression equtitic)ns of weight on height forspccified WY groups.

NOTI;: I;xamincd pcrsnns wtre mewurcd without shoes: cl()illitlg weight rongedfrom 0.20to 0.62pc)und, wllichw,ls[]()t deducted

from weights shown.

26
Table 7. Estimated number of men aged 18-74 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

He!ght

Weight {n pounds

Total

Less 11o- 120. 130. 140. 150.

than

160- 170. 180. 190. 200. 210. 220. 230 or

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 219 229 m~,~

Estimated population #n thousands

Toml 3,8881 6,2MI 8,4931 8,7621 8,3471 6,904] 5,1401 3,339 Zlm 2,359

~

2,330 1,635

14

19

25 65

22 84

176 57

256 127

348 207

222 196

273 181

480 290

266 243

170 111

92 41

2,385

_

14

4

21

15

50

200

102

307

381

278

338

273

138

264

108

170

160

161

346

303

259

347

184

167

110

35

10

122 24 19 8 19 2 4 5

95 184 71 40 15 7 1 2

L

149 161 286

342 348 374

453 561 526

501 847 992

668 783 1,252

530 915 1,310

363 996 1,414

262 788 849

118 311 647

204 154 443

49 65 213

32 43 94

24 3

93 124

284 159

617 402

1.226 828

121 331 2

l-l

2,167 92 82

3,867 102 201

6,005 47 129

7,556 26 103

8,352 23 129

8,642 5 36

7,554 13 8

5,495 3

4,269 -

2,806

1,155

969 .

155 63 67

300 178 76

493 381 102

J.--L

827 457 369

898 610 322

886 676 456

1,211 900 619

847 892 376

670 328 354

362 311 364

175 136 121

59 170 103

1;467 1;297

1,035 903

788 671

483 490

299 361

73 52

24 88

NOTK: I.x:mlind pwon~ were mwurmi without allow Cloth in!! weight ranwd from 0.20 U) 0.62 pound, which w. nut LL’I.ILIL’M I’rom w$igllt. 410 WT1.

Table 8. Estimated number of men aged 18-24 years inthepopulation, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Height Total Less

than

130

130- 140-

139 149

180- 190-

189 199 J- 200. 2100r

209 more

I

Estimated population in thousands

Total ...... ........................ ......

I

11,754 956

191 113

119 82

213 33

550 213

888 117

1,140 83

1,500 123

1,667 60

1,809 107

1,342 6

870 19

1,464 -

1,116 1,795 1,959 1,818 1,198 883 706 357 866

Lass than 63 inches ...... .... ...... ...... .. .....

63 inches ... .......................... ........ ........

64 inches ........ .................. ...................

65 inches ..... ........ .. .. ...... ......................

66 inches ............... ........................ ......

67 inches ......... ................ ............... .....

68 inches ........ .......................... ...........

69 inches ................. ........................ .. ..

70 inches ......... ....... .. ...... .. ...................

71 inches ............. ................ ................

72 inches .................. .......... .................

73 inches or more ..... .. .............. ........ ..

73

10

72

121

65

200

191

118

125

36

23

80

5

17

5

40

47

63

14

68

99

39

85

159

203

350

310

357

149

75

68

11

45

43

113

170

112

20

191

4

34

32

11

135

126

118

133

374

23

11

3

97

103

184

139

216

218

84

119

27

16

240

252

350

320

261

150

233

110

31

6

3

82

58

167

130

144

186

136

78

168

100

143

302

303

341

97

287

NOT1{: I{xamined persuns were meusured without shoes: clothing weightranged from 0.20 to 0.62 )ound, which was not

deducted from weights shown.

27
Table9. Estimated number of men aged 25-34 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-”74

Weight in pounds

Total Less 130-

than

140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190-

r

200- 210 or

130

139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Estimated population in thousands

Total ..... ........ ............ ........ .. .

Less than 63 inches .............................

13,003 521

79

64

55

78

72

21

82

30

16

84

740 1,328

3

36

82

106

276

88

237

174

154

134

19

21

2,102 1.518 1,676 1,448 1,218 740 I 1,712

7

24

29

179

192

209

317

161

169

171

218

-

42

273

383

547

1,217

1,305

1,404

2,044

1,763

1,193

1,142

1,689

13

37

‘l00

84

:114

169

63

84

41

12

23

90

24

133

195

234

222

516

305

163

111

108

37

14

148

228

212

260

189

139

169

122

28

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

32

12

44

112

79

99

158

191

187

100

202

14

21

28

73

174

193

124

300

139

144

252

12

40

71

31

62

181

4

115

196

19

8

49

56

319

225

162

290

570

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

73 inches or more .. ....... ......... .......

—.

NOTI; : Examined persnns were measured without shoes: c]oth in< weight rtinged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not

deducted from weights shown.

Table 10. Estimated number of men aged 35-44 years in the population, by weight for height: United States! 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Total

Less 130-

than

140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190-

1

200- 210 or

130

139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Estimated population in thousands

10,69”1

:

469 493

85 57

48 11

25 8

111 42

65 111

39 47

88

56 18

32 18

2

9 90

694 1,082

34

91

47

93

175

137

262

51

126

31

34

962 1,139

183

200

298

524

987

1,241

1,603

1,536

1,343

1,128

882

765

27

29

32

62

152

81

73

127

95

3

12

-1 -

14

23 55

64 44

139 23

130 145

193 321

233 398

349 183

244 126

158 75

116 39

64

34 -

43 42

118 121

177 31

223 225

174 235

248 270

276 235

133 23

81 42

15

30

80

62

43

96

152

284

363

2:2

9’7

164

89

163

10’1

I O!j

18’1

—.

NCITI; : Examined persons were measured lvith out shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 nound, which was not

deducted from weights shown.

28
Table 11. Estimated number of men aged 45-54 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

II Weight in pounds

J

Total

Less 130- 140- 150-

than

160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130

139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Estimated population in thousands

Total ....... ............ ...... ...........

Less than 63 inches ........................... ..

11,151 575

7r

569

193 77

211 14

290 35

765 71

1,076 27

1,605 91

1,720 171

1,594 58

1,341 -

818 22

870 5

893 1,292

I

1,662 1,564

13 4

64 -

25 27

150 76

306 135

321 211

180 412

258 303

151 143

77 57

75 145

41 51

1.491 1.140 564 1.401

-

23

16

39

103

117

58

79

64

25

34

16

68

41

32

74

105

120

139

124

133

10

10

38

5

76

56

120

156

265

236

125

105

83

34

32

3

5

7

107

24

94

174

30

70

54

40

50

43

112

178

207

141

150

271

209

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

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

36

6

87

113

158

91

150

238

138

119

110

93

207

143

270

319

117

106

126

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

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

73 inches or more .............. .................

NOTI; : Examined persons were mcwured without shtws: cluthirrg w’eight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, vhich was not

deducted from \veigl]ts shnwn.

Table 12. Estimated number of men aged 55-64 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

----

Total Less 130- 140-

than

150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130

139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Population in thousands

Total ................. ................... 8,999 594

I

543 877

23 64

44 13

37 92

18 130

50 77

144 207

52 68

61 172

36 25

31 0

47 26

5

1,125

33

23

72

79

136

187

252

129

67

116

14

17 I

1,297 1,662

23 -

30

103 10

97 174

359 164

143 271

185 330

186 285

95 177

62 145

3 31

40 47

1.044 513 515

37

34

14

37

14

121

56

145

56

829

21

19

119

118

102

150

125

103

71

Less than

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

63 inches .............................

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

188

192

485

757

1,089

1,439

1,313

1,241

841

833

325

294

38

82

80

87

107

102

64

7

24

7

51

68

132

99

198

134

141

127

87

3

49

31

130

32

44

70

82

14

73 inches or more ........ ....................... 58

NOT1i: l{xuminw.1 persons \verc metisurcd \vitl] nut SII(K.S: c.]otl]in$ \\ei.@]t ranged from 0.20 10 0.62 pound, which was not

deducted t’rOm weights shnwn.

29
Table 13. Estimated number of men aged 65-74 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height 1

Weight in pounds

Tots I

Less

than 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

1301 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Population in thousands

Total ............... ................................. 5,497 II 559 423 616 933 819 775 529 I 340 503

47 51 11

43 63 6

72 104 55

104 131 139

78 171 115

84 138 131

49 113 156

89 62 112

25 61 52

15 9 10

12 29 30

242 76

224 49

497 107

725 88

745 91

827 53

812 60

558 13

458 9

181 1

225 12

2 2

12 1

17 12

46 26

73 30

87 60

82 52

77 34

74 49

44 37

14 37

28

31

85

85

43

50

58

18

16

2

5

23

17

43

97

108

165

141

71

80

9

21

2

2

2

9

36

59

101

82

92

54

65

NOT I{: I{xomined persnns were mew,ured without shoes: clothing weight mnged from 0.20 to 0.62 Dound. which was not

deducted from weights shown.

. .

Table 14. Estimated number of women aged 18-74 years in the population, by weight for height: United Statas, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Height Total Less

than 90. 100. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150. 160- 170- 180. 190. 200. 270- 220 or

90 ‘9 109 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 219 more

I

Population in thousands

Total . .. I 67,927,, 554, l,5a6, 4,516 8,721 I 10,733 I 11,364 I 8,083 I 6,022 I 4,994 [ 3,404 I 2,3o1 I 1,856

Less than 57 Inches HI Q! 60\ 24 7

1

57 inches 536 70 18 16 1-1

58 inches .. 1,105 100

59 inches . . . . . 2,503 57

60 !nches .. . . . . 4,583 38

61 inches . .. .. 7,493 101

62 inches . .... .. .... ......... 10,163 45

63 inches .... ... ..... ... .......... 10,316 36

64 Inches ....... ........... .... ..... 10,148 41

65 inches . . 9,079

66 (riches 5,328 22

67 inches 3,134

68 Inches 1,818

69 Inches or more 1,315 1

54 65

75 224

132 340

269 380

300 8a2

301 890

160 743

103 485

99 34a

31 95

19

4 18

22 39

63 11

180 324

371 262

666 493

622 627

915 689

830 779

955 663

19 65

69 37

9

30

148

182

230

259

325

18

13

9

18

3

34

927 579 613 450

1,092 1,123 1,029 802

1,634 2,058 1,493 1,148

1,427 1,451 1,861 1,259

1,219 1,712 1,903 1,174

966 1,452 1.796 1,072

223 156

344 279

460 272

563 263

571 462

407 306

31

72

75

170

167

202

171

44

32

26

114

21

86

191

110

163

89

61

43

22

—

22

107

222

309

267

327

191

137

133

90

—

I 323

%WK

30
Table 15. Estimated number of women aged 18-24 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Weight in pounds

Less 11othan

120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190-

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199

Total

200 or

more

300

12

37

38

41

80

33

32

28

Population in thousands

Total .......... .................. 12,925 II 1,991 2,56C 2,392

35

16

81

166

349

336

375

477

340

95

121

2,428

I

1,282 672

2 13

14 -

44 15

62 9

127 61

245 82

147 115

195 145

112 78

170 57

163 98

589

20

10

22

39

75

101

42

95

100

85

348

6

21

3

19

26

79

75

68

19

33

177

17

18

56

18

17

32

12

8

186

21

32

41

25

25

29

4

8

Less than 59 inches ... .... .........

59 inches ...................... ..........

60 inches .. ..............................

61 inches ................... .............

