WeightbyHeightandAge for Adults18-74Years · WeightbyHeightandAge for Adults18-74Years: ......

Data from theNATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY

WeightbyHeightandAgefor Adults18-74Years:Uniied States,1971-74

A~c and scx distributions of’ weight b)’ single inches of hci~ht forLKILdts 18-74 years of Jgc in the civilian nuninstitutionalizdpopulation of the United States.

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1656

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFAREPublic Health Service

Office of Health Research, Statistics, and TechnologyNational Center for Health StatisticsHyattsville, Md. September 1979

Series 11Number 208

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

DOROTHY P. RICE, Director

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, Deputy DirectorJACOB J. FELDMAN, Ph.D., Associate Director for Analysis

GAIL F. FISHER, Ph.D., Associate Directc~rfor the Cooperative Health Statistics SystemROBERT A. lSRA EL, Acting Associate Director for Data Systems

JAMES T. BAIRD, JR., Ph.D.. Associate Director for International StatisticsROBE RT C. HUBE R, Associate Director for J4anagement

MONROE G. SIRKEN, Ph.D., A ssociate Director for Mathematical StatisticsPETER L. HURLEY, Associate Director for Operations

JAMES M. ROBEY, Ph.D., Associate Director for ProgramDevelopmentPAUL E. LEAVE RTON, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research

ALICE HAYWOOD, Information Officer

DIVISION OF HEALTI+ RESOURCES UTILIZATION STATISTICS

ROBERT S. MURPHY, DirectorS[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 thest22tist ical proccssin~.

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

DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1656[.ibrary oj”CotlgrcssCatalog CardNumber 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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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 fromregression 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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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 ob-

tained from the Health and Nutrition Ikamina-tion SLu-vcy (HANKS), conducted by theNational Center for Hca.lth Statistics from April1971 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. ThetcchniqLlcs of mcasurcrncnt arc also discussed.The present findings arc compared with theHealth Examination SLirvcy (1-IIW), 1960-62.]

The analysis of weight by height studies withvariables IJthcr than a:c and scx wiIl bc prc-scntcci in fLltLlrc reports. Consideration of bodycomposition and configuration of obesity and of

nLltrilional statL~s wi]] ak be subjects of futurereports.

IIANES WJS designed to rncasurc the nutri-tional status of a scientifically dcsi~mcd samplereprcscntativc of the civilian noninstitLltion-

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

through 74 years. This survey was :LISOdesignedto t)btain solmc limited information on theocncr~ll health statLls of the entire agc groLlp as,>well as sl)ecific information on the hedlh statusand medical care needs of those aged 25-74

yc:Lrs in the civilian lloninstitL[ti{ )n:L1izcd pol)ula-tion. A dc’t:Likd ckcription of the specificcontent and plan of ol>cration, inducting sarn]]lcdesign, has been published.z

As in prcvioLu IIcalth lkmina~ion Surveyprograms, 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 house-holds in the 65 primary sampling L[nits (PSU’S)

throughoLlt the United States. Additional hoLlsc-

hold visiting, interviewing, history taking, andcaptaining of the examination portion of thepro~am were performed by the mobile exami-nation ccntcr’s field teams. The selcctcd samplepersons for- whom an :Lppointmcnt could bc

made were brought into the spcciall}’ con-

structed mobiIc cxarnination ccntcrs which weremoved into a central location in wch of theprima~ sampling Lmits. The teams, whichtraveled to the varioLls sL[rvcy locations thrt]Llgh-Out the coLlntry, inclLldc’d profession:d and

paraprofcssiomd medical and dental examinersand technicians, intcn~icwcrs, and t~thcr staff.

“rhc probability sampIc? design LIscci in thesL]rvcy providcrl a higher sanl~)lin~ ratio of thepoor, prcsch(wl chilclrcm, women of chilc[bcarins

ages, :Lnd the cldm-1}’ than of t)thm-s in thecivilian, ]Ioninstittltioll:dizcd population.

Field data collection operations for the firstHAN1}S sLlrvcy wmc started in April 1971 andcomplctc-d in JLIIW 197-I. Of the 28,043 pm-sonsaged 1.74. vcllrs \\,hc) ~~,cr~ sclcctcd ill the

nati(]naI l)robability sample to represent the 194million 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 USCC1for the effect or ovcrsanlpIin: among the p[mr,

preschool children, women of cflilcibcw-in: age,ancl the cldc~rly, this corresponds to an cffcctivcresponse rate 0175 percent.

Am(mg those 18-74 years of age at the timeof into-view for whom height ancI ;vci:ht

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measurements were made, there were 13,645persons examined out of the probability sampleof 19,572 sclcctcd to represent the 128.0million of that agc in the population.

This is an unadjusted response rfitc of 70pcrccnt and an effective adjusted response rateof 70 percent. National estimates in this reportarc based on weighted observations, i.e., the dataobtained for each examined person arc inflatedto the Icvcl of the total po@ation.

METHODS

The examinces changed from their street

clothing into disposable paper examination uni-forms and foam rubber slippers designed tofacilitate and standardize various clcmcnts of theexamination. Body measurements were made atvarious times of the day at each examinationcenter and in different seasons of the year.

Thus body measurcrncnts were not standardizedby diurnal and seasonal variations. Weights varybetween winter and summer and may differdepending upon rcccncy of l(md and water

intake.

Height

For persons agccl 18-74 yew-s, height wasrnczsurcd 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 horizontalplane (“look straight ahead”), and standing erect(“stand LIp td]” or “stand LIp real stmight” with

some assistance and demonstration when ncccs-sary). However, upward pressure was not

cxcrtcd by the examiner to purposefully“stretch cvcry(mc in a stanclard manner, ” 2s isrccommcndcd 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 thevertical 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 camerawhich rw’ordcd the subject’s identification nunl-bcr next to the pointer on the scale, therebygivinx a l~rccisc rcadin:. “1’hc camera not only

gave a permanent record that minimized ob-server and recording errors but, by sliding upand down with a horizontal bar and alwaysbeing in the same plane, also eliminated parallax.That is, if the pointer had been in the space infront of the scale, it would have been read toohigh if the observer had looked up at the scalefrom below or too low if read down from above.

Weight

A Toledo self-balancing scale that mechani-cally prints the wei~ht to one-quarter of a pounddirectly onto the permanent record was used.‘rhis direct printing minimized obscrvm andrecording errors. The scaIc was calibrated with a

set of known weights; any necessary fine adjust-ments were made at the beginning of each newtrailer location, i.e., approximately every n}onth.The recorded weight was later transferred to apunched card to the nearest 0.25 pound (lb.).The total weights of all clothing worn rangedfrom 0.20 to 0.62 lb.; this was not dccluctedfrom weights presented in this report. Theexamination clothing used was the samethroughout the year so there is no seasonalvariation in the weight of clothing.

FINDINGS

Among men the averasc weights range from140 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 161pounds for those 68 inches in height. Weights atthe extremes of the height mngc in some agc~roups did not show this constant incrcmc inweight. with advancing height. For cxarnplc, inthe a~c grcmp 55-64 years, those measuring 57inches weighed 10 pounds more, on the average,

thtin those 1 inch taller. In the agc groLIp 65-74years, the tallest group at 68 inches averaged 5pounds less than those 1 inch shorter. Thisrcllccts, 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 eachscs-agc group. The 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 90th,

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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 5thand the 95th pcrccntiks arc unstable. Thisinstability is caused by the small sample size ofgroups subclassified by SCX,age, and height.

Percentile distributions were derived fromsatnpIc sizes as small as 15 for some of the abovesubclassifications. Whenever less than 15 wereavailable for a scx-agc-height group, the per-centile is not given since these sample sizes madethe distributions at the extreme lower and uppertail Icss meaningful. This cutoff of 15 is arbi-trary and relative–less vaILIc should be attachedto the pcrccntiks obtained from sample sizes of15-30 than to those derived from much Im-gcrstimpIcs.

At each sclcctcd pcrccntilc point in thedistributions of weight by height among menand women, there tends to be an incrcwc inwci~ht with height for all age groups. Thispattern was also dcscribcd previously for themean weight by height. Some indication of thevariation in weight among individual of thesame height and agc is shown by the pcrccntilcsin tables 2 and 3.

Within each agc group, the average weighttends to increase with height. Deviations fromthis tendency probabIy reflect sampling errors

rather than any real weight diffcrcnccs in thepopulation groups from one height interval tothe next.

For persons taIlcr or shorter than theextremes of the height range shown, the samplewas too small to provide rcIiablc estimates of thepopulation’s weight distribution. Nlore compIetcweight and height distributions containingfurther information on these extremes arcshown in tables 2 and 3.

The distribution of weight for any givenheight tends to be positively skwcd, with~wcatcr deviations above than below the averageweight. This is rcflcctcd by the fairIy consistentcxccss of mean over median weights shown infigure 1.