62 inches ........... .......... ........ ...

63 inches ... .. ........ ...................

64 inches ................................

65 inches ..... .................. .........

66 inches ..... ........ .. .................

67 inches ..... .......... ......... ........

68 inches or more ........... .......

265

248

560

1,037

1,691

1,964

1,982

2,151

1,257

886

883

128

100

178

275

47

69

143

292

416

347

383

399

263

129

72

34

29

47

147

159

394

432

492

196

249

249

466

324

266

204

11

19

18

NOTI; : kkamincd persuns were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which vvos not

deducted from weights shown.

Table 16. Estimated number of women aged 25-34 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Weight in pounds

Total Less

than

11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170. 180- 190- 200 or

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Population in thousands

Total .. ..........................

T

13,934 1,649

105 47

158 71

296 71

528 144

1,444 368

2,081 285

2,256 295

1,943 183

2,047 109

1,381 78

843 -

2,147 2,669 2,298 1,450 970 634

5

4

1

44

89

90

53

90

146

40

71

657

4

31

38

107

112

58

56

44

100

108

439

12

22

69

37

49

83

76

23

40

30 I

238 783

4 6

10

12 46

56 54

21 130

71 105

26 164

23 115

25 71

82

Less than 58 inches ................

58 inches .. ...... .......... ..............

59 inchas ...... .. .......... ....... ... ....

60 inches .. ........ ...... .......... ......

61 inches ..... ............... .... ........

62 inches .... ........... ............... ..

63 inches ................................

64 inches ...... ................... ...... .

65 inches ... .............................

66 inches .. .......... ........ ............

67 inches ...... ..........................

68 inches or more ...... ............

35

30

45

125

285

422

405

309

291

145

40

14

11

11

103

79

263

451

386

422

416

296

137

95

5

6

30

79

190

287

380

301

472

213

168

168

2

25

15

12

50

178

274

244

172

159

149

168

11

6

25

79

115

114

114

175

‘f39

73

118

NOT1{: llxaminecf persons were meosured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not

deducted from weights shown.

31
Table 17. Estimated number of women aged 35z14 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 197’1-74

Height

Weight in pounds

Total

Population in thousands

Total .... . . .. . 11,57711 714{ 1,314

I

113(56 2,01 I

——

2 6

6 13

71 88

161 57

145 132

342 249

334 345

259 452

:287 333

‘158 167

‘144 97

57 71

—

1,390 1,109 750

4 - 11’

6 5 3~

46 50 2

76 59 15

121 96 33

245 67 70

155 103 141

146 174 111

203 232 124

152 90 89

112 90 29

124 142 122

I

576 428 349 970

Less than 58 inches . .

58 inches . . . . . . ..

59 inches ... ........................ .

60 inches ... .... ..... . . . . .

61 inches ........... ........ .. ....

62 inches . ......... . .... . .. .......

63 inches . .. . .

64 inches .... ...... ........ ..... .....

65 inches .. . . .... . ....

66 inches ..... . .. ..

67 inches . . ..

68 inches or more . ... . .

4

4

21

24

80

69

105

144

55

27

44

2

4

9

10

7

49

64

94

109

20

10

50

2

36

6

40

87

65

51

23

33

4

9

30

15

35

76

108

150

194

129

73

152

105

428

690

964

1,555

1,655

1,889

1,830

977

637

776

34

86

78

179

107

107

60

38

13

25

40

162

186

230

142

273

115

81

22

10

II

N(ITI1: Ilxamined persons were measured without shoes; clothing weight runged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not

deducted from weights shoivrr,

Table 18. Estimated number of women aged 45-54 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Total Less 11o- 120- 130-

than

140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Height

Population in thousands

I

12,161 724

67 13

59 30

493 156

1,004 36

1,257 201

1,969 166

1,842 91

2,118 9

1,449 la

1,031 4

489 -

383 -

Total . . ....

Less than 58 inches . ...

58 inches ........... ........ ...........

59 inches . ......... ................ ...

60 inches . . .

61 inches . . . . ..

62 inches ... ... ..... ... ..... . ......

63 inches . .. ...... .......... . .........

64 inches ... ............ .... . . ......

65 inches . .. .

66 inches ... . ....... ........ . ......

67 inches . . . . .. . ..

68 inches or more ......... ........

1,239 1,:707 1,816 1,601 1,349 1,285 ————

3

3

40

265

111

319

276

110

93

19

13

5

25

‘i04

1135

444

:?14

402

156

108

75

27

28

183

176

283

247

352

315

146

32

54

3

36

51

244

242

221

379

157

127

119

21

7

119

32

62

149

242

242

238

137

41

16

86

73

135

146

214

105

173

295

60

63 1

18

27 -

62 54

66 50

66 34

125 28

177 127

26 28

35 65

40 42

29 41 1

3

4

31 113

41 36

45 75

21 163

93 122

116 129

39 56

44 36

61 71

NC)T1;: l;xomined persons were meusured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which WJS not

deducted from weights shc)wn.

32
Table 19. Estimated number of women aged 55-64 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Total ........................ ....

Less than 58 inches ............. ...

58 inches ................................

59 inches ........ ........ ................

60 inches ........ .................... ....

61 inches ................................

62 inches .......... .... ..................

63 inches ................................

64 inches .... ............................

65 inches ..... ......... ..................

66 inches ...... ........ .......... ...... ..

67 inches ...... .. ........................

68 inches or more .. ................

Weight in pounds

Total Less 11othan

120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

10,054 958 770

300 111 15

323 141 52

558 24 61

896 123 70

1,611 167 111

1,565 116 117

1,570 96 181

1,439 76 107

1,031 59 52

428 41 5

189 - -

142 4 -

1,086

27

67

79

51

186

300

49

211

34

58

6

18

Population in thousands

I

1,720 1,221

105 21

11 4

109 87

129 160

220 156

307 184

291 197

242 108

105 261

83 15

101 28

18 -

1,137

10

21

131

219

106

237

212

143

43

J

15

1,045

148

112

242

129

76

141

100

60

10

25

643

8

5

42

122

88

151

101

55

23

18

30

462

11

22

52

117

74

42

86

41

15 !

372 640

18

14 10

26 -

40 31

70 74

58 192

50 105

83 98

85

6 20

25 7

NOTI; : Examined persons were measured ~vithout shoes: clothing weight ronged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which WIS not

deducted from wights shuwn.

Table 20. Estimated number of women aged 65-74 years in the population, by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

I II Weight in pmrnds

Height Total Less 11othan

120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110

119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

I

Population in thousands

Total ... .. .................. ..... 7,276 618 691 913 1,092 1,140 785 691 527 307 222 290

Less than 58 inches ... ............. 292 59 51 33 56 43 16

44 35 43 30 ;;

12

58 inches

4 1 -

... .......... ........ .......... . 297 71 21

59 inches ....... .......... ............... 482 92 62 74 56 77 17 3; 2; 16 1; 1:

60 inches ....................... .. ....... 917 128 162 102 118

61 inches

108 69 92 46 18 34 30

........ ... ...... .. ....... ...... 1,173 92 107 227 164 168 127 90 90 19 50 39

62 inches ................. .. ............. 1,305 96 130 172 208 172

63 inches

- 129 151 101

1,030

60 18 68

....... ............ ........ ..... 27 76 133 204 166 165

64 inches

64 81 45 30 39

...... ..... ........ .... .... ..... 768 25 37 42 124 150 110 130 52

65 inches .......... ..... .................

21 22

572 19 17 82 79 84 87 68 51 ;; 23 27

66 inchas m’ more ................... 440 - 5 12 39 145 29 43 58 35 24 5Q

NOTI{: lixamineci persons were measured without SIIOCS: clothitrg weight r:lngcd frnm 0.20 to 0.62 pound. !vliich WJS not

deducted from weights sl]uw,rr.

33
Table 21. Comparison of average weights for men and women in t+ES (1960-62) and HANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States

Sex and height

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches

58 inches

59 inches

60 inches

61 inches

62 inches

63 inches

64 iriches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches . .. . ....... . .. .

I

HES, HAN ES,

?960- 1971-

62 74

18-24 years

135

138

142

145

149

152

156

159

163

166

170

173

177

114

116

118

120

123

125

127

129

132

134

136

138

146

150

154

158

162

166

171

175

179

183

187

191

195

127

130

134

138

141

145

148

152

156

159

163

166

130

135

140

145

150

154

159

164

168

173

178

183

188

114

117

120

123

126

129

‘i32

135

738

141

144

147

45-54 years

147

152

156

160

164

169

173

177

182

187

191

196

200

129

133

136

140

143

147

150

154

158

161

165

168

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

—.

-E

-3

-2

+1

+2

+3

+5

+5

+7

i-e

+1 c

+1 1

+1

+2

+3

+3

+’4

+5

+6

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1

+2

+2

+2

+2!

+-3

+2

+2

+3

+4

+4

+5

+5

+2

+3

+-2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+2

+’2

—

H ES,

1960-

62

139

143

148

152

157

161

166

170

175

179

184

188

192

110

114

118

122

126

130

134

138

142

146

150

154

146

149

153

156

160

164

167

171

174

178

182

185

189

136

139

142

145

148

150

153

156

159

162

165

168

Excess

HAN ES, of

1971- HANES

74 over

HEs

I

25-34 years

141

145

150

156

160

165

170

174

179

184

189

194

199

118

121

125

128

132

136

139

142

146

150

153

157

55-64 years

143

147

153

158

163

168

173

178

183

189

193

197

203

132

136

140

143

147

150

153

157

160

164

167

177

+2

+2

+2

+4

+3

+4

+4

+4

+4

+5

+5

+6

+7

+8

-+7

+7

+6

+6

+6

+5

+4

+4

+4

+3

+3

-3

-2

+2

+3

+4

+6

+7

+9

+11

+1 1

+12

+14

-4

-3

-2

-2

-1

+1

+1

+2

+2

+3

H ES, HAN ES,

1960- 1971-

62 74

I

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

147

150

154

158

162

166

169

173

177

180

184

188

192

129

132

134

136

738

141

143

145

147

150

152

154

35-44 years

142

146

149

152

156

159

163

166

169

173

176

180

183

130

133

136

140

143

147

150

154

157

161

164

768

143

148

153

158

163

169

174

179

184

190

194

200

205

125

129

133

137

141

144

148

152

156

159

163

167

65-74 vears

143

147

151

156

160

164

169

173

177

182

186

190

194

130

134

137

140

144

147

151

154

158

161

165

169

-4

-2

-1

+1

+3

+5

+6

+7

+1 o

+1 o

+12

+13

-4

-3

-1

+1

+3

+3

+5

+7

+9

+9

+1 1

+13

+1

+1

+2

+4

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 o

+1 1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

NOTE: I lei~ht was n]emured witljuut shoes. Two pounds were deducted l’rorn HliS data to allow for weight of clothing; totol

weights of till clothing for HANI:S ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which WJS not deduct ccl from weights shown.