For the purposes of smoothing the findingsfrom HANTES linear regression of weight onheight was used (see appendix). Mean weightsfor given heights were obtained from a linearregression equation for mcn and women for thesix age groups 18-2-I, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,55-64, and 65-74 yew-s. The equations of weightby height were fitted by the ]east-squaresmethod, which holds that the line of “best fit”is the onc for which the sum of the squares ofthe residual errors is a minimum. “rhc linearregression of weight by height clcscribcs theaverage change in weight accompanying a unit ofchange in height. The estimtites of the con-stants—regression coefficient (b) and l--intercept(a)–in the re~~cssion equation 1’ = a + bx andthe standard error of estimate around theseregression lines for 12 age-sex groups are shownin table XV (see appendix).

Height-w’eight tables arc presented for menand women in the agc range 18-74 years, withmean weight values for each inch of height forthe height range of 62-74 inches for men and57-68 inches for women (tabIcs 4 and 5). Threeadditiomd vaIucs bclo~~’ and above the rncan~~,cight arc ~so giy,cn in these tab]cs. They

represent estimates of the range of 60, 80, and90 pm-cent, respectively, of the popultitionaround the mean weight.

Y& 0.8416 SY.X

Yt 1.2816 Sy-x

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For example, assuming normality the pre-

dicted mean plus or minus 0.8416 timesstandard error O{ the estimote indicates theran~c of weights that is cxpectcd to include 60percent 01 the examined pm-sons of u specificheight for a given age and sex group.

In this instance one would expect 30 pcrccmtof the individuals to be within this weight rangebelow and above the mean weight, with 20pm-cent falling outside either of these rtingcs,

values roughly eqliivalcnt to the lower and upper

20th pcrccntilcs of the distribution of weight byheight 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 per-cent of the particular height group. This isrou~hly equivalent to the lower and upper10th and 5th pcrccntilc, respectively, of the

distribution of wei:ht by height for age and

Scx groLlps.

The srnoothcd averages shown in table 5were obtained from the linear regression equa-tions of weight on height for each of the 12

LLgc-scx groups (SW appendix). There w-c smalldifferences 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 0.08pound at ages 25-34 to 1.38 pounds at ages

55-64 years. The corresponding values amongwomen are 0.33 pound at ages 65-74 years and

2.3 pounds ut ages 55-64 years. The diffcrcnccsarc 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 averageweights by height for men and women increasewith age but in different patterns. AverageweiShts of mcn incrcasc rapidly until the agcgroup 25-34 years. The rwte of increase thenflattens out, with the averuge weights peaking in

the agc group 45-54 years for men of heights lCSSthan 68 inches and declining thereafter. The

average weights of men of heights 68 inches andmore 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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Figure 2. Unadjusted mean weights and smoothed mean weights

(estimated from the regression equations) of men andwomen 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 betweenunadjusted mean weights and mean weights from re@essionequations for men and women, by age: United States,1971-74

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45-54 find 55-64 years, peak at the latter agegroup, and then decline.

The estimated number of adults, by age andsex in the Scncral population by weight groupsfor height, is shown in tables 7-20. The numberof adults in the HANES sample, by weight groupfor height, is presented in tables HI-XIV.

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUSHES SURVEY

The average weights of men and women byheight m measured in the Health and NutritionIixamination Survey of 1971-74 were generallygreater than those from the HeaIth Examination

Survey (1111S) of 1960-62 (table 21, figures 4 and5). Among persons in age ~woup 18-24 years, thedifferences between averages during this periodincreased with height. This direction was Icssevident for men than for women, particuIm-ly inthe shorter heights. However, at ages 25-34 yearsthe pattern was reversed for women. The dif-fcrcncc between the average weights of women

in HANES and in IHES dccrcascd as heightincrcascd.

The differences in average weights for menand women 35-44 years showed the same

pattern. HAN ES data showed the averageweights of shorter people to be less than those inHES data and those of taller and medium weightpeople to bc more. Diffcrcnccs in averageWeights 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 ~~cightsfor 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 thatof women in III%. On the other hand, diffcr-cnccs bctwccn the average weight of men in

I IANKS and that of men in HKS increased withan increase in height. Men in II ANIt S with abuvc

fivcra~e height (69 inches and mm-c) weighedmore on the average-7 to 14 pounds at ages55-64 and 7 tO I 1 pounds at ages 65-74

years-than men in HIM did.

Women examined in HI%, 1960-62, tend toattain their maximum avemgc weigh t t w~odecades later than men of heights 67 inches andless. The corresponding figure is one decade laterfor men 68 inches and more. Ilromen in HANES

show the same picture with the exception thattheir maximum average \veight is attained t~vodecades later than the taller men and one decadelater than the shorter men (tabIe 22). This dcIaymay reflect the ~veight and caloric consciousnessof women.

In both HES and HANES women show agcatcr relative gain in average ~vcight with age ascompared to men. It shouId be noted that thesefindings may be influenced by changes in body

size for the successive generations in thesecross-sectional data.

Selected percentiles of weights for each inchof height arc shown for HKS, 1960-62, andHANES, 1971-74, by age and sex in tables 23-28and figures 6-11. The differences in weightbetween HANES and HES, discussed previouslyfor the mean of the distribution, were also

observed for the upper end of the distribution(80th, 90th, and 95th percentiles) but at a largerorder of magnitude.

The greatest difference in weights of menwas at the 95th percentile. HANTES, greater ateach inch of height for each age group than the

corresponding percentiles for HM, averaged 9pounds OVCIdI. It ranged from u high of 10pounds at ages 18-24 to a lo~v of 6 pounds atages 65-74. At the 90th and 80th percentiles,the corresponding weights al’eragcci 7 and 6pounds 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 personsexamined for II ANF.S wmc higher, on theaverage, than those for HFX by 9, 8, and 6

pounds, respcctivcly, for all +gc groups. ‘rhcdiffcrcnccs 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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HEIGHT IN INCHES1 ~$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.——

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

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HEIGHT IN INCHESF.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

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

distribution of men and women” in HES (1960-62) andHANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States

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

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distribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) andHANES (1971-74), by age and height: United States

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Figure 11. Differences at the 5th percentile of the weightdistribution of men and women in HES (1960-62) andHAN ES(1971-74), byage and height: United States

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this direction was less eviclcnt for men, particu-

larly in the shorter heights. The weights of menbetween the two surveys in these percentileswere consistently greater only in ages 65-74years. The weights of women ages 45 years andover were consistently less inHIM.

DISCUSSION

Data on weight in relation

and agc arc a useful criterion

13ANES than in

to height by scxof onc aspect of

nutrit~)nal status. There are no current cs~imatcsof weight by height that arc representative ofthe 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 ofthe population. Other avuilablc data arc takenfrom sclcctcd sc:mcnts of’ the population4-s andspecial study groups 6 but cannot bc gcncralizcdfor 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 truecross section of the country.

These cross-sectional data on weight andheight mcasurcmcnts of adults WC}C obtained ondiffm-cnt agc cohorts. The agc trends show themean and percentile body measurements for

successive cohorts of persons and rcfkct theeffect of di ffcrcnt environmental and hereditaryinfluences. The limitations of cross-sectionaldata arc rccqjnixcd in considering groL1p agechanges. I’tittcrns of weight gain and of gradutd

dcclinc muy be influenced by a sccuhu- trend inbody size for successive generations in u cross-scctional survey. A more accurate assessment ofthese changes can be done from longitudinal

data, where the some persons are followed formany years.

The tables in this report arc not presumed toindicate desirable or standard weight but only topresent a rcfcrcnce base for the person’s ob-

served weight. They show estimates over anclunder excess body weight of mcn and women byheight tind age. Thin-c arc no estimates of bodyfat other than what can be inferred from thedeviation of actual weight from the mean

weight; such estimates will not yield information

on how much of the weight difference isaccount-cd for by excess fat.

This approuch of predicting weight by height

showed a correlation which ranged from theorder of + 0.460 at ages 35-44 ycm-s to 0.390 atages 45-54 years for men of ages 18-74 years.

Corresponding correlation values for womenringed 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-Wyears showed that about 20 pm-cent 01’ thevariance can bc explained by regression of

weight by height. For women this value wasabout 8 pcrccnt.

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

with a standard weight is the most widely USCC1criterion of Icanncss or fatness. Inta-cst in thismeasurement stems from the findings of lifeinsurance and cpidcmiologicaI studies that relateexcess body ~vcight status to unfavorable mor-bidity and mortality cxpcricnccs. Using thismethod, the Iifc insLmncc studies dctcrmincdexcess body weight status. which is defined asthe dc~’iation of actual weight for a gi~’cn SCX,

age, and height from the average \vcight tablestimes 100.

These tables were obtained initiall> from the

hledic(j-~jcttl:iria] Investigations (19 12)J andlater from the Build and Blood Pressure StLldy(1959 ).5 Other studies, such as the FraminghamHeart Stud~’,6 dcllned excess body \vcight duc

to obesity :LSa rcklti~’e \veight of 20 pcrccnt ormore above the median \vcight for a given heightand sex.