34
Table 22. Comparison of relative change in weight by height with age Over the mean for men and women 18-24 Years in HES (19~~-~~) ---- ,

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

and HANES (1971-74): United States

Health Examination Survey

Sex and height Age in years Age in years

25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

—Men

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches

58 inches

59 inches

60 inches

61 inches

62 i riches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.4

5.9

6.4

6.9

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.7

8.5

-3.5

-1.7

1.7

2.4

4.0

5.5

7.0

7.6

9.0

10.3

11.6

8.9

8.7

8.5

9.0

8.7

9.2

8.3

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.7

8.5

13.2

13.8

13.6

13.3

12.2

12.8

12.6

12.4

11.4

11.9

11.8

11.6

8.2

8.7

8.5

9.0

8.7

9.2

9.6

10.1

9.8

10.2

10.0

10.4

10.2

11.4

12.1

13.6

15.0

14.6

16.0

16.5

17.8

18.2

18.7

19.9

20.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.9

7.1

7.6

6.8

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.8

19.3

19.8

20.3

20.8

20.3

20.0

20.5

20.9

20.5

20.9

21,3

21.7

5.2

5.8

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

3.7

4.2

3.5

4.1

3.4

14.0

14.7

15.3

16.7

16.3

17.6

18.1

19.4

18.9

20.2

20.6

21.7

8.5

7.4

7.1

7.6

6.7

7.1

6.9

6.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.9

3.5

3.4

4.2

4.1

4.8

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.8

6.4

6.3

6.8

10.0

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.7

10.3

10.8

11.4

11.9

11.6

12.1

12.6

13.0

12.8

13.2

13.6

13.1

12.6

11.4

10.3

9.3

9.7

8.8

7.9

8.3

8.1

7.3

7.1

6.4

13.2

13.7

13.3

13.8

13.5

14.0

13.6

14.1

14.5

14.2

14.6

14.3

10.0

8.9

9.3

9.0

8.7

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.9

9.3

8.4

7.7

8.0

15.8

16.2

16.7

16.3

16.7

16.3

15.9

16.3

15.9

16.3

16.0

16.3

10.0

8.9

7.9

7.6

6.7

6.5

6.3

5.5

5.4

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.2

14.0

14.5

14.2

13.8

14.3

14.0

14.4

14.1

14.5

14.2

14.6

15.0

Women

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

35
Table 23, Differences at the 95th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES

(1971 -74}, by age and height: United States

II Excess

HES, HAN ES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 over

H ES

HES,

1960-

62

HAN ES,

1971-

74

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

Sex and height

Men 18-24 year! 25-34 years 35-44 years —

62 inches ..... ....... ............ .........

63 inches ............. ........ ..............

173

176

180

183

187

190

194

197

201

204

208

215

215

153

155

157

159

162

764

166

168

171

173

175

177

175

180

185

190

195

199

204

209

213

218

223

228

233

160

163

166

169

172

175

178

181

184

187

190

193

191

195

200

206

210

215

220

224

229

234

239

244

249

171

174

178

181

185

189

192

195

198

203

206

210

187

190

197

198

202

206

209

213

217

220

224

228

232

179

182

184

186

188

191

193

195

197

200

202

204

188

193

198

203

208

214

219

224

229

235

239

245

250

183

187

191

195

199

202

206

210

214

217

221

+2

+4

+5

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+12

+12

+14

+1 5

+13

+18

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 o

+1 1

+12

+13

+13

+14

+15

+16

+7

+8

+8

+6

+8

+9

+8

+8

+9

+’I o

+’1o

+’13

+“11

+9

+1 o

+9

+9

‘+9

+9

+9

+9

.+9

+9

+9

+9

183

187

194

196

201

205

210

214

219

223

228

232

236

159

163

167

171

175

179

183

187

191

195

199

203

H

+E

+6

+1c

+g

+1c

+1c

+1 a

+1o

+11

+1 1

+12

+13

+1 2

+1 1

+1 1

+1 o

+10

+1 o

+9

+8

+8

+8

+7

+7

-1

+2

+4

+5

+6

+8

+9

+1 1

+12

+13

+14

+16

+2

+3

+4

+4

+5

+6

+6

+7

+7

+8

+8

+9

+1

+3

+1

+5

+6

+8

+1 o

+1 1

+12

+15

+1 5

+1 7

+18

+4

+5

+7

+9

+1 ‘1

+1 1

+1 3

+15

+17

+1 7

+19

+21

+1

+1

+2

+4

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1()

+1()

+1 1

+5

+6

+6

+5

+6

+5

+6

+5

+6

+5

+6

+6

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches

58 inches

59 inches

60 inches

61 inches

62 inchas

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

69 inches

70 inches

71 inches

72 inches

73 inches

74 inches

57 inches

58 inches

59 inches

60 inches

61 inches

62 inches

63 inches

64 inches

65 inches

66 inches

67 inches

68 inches

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

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

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

. ....... ........ ......,,.,

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

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

Women

... ....... .. .. ...........,.,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

...... . ...... .... .... ..... 225

—Men 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years

187

191

195

201

203

207

212

216

220

224

228

230

236

176

179

183

187

190

194

197

201

205

209

212

215

194

199

203

207

211

216

220

224

229

234

238

243

247

185

189

192

196

199

203

206

210

214

217

221

224

191

184

198

201

205

209

212

216

219

224

227

230

234

185

188

191

194

197

199

202

205

208

211

214

217

190

194

200

205

210

215

220

224

230

236

240

244

250

187

191

195

198

202

205

208

212

215

219

222

226

185

189

192

195

199

202

206

209

212

216

219

223

226

173

176

179

183

186

190

193

197

200

204

207

211

186

190

194

199

203

207

212

216

220

225

229

233

237

178

182

185

188

192

195

199

202

206

209

213

217

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

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

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

Women

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

. .... ...... ......... ......,.

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

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

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

—— —

NOT1; : Height was measured without shoes. Two pounds were deducted from H ES data to allow for weight of clothing: total

weights of all clothing fur HANKS ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

36
Table 24. Differences at the 90th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES

(1971-74), by age and height: United States

Sex and height

—Men

62 inches ..... .................... ..........

63 inches ................... ................

64 inches ... ................ .......... ......

65 inches ......... .......... ................

66 inches ... .......... ......... .. ..... ......

67 inches ... .. ...................... .. .. .....

68 inches ....................................

69 inches ................. ...................

70 inches ......................... ...... .. ...

71 inches ..... .. ......... ....................

72 inches .......................... ..........

73 inches ....................................

74 inches ................. ................ ..

Women

57 inches ....................................

58 inches .... ......................... ... ....

59 inches ................................. ...

60 inches ....... ....... ................ ......

61 inches ........ ............................

62 inches .............. .................. ....

63 inches .................. ...... ........ ....

64 inches ........ .................... ...... ..

65 inches .. ...... .... ........................

66 inches .......... ......... .................

67 inches ................... .................

68 inches ............ ........................

—Men

62 inches .... ..................... .... .......

63 inches ....... .......... ...... .. ...........

64 inches ............. ........ .... ........ ...

65 inches ..... .... ...... ................ .....

66 inches .........! ............... ........ .. .

67 inches ................... .............. ...

68 inches ................... ...... ........ ...

69 inches ........... ................ .. ...... .

70 inches ..................... ...... .. .......

71 inches ............. ........ .. .. ...........

72 inches ....................... .............

73 inches ................. .......... .... .. ...

74 inches ......... ...... ............ .... .. ...

Women

57 inches ....................................

58 inches .... ...... .. .......... ..............

59 inches .. .. .......................... .... ..

60 inches .. .. .......... ...... ............ ....

61 inches ........ .......... .... ... ...........

62 inches ........ ............ ...... ...... ....

63 inches .. .... .............. .... .......... ..

64 inches ...... ...... .............. ..........

65 inches .. ........ ... ..... ..................

66 inches .. .................... ........ ......

67 inches .... ................ .......... ... ..

68 inches .................. ............... ...

ZF!iEE

18-24 years

165

168

172

175

179

182

186

188

193

196

200

207

207

145

147

149

151

154

156

158

160

163

165

167

169

45-54 years

178

182

186

190

194

198

203

207

211

215

219

221

227

165

168

172

176

179

183

186

190

194

197

201

204

165

17a

175

180

185

189

194

199

203

208

213

218

223

150

153

156

159

162

165

168

171

174

177

180

183

183

18~

192

196

200

205

209

213

218

223

227

232

236

172

176

179

183

186

190

193

197

201

204

208

211

+;

+:

++

+(

+7

+[

+11

+1c

+1;

+1:

+11

+1c

+5

+C

+7

+E

+E

i+

+1c

+11

+1 1

+12

+13

+14

+5

+6

+6

+6

+6

+7

+6

+6

+7

+8

+8

+1 1

+9

+7

+8

+7

+7

+7

+7

+7

+-7

+7

+7

+7

+7

IL Excess

HES, HANES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 over

H ES

25-34 years

173

177

184

186

191

195

200

204

209

213

218

222

226

148

152

156

160

164

168

172

176

180

184

188

192

181

184

188

191

195

199

202

206

209

214

217

221

224

174

177

180

183

186

188

191

194

197

200

203

206

18C

184

182

195

I 92

204

Zo$j

213

218

223

228

233

238

159

162

166

169

173

177

180

183

187

191

194

198

55-64 years

18C

184

19C

195

20C

20E

210

21 ~

220

226

230

234

240

175

179

183

186

190

193

196

200

203

207

210

214

+7

+7

+5

+9

+8

+9

+9

+9

+8

+1 o

+1 o

+1 1

+12

+-11

+1 o

+1 o

+9

+8

+9

+8

+7

+7

+7

+6

+6

-1

+2

+4

+5

+6

+8

+9

+11

+12

+13

+12

+16

+1

+2

+3

+3

+’4

+5

+5

+6

+6

+7

+7

+8

II Excess

HES, HAN ES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 over

H ES

35-44 years

179

182

186

190

194

198

201

205

209

212

216

220

224

168

171

173

175

177

180

182

184

186

189

191

193

176

180

183

186

190

193

197

200

203

207

210

214

217

163

166

169

173

176

180

183

187

190

194

197

201

178

183

188

193

198

204

209

214

219

225

229

235

240

170

174

178

182

186

189

193

197

201

204

208

212

65-74 years

176

180

184

189

193

197

202

206

210

215

219

223

227

167

171

174

179

181

184

188

199

195

198

202

206

-1

+1

+2

+3

+4

+6

+8

+9

+1 o

+13

+13

+15

+16

+2

+3

+5

+7

+9

+9

+11

+13

+1 5

+1 5

+1 7

+19

+1

+3

+3

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+9

+1 o

+4

+-5

+5

+6

+5

+’4

+5

+4

+5

+4

+5

+5

NO’I’ l;: Height was measured without shoes. Two pounds were deducted from 111{S &ta to allo\v for weight of clothing: total

wei~hts of all clothing for IHAN1;S wnged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

37
Table 25. Differences at the 80th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES

{1971-74), by age and height: United States

xr!izEsEl!!E35-44 years

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

HES,

1960-

62

HAN ES,

1971-

74

Sex and height

Men 18-24 years 25.34 years

—

62 inches ................ .. .................

63 inches ...... .... ... .. .. .......... .. ....

64 inches ........ . .... ....... ...... ......

65 inches ........................ .. ..........

66 inches .............. ............ ..........

67 inches . .. ..... ......... ....... . ......

68 inches .... .......... .. ....................

69 inches .. .... .......... ....................

70 inches .. ................ ...... ........ ....

71 inches .............. ........ .. ............

72 inches ............ ... ............... ......

73 inches .. .. ...... .. ......... ....... .. ..

74 inches .... ....... .. .. ...... . ..... .... .

Women

57 inches ........... .... ....... .. ...... ..

58 inches ......... .. ............ ............

59 inches ......... .................... .......

60 inches . .......... . ...... ........... . .

61 inches ..................... ........ .......

62 inches ....... .............................

63 inches ....... .. ...... .. . .. .... ... ...

64 inches ....... ... . .. ............. .....

65 inches ......... .. ...... ...................

66 inches ................... .. . .............

67 inches ......... ...... .............. .. .....

68 inches ......................... .. ...... ...

—Men

62 inches ....... .. .... ... ...... .. ........

63 inches ...... ................. .. .......

64 inches ........ ........ ..... .... ..... ...

65 inches .... .. ................... .......... .

66 inches .......... ............ .. ............

67 inches .......... ..........................

68 inches ...................... .. ............

69 inches .................... .. ........ ... ...

70 inches ..... ......... ...... .. ..............

71 inches .. .. ........ ....... .. .. .. .. .. ...

72 inches ............... ..... ..............

73 inches .. ........ ............ ..............

74 inches ... ....... ............ ...... ... ..

Women

57 inches ........... ...... ...................

58 inches .... ..... ........... ........ .. ...

59 inches ... .......................... ....

60 inches ..... .. ...... ...... ....... .......

61 inches ..... ...... ....... ..... . ........

62 inches ....... ... ....... . ..... ... ....

63 inches ....... .................... .... .....

64 inches .... ....................... .........

65 inches ....... . .........................

66 inches ..... . ....... .. ...... ..........

67 inches ... ......................... .... ....

68 inches ........... ... ........... . .........

155

158

162

165

169

172

176

179

183

186

190

197

197

153

158

163

168

173

177

182

187

191

196

201

206

211

138

141

144

147

150

153

156

159

162

165

168

171

-2

+1

+3

+’4

+5

+6

+8

+8

+1 o

+11

+9

+14

+4

+5

+6

+7

+7

+8

+9

+10

+10

+1 1

+12

+13

+4

+5

+5

-!-6

+-5

+6

+5

+5

+6

+7

+7

+10

+8

+5

+6

+5

+3

+5

+-5

+5

+5

+5

+5

+5

+5

+6

+6

+4

+8

+7

+8

+8

+8

+8

+9

+9

+8

+1 1

+7 o

+8

+9

+8

+8

+9

+7

+6

+6

+6

+5

+5

-2

-1

+1

+3

+4

+5

+7

+8

+1 o

+1 1

+12

+13

+15

-1

+1

+1

+1

+2

+3

+3

+4

+4

+5

+5

+6

168

171

175

179

183

187

190

194

198

201

161

165

172

174

179

183

188

192

197

201

206

210

214

135

139

143

747

157

155

159

163

167

171

175

179

167

171

176

182

186

191

196

200

205

210

215

218

225

145

148

152

155

159

163

166

169

173

177

180

184

166

171

176

181

186

192

197

202

207

213

-2

+1

+2

+3

+5

+7

+8

+9

+1 2

+12

+14

+15

-7

+2

+4

-!-6

+6

+8

+1 o

+12

+12

+14

+16

205 217

209 223

213

155

158

160

162

164

167

169

171

173

176

178

180

228

134

136

138

140

143

145

147

149

152

154

156

158

45-54 years

167

171

175

178

183

187

192

196

200

204

208

210

216

154

158

162

166

170

173

177

181

185

188

192

196

55-64 years 65-74 years

171

176

180

184

188

193

197

201

206

211

215

220

224

157

161

164

168

171

175

178

182

186

189

193

196

167

171

177

182

187

192

197

202

207

213

217

221

227

160

164

168

171

175

178

181

185

188

192

195

199

169

172

176

179

183

187

190

194

197

202

205

208

212

161

163

167

170

173

175

178

181

184

187

190

193

164

168

171

174

178

181

185

188

191

195

198

202

205

152

155

158

162

165

169

172

176

179

183

186

190

165

169

173

178

182

186

191

195

199

204

208

212

216

154

158

161

164

168

171

175

178

182

185

189

193

+1

+1

+2

+4

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 o

+11

+2

+3

+3

+2

+3

+2

+3

+2

+3

+2

+3

+3

152

155

159

165

166

170

173

177

181

184

188

191

NOT1l: Hci~ht was metisurcd without shoes. ‘t’wo rmunds were deducted from H1lS dtta to allow for weicht of clothinc: total

——

.

weights of uII clothing for t{ ANi; S ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound. which was not deducted from weights shown.

38
Table 26. Differences at the 20th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES

Sex and height

Men

62 inches ... .... .—............... .......... ..

63 inches ................................. ..

64 inches ..... .... ...... ....................

65 inches ............... ......... ...........

66 inches ..... .......... ....................

67 inches ..... .. ........ ...... ..............

68 inches .. .... ................. ............

69 inches ... ...... .... .......... ............

70 inches ... ........ .. ... ....... ....... .....

71 inches ........... ............ ...... ... ...

72 inches ... .. ...... .......... ..............

73 inches ........... .. .. .... ...... ..........

74 inches ... .......... ........ ........ .. ....

Women

57 inches .. ............ ............ ... ......

58 inches .. ..... ... ......... ................

59 inches .... ............ .......... .. .......

60 inches ....... ................. ...........

61 inches .......................... .........

62 inches .. ...... ........ .. .................

63 inches ......................... .... ......

64 inches .. ............................ .....

65 inches ........ ........ ................ ...

66 inches .... .... .. ...... ................ ...

67 inches ...................................

68 inches .... ........................... ....

Men

62 inches .... .......... .......... ............

63 inches ... ...... .... ........... ..... .. ....

64 inches ... .. ................... ...........

65 Inches ....................................

66 inches ... .................... ............

67 inches ..... ................ ..............

68 inches ... ... ......... .....................

69 inches ................. .......... ........

70 inches ............ ...... ..................

71 inches ..... .......................... .....

72 inches ..... ....... .. ........ ....... .......

73 inches ... .......... .......................

74 inches ... .. ........................ .......

Women

57 inches ....................... .............

58 inches ............ .. ......................

59 inches .... .......... ...... .... .... .. .. .. ..

60 inches ....................................

61 inches .... .................. .......... ....

62 inches ........ .... ...... .... ........ ......

63 inches .... ................................

64 inches .. .......... .. .......... ...... ......

65 inches ............ .. .......... ...... .. ....

66 inches ...................... ........ ......

67 inches ........ ...... ........ .... ...... ....

68 inches .... .................. ........ .. ....

(1971-74), by age and height: United States

EIEE

18-24 years

115

118

122

125

129

132

136

139

143

146

150

157

157

94

96

98

100

‘103

105

107

109

112

114

116

118

1-7..

12E

133

137

141

I 4!

150

154

158

162

166

168

174

102

105

109

113

?16

118

123

127

131

134

138

‘141

107

112

117

122

127

131

136

141

145

150

155

160

167

90

93

96

99

102

103

108

111

114

117

120

123

45-54 years

123

128

132

136

140

145

149

153

158

163

167

172

176

101

105

108

112

115

119

122

126

130

133

137

140

-[

-1

-!

-,

-.

.,

+:

+:

+1

+!

+:

+1(

J

-.

-.

.,

.,

#

-.

+1

+;

+:

+:

++

+!

-2

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

+1

+1

+4

+;

-1

-1

-1

-7

+1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

--LHES, HAN ES,

1960- 1971-

62 74

116

121

128

130

135

139

‘144

148

153

157

162

166

170

85

89

93

97

101

105

109

113

117

121

125

129

25-34 years

115

119

124

130

134

139

744

148

153

158

163

168

173

91

94

98

101

105

109

112

115

119

123

126

130

55-64 years

123

126

130

133

137

141

144

148

151

158

159

162

166

111

114

117

120

123

125

128

131

134

137

140

143

119

123

129

134

139

144

149

154

159

165

169

173

179

104

108

112

115

119

122

125

129

132

136

139

143

Excess

of

HANES

over

H ES

-1

-:

-4

-1

+1

+1

-t;

+2

+E

+5

+5

+4

+4

+4

+3

+5

+2

+2

+1

+1

4

-3

-1

+1

+2

+3

+5

+6

+$3

+8

+10

+1 1

+13

-7

-6

-5

-5

-4

-3

-3

-2

-2

-1

-1

—

H ES,

1960-

62

35-44 years

126

129

133

137

141

145

148

152

156

159

163

167

171

104

107

109

111

113

116

118

120

122

125

127

129

—

HAN ES,

1971-

74

120

125

130

135

140

146

151

156

161

167

171

177

182

96

‘100

104

108

112

115

119

123

127

130

134

134

65-74 years

?20

124

127

130

134

137

141

144

147

151

154

158

161

108

111

114

118

121

125

128

132

135

139

142

146

121

125

I 22

134

138

142

147

151

155

160

164

168

172

108

170

113

116

120

123

127

130

134

137

141

145

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

-6

-4

-3

-2

-1

+1

+3

+4

+5

+8

+8

+1 o

+11

-8

-7

-5

-3

-1

-1

+1

+3

+5

+5

+7

+5

+1

+1

+2

+4

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 o

+11

-2

-1

-1

-2

-1

-2

-1

-2

-1

-2

-1

-1

—

NOTl<;: Height was measured without shoes. Two pounds were deducted from HES data to allow for weight of clothing; total

weights of all clothing for HAN1.;S ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

39
Table 27. Differences at the 10th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1 960-62) ancl HANES

(1971-74), by age and height: United States

m

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

Excess

of

HANES

over

HES

HES,

1960.

62

HAN ES,

1971-

74

HES,

1960-

62

HAN ES,

1971-

74

Sex and height

18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years

—Men

62 inches ...... ...... ............ ... .....

63 inches ....................................

64 inches ... .......... ........... . .......

65 inches ....................................

66 inches .... ........ ............... .....

67 inches ................................. ...

68 inches ........................ .. .......

69 inches .............. ........ . ...... .

70 inches .......... ................... ......

71 inches .... .... ..... ................... .

72 inches ....................................

73 inches ........ ..... ....... ...... .. .

74 inches ......... .............. .............

Women

57 inches ........ . ...... . .... ... ... ...

58 inches ....................................

59 inches ..... ...............................

60 inches ..... ...... ..... ............ .. .

61 inches ................................. ...

62 inches ...................................

63 inches ..................... ... .... ......

64 inches . ........... ................. . .

65 inches .. . ............. ..... ....... ....

66 inches ....................................

67 inches ...... .................... ..........

68 inches ........................... .........

Men —

62 inches ... ... ....... .... ...............

63 inches ............ .... ....... .... .......

64 inches ...... . ...... ....... ........... .

65 inches ... .. ...... .. ......... ... ........ ...

66 inches ......... ....... ................. .

67 inches ... ...... .................... .. .....

68 inches ......... .... .................. .....

69 inches ... ... .... . ......... .... ........

70 inches ........... ..... ................ ..

71 inches .. .. ... .. ......... ..... . . ..

72 inches .. ...... ....... . ...... . ...

73 inches ..... .. .............................

74 inches ..................... ...............

Women

57 inches .. .. .. ...... ........................

58 inches ...... ........ ....... ... .... ....

59 inches . . . ..... . ... ....... .... ... ..

60 inches .... .. .... .. ....... ...... .

61 inches .......... ..........................

62 inches ........ .. .. .... .. ........... .

63 inches .. .... ..... ........ ....... ...

64 inches . ....... .. ...... ............

65 inches .. ....... .......... .... ..........

66 inches ...... ... ... ................ .....

67 inches .. .............. . ......... . . ....