Since it is recognized that height imd ~vcight

alone arc incomplete indicfitions of obcsitl’,

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

been dcvclopcd by the hktropolittin I.ife lnsur-ancc Company. Thesetables for LICILl]tS25 }earsand over, shoiving ranges of ~veights for givenheights, answer the criticism that height-~vcighttables ignored the disadvantages of the incrcasc

in body weight with ad~wncing years M \vell asvariations in body build that inllucncc theweight of individual. The average ~lrci,ghts in thetables arc for categories of bed}’ frame but thedetermination of frame size has nut been speci-fied or defined in terms of body mctisurmnents.

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The user must exercise clinical judgment abouttype of body [ramc.

Such data arc not satislwtory for studyingthe influcncc of ohcsity on mortality. Obesity,an cxccss accumulation of fat, is ~(scd intcr-chmg-cably with (werwcight or cxccss bodyweight above standard weight. Total body

weight is a measur-c of bone, rnusclc, md f~t.Departure from average weight may be due toone or a combination of these body com-ponents. Overweight prmwntion and control is

directed agtiinst overweight due to fat, which isprimarily attributed to cxccss food intake overthe 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 Ilxami-nation Survey ( 1960-62)2 with the currentHANES findings. The first factor, which in-

volved methods used in obtaining smoothed

average weights, was not a problem for theHANKS, 1971-74, data since a similar Iincar

rcgrmsion estimation was used.The second factor, diffcrcnccs in clothing

wei{ghts, will substantially affect the compara-bility between the studies. C10thin2 weights forIIES were nearly like those for HANF, S, averag-ing about 2 pounds more. Adjustments weremade for this difference. In both surveys,

subjects were measured without shoes.The third factor was measurement tech-

niques in HES and HANES. HIM, done by theI)ivision of Health Examination Statistics of theNatiorml Center for Health Statistics using the

same standardization of height and wcig-ht tech-

niques, provided the baseline against which thevalues from HANES were measured.

Comparable response mtes of examined per-sons cm whom measurements were taken are also

necessary in order to compare the weight

measures by height from the two surveys. TheHES sample had a response rate of 95 percent

interviewed and 86 percent examined, a highlyrepresentative sample of the civilian noninstitu-

tionalizcd population of the United States. Thecorresponding rates for IIANES were over 95percent interviewed and 70 percent examined.

The lower examination rate in the H,ANK3sample could have biased the mean weight

downward if heavier persons might bc less likelyto come for an examination. This is, however,unlikely because an analysis of medical historiescomparing the noncxaminees with the cxami-

necs indicated no large differences between thenonexamincd group and the examined group forthe medical statistics compared.

Findings from the present study show thatadults in HANES, 1971-74, gencrdly weighedmore than their counterparts in HIS, 1960-62.

Among women the differences in averageweights generally were largest at the ages under

45 years. Of women 64 inches tall, those in theage groups 18-44 years were 4 to 7 poundsheavier, on the a~teragc, than women of the sameheight and agc in 1960-62. In the age groups 45years and ova-, the differences in average

weights of women this height in the 1971-74period mm- those in 1960-62 do not exceed 2pounds.

The increase in heights cannot explain the

greater weights of men and women in HANF, S,1971-74, compared with HES, 1960-62. Al-

though adults measured in HAINM were tallerthan those in HES, differences are numericallysmall. HANES data showed men’s heights rang-ing from less than one-half inch to an inch taller

than the heights from HES data. Correspondingvalues for women arc from less than one-half

inch to slightly more than three-quarters of aninch taller. Excess caloric intake and sedentaryhabits are probably responsible for this greater

weight.The differences in average weights per: inch

of height by age for men and women were notidentical for the selected percentiles. In particu-

lar, the lowest percentiles, 20th, 10th, and 5th,were changed much less than the upper per-

centiles, which showed substantial gains inweight between surveys.

SUMMARY

This report contains weight by height find-ings by age among adult men and women aged18-74 years in the civilian noninstitutionalized

.

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population of the United States based on datafrom HANKS in 1971-74. T~bIes of averageweights and sckctcd pcrccntilcs for adult Amcri-ci.tns arc estimated from linear regression equa-tions. I.incar regression equations save a betterthan cxpcctcd fit when used to smooth the datafor comparative purposes and to extend thcm atthe cxtrcmcs where the sample was too small toproduce rcliab~c estimates.

A comparison of the findings from theHANES study with those from the HealthExamination Survey study shows that Americanmen range in average weight from 140 pounds at

62 inches to 197 pounds at 74 inches tall;among American women this average progressesfrom 123 pounds at 57 inches to 161 pounds at68 inches.

. Adults in the HANKS study generallyweighed more than those in the Health Exami-

nation Survey. Men 18-74 years of agc in HESaveraged 3 pounds Iightcr than those in HANES.Women of this same age were about 1 pound lessthan women in HANT13S.

. The pattern of difference in averageweigh ts between the HANES study and HESstudy varied with height and age. Comparisonsarc made with adjustments for clothing.

. hlean weight increased consistently withagc and height according to both studies. How-ever, adults in HANF.S were generally heavierthan those in HES.

. At age groups 18-24, 35-44, and 55-64years, the differences in weight w-c mm-c formen ICSSthan 65 inches in height in HES than inHANES. For women in HANES at agc groups25-34 years, the differences were Iargcr at theshorter height than at the taller height, rangingfrom 3-8 pounds over HES.

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1hlati~nal Center for Health Statistics: Weight by

height and age of adults, United States, 1960-62, by J.Roberts. Vital and Health Statistics. PHS Pub. No.1000-Series 1 l-No. 14. Public Health Service. Washing-ton. U.S. Government Printing Office, May 1966.

2 National Center for I~ealth statistics: plan and

operation of the Health and Nutrition ExaminationSurvey, United States, 1971-1973, by H. W. hliller. Vitaland Health Statistics. Series I-Nos. 10a and 10b. I.)HLWPub. No. (PHS) 79-1310. Public Health Service. Washing-ton. U.S. Government Printing Office, June 1979.

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4 Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors and

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

5 Society of Actuaries: Build and Blood PressureStudy, Vol. 1, Chicago. 1959.

6Kanne1, w. B., pea~on, G., and McNamara, p. M.:

Obesity as a force of morbidity and mortality, in FelixP. Heald, cd., Adolescent Nutrition and Growth. NewYork. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1962.

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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, standarddeviation, 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), byage 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), byasc 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), byagc 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

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

Weight in pounds

140147153155162168168173179182188195197

123125135137137138144145149150153161

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

1130

140146138154157155166165176175186191

1114

118118123124124132133136140143142

1~41

151151155160168166176185178190195191

1118

119126125130135138141143146153162

1143l14g

158156165173177172184188195210

1205

1125

128136135134142146148155157155

171

1147

151165161166172170178183187193196

1200

11291133

136146141140149153156155161173

11431147

154163163168170175184187184189

1203

1132

122143142148146

’154151162155

11671171

148146147155160167169172181188183

11901194

130133137138144146149152153162173168

NCITI: : I,;suminwl persurrs were measured without SIIOW; ckrthing weight mngcd from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, w+ich WJS rmt Jeductcdfrom 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 inches73 inches . .74 inches .. .... ... ... .... ..75 inches .. .. .. . .76 inches .. . . . .

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

Samplesize

70139272453555699756686584385287176

733019

7101741

5981

116108115

76584322

67

317234170

8692

120112

7369522111

8

Esti-matedpopu-lation

inthou-sands

6471,2172,1673,8676,0057,5568,3528,6427,5545,4954,2692,8061,155

417552

147119213550

8881,1401,5001,6671,8091,342

870764329112260

13273383547

1,2171,3051,4042,0441,763

1,’1931,142

931366177216

Mean

140147153155162168168173179182188195197208198

**

146138154157155166165176175186191

**

●

151151155160168166176185178190195191

**

Stand-ard

devia-tion

——

18.4424.9325.3325.8723.3:327.3:325.0!327.9633.3:329.5031.6830.9032.9942.2931.83

.,

.,

19,8”122.2422.3!523,9420,7{326.1/325.11)25.5:230.1 !334,9!335,5:3

*,

,

29.3”725.3!525.2421.4624.1625.3G32.9944.1637.4729.6224.6030.61

**

Stand-ard

errorof themean

3.203.372.191.601.491.401.331.461.971.582.193.074.539.188.80

*,

7.644.743.033.992.653.482.613.465.366.999.57

**

*

10.06.855.533.373.552.444.026.024.174.504.048.21

**

Percentile

II+IZl

Weight in pounds

108

109112116124130129137138141139154148169144

**

118111

116121124133129141140132134

**

*

109111123129134129140141128154156157

**

123116124122133135138143144150151159158173164

**

120112125131132139137146147157148

**

*

110126128134136140148148142157165158

,*

126126135137148151151153159163166173173179169

,*

133121146140142147146157155164159

**

,

130133136145152149154159154168176167

,*

140148151

155161167168169

176181185192196192197

**

145134155153153161162170168180197

**

*

155148150157167164167180175185192182

**

150159166172176183182188195197211214218216213

**

151145165173168

182179187185201218

**

*

159161162176182i 81194197193210211217

**

163177184189191201199210212215225230233274231

**

186164172187180208195202214229228

**

*

196195194191199196225215212224224226

*+

169182199198196213212225232230241253264288232

**

187193179203195224213228228247234

**

*

197206201194207201233253224244241244

**

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

Samplesize

3122340

6375

98978869442911

52

916235976

112121110

8454492710

61

10123359699690755648

2215

411

Est!.matedpopu.Iatlon

Inlhou.sands

88200298524987

1,2411,6031,5361,3431,128

882465198

7230

141211290765

1,0761,6051,7201,5941,341

818870425173

5022

133192485757

1,0891,4391,3131.241

841833325195

705

24

Mean

**

158156165173177172184188195210

***

*

151165161166

172~70178183187193196

***

●

*

154163163168170175184187184189

***

Standard

devra.tton

**

18.0325.5924.7624.1020.7923.7430.7223.4636.6831.76

***

*

14.9135.9626.0124.1929.1927.4827.3025.0828.6124.8431.36

●

●

*

●

●

23.8526.8221.2131.7224.5726.4732.0528.3835.0122.52

**●

Standarcl

errorof themean

**

6.024.463.863.092.472.354.022.99

6.215.27

●

**

*

4.7010.33

3.203.60

2.963.532.922.874.674.278.08

●

●

●

●

*

3.823.403.763.263.944.325.606.029.206.65

***

Percentile

111111’

Weight in pounds

**

125121

124134140140143155138159

***

*

107101116136129126136143134156144

***

*,

104112123128130139139153131158

*●

*

**

139125132147150147147159140172

*,*

*

136126131137143130142147153164156

*●

*

*●

124128131135146146149154132160

**●

**

151137144159162153166169169186

***

*

143140143151158154162164169176173

●

●

*

●

●

140146152145154154165167157171

●

●

*

**

160159164172

177169185186197204

***

*

154159161165168173176184190193192

●

●

*

●

*

154162165167171172177187182194

*●

*

**

173169181185

194189198199222225

●

+,

●

161193177179

185185190199199213217

*●

●

●

●

165177176182182188

198203213202

*●

●

**

183190192206

204199207223237258

***

*

168224189194202

210215211220225222

●

●

*

*,

182196186204201209224214215212

***

**

184192203211209208218232243277

***

*

169236211200

215223220234236240234

***

**

201209193229214

238236232239233

●

**

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!

3872

153213218

249239176129

654510

51

Est!-

mated

popu-

lation

(n

thou.

sands

124224497725745827812558458181179

2618

1

Mean

148146147155160

167169172181188183

,**●

—.—-

Stand.ard

devla.Ilon

18.1719.9421.6121.3424.5324.4825.2024.6529.3623.4728.19

,.,....

Stand.

ard

error

of the

mean

3.262.432.121.582.041.671.873.023.004.325.32

●

,**

Percentile

I5th I10thI 25th I 50th I 75th

I90th I 95th

Weight in pounds

120112110118117

127126139139146143

****

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

138132132141147153152152161178161

,***

148144148156159167167168177190

185****

155156161170175180182187193204202

****

172177175181189197204209214218211

****

179182182188199

212214214236230233

****

I 0.62 pound, which was not deductedfrum 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

Samplesize

gg

16533861997C

1,2421,2971,2001,061

623375217

8740

11

203881

125197248245224142

93482512

13264374

205279308272269180114

712312

Est!.matedpopu-lation

inthou-sands

53e1,1052,5034,5837,493

10,16310,31610,148

9,0725,3283,1341,818

744347

70

162248560

1,0371,6911,9641,982

2,1511,257

88643 ‘1244113

80158296528

1,444

2,0812,2561,9432,0471,381

843539161173

Mean

123125135137137138144145149150153161158162

*

118118123124

124132133135140143142136

●

*

119126125130135138141143146153162153

*

Stand-ard

devia-tion

28.3!29.6128.7730.34

29.3130.4:31 .5s

30.8C33.8232.8132.6536.1 E43.2430.56

●

19.5C20.1 c24.2E25.2425.OC24.9324.OC30.1528.7~30.1623.5C17.25

*

*

20.4725.8225.7528.5128.1030.4733.8132.0731.9231.3336.2840.26

*

Stand-ard

errorof themean

4J3$

3.7f1.9:2.5~

1.011.1$1.0:1 .2[

1.4:‘1.6:1.91

2.7.!4.446.1 E

*

4.3.E4.0>4.2E2.412.311.721.742.673.023.553.464.87

●

●

4.953.304.762.121.642.332.832.44

2.053.143.848.65

*

Percentile

1111+11

Weight in pounds

8[8;95

9f10(10:1OE1():

Ilc17411712212C128

+

87g!

93

9797

101104104112112117104

●

●

959195

100103104107109109120125120

●

8[92

10?IOEICY1C)g

Ilc114II?yl~

12>12712e73C

●

909e96

10199

1061Oe110114115119119

●

*

979797

103107109110115

118123129124

,

105Iclf11211~

Ilc11~

122I .25

12712E132137133142

*

106107107109109114116119121129127130

*

*

102115106110116118120122124131137136

*

12111$

13113113213213713814C144144154144159

*

112112115118119129130130131138140134

,

*

115126120121127131131

134’137144152143

●

146I 3$

153152154151159161

162163164173166172

*

131132132132133142142143154151150142

*

●

141131134138146747150153

160173172155

*

165177

169180176176187

187193192

194209216206

*

155145154150150

162165162174164161152

●

●

147151171172172178188

187190191217177

●

171188185194191194206202212214216238254220

*

157162179182166188179190190187168170

*

*

157186185187190201207210

217221237292

*

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

Samplestze

Ic2165

1Oc14720~245264255147

94582413

57

345994

138126135104

713215

92

918436399

104

96102

712913

831

Est(.

matedpopu.Iatlon

[nthou-sands

31I o~

42E69C964

1,555

1,6551,8891,830

977637458197

73

2759

4931,0041,2571,9691,8422,118

1,4491,031

489228

9031

124323558

8961,6111,5651,5701,4391,031

428189

853717

Mean

*12e136135134142

146148155157155171180

*

**

136146141140149153156155161173

**

*

122143142148146154151162155

****

Stand-ard

devla-tlon

*35.7C31.5’I30.1 !530.5!233.8!?31.3’730.8632.4640.7236.1344.7C42.76

.+

,,:,

29.7235.2729,05

31.31134.3529.1329.7923.3331.8928.64

.,

,.

*.

32.6924.42!25.82!27.2629.2$334.0s132.3SI42.8738.77

****

Stand.ard

errorof themean

*10.8.5

5.5s3.273 .6C3.211.812.422.395.774.886.829.84

*

**

5.967.603.60

3.552.453.093.573.055.878.75

**

*

9.045.243.682.563.304.742.966.749.43

●

***

Percentile

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

*9497

104101108109111118118123123139

*

*,

94110100

108110119116127123132

**

,

70110103100106109109110

90*,**

*95

102109106111

114114123121124125143

*

**

100112108111112123126129124138

,*

*

86112105110116118117119100

*●

*,

Weight in pounds

%107117lIE11:121124I 25

13113C13C14~

15.2*

**

105118120120125130

134139141146

**

*

101127122128128132129141127

**●

*

*11213212412E134

136138147145146160167

*

**

148135140134143147150151152186

**

*

119141145148139147147151151

****

*141147149147150164166174167162179184

*

**

165170154153163167166165183191

**

*

126161161166164176169171175

****

*182171173164181195195201214205240230

*

**

169214181172187191194186194197

**

*

181167177183187203191200209

***●

*216209193180199

205210219239235268300

*

**

174216196195215209217201217212

**

*

200179188190199223208225223

*

***

22

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

Samplesize

5173

115242300316274182138

542917

3

Est 1.matedpopu -lation

inthou-sands

204297482917

1,1731,3051,030

768572251

917815

Mean

130133137138144146149152153162173168

*+

Stand-ard

devia-tion

26.4426.2930.4529.1528.1228.8026.3227.6427.7726.2031.5023.58

●

●

Stand.ard

errorof themean

4.874.753.582.592.511.832.062.553.375.009.216.25

*●

Percentile

Weight in pounds

87 10594 10584 10499 107

100 112106 115113 120111 121119 122135 140127 145132 138

● ●

● *

113111115116126126131135132146149155

*●

133130131136140142144150150147168171

●

●

147150153158160165160167169175190184

●

*

-

167180179178177183183183189208220190

**

171188190191195200192195199215251223

*●

NC)Tlt: Examined persons were memurcxl without shoes: clothing weight ranged t’rom 0.20 tu 0.62 pound, which was not deductedfrom 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 751(,5