68 inches .. . .... ..... .... ...... .. .... ..

95

100

105

110

115

119

124

129

133

138

143

148

153

78

81

84

87

90

93

96

99

102

105

108

111

102

106

111

117

121

126

131

135

140

145

150

155

160

77

80

84

87

91

95

98

101

105

109

112

116

105

108

112

115

119

122

126

129

133

136

140

147

147

83

85

87

89

92

94

96

98

101

103

105

107

.Ic

-.5

-7

-5

-4

-3

-2

+2

+3

+1

+6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-2

-1

+1

+1

+2

+3

+4

-3

-2

-2

-2

-2

-1

-2

-2

-1

+3

+1

-3

-2

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

105

109

116

118

123

127

132

136

141

145

150

154

158

72

76

80

84

88

92

96

100

104

108

112

116

-3

-3

-5

-1

-2

-1

-1

-1

-1

+1

+2

+5

+4

+6

+3

+3

+3

+2

+1

+1

+1

-5

-4

-2

+1

+2

+4

+5

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+12

-9

-8

-7

-7

-6

-5

-5

-4

-4

-3

-3

-2

115

“118

122

126

130

134

137

141

145

148

152

156

160

90

93

95

97

99

102

104

106

108

111

113

115

108

113

118

123

128

134

139

144

149

155

159

165

170

-7

-5

-4

-3

-2

+2

+3

+4

+7

+7

+9

+1 o

-10

-9

-7

-5

-3

-3

-1

+3

+3

+3

+5

+7

80

84

88

92

96

99

103

109

171

114

118

122

45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years

114

118

122

126

130

134

139

143

147

151

155

157

163

89

92

96

100

103

107

110

114

118

121

125

128

111

116

120

124

128

133

137

141

146

151

155

160

164

86

90

93

97

100

104

107

111

115

118

122

125

106

110

116

121

126

131

136

141

146

152

156

160

166

89

93

97

100

104

107

110

114

117

121

124

128

111

114

118

121

125

129

132

136

139

144

147

150

154

98

101

104

107

110

112

115

118

121

124

127

130

108

112

115

118

122

125

129

132

135

139

142

146

149

97

100

103

107

710

114

117

121

124

128

131

135

110

114

118

123

127

131

136

140

144

149

153

157

161

93

97

100

103

107

110

114

117

121

124

128

132

+2

+2

+3

+5

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 1

+1 1

+’12

-4

-3

-3

-4

-3

-4

-3

-4

-3

-4

-3

-3

—

NOT1{: Height was measured without shoes. Two pounds were deducted from HES data to allow for weight of clothing; total

weights of all ckrthing for HANES ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

40
Table 28. Differences at the 5th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) and HANES

Sex and height

Men

62 inches ..... ..—....................... .....

63 inches ................... ............ ....

64 inches ....... ................. ...........

65 inches ........ .... .................... ...

66 inches ...................................

67 inches ....... ................... .........

68 inches ....... .................. .. ...... ..

69 inches ......... .. ...... .......... .........

70 inches ......... .......... ........ .... ....

71 inches ........... ............ ............

72 inches ..................... ........ .......

73 inches ... ........ .... ...... ...... .. .......

74 inches . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .

Women

57 inches .... .. ........ ......................

58 inches .... .. ........ .. ..... ...............

59 inches ........................ ......... ...

60 inches ... ............. ........ ........ ....

61 inches ....... .................. ...........

62 inches ........ .................. ...... ....

63 inches ........ ................... .........

64 inches .................... ........ ...... ..

65 inches .................... ........ ........

66 inches .. .................. ................

67 inches ............ ........................

68 inches ......... ... ................ ........

Men

62 inches ... .....—... ....................... ..

63 inches ... .................................

64 inches .................... .. ....... .......

65 inches ..................... ........ .......

66 inches .. ........... .. .... ................ .

67 inches ... .......... ...... .................

68 inches ....... ...................... .......

69 inches .... ... ........ ........ .. ........ ...

70 inches ..... .. ......... ......... ...... .....

71 Inches ....... .. ...........................

72 inches ............ ...... ......... .........

73 inches ... ........ .. .......................

74 inches ... .................. ...... ........ .

Women

57 inches .. .. ...... .................. ........

58 inches .... .... .............. ..............

59 inches .. ...... ............. ....... .... ....

60 inches ...... ................... ....... ....

61 inches ....... ........... ............... ...

62 inches .................. ..................

63 inches ................. .................. .

64 inches .. ......... ......... ................

65 inches .. .. ....... ........... ..............

66 inches ..... ......... ....... ........ .......

67 inches .............. .......... .. ..........

68 inches ........ ............................

(1971 -74), by age and height: United States

18-24 years

97

100

104

107

111

114

118

121

125

128

132

139

139

75

77

79

81

84

86

88

90

93

95

97

99

105

109

113

117

121

125

130

134

138

142

146

148

154

78

81

85

89

92

96

99

103

107

110

114

117

85

90

g!

100

105

109

114

119

123

128

133

138

143

68

71

74

77

80

83

86

89

92

95

98

101

45-54 years

100

105

109

113

117

122

126

130

135

140

144

149

153

73

77

80

84

87

91

94

98

102

105

109

112

-12

-lo

-9

-7

-6

-5

-4

-2

-2

+1

-1

+4

-7

-6

-5

4

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

+1

+2

-5

-4

-4

-4

-4

-3

-4

-4

-3

-2

-2

+1

-1

-5

-4

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

II Excess

HES, HAN ES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 over

H ES

25-34 years

95

99

106

108

113

117

122

126

131

135

140

144

148

61

65

69

73

77

81

85

89

93

97

101

105

101

104

107

111

115

119

122

126

129

134

137

140

144

87

90

93

96

99

101

104

107

110

113

116

119

91

95

100

106

110

115

120

124

129

134

139

144

149

65

68

72

75

79

83

86

89

93

97

100

104

55-64 years

96

100

106

111

116

121

126

131

136

142

146

150

156

77

81

85

88

92

95

98

102

105

109

112

116

-4

-4

-6

-2

-3

-2

-2

-2

-2

-1

-1

+1

+4

+3

+3

+2

+2

+2

+1

-1

-1

-5

-4

-1

+1

+2

+4

+5

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+12

-lo

-9

-8

-8

-7

-6

-6

-5

-5

-4

-4

-3

m

35-44 years

107

110

114

118

122

126

129

133

137

140

144

148

152

79

82

84

86

88

91

93

95

97

100

102

104

99

103

106

109

113

116

120

123

126

130

133

137

140

87

90

93

97

100

104

107

111

114

118

121

125

98

103

108

113

118

124

129

134

139

145

149

155

160

67

71

75

79

83

86

90

94

98

101

105

109

65-74 years

100

104

108

113

117

121

126

130

134

139

143

147

151

82

86

89

92

96

99

103

106

110

113

117

121

-9

-7

-6

-5

-4

-2

+1

+2

+5

+5

+7

+8

-12

-11

-9

-7

-5

-5

-3

-2

+1

+1

+3

+5

+1

+1

+2

+4

+4

+5

+6

+7

+8

+9

+1 o

+1 o

+1 1

-5

-4

-4

-5

-4

-5

-4

-5

-4

-5

-4

-4

—

NOTI,;: Ileight was meusurci-1 without shoes. “1’wfl p[mnds were deducted t’rOm 1{1;S datu to allow fOr wri~ht uf ck)thing: tOtd

weights of fill clothing fur HAN 1;S ranged f’rom 0.20 tn 0.62 pound, which was nnt deducted frnm weights sholvn.

41
APPENDIX

CONTENTS

Appendix: Statistical N[)tcs ................................................................. .................... ...............................

I.

II.

I.

H.

111.

Iv.

v.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

Ix.

x.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIV.

xv.

Nonresponsc .. .............................. ............................ .................. ...................................................

Missing I)ata .... .................. .............................................. .............................................................

Standard Errors ............. .. .......... .......... ........ .......... .............................................. .... .....................

Small Categories ............ .. ................ .. .. .................. ........ ................... ................... ........................

Rq+rcssion Estimates ..... .. .......................................................... ............................ .......................

LIST OF APPIENDIX FIGURES

Average weights of mcnby agcanrt height estirmtcd from regression equations for weight (y)

andhcight (x): y=a +bxand loxlo y=a+bx: United Stiatcs, 1971-74 .................. ........ ...........

Average weights uf women by a~c and hci~ht estimated from regression cquatiorw for weight (y)

andhcight (X):Y=a +bxancil[>gloj,=a+bx: United States, 1971-74 ......................................

LIST OF APF’ENDIX TABLES

Pcrccnt r!istributinn of nunrcspnnsc a(ijustmcnt factors in stmds 1-65: United States, 1971 -74..

Number 01 examinccs \vith unc or more missing anthropometric measurements: United States,

1971-74 ... .....................................................................................................................................

Number uf mcn aKcd 18-24 yrars by weight for height: Unitvd States, 1971-74 ..........................

Number nf men a~cd 25-34 years by weight for hci~ht: United States, 1971-74 ..........................

Number of mcn a~cd 35-44 years b} weight for height: United States, 1971-74 ..........................

NumLrcr of mcn wcd 45-54 years hy wci~ht for height: Unitcrf States, 1971-74 ...................... ....

Number 01 mcn a.gt,d 55-64 years by wci~ht for height: United States, 1971-74 ..........................

Number ,,f mtn aged 65-74 years by wci~ht f~,r hci~ht: United States, 1971-74 ..........................

Nurnbrr (,I women aged 18-24 years by wci~hl for height: United States, 1971-74 .....................

Numbtr of wom{n wed 25-34 ycurs hy wci~h tfor bcixht: United States, 1971-74 .....................

Numtx,r of !vorncn agrd 35-44 yctirs hy wcighl t’or hl,i~ht: United Stiitcs, 1971-74 .....................

Number ,,f w,)m,,n ugcd 45-54 yrars by wci~hl for height: United States, 1971-74 .....................

Number of ~vomcn WC(I 55-64 years by weight for height: Unitc(i States, 1971-74 .....................

Numfrcr 01 women ZIXCII65-74 vcars by weigh Lfor height: United Stiatcs, 1971-74 .....................

Covfficirnt of correlation, Constlnts for regression equations, :tnd standard error of estimate d’

wci~ht (y) on hrigh[ (x) of :idul[s a~cd 18-74 ymrs: United States, 1971-74 ...............................

43

44

45

52

52

52

54

55

45

46

46

47

47

48

48

49

49

50

50

51

51

52

56

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APPENDIX

STATISTICAL NOTES

The sampling plan of the Health and Nutrition I{xamination Survey followed a highly

stratified multistage probability dcsi.gn in which

a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalizcd

population of the contcrminous United Staks

1-74 years of agc was sclcctcd. I’crsons confined

to institutions or residing upon any of the

reservation lands set aside for American Indians

were cxcludcd from the selection process. Successive clcmcnts dealt with in the sampling

process were the primary sampling unit (PSU),

census enumeration district (ED), segment (a

cluster of households), household, eligible person, and sample person.

The starting points in the first stage of this

dcsicgn were the 1960 decennial census lists of

addresses and the nearly 1,900 PSU’S into which

the contcrminous United States wus divided.

Each PSU is either a standard metropolitan

statistical area, a single county, or two or three

conti~ous counties. The primary sampling units

win-c grouped into 357 strata for usc in the

Health Interview Survey and subsequently

collupsed into 40 superstrata for HANI.IS.

Fifteen of the 40 superstrata contained a

single Iargc metropolitan area of more than

2,000,000 population. These 15 areas were

chosen for the sample with certainty. The

remaining 25 superstrata were formed by classifying the nonccrtainty stratu into four population density groups within each of four geogmphic regions. Then, a modified GoodnlanKish controlled selection tcchniquc was used to

assure proportionate rcprescntiation of specified

State groups and rate of population change

classes, the probability of selecting a PSU being

proportionate to its 1960 population. In this

manner a total first-stage sample of 65 PSU’S, or

“stands,” arc the areas within which a sumplc of

persons would bc sclcctcd for examination. The

PSU’S arc scheduled for sampling over a 3-year

period, with 300-600 persons examined pcr

sednd.

The 1970 census data, when they became

available, were used as the frame for selecting

the sample within PSU’S. However, the calendar

of operations required that the 1960 census data

bc used for the first 44 locations in the lIANES

sarnplc. The 1970 census data were used for the

last 21 stands of the sample.

Beginning with the 1970 census data, the

scgrncnt size was changed from an cxpcctcd 6

households sclectcd from compact clusters of 18

households to an cxpcctcd compact cluster of 8

households. The change was made bccausc of

operational advantages. In addition, research by

the U.S. Bureau of the Census indicated that

precision of estimates would not bc appreciably

affcctcd by the chmgc from noncompact clL[stcrs to compact clusters.

For ED’s not having usabIe addresses,

generally Iocatcd in rural areas, area sampling

~$las cmplo~cd. Consequently some variation in

the scgrnent size occurred. To rnakc the sampk

rcprcscntativc of the current population of the

United States, the addresses or ED segments

~zcrc Supplclncntcd by a sample of housing units

that had been constructed since the 1960 and

1970 dcccnnial censuses.

Within each PSU, a systematic sample of

se=y-nents was selected. The ED’s that fell into

the sample were coded into one of two economic classes. The first class, identified as the

“poverty stratum, ” was composed of “current

poverty areas” that were identified by the U.S.

Bureau of the Census in 1970 (pre-1970 census).

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In addition, other ED’s in the PSU with a mean

family income ol less than $3,000 in 1959

(based on 1960 census) were included. The

second economic class, the “nonpovcrt>, straturn, ” includes all I~D’s not designated as belonging to the “poverty stratum. ”

All sample segments classified as bcin~ in the

poverty stratum wu-c retained in the sarnplc.

For the first 42 stands sample segments in

nonpovcrty stratum 1}1)’s were divided into ei~ht

random subgroups. Onc of these subgrotips was

chosen to remain in the HANKS sw-nplc. Research indicated that efficiency of estimates

could bc incrcascd by changing the ratio of

poverty to nonl)ovcrty sc~mcnts in the nonpoverty stratum. ltl~’s were divided into two

random subgroups; onc of the subgroups was

chosen to remain in the IIANKS sample. The

differential samplins permits a separate analysis

with adequate reliability of those classified as

being below the poverty level and th~)sc classified as being above the p(jvcrty level.

After idcntifyin~ the sample segments, a list

of all current addr-csscs within the segment

boundaries was rrmdc, and a member of each

household was intcrvicwcd to dctcrrninc the agc

and sex of each household rncmbcr as well as

other demogmphic and socioeconomic information required for the survey. If no onc was at

home after repeated calls or if the household

members refused to be interviewed, the intmviewer tried to dctcrminc the houscholc! composition from neighbors.

To select the persons in sample segments to

be examined in HANES and at the same time to

ovcrsamplc certain groups at high risk of malnutrition, all houschold members aged 1-74 years

in each segment were first listed on a sample

selection worksheet with each household in the

segment listed serially. The rrumbcr of household members in each of the six age-sex groups

shown below were then listed on the worksheet

under the approprititc group. The sample selection worksheets were then put in segment

number order, and a systematic random sample

of persons in each age-sex grLJLIp was sclcctcd to

be examined using the followin~ sampling rates.

NOTE: A list of references follows the text.

1-5 years .......................... ....... 1/~

6-19 years ................................ 1/4

20-44 years (male) ................... 1/4

20-44 years (female) . ............... 1/2

45-64 year-s ............................. 1/4

65-74 years . ............................ 1

The persons selected in the 65-stand sample

of IiANES comprise a rcpr-cscntativc sarnplc of

the target population and inc]udcd 28,043

sample pawns 1-74 years of agc of whom

20,749, or 74 percent, were examined. When

adjustments arc made for differential sampling

for high-risk groups, the response rate bccornes

75 pcrccnt.

All data prcscntcd in this report arc based on

“weighted” observations. That is, data rccordcd

for each sample person arc inllated to characterize the suburrivcrsc from which that sample

person was drawn. The weight for CJCII examined person is a product of the reciprocal of

the probability of selecting the person, w-r

adjustment for nonrcsponsc cases (i.e., persons

not examined), and a posts tratificd ratio adjustment. The third factor increases precision by

bringing survey results into closer aligr-qncnt

with known U.S. population figures for 60 age,

race, and scx groups as of Novcrnbcr 1, 1972,

the approximate midpoint of IHAN13S.

A detailed description of the survey design

and selection technique is described in a

previous Vital and Health Statistics report.z

Non response

In any health examination survey, one of the

severe problems is nonresponsc. Usually a sizable

number of sample persons will not participate in

the examination. Another potential for bias

occurs if the characteristics being examined are

not similar for nonparticipating and participating sample persons. Intensive efforts were made

in HANES to develop and implement procedures

and inducements to reduce the number of

nonrcspondents, thereby diminishing this potential for bias.

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Despite these intensive efforts, 25 pm-cent of

the sample persons from 65 stands were not

examined. Consequently, the potential for a

sizable bias dots exist in the estimates in this

publication. However, from what is known

about the nonrcspondents and the nature of

nonresponsc, it is believed that the likelihood of

sizable bias is small. For instance, only a smail

proportion of persons in the first 65 stands gave

reasons for nonparticipation. Therefore, they

differ from the examined persons on the characteristics being examined.

An analysis of medical history data obtained

for nonexarninces M well as cxaminecs indicates

there is no sixabIe bias due to nonresponsc. No

ktrgc differences wet-c found bctwccn the CXamincd group and noncxarnined group for the

statistics compared. For example, 12 percent of

persons examined reported having an illness or

condition that intcrfmcs with their eating, as

compared with 10 percent of persons who were

not examined but had complckd a medical

history. The pcrccnt of examined persons reporting ever being told by a doctor that they

had arthritis was 20 pm-cent; for hit# blood

pressure it WJS 16 percent; and for diabetes it

was 4 percent. The corresponding pm-ccntages

for norwxamincd persons wet-c arthritis, 18

pcrccnt; high blood pressure, 22 pcrcm-tt; and

diabetes, 4 pcrccnt.

As mentioned earlier, the datti in this report

are based on weighted observations, Llnd Qnc Of

the components of the weight assigned to an

examined person was an adjustment for nonresponse. A procedure was adopted that multiplies the reciprocal of the probtibility of selection of cxaminccl persons by a factor. This

factor brir+y estimates based on examined pu--

sons up to a Icvcl which ~vould have been

achicvecl if all sample persons had been

examined. The nonresponsc adjustment factor is

calculated by dividing the sum of the reciprocals

of the probability of sclccti(m for all sanl])lc

pm-sons in each of five income ~qwups ~vithin

each stand by the sum of the rccipr(xals c)f the’

probability of selection for examined sample

persons in the sarnc sLLnd and income group.

The live income gr(mps are undo- $3,000,

$3,000-6,999, $7,000-9,999, $10,000-14,999,

and $15,000 or more. For sample ~veightin~

purposes, the income groLIp for 5.6 pcrccnt of

the sample persons ~vas imputed using the

educational level of the head of the household.

To the extent that the income-~vithin-stand

classes are homo#’ncous for the health characteristics under studlr, the adjustment procedure

is effective in rcduclng the potential of bias duc

to nonrcsponse. The percent distribution of the

nonrcsponse adjustment factors computed for

the 65-stand sample of HANES is sho~tm in

table I.

Table 1. Percent distribution of nonresponse adjustment factors

in stands 1-65: United States, 1971.74

1

Size of factor Percent

distribution

Total ...... ................ ........................ ..............

r

100.0

1.00-1.24 ............ ...................................... .............. 32.6

1.25-1.49 ............................ ........ ............... ........... .. 38.5

1.50-1.74 ....................... ............... ........................ .. 18.2

1.75-1.99 ....... ...................... .......... ...................... ... 7.4

2.00-2.49 ............................................... ........ ......... 2.8

2.50-2.99 ....... ................ ......................................... 0.3

3.001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 0,3

Missing Data

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Table 11. Number of examinees with one or more missing anthropomctric mcasurcmcnts, a respondent of

anthropometric measurements: United States, 1971-74

the same age-sex-race group was selected at

Measurement missing Number of random and his measurements were assigned to

exam inees the nonexamined person.

____-u! ‘

All measurements ... ............ ............. ......... ... .. . .. Height by, weight distributions by age for

Height only ..... .......... . ...... ..... .... . ....... ... .. ..... ... men and women measured in the 1971-74

Weight only .... .......... ........ ...... ........... . ......... ... HANES are shown m tables III-XIV.

Height and weight .. ............ ....... .... ..... .. ... .......

Table I I 1, Number of men aged 18-24 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Height Total Less

than 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Total .................................... ...... 772 65 I

Less than 63 inches .................... .......... 9 4’

63 inches ........... ................................... 10 5

64 inches ........................ ...................... 17 5

65 inches .............................................. 41 13

66 inches .................... .......... ................ 59 12

67 inches ..................... . ....... . ........ . 81 5

68 inches .............................................. 116 8

69 inches ...................................... ........ 108 4

70 inches ....... ....... . ........ ............... 115 6

71 inches .............................................. 76 1

72 inches .............................................. 58 2

73 inches or more ........ ......................... 82 -

90

4

2

6

11

6

16

17

9

12

2

2

3

——

124

2

6

9

17

27

21

22

8

9

3

Number of examinees

129

2

4

14

21

25

19

16

8

12

8

101

3

10

7

12

16

16

17

6

14

75

2

1

1

4

6

14

8

13

12

6

9

56

1

1

1

3

5

7

12

7

11

8

45

1

2

4

8

9

9

2

10

25

T

62

-1

1

‘1, -

‘1’ \ 2

:3 2

2 2

!~ 11

2 7

5 7

8

5 22

NOTE: Examined persurrs Ivere measured ivithout SI1OCS:clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which wms not deducted

from weights shotvrr.

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Table IV. Number of men aged 25-34 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Less

than 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height Total

Number of examinees

Total ................ ........ .......... ........

Less than 63 inches .................. ............

63 inches ....... .................................... .

64 inches .......................... .......... ..........

65 inches ........ ............ ........ .. ...... .. ........

66 inches .................... ..........................

67 inches .. .......................... ..................

68 inches ..............................................

69 inches ...................................... .. ......

70 inches ...... ........................................

71 inches ...... ...................................... ..

72 inches .........!.... ...................... ..........

73 inches or more .................................