15i~107

95X5

18(1I7(1158135’)12I ()()

Y(1

185175163

j~g117105

9~

I 90I 80

~6 &JQ122110100

195185173

~127115105

199189177g

119109

2okI94182g

124114

IYl180~J.’+l,115I(1?91

195184171T iq119I0695

?00189J 76I507&—-,~~IllI0[)

?OhI95I82.fl

~– ~

1“10117IIJtl

?10I99186:EJc

121110

2152ob191-II

126115

220’209196

~

120

I 88I 78lb6g

I[)898

IV)18J171TL81,2<II)1[))

198188176[i:jjI30118108

20)19)181:Ij~lJ5l~j11)

208198186I@

128118

214204192km146I34124

219’209197

W

129

I Y!. I90)8) 18(1171 ,~h7FI4]: ,lLj~1?$ IIYIll 1(Ih10(1 Yh

20% 2[)01Y? 190I80 177!;;? [~;;

1~,) 116I09 106

2(I7 ’205196 195Ia4 }~~[H: [j>E

1341~~ 121lIJ 111

211 210200 200Iaa 187Q g

128 126117 116

216 215205 205193 192.m+ MM

133 131122 121

z~() 220209 210197 197

y ~

126 1261

186!76165i1411~1110I00

I90I80169[“g

I74I04

I94184173~;

Iitt108

199189I78I;E;

l~j113

203;:;