54 86 102 42

1

2

2

4

2

4

10

1

6

10

99

I

804 33

6 1

17 4

23 3

41 5

70 5

86 3

92 5

120 3

112 2

73 2

69 -

95 -

129 103 84 72

3

3

5

6

10

10

4

5

5

1

2

1

5

8

7

11

6

15

10

12

8

1

2

1

1

3

9

11

14

22

11

8

8

15

3

2

11

11

19

12

26

15

14

10

6

1

3

10

15

15

17

14

10

9

8

1

1

5

9

13

8

18

7

9

13

1

1

2

6

5

7

10

13

13

5

9

1

1

1

4

5

15

12

9

19

32

NOT1l: I.jxwnined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which iris not deducted

from weights shown.

Table V. Number of men aged 35-44 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Total “Less

than 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 2100r

130 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Number of examinees

Total ................ ..........................

Less than 63 inches .............................

63 inches ................................... ...........

64 inches ....................................... ...... .

65 inches .... ................................. ........ .

66 inches ..............................................

67 inches ..............................................

68 inches ................. .. ................ ...........

69 inches ..............................................

70 inches ..............................................

77 inches ... .......................................... .

72 inches ......................................... .....

73 inches or more ...................... ...........

665 33 I 38 46 65 107 88 86 821 491 71

9

12

23

40

63

75

98

97

88

69

44

47

5

3

5

9

4

2

3

1

1

2

2

1

4

8

6

4

3

3

1

4

1

1

3

4

11

6

5

7

5

1

2

1

1

2

7

7

2

7

9

14

21

3

6

3

6

9

9

14

5

7

1

2

1

4

10

9

12

19

21

17

10

4

2

2

2

8

15

21

12

12

6

3

5

2

4

6

11

13

11

12

15

6

6

3

7

4

13

15

19

16

2

3

2

3

7

9

7

4

7

10

NOT1.:: }Jxmnined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weid]t rmmed from 0.20 to 0.62 wund. which was not deducted

frOm \veigl]ts shmvn.

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Table V1. Number of men aged 45-54 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height Tota I

Weight in pounds

I

Less

than

1so. 140. 150- 160- 170- 180- 190. 2oo- 2100r

130 ’39 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Number of examinees

Total .............. .......................... .. 765 77 89] 110 .69 40 97

I

45 47

.

7 7

1 2

3 3

6 6

5 9

11 6

6 9

3 6

1

2 2

1 1

—

99] 92

=i= 16

16

23

59

76

112

121

110

84

54

49

45

3

5

4

10

9

12

10

8

11

1

1

3

1 1

4 4

4 2

10 10

10 20

16 21

17 15

9 16

6 9

6 5

2 5

4 2

1

3

2

5

6

12

8

9

10

i’

6

1

:

4

5

10

4

4

4

2

3

2

9

14

17

10

13

14

13

2 -

6 5

7 7

14 11

24 10

18 20

11 17

4 7

9 5

3 10

NOT[{: Kxaminecf persons were measured without shnes: clcrthing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which wos not deducted

from weights shown.

Table Vll. Number of men aged 55-64 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Ii Weight in pcsunds

Total Less

130. than 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Number of examinees

I

597 44

15 4

12 4

33 4

59 10

69 6

96 8

90 5

75 2

56 1

48 -

22 -

22 -

36

——.—

1

3

3

2

3

8

6

5

2

2

1

54 75 87 96 73 41 35 \ 56

2

2

6

5

11

14

14

10

4

5

1

1

3

7

9

20

11

14

11

4

4

1

3

4

2

6

9

4

13

6

6

2

1

1

1

3

6

9

6

13

11

13

6

5

1

1

10

9

17

19

15

10

9

3

2

1

4

3

9

3

3

4

7

3

4

2

2

:

3

6

6

7

4

—.

2

2

7

7

6

10

8

7

7

NOTE: Examined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0,20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

from weights shown

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Table Vlll. Number of men aged 65-74 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Total ...................................... ...... .. .........

Less than 63 inches ................. .. ........ ...... ...........

63 inches ........................ ...................................

64 inches .... .............. ...... ........ ............ .............. .

65 inches ..... ............ .......... ...... .. .... .. .. ................

66 inches .............. .......................... .......... .........

67 inches ................. ........................ .. ...... .. ........

68 inches ............... ................... ........................ .

69 inches ......... ............... .................................

70 inches ...........................................................

71 inches ................. ..........................................

72 inches or more .................. .......... .............. ...

Weight in pounds

Total Less

than 130- 140- 150. 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

130 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Number of examinees

1,657

82

72

153

213

218

249

239

176

129

65

61

196

27

16

37

35

26

22

19

7

4

1

2

144

10

13

24

23

18

21

18

9

5

1

2

191

16

12

24

28

27

23

18

27

7

7

2

261 I 231

14 4

18 5

25 15

35 40

42 31

41 37

34 40

25 25

16 19

4 6

7 9

207

7

3

14

26

28

38

39

24

18

4

6

160

1

3

8

15

20

26

22

25

23

13

4

103

2

1

3

8

11

18

19

9

11

10

11

164

1

1

3

3

15

23

30

25

26

19

18

NOT1; : Ixomined persons were measured with(rut shnes: clothing wei!dlt mnwd from 0.20 to 0.62 oound. which mus not deducted

from weights shown.

Table IX. Number of women aged 18-24 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight In pounds

Height Total Less

than 11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

I

Number of examinees

Total ............. ........ ........ . 1,524 236

Less than 59 inches ................... 36 18

59 inches .. ............... .............. .... 38 15

60 inches .. ................. ............ .... 81 22

61 inches ..... ...... ........ .. .............. 125 39

62 inches ................. ........... ....... 197 50

63 inches ............... .................... 248 45

64 inches ................................... 245 25

65 inches .............................. ..... 224 17

66 inches ............................ ....... 142 2

67 inches .. ................... .............. 93 2

68 inches or more .............. ....... 95 1E

290 272 261

6 4 4

9 3 6

19 14 7

29 17 15

49 36 19

46 43 44

50 48 47

43 42 49

22 37 26

11 12 23

6 16 21

156 93 71 45 2? 24 49

1 1 - 2 - - -

2 - 3 - . - -

7 2 2 6 - 2 -

7 2 4 1 3 5 3

16 8 5 3 4 - 7

26 12 9 5 4 4 10

24 14 11 12 3 4 7

22 22 8 4 3 3 11

17 11 8 7 3 4 5

14 10 10 3 4 1 3

20 11 11 2 3 1 3

Nol”lt: I!xumincd persons were meusured without shoes: clothing weight runxed from 0.20 to 0.62 pound. which was not deducted

from weights showII.

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Table X, Number of women aged 25-34 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Weight in pounds

Total

Less

than 11o- 1120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180-

110 119 1’29 139 149 159 169 179 189 I

—

190- 200 or

199 more

Number of examinees

Total . . . ..... .. . 1,896 63 35

2

3

6

4

12

3

1

4

229 274 343 304 190 143 99 99 117

Less than 58 inches ............... . .

58 inches .. ........ .. ................ .......

59 inches ........... .. ........ .......... ...

60 inches . ................... ............

61 inches .. ... . . . .

62 inches .. ...... .. .. ...... . .. ...... ..

63 inches ........... ............ .... ......

64 inches .... .... .. .......... ...... .. .......

65 inches ......... . ........ .........

66 inches .. ............. ............ . ....

67 inches ..................... . ..... .....

68 inches or more . .. .. . . . .

17

26

43

74

205

279

308

272

269

180

114

109

6

12

15

18

48

37

42

27

16

8

5

3

8

16

36

54

53

42

31

19

4

3

2

3

8

12

38

56

54

52

52

34

18

14

1

2

4

11

26

39

48

39

60

30

24

20

1

3

1

4

10

24

36

32

23

20

16

20

2

1

1

10

15

15

10

13

17

8

7

2

2

6

14

15

18

17

25

19

9

16

1

3

6

14

15

12

11

12

11

14

1

2

6

7

5

13

12

5

8

4

1

1

8

12

18

16

23

15

12

11

NOTlt: I:xumined persons were measured without shoes; clothing weight ranged from 0.20 tu 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

from weights shown.

Table Xl. Number of women aged 35-44 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Less

than 11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160-

110 119 129 139 149 159 ‘169

Height Total

190-

199 L

170- 180-

179 189

200 or

more

167

——

Number of examinees

Total ........ . . ......... . .....

Less than 58 inches . .... .... ... .....

58 inches ... .. ....................... .. .. ..

59 inches ...................................

60 inches ... ......... . . .. ........ ...

61 inches .... .... ... . . ...... ......

62 inches ........ ......... . ... .. . .. ....

63 inches .. ..... .. ..... . .... . . ...

64 inches ... ........... ........ .... . ..

65 inches .. .. ..... . ......... . ...... ..

66 inches ....................... ............

67 inches .... ......... ............ ........

68 inches or more . ...... . ....... ..

1,663 101 177

16 3 4

21 4 4

65 15 6

100 11 23

147 26 26

208 15 27

245 13 22

264 7 35

255 5 17

147 2 9

94 - 3

101 - 1

256 27: 111 76 46

1

2

12

20

22

45

44

31

34

21

17

7

3

3

11

10

24

34

44

59

43

24

13

9

1

3

5

13

17

27

28

23

30

21

15

16

1

1

1

3

6

9

20

21

18

12

5

14

2

2

3

6

12

11

10

20

10

5

8

1

1

1

2

2

6

12

16

18

7

3

7

1

4

4

5

14

20

26

34

22

15

22

2

7

8

11

13

19

28

30

15

15

16

1

3

2

6

12

8

6

4

3

1

N()’I’l; : Itxumined ~)crsons wcrv mtusurcd without shoes: !clothing weight ran@ i’rom 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

from weigh ts shown

50
Table X II. Number of women aged 45-54 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Height Total Less

than 11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190. 200 or

110 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Number of examinees

836 52 130 112 90

I

48 43

1

2-

4 6

5 4

6 4

9 2

10 11

4 4

4 4

3 4

1 3

Total ........... ................... 114 76 34 I 64

Less than 58 inches ......... ...... ....

58 inches .. .... .... .............. ........ ...

59 inches ...................................

60 inches ............................... ... .

61 inches ................................. ..

62 inches .. .. .................... ...........

63 inches ................................. ..

64 inches ........... ......... ............ ...

65 inches ...................................

66 inches ... .......................... ......

67 inches .......................... .........

68 inches or more .... .. ...............

8

7

34

59

94

138

126

135

104

71

32

28

2

3

11

4

9

71

6

2

3

1

2

1

4

5

12

26

16

22

14

7

3

2

1 1 1

5

2

6

71

14

14

12

6

3

2 1

1

1

1 4

3 4

7 5

2 10

8 9

5 11

3 7

3 4

2 8

3

8

16

20

17

21

9

10

5

2

6

3

12

11

15

7

15

13

5

3

10

15

19

19

24

21

14

2

5

NOTli: Exmnined persons were mursurt’d !vith{)ut shoes: ck)thinx weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 Pound. w’hich ~sas not dwluctcd

frum ~veights sho~vn.

Table X111. Number of women aged 55-64 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Total

Less

than 11o- 120-

110 119 129

Weight in pounds

EIEIzIE

Number of examrnees

Height

170-

1

180-

1

190-200 or

179 189 199 more

Total .......... .. .......... ........ 670 52 51 72 103 92 74 62] 54 48

IT

33 29

1-

1-

1

3 4

7 2

4 4

6 6

6 5

3 3

2-

1

3

Less than 58 inches ...................

58 inches ................ ...................

59 inches .................... ......... ......

60 inches .............. ........... ..........