Ii60i-m127117

207197186~142131121

212202191

~

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

209199187%

129119

213203191Ef$

133123

218208196~

138128

7-~,

21j201r~~155143133

228218206~

148138

233223211qgl

153143

~~~21’32g‘+;$

135124

229218205Kg

140,79

234223210~158145I34

239228215~163150139

244233220

~

144

249238225~

160149

~~!

21!20:(.fi15f1A!I3!

7-~c21:20;r~,——161]&(13[

23:22?21:~16;155145

2 J:22!21;~17115$,45

245235222m177165155

25C24CZze~18217C16C

y~4?Ij201~r~

1?+1110

229218206[i_8Tm14blJ5

23&221211g

151140

238227215g

155144

243232220~

160149

247236224p-iig176164153

225

215202[;~

141IJI

2 )[,22C207[~

146136

2J6~~6213~165152142

240230217@

156146

244234221~

160150

250240227q%

166156

216206195LI#

1401Jo

~~o?Ifl199g

I44134

?25215204‘g

149139

229219208q

153143

233223212LI#

157147

237227216~

161151

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

+,8416, . 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. Thefirst 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 1831150 159 170138 145 154

Eg ~ IIg

78 77 8068 65 67

163 174 187153 162 174141 148 158

q q @

81 80 8471 68 71

166 178 191156 166 178144 152 162

~ g g

84 84 8874 72 75

169 181 195159 169 182147 155 166

q g g

87 87 9277 75 79

172 185 199162 173 186150 159 170

qz# ~ qg

90 91 9680 79 83

175 189 202165 177 189153 163 173

~ ~ ~

93 95 9983 83 86

1 1

185 187 178 63 inches172 175 167157 160 154

~ ~ ~

86 89 9373 77 82

189 191 182 64 tnches . . .. . . .. . . . .176 179 171161 164 158

~ g q

90 93 9777 81 86

192 195 185 65 Inches .. . . . .. . ... . .. . . .179 183 174164 168 161

lmJ ~ lEJ

93 97 10080 85 89

196 198 1S8183 1S6 177

168 171 164

~ $z# Ez#

97 100 103a4 88 92

199 202 192186 190 181171 175 168

g ~ g.

1co 104 10787 92 96

66 Inches

67 ,nchcs

. .

.. . . .

203 205 195I

68#nches ,..,.,,.,.,..,,,,..,,,,.190 193 184175 178 171

g P# ~.

104 107 11091 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 11486 86 90 94 98 103

181 195 210 210 21 ~ 202171 183 197 197 200 191159 169 181 182 185 178

E#~~E#E#~

90 101 107 110 114 11789 89 94 98 102 106

184 199 214 214 215 206174 187 201 201 203 195

162 173 185 186 188 182

E#qmMm~g

102 105 111 115 117 12192 93 98 102 105 110

187120312171 21712191209177 191 204 204 207 198

165 177 188 189 192 185

~ ~ g g p g

106 109 114 118 121 12495 97 101 105 109 113

190120612211 221[ 2221213180 194 208 208 210 202168 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 217183 198 212 211 214 205171 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

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

Sex and heightc

Men—

64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches

72 inches73 inches74 inches

57 inches58 inches59 inches60 inches61 inches62 inches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches

67 inches68 inches

Women

Age group in years

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

130

135140145150154159164168173

178183188

114117120123126129132135138141

144147

141145

150156160165170174179184189194199

118121125128

132136139

142146150153157

Weight in pounds

143

148153158163169174179184190194200205

125129133137141144148152156159

163167

147

152156160164169173177182187191196200

129133136140143747150154158161

165168

143

147153158163168173178183189193197203

132136140143147150153157160164

167171

143

147151156160164169173177182186190194

130134137140

144147151154158161165169

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 deductedfrom 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

TotalLess 11o- 120. 130. 140. 150.than

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

110119 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

Zlm2,359

~

2,330 1,635

1419

25 6522 84

176 57256 127348 207222 196273 181480 290266 243170 111

92 41

2,385_

14

4211550

200102307381278338273138264

108170160161346303259347184167110

35

10

122 24 19 8 19 2 4 595 184 71 40 15 7 1 2

L149 161 286342 348 374453 561 526501 847 992668 783 1,252530 915 1,310363 996 1,414262 788 849118 311 647204 154 443

49 65 21332 43 94

24 3

93 124284 159617 402

1.226 828

121 331 2

l-l2,167 92 823,867 102 2016,005 47 1297,556 26 1038,352 23 1298,642 5 367,554 13 85,495 34,269 -2,8061,155

969 .

155 63 67300 178 76493 381 102

J.--L827 457 369898 610 322886 676 456

1,211 900 619847 892 376670 328 354362 311 364175 136 121

59 170 103

1;467 1;2971,035 903

788 671483 490299 361

73 5224 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 TotalLessthan130

130- 140-139 149

180- 190-189 199 J-

200. 2100r209 more

I

Estimated population in thousands

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

I11,754 956

191 113119 82213 33550 213888 117

1,140 831,500 1231,667 601,809 1071,342 6

870 191,464 -

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

731072

12165

200191118125362380

5

175

4047631468

99

3985

1592033503103571497568

11

454311317011220

191

4

343211

135126118133374

23113

9710318413921621884

119

2716

240252350320261150233110

3163

8258

167130144186136

7816810014330230334197

287

NOT1{: I{xamined persuns were meusured without shoes: clothing weightranged from 0.20 to 0.62 )ound, which was notdeducted from weights shown.

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

Weight in pounds

TotalLess

130-than

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

r

200- 210 or

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height


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

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

13,003 521

79

645578722182301684

740 1,328

3

3682

106276

88237174154134

1921

2,102 1.518 1,448 1,218 740 I 1,7121,676

7

2429

179192209317161169171218

-

42

273383547

1,2171,3051,4042,0441,7631,1931,1421,689

1337

‘l0084

:114169

6384411223

9024

133195234222516305163111108

3714

148228212260189139169122

28

63 inches64 inches

65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches


321244

1127999

158191187100202

14212873

174193124300139144252

12407131

62181

4115196

19

84956

319225162290570

.... ....... .. . .... .........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 notdeducted 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

TotalLess

130-than

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

1

200- 210 or

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height


10,69”1

:

469 493

85 5748 1125 8

111 4265 11139 47

8856 1832 18

29 90

694 1,082

34914793

175137262

51126

3134

962 1,139

183200298524987

1,2411,6031,536

1,3431,128

882765

27293262

152

8173

127

953

12

-1 - 14

23 55

64 44

139 23

130 145193 321233 398349 183

244 126158 75116 39

64

34 -

43 42

118 121

177 31

223 225

174 235

248 270

276 235

133 23

81 42

15

30

806243

96152284363

2:2

9’7

16489

163

10’1I 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


II Weight in pounds

JTotalLess

130- 140- 150-than

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

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height


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

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

57511,151

7r

569

193 77211 14290 35765 71

1,076 271,605 911,720 1711,594 581,341 -

818 22870 5

893 1,292

I1,662 1,564

13 464 -25 27

150 76306 135321 211180 412258 303151 143

77 5775 14541 51

1.491 1.140 564 1.401-

231639

103117

587964253416

68413274

105120139124133

101038

57656

120156265236125105

833432

3

57

1072494

174307054

405043

112178207141150271209

63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches

.............................................36

687

113158

91150238138119

11093

207143270319117106126

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

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

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

NOTI; : Examined persons were mcwured without shtws: cluthirrg w’eight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, vhich was notdeducted from \veigl]ts shnwn.


Weight in pounds

----

Total Less130- 140-

than150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Population in thousands

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

I543 877

23 6444 1337 9218 13050 77

144 20752 6861 17236 2531 047 26

5

1,125

33237279

136187252129

67116

1417I

1,297 1,662

23 -30

103 1097 174

359 164143 271185 330186 285

95 17762 145

3 3140 47

1.044 513 515

3734143714

12156

145

56

829

2119

119118102150125103

71

Less than63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches

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

188192485757

1,0891,4391,3131,241

841833325294

38828087

107102

647

24

7

5168

132

99198134141127

87

34931

13032447082145873 inches or more .. .... .. .. .. ... . . .... ... .. .... .

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 notdeducted t’rOm weights shnwn.

29


Height 1Weight in pounds

Tots ILessthan

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

1301139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more


Total ... .. ...... .. .. .... .. . ... . .... .. .. .... ..... . ... . 775 529 I 340 5035,497 II 559 423 616 933 819

47 51 1143 63 672 104 55

104 131 13978 171 115

84 138 13149 113 156

89 62 11225 61 5215 9 1012 29 30

242 76224 49497 107725 88745 91827 53812 60558 13458 9181 1225 12

2 212 117 1246 2673 3087 6082 5277 3474 4944 3714 37

283185854350581816

25

23174397

108165141

71

809

21

2229

3659

101

82925465

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

than90. 100. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150. 160- 170- 180. 190. 200. 270- 220 or

90 ‘9109 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 7 118 161-157 inches 536 70

58 inches .. 1,105 10059 inches . . . . . 2,503 5760 !nches .. . . . . 4,583 3861 inches . .. .. 7,493 10162 inches . .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. . 10,163 4563 inches .. .. . .. . ... . ... .. .. ... ... 10,316 3664 Inches .... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 10,148 4165 inches . . 9,07966 (riches 5,328 2267 inches 3,13468 Inches 1,81869 Inches or more 1,315 1

54 6575 224

132 340269 380

300 8a2301 890

160 743

103 48599 34a31 95

19

4 18

22 3963 11

180 324371 262666 493

622 627

915 689

830 779955 663

19 6569 37

930

148182

230

259325

1813

918

334

927 579 613 4501,092 1,123 1,029 8021,634 2,058 1,493 1,1481,427 1,451 1,861 1,2591,219 1,712 1,903 1,174

966 1,452 1.796 1,072

223 156

344 279

460 272

563 263

571 462407 306

317275

170

167202171

44

3226

11421

86191

110163

89614322

—

22107

222309

267327191137133

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

Less11o-

than120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190-

110119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199

Total200 ormore

300

1237384180333228


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

351681

166349336375477340

95121

2,428

I1,282 672

2 1314 -44 1562 9

127 61245 82147 115195 145112 78170 57163 98

589

2010223975

1014295

10085

348

6

213

19267975681933

177

17185618173212

8

186

2132

41252529

48

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

265248560

1,0371,6911,9641,9822,1511,257

886883

128100178275

4769

143292416

347383399263129

72

342947

147159394432492196249249

466

324266204

111918

NOTI; : kkamincd persuns were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which vvos notdeducted from weights shown.


Height

Weight in pounds

TotalLessthan

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

110119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more


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

T13,934 1,649

105 47158 71296 71528 144

1,444 3682,081 2852,256 2951,943 1832,047 1091,381 78

843 -

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

54

144

89905390

1464071

657

43138

107112

585644

100108

439

1222

6937498376234030I

238 783

4 610

12 46

56 5421 13071 10526 16423 11525 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 ... ... ... .. ... .. ..

353045

125285422405309291145

4014

1111

10379

263451386422416296137

95

56

3079

190287380301472213168168

225151250

178274244172159149168

116

2579

115114114175‘f39

73118

NOT1{: llxaminecf persons were meosured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was notdeducted from weights shown.

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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


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

I1 13(56 2,01 I

——2 66 13

71 88161 57

145 132342 249334 345259 452:287 333‘158 167‘144 97

57 71

—

1,390 1,109 750

4 - 11’6 5 3~

46 50 276 59 15

121 96 33245 67 70155 103 141146 174 111203 232 124152 90 89112 90 29124 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

421248069

105144

552744

249

107

496494

109201050

236

6408765512333

4

93015

3576

108150194129

73152

105428690964

1,5551,6551,8891,830

977637776

348678

179107107

603813

2540

162186230142273115

812210

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

deducted from weights shoivrr,


Weight in pounds

TotalLess

11o- 120- 130-than

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

110119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Height