61 inches ....................... ............

62 inches ......... ....... ......... .... ......

63 inches ...................................

64 inches .................. .................

65 inches ............................ .......

66 inches ..... ............ ..................

67 inches .. ........ .... ........... ..........

68 inches or more .. ............... .. ..

19

18

43

63

99

104

96

102

71

29

13

13

6

5

2

8

8

6

5

5

4

2

1

1

3

5

6

8

10

5

7

5

1

2

4

5

6

11

20

3

11

3

4

2

1

6

1

9

11

13

18

14

14

7

5

4

1

1

1

!0

9

12

14

13

12

17

2

1

2

2

6

14

9

16

12

9

3

1 1

2

7 1

6 4

12 9

8 6

6 11

8 10

8 5

4 2

1 2

2 2

1

1

3

5

11

12

7

4

2

2

Nc)’I’1{: lixaminecl persons were metisured withuut shoes: clothing \\eigl]t runpcd t’rwn 0.20 to 0.62 L)otmd. v.hjch !tus not dcductud

from weights shown.

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Table XIV. Number of women aged 65-74 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Height

Total . .......... ......... . .....

Less than 58 inches . .... .. . . .......

58 inches ........ . ...... .. . . .... ......

59 inches ................... ... ...........

60 inches ...... ......... ....................

61 inches .. . .............. .................

62 inches ........... ............ ....... ....

63 inches .. .. ...... ........ ...... ........ .. .

64 inches ......... ....... ............... .

65 inches ........................... ........

66 inches or more ... .. ...... .. ........

Weight in pounds

Total Less

than 11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Number of examinees

I

1,822 160

78 17

73 16

115 21

242 31

300 28

316 22

274 10

182 12

138 3

104 -

170

17

11

12

33

34

30

22

6

4

1

222

11

9

21

31

45

46

31

12

12

4

268

12

11

15

33

39

54

48

28

18

10

257

6

7

14

33

45

42

38

29

20

23

1921 179

L

6 4

10 2

5 9

19 24

30 22

35 30

35 24

22 32

19 20

11 12

139

2

3

8

15

22

20

28

13

15

13

83

2

2

3

7

8

13

14

14

12

8

62

1

~

3

6

12

;I

11

6

6

8

90

4

10

15

17

13

8

9

14

NOTI{: I{xtimined persons were measured withnut shnes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted

t’rnm \veigllts shown.

Standard Errors

The probability design of thcsl~~~l~)~~ni~blc!;

the estimation of standard errors to corrmponcl

to the weighted estimates presented. The

standard error is primarily a measure of sampling

variability, i.e., the vari~tions that might occur

by chance because only a sample of the population is surveyed. As calculated for this report,

the standard error also reflects part of the

variation which arises in the measurement

process. It dots not include estimates of any

biases which might lie in the data. The chmccs

arc about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from

the sample would differ from a cornpletc census

by less than the standard m-rot-. The chances arc

about 95 out of 100 that the diffcrcncc would

be lCSS than twice the standard m-or and about

99 out of 100 that it would be Icss than 2?/2

times m Iargc.

Estimates of standard errors are obtained

from the sample data and arc subject tu sampling error when the number of cases in a CC1lis

small, or cwcn occasionally when the number of

cases is substantial.

Estimates of the standard errors for selected

statistics used in this report arc presented in

tiablcs 2 and 3. These estimates have been

prepared by a replication technique thqt yields

ovm-a]l variability through observation +of variability among random subsamples of the total

sample. Again, readers are reminded that these

estimated standard errors do not reflect any

residual bias which might still be present after

the attempted correction for nonresponse.

Small Categories

In some tables, magnitudes arc shown for

CC1lS when the sample size is so small that the

sampling error may bc several times as great as

the statistic itself. In such instances the statistic

has no meaning except to indicate that the true

quantity is small. Such numbers, if shown, have

been included to explain the overall story of the

table.

Regression Estimates

For the purpose of smoothing the sample

findings in the present study to make estimates

within certain cells where the number of

cxaminccs of a given agc and height was too

small to produce sufficiently reliable data, Iincar

52
regression equations of the form

~= a+ b.Yi

for predicting wcig-ht (y) in pounds from height

(x) in inches were fitted by the method of least

squares to each of the 12 age-sex groups in the

sample of cxaminecs. The constants–regression

coefficient (b) and I’-intercept (a)–in the

regression equations arc then of the form

.—

Z.Yi l-i ‘- ~.YY

b=

z (x?) – YL (X)2

where F and ~ arc the mean values of x tind y,

respectively.

The regression coefficient, estimating the

slope of the regression line, here measures the

avcroge number of pounds increase in weight

which occurs with each inch of increase in

height.

The goodness of fit of these regression lines

to the obscn~ed data is determined by the usLu.Ll

standard error of estimate formula

[1~(]’i _ pi)2 ‘k

sy.x = n—2

which indicates how WCI1 the estimated weight

values from the regression equations, Y, agree

with the actutil observed weight WLILLCS,y.

The resultant estimates of the constants

dctm-mined fur the regression equations for the

12 age-sex gr[mps and the standard m-or are

shown in table .XV. To measure the precision of

the regression cqualion the sum of squares of

the observed VJIUCS of wci,ght }“i abotlt th~

mean 7, X( I-i -- ~)2 is considered. It can be

shown - j7)2 = ~(]’i that X(l’i Fi)2

+ ~(yi – r)z ( }’i = luluc of weight predickxi b~’ the regression cqltation) or where

‘(]’i Fi )2 = sum i~f square-s about regression

and rcprcscnts the variation uncxplainccl by the

NOTE: A Iist of references follows the text.

~(~i – 7)2 = sum of squares dtlc

to regression

represents the variation explained by the

regression iinc. CIearIy it is desirable to have

Z(Pi – F)2 close

equivalently to have A>2 =

~(yi – F)2

to unity. .R2 defined abo~’e is called the

coefficient of determination. The closer R2 is to

unity, the more prccisc the rc~~ession equation.

Although linear regression equations were

used to estimate the basic weight-height relationship in a previous h’CHS report,2 the distribution of weiyht by height might bc fitted by a

Iog-w-ithm of Ivcight. In their series of ~vcightheight data on .4rmy personnel, I<w-pinos7 and

Roscnbaums f(}und that the test for linearity of

regression of tveight by height sho~vcd a significant departure of the array means from linearity.

In this report, linear regression equations

were calculated to estimate \veight from height.

Similar calculations were made using logarithms

of ~veight mthcr than the arithmetic ~vci~ht

measurements in relation to arithmetic height

mmsurcments. For each age find scx group, the

line rcprcscnting the equation of arithmetic

wei~ht by height nearly coincides with that

rcprcscnting the equation of Ioglo wcigllt by

height (fisurcs I and H).

The c(wfficicnts of correlation obtained

from the regression cqutitions dm-i~’cd by corrcIatinx the Io%arithms of \vcight ( IOS1~ y ) in

pounds ti’ith actLKd hcixht (x, in inches) ~vcrc

slightly dilfcrcnt from thmc obtained from the

linear rclntionship of ~vci~ht to height

(table XV). Iirhcrc di[fcrenccs in thmc estimates exist, they m-c small md coulci bc

attributed to samplins errcn-.

The ~vcisht b]’ height rclatiunship 01 data

from lIAATI;S appears to bc a ~o{)d linear fit

\vithin the limits of 62-74 inches for mcn :md

57-68 inches for women. Thmc limits may

~ccount Ior the C1OSC fit bctw’ecn the t~vo

equations. 11’eight data from Karpin{)s’ were for

men ages 18-37 years Ivith hcixhts 0159 tu 78

inches. Ctn-res])fmding data from Rt)senbaums

53
240

F

1824 YEARS

220

I

200 /-- —y ,, +,).

240

F

3544 YEARS

220

120

100 [

240 r

5564 YEARs

220 L

I

120

100 [

,~J62 64 66 68 70 72 74

HE I(; H1 IN INCHES

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

0

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

.

,

0

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

:

0

2534 YEARS

/

I I I I I I I I I I I I I

62 64 66 68 70 72 74

4554 YEARS

I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I

62 64 66 68 70 72 74

6574 YEARS

‘-Y5----

[ I I I I I I I I I I J

62 64 68 68 70 72 74

HE IGHT IN INCHES

Figure 1. Average weights of men by age and height estimated from regression equations for weight (y) and hei~ht (x): y = a + bx and

Iogloy = a +bx: United States, 1971-74

54
;20

100t

1E24YEARS

>

0

1 I I I I I i I i I 1

57 w

J

61 63 65 67

240r 3544YEARS

220

t

2001-

1,,,,,,,,,,,, w

:~

0 57 59 $31 63 65 67

240r 5564YEARS

J

o

1 I i I I i I [ I I

57 59 61

I

63 65 6?

HEIGHTINIMx4ES

240

1~

2X?4YEA,%

200

18Q

160

-*-e--

WI

120

240

220

m

I

4554YEARS

mo

/-

100 1-

J’

of 1 1 { I ( 1 i I 1 I

57 B 61

1

63 65 6?

24CI

r

6574VE2+nS

22tl

t

Xm

12?0

[

J

Figure 11.Average weights of women by age and height estimated from regression equations for weighr (y] and height k}: y = a + b.t and

Iogla y = u + tvc: United States, 1971.74

I

I

55
Table XV, Coefficient of correlation, constants for regression equations, and standard error of estimate of weiqht (Y) on heiqht (x) of

adults aged 18-74 years: United States, 1971-74

Sex and age

Linear

Regression equation

Y=a+bx

-172.63 + 4,842x

-168.67 + 4,941x

-187.49 -t 5,277x

-131.83 + 4.454x

-173.99 + 5.069x

-131,64 + 4.385x

-56.28 + 2.965x

-88.62 + 3.587x

-94.02 + 3.815x

-77.17 + 3.587x

-68.24 + 3,492x

-76.38 + 3,583x

sY .x

27,3

30.5

27.4

28,4

28.5

26.0

28.0

32.1

35,0

33,8

33,4

29.0

Coefficient of

correlation

r

.438

.420

.460

.390

.426

.404

.259

.263

.270

.246

.249

.285

Semilogarithmic

‘egressioneq~ Ioglo Y=a+bx

1.32 + .0127x

1.39+.0121x

1.34+ .0131X

1.46 + .01 13x

1.35 + .01 28x

1.42 + .01 17x

1.48 + .0099x

1.43 +. OIIIX

1,46 + ,01 tOx

1.51 + ,0104X

1.56 + ,0097x

1.47 +. OIIIX

+

.0303

.0268

.0264

.0272

.0289

.0249

.0255

.0253

.0257

.0259

.0259

,0251

.459

.445

.474

.401

.435

.404

.297

.292

.295

.270

.254

.301

WI.Stat, Assoc. 411-414. 1971.

NOTE: a = intcrccpt in ;cgrcssiorr cquati;ri.

b = rcwcssion coel’1’icicnt.

r = Cocfficicnt of corr(,l ation.

SY.x = standard crr(w of estimate.

wcw ~vaikhlc [or mcn ages 18-40 years with the regression of weight by height as Iinem-. This

hei~h~s rangi]lg lrom 59 inches and under to 77 method smooths the findings from HAN’F. S and

inches and over. simplifies the job of’ comparing this report with

Since thu-c is little chmge when using the other data series reports that are based on

scmilo:w-ithrnic cc~uation, this report treated height-weight relationships.

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