I12,161 724

67 1359 30

493 156

1,004 361,257 2011,969 1661,842 912,118 91,449 la1,031 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————

33

40265111319276110

9319

135

25‘i041135

444:?14402156108

7527

28

183176283247352

315146

3254

3

3651

244242221379157

127119

21

7

119

3262

149242242

238137

4116

8673

135146214105173

2956063 1

1827 -

62 5466 5066 34

125 28177 127

26 2835 6540 4229 41 1

34

31 11341 3645 7521 16393 122

116 129

39 5644 3661 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


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

TotalLess 11o-

than120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

10,054 958 770

300 111 15323 141 52558 24 61896 123 70

1,611 167 1111,565 116 1171,570 96 1811,439 76 1071,031 59 52

428 41 5189 - -142 4 -

1,086

27677951

186300

49211

3458

618


I1,720 1,221

105 2111 4

109 87129 160220 156307 184291 197242 108105 261

83 15101 28

18 -

1,137

10

2113121910623721214343

J15

1,045

148112242129

76141100

601025

643

85

42122

88151101

55231830

462

1122

52117

7442864115 !

372 640

1814 1026 -40 3170 7458 19250 10583 98

856 20

25 7

NOTI; : Examined persons were measured ~vithout shoes: clothing weight ronged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which WIS notdeducted from wights shuwn.


I II Weight in pmrnds

Height TotalLess

11o-than

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

110119 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 1644 35 43 30 ;;

1258 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 11861 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 17263 inches

- 129 151 1011,030

60 18 68.. . .... .... .. . ... .. . ..... .. ... .. 27 76 133 204 166 165

64 inches64 81 45 30 39

.. .... ... .. ... ..... .... .... .. .. . 768 25 37 42 124 150 110 130 5265 inches ... . .. .... ..... .. . .. . .. .. ... . .. .

21 22572 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 notdeducted 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 inches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches73 inches74 inches

57 inches

58 inches59 inches60 inches61 inches62 inches63 inches64 iriches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches

62 inches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches

69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches73 inches

74 inches

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

IHES, HAN ES,

?960- 1971-62 74

18-24 years

135138142145149

152156159163166170173177

114116118120123125127129132134136

138

146150154158162166171175179183187191195

127130134138

141145148152156159163166

130135140145150154159164168173178183188

114117120123126129‘i32135738141144147

45-54 years

147152156160164169173177182187191196200

129133136140143147150154158161165168

Excessof

HANESoverHES

—.

-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

139143148152157161166170175179184188192

110114118122126130134138142146150154

146149153156

160164167171174178182185189

136139142145148150153156159162165

168

ExcessHAN ES, of

1971- HANES74 over

HEsI

25-34 years

141145150156160165170174179184189194199

118121125128132136139142146150153157

55-64 years

143147153158163

168173178183189193197203

132136140143147

150153157

160164167177

+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

Excessof

HANESoverHES

147150154158162166169173177180184188192

129132134136738141143145147150152

154

35-44 years

142146149152

156159163

166169173176180183

130133136140143147150154157161164768

143148153158163

169174179184190194200205

125129133137141144

148152156159163167

65-74 vears

143147151156160164169173177182186190194

130134137140144147151154158161165

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; totolweights 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

Age in years Age in yearsSex and height

65-74 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-7425-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

Men—

62 inches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches

68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches73 inches74 inches


61 inches62 i riches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches

3.03.64.24.85.45.9

6.46.97.47.88.28.78.5

-3.5-1.7

1.72.44.05.57.07.69.0

10.311.6

8.98.78.59.08.79.28.38.88.68.48.28.78.5

13.213.813.613.3

12.212.812.612.411.411.9

11.811.6

8.28.78.59.08.79.29.6

10.19.8

10.210.010.410.2

11.412.113.615.0

14.616.016.517.818.218.719.920.3

8.28.07.87.67.47.97.17.66.87.27.16.96.8

19.319.820.320.820.320.020.520.920.520.9

21,321.7

5.25.84.94.84.74.64.54.43.74.23.54.13.4

14.014.715.316.7

16.317.618.119.418.920.220.6

21.7

8.57.47.17.66.77.16.96.16.66.46.26.05.9

3.53.44.24.14.8

5.45.35.25.86.46.3

6.8

10.09.69.39.08.79.79.49.29.59.89.09.39.0

9.710.310.811.411.911.612.112.613.012.813.2

13.6

13.112.611.410.3

9.39.78.87.98.38.17.37.16.4

13.213.713.3

13.813.514.013.614.114.514.214.614.3

10.08.99.39.08.79.18.88.58.99.38.47.78.0

15.816.216.716.3

16.716.315.916.315.916.316.016.3

10.08.97.97.66.76.56.35.55.45.24.53.83.2

14.014.514.213.814.314.014.414.114.514.214.615.0

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

IIExcess

HES, HAN ES, of1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 overH ES

HES,1960-

62

HAN ES,1971-

74

Excessof

HANES

overHES

Sex and height

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

62 inches .... . ... .... .. .. ... ... .. . .... .. ..63 inches ... ..... ... .. .. ...... .. .. ..... ... . .

173176180

183187190194197201

204208215215

153155157159162764166168171173175177

175180

185190195199204209213

218223228233

160

163166169172175178181184187190193

191195

200

206210215220224229

234239244249

171

174178181185189192195198203206210

187190197198202206209213217

220224228232

179

182184186188191193195197200202204

188193

198203208214219224229235239245250

183

187191195199202206210214217221

+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

183187

194196201205210214219

223228232236

159163167171175179183187191195199203

H+E

+6+1c

+g+1c+1c+1a+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



57 inches

58 inches59 inches60 inches61 inches62 inchas63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches

62 inches63 inches64 inches65 inches66 inches67 inches68 inches69 inches70 inches71 inches72 inches

73 inches74 inches



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

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

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

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

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

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

Women

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

187191195201203207212216220224228230236

176179183

187190194197201205209212215

194199203207211216220224229234238

243247

185189192196199203206210214

217221224

191184198

201205209212216219224227230234

185188191194197199202205208211214217

190194200205210215220224230236240244250

187191195

198202205208212215219222226

185189192195199202206209212216219223226

173176179183186190193197200204207211

186190194199203207212216220225229233237

178182185

188192195199202206

209213217

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

Women

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

—— —

NOT1; : Height was measured without shoes. Two pounds were deducted from H ES data to allow for weight of clothing: totalweights 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!iEE18-24 years

165168172175179182186188193196200207207

145147149151154156158160163165167169

45-54 years

178182186190194198203207211215219221227

165168172176179

183186190194197201204

16517a175180185189194199203208213218223

150153156159162165168171174177180183

18318~192196200205209213218223227232236

172176179183186190193197

201204208211

+;+:+++(+7+[

+11

+1c+1;+1:+11+1c

+5

+C+7+E+Ei+

+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

ILExcess

HES, HANES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 overH ES

25-34 years

173177184186191195200204209213218222226

148152156160164168172176180184188192

181184188191195199202206209214217221224

174177180183186188191194197200203206

18C184182

195I 92

204Zo$j

213218223228233238

159162166169173177180183187191194198

55-64 years

18C18419C19520C20E

21021 ~

220226230234240

175179183186190

193196200203207210214

+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

IIExcess

HES, HAN ES, of1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 overH ES

35-44 years

179182186190194198201205209212216220224

168171173175177180182184186189191193

176180183186190193197200203207210214217

163166169173176180183187190194197201

178183188193198204209214219225229235240

170174178182186189193197201204208212

65-74 years

176180

184189193197202206210215219223227

167171174179181184188199195198202206

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

37


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

xr!izEs -El!!E35-44 years

Excess

ofHANES

overHES

HES,1960-

62

HAN ES,1971-

74Sex and height

18-24 years 25.34 yearsMen—

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

155158162165169172176179183186190197197

153158163168173177182187191196201206211

138141144147150153

156159162165168171

-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

168171175179183187190194198201

161165172174179183188192197201206210214

135139143747157155

159163167171175179

167171176182186191196200205210215218225

145148152155159163166169173177180184

166171176181186192197202207213

-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 217223209

213

155158160162164167169171173176178180

228

134

136138140143145147149152154156158

45-54 years

167171175178183

187192196200204208210216

154158162166170173177181185188192196

55-64 years 65-74 years

171176180184188193197201206211215220224

157161164168171175

178182186189193196

167171177182187

192197202207213217221227

160164168171175178181185188192195199

169172176179183187190194197202205208212

161163167170173175178181184187190193

164168171174178181185188191195198202205

152155158162165169

172176179183186190

165169173178182186191195199

204208212216

154158161164168171175178182185189193

+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

152155159165166170

173177181184188191

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


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


EIEE18-24 years

115118122125129132136139143146150157157

949698

100‘103105107109112114116118

1-7..

12E

133137141I 4!

150

154158162166168174

102

105109113?16118123127131134138‘141

107112117122127131136141145150155160167

90939699

102103108111114117120123

45-54 years

123128132136140145

149153158163167172176

101

105108112115119122126130133137140

-[-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

116121128130135139‘144148153157

162166170

85899397

101105109113117121125129

25-34 years

115119124130134139744148153158163168173

919498

101105109112115119123126130

55-64 years

123126130133137141144148151158159162166

111

114117120123125128131134137140143

119123129134139144149

154159165169173179

104108112115119122125129132136139143

Excessof

HANESoverH 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

126129133137141145148152156159163167171

104107109111113116118120122125127129

—

HAN ES,1971-

74

120125130135140146151156161167171177182

96‘100104108112115119123127130134134

65-74 years

?20124127130134137141

144147151154158161

108

111114118121125128132135139142146

121125

I 22

134138142147

151155160164168172

108170113116120123127130134137141145

Excessof

HANES

overHES

-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; totalweights of all clothing for HAN1.;S ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

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Table 27. Differences at the 10th percentile of the weight distribution of men and women in HES (1 960-62) ancl HANES


mExcess

ofHANES

overHES

Excess

ofHANES

overHES

HES,1960.

62

HAN ES,1971-

74

HES,1960-

62

HAN ES,1971-

74Sex and height

18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 yearsMen—

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

95100105110115119124129133138143148153

788184

8790939699

102105108111

102106

111117121126131135140145150155160

7780

8487919598

101105109112

116

105108112115119122126129133136

140147147

8385878992949698

101103105107

.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

105109116118123127132136141145

150154158

7276

8084889296

100104108112116

-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“118122126130134137141145148152156160

909395

9799

102104106108111113115

108113118123128134139144149155159165170

-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

808488929699

103109171114118122

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

114118122126130134139143147151155157163

899296

100103107110114118121125128

111116120124128133137141146151155160164

86909397

100104107111115118122125

106110116121126131136141146152156160166

899397

100104107110114117121124128

111114118121125129

132136139144147150154

98101104107110112115118121124127130

108112115118122125129132135139142146149

97100103107710114117121124128131135

110114118123127131

136140144149153157161

9397

100103107110114117121124128

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; totalweights of all ckrthing for HANES ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deducted from weights shown.

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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

97100104107111114118121125128132139139

757779818486889093959799

105109113117121125130134138142146148

154

78818589929699

103107110114117

8590g!

100105109114119

123128133138143

6871747780838689929598

101

45-54 years

100105109113117122126130135140144149153

7377808487919498

102105109112

-12-lo

-9-7-6-5-4-2-2

+1-1

+4

-7-6-54-4-3-2-1-1

+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

IIExcess

HES, HAN ES, of

1960- 1971- HANES

62 74 overH ES

25-34 years

9599

106108113117122126131135140144148

61656973778185899397

101105

101104107111115119122126129134137140144

8790939699

101104107110113116119

9195

100106110115120124129134139144149

65687275798386899397

100104

55-64 years

96100106111116121126131136142146

150156

77818588929598

102105109112116

-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

m35-44 years

107110114118122126129133137140144148152

798284868891939597

100102104

99103106109113116120123126130133137140

87909397

100104107111114118121125

98103108113118124129134

139145149155160

677175798386

909498

101105109

65-74 years

100104108113117121126130134139143147

151

828689929699

103106110113117121

-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: tOtdweights of fill clothing fur HAN 1;S ranged f’rom 0.20 tn 0.62 pound, which was nnt deducted frnm weights sholvn.

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

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4445525252

54

55

45

46

46

47

47

48

48

49

49

50

50

51

51

52

56

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APPENDIXSTATISTICAL NOTES

The sampling plan of the Health and Nutri-tion I{xamination Survey followed a highlystratified multistage probability dcsi.gn in whicha sample of the civilian noninstitutionalizcdpopulation of the contcrminous United Staks1-74 years of agc was sclcctcd. I’crsons confined

to institutions or residing upon any of thereservation lands set aside for American Indianswere cxcludcd from the selection process. Suc-cessive clcmcnts dealt with in the samplingprocess were the primary sampling unit (PSU),census enumeration district (ED), segment (acluster of households), household, eligible per-son, and sample person.

The starting points in the first stage of thisdcsicgn were the 1960 decennial census lists ofaddresses and the nearly 1,900 PSU’S into whichthe contcrminous United States wus divided.Each PSU is either a standard metropolitan

statistical area, a single county, or two or threeconti~ous counties. The primary sampling unitswin-c grouped into 357 strata for usc in theHealth Interview Survey and subsequentlycollupsed into 40 superstrata for HANI.IS.

Fifteen of the 40 superstrata contained asingle Iargc metropolitan area of more than

2,000,000 population. These 15 areas werechosen for the sample with certainty. Theremaining 25 superstrata were formed by classi-

fying the nonccrtainty stratu into four popula-tion density groups within each of four geo-gmphic regions. Then, a modified Goodnlan-Kish controlled selection tcchniquc was used to

assure proportionate rcprescntiation of specified

State groups and rate of population changeclasses, the probability of selecting a PSU beingproportionate to its 1960 population. In thismanner 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. ThePSU’S arc scheduled for sampling over a 3-yearperiod, with 300-600 persons examined pcrsednd.

The 1970 census data, when they becameavailable, were used as the frame for selectingthe sample within PSU’S. However, the calendarof operations required that the 1960 census databc used for the first 44 locations in the lIANES

sarnplc. The 1970 census data were used for thelast 21 stands of the sample.

Beginning with the 1970 census data, thescgrncnt size was changed from an cxpcctcd 6households sclectcd from compact clusters of 18households to an cxpcctcd compact cluster of 8households. The change was made bccausc ofoperational advantages. In addition, research bythe U.S. Bureau of the Census indicated that

precision of estimates would not bc appreciablyaffcctcd by the chmgc from noncompact clL[s-tcrs 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 sampkrcprcscntativc 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 and1970 dcccnnial censuses.

Within each PSU, a systematic sample ofse=y-nents was selected. The ED’s that fell intothe sample were coded into one of two eco-nomic classes. The first class, identified as the

“poverty stratum, ” was composed of “currentpoverty 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 meanfamily income ol less than $3,000 in 1959(based on 1960 census) were included. Thesecond economic class, the “nonpovcrt>, stra-turn, ” includes all I~D’s not designated as belong-

ing 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~htrandom subgroups. Onc of these subgrotips waschosen to remain in the HANKS sw-nplc. Re-

search indicated that efficiency of estimatescould bc incrcascd by changing the ratio of

poverty to nonl)ovcrty sc~mcnts in the non-poverty stratum. ltl~’s were divided into tworandom subgroups; onc of the subgroups waschosen to remain in the IIANKS sample. The

differential samplins permits a separate analysiswith adequate reliability of those classified asbeing below the poverty level and th~)sc classi-fied 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 eachhousehold was intcrvicwcd to dctcrrninc the agcand sex of each household rncmbcr as well asother demogmphic and socioeconomic informa-

tion required for the survey. If no onc was athome after repeated calls or if the household

members refused to be interviewed, the intm-viewer tried to dctcrminc the houscholc! compo-

sition from neighbors.To select the persons in sample segments to

be examined in HANES and at the same time toovcrsamplc certain groups at high risk of malnu-trition, all houschold members aged 1-74 yearsin each segment were first listed on a sample

selection worksheet with each household in thesegment listed serially. The rrumbcr of house-hold members in each of the six age-sex groups

shown below were then listed on the worksheetunder the approprititc group. The sample selec-tion worksheets were then put in segmentnumber order, and a systematic random sampleof 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 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/420-44 years (male) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/420-44 years (female) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/245-64 year-s . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/465-74 years . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The persons selected in the 65-stand sampleof IiANES comprise a rcpr-cscntativc sarnplc ofthe target population and inc]udcd 28,043

sample pawns 1-74 years of agc of whom

20,749, or 74 percent, were examined. Whenadjustments arc made for differential samplingfor high-risk groups, the response rate bccornes

75 pcrccnt.All data prcscntcd in this report arc based on

“weighted” observations. That is, data rccordcdfor each sample person arc inllated to char-

acterize the suburrivcrsc from which that sampleperson was drawn. The weight for CJCII ex-amined person is a product of the reciprocal ofthe probability of selecting the person, w-r

adjustment for nonrcsponsc cases (i.e., personsnot examined), and a posts tratificd ratio adjust-ment. The third factor increases precision by

bringing survey results into closer aligr-qncntwith 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 designand selection technique is described in a

previous Vital and Health Statistics report.z

Non response

In any health examination survey, one of thesevere problems is nonresponsc. Usually a sizablenumber of sample persons will not participate inthe examination. Another potential for bias

occurs if the characteristics being examined arenot similar for nonparticipating and participat-ing sample persons. Intensive efforts were made

in HANES to develop and implement proceduresand inducements to reduce the number ofnonrcspondents, thereby diminishing this poten-

tial for bias.

44

Despite these intensive efforts, 25 pm-cent ofthe sample persons from 65 stands were notexamined. Consequently, the potential for a

sizable bias dots exist in the estimates in thispublication. However, from what is knownabout the nonrcspondents and the nature ofnonresponsc, it is believed that the likelihood ofsizable bias is small. For instance, only a smailproportion of persons in the first 65 stands gavereasons for nonparticipation. Therefore, theydiffer from the examined persons on the char-acteristics being examined.

An analysis of medical history data obtainedfor nonexarninces M well as cxaminecs indicatesthere is no sixabIe bias due to nonresponsc. No

ktrgc differences wet-c found bctwccn the CX-

amincd group and noncxarnined group for thestatistics compared. For example, 12 percent ofpersons examined reported having an illness orcondition that intcrfmcs with their eating, ascompared with 10 percent of persons who werenot examined but had complckd a medicalhistory. The pcrccnt of examined persons re-porting ever being told by a doctor that theyhad arthritis was 20 pm-cent; for hit# blood

pressure it WJS 16 percent; and for diabetes itwas 4 percent. The corresponding pm-ccntagesfor norwxamincd persons wet-c arthritis, 18pcrccnt; high blood pressure, 22 pcrcm-tt; anddiabetes, 4 pcrccnt.

As mentioned earlier, the datti in this reportare based on weighted observations, Llnd Qnc Of

the components of the weight assigned to anexamined person was an adjustment for non-response. A procedure was adopted that multi-plies the reciprocal of the probtibility of selec-tion of cxaminccl persons by a factor. Thisfactor brir+y estimates based on examined pu--

sons up to a Icvcl which ~vould have beenachicvecl if all sample persons had beenexamined. The nonresponsc adjustment factor iscalculated by dividing the sum of the reciprocalsof the probability of sclccti(m for all sanl])lcpm-sons in each of five income ~qwups ~vithineach stand by the sum of the rccipr(xals c)f the’probability of selection for examined samplepersons 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 ofthe sample persons ~vas imputed using theeducational level of the head of the household.

To the extent that the income-~vithin-standclasses are homo#’ncous for the health charac-teristics under studlr, the adjustment procedureis effective in rcduclng the potential of bias ducto nonrcsponse. The percent distribution of thenonrcsponse adjustment factors computed forthe 65-stand sample of HANES is sho~tm intable I.

Table 1. Percent distribution of nonresponse adjustment factorsin stands 1-65: United States, 1971.74

1

Size of factorPercent

distribution

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

r

100.0

1.00-1.24 ... . .. .. .. .. .. .... . ... . ... ... . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. 32.61.25-1.49 ... . . ....... . ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .... .. .. . ...... ... .. .... .. .. 38.51.50-1.74 .. . .... ... ... .. ... .... . .... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. . . .... .. .. 18.21.75-1.99 .. . .... .. .. .. . . .... ... .. ..... ... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... . .. 7.42.00-2.49 . .. .. .. .. .... . . .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ... ... .. .... .. ...... .. . 2.82.50-2.99 . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . .. . .... .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. ... . .. 0.33.001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,3

Missing Data

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Table 11. Number of examinees with one or more missing anthropomctric mcasurcmcnts, a respondent ofanthropometric measurements: United States, 1971-74

the same age-sex-race group was selected at

Measurement missingNumber of random and his measurements were assigned toexam inees the nonexamined person.

____-u! ‘All measurements ... ..... ..... .. .. . ..... . .. . . .... . .... . .. .. . . . Height by, weight distributions by age forHeight only ... .. ... ..... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . men and women measured in the 1971-74Weight 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 TotalLessthan

130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130139 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 1267 inches ... .... . ....... ... ... . .. ... .. . ... ... .. . 81 5

68 inches ... .. .... .. .... .. .... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .... 116 8

69 inches .... .... ..... .. .... .... ... .. . ..... .. .. .. .... .. 108 470 inches .... ... ... .. . . . .... .. .. ... .. .. .. ..... . 115 6

71 inches ... ... .... . ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. .. ....... . .. 76 1

72 inches .... ..... ..... . ...... .. .. . ..... ... ... .... .. .. . 58 2

73 inches or more ..... ... .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... 82 -

90

426

116

16

179

12223

——

124

269

17272122

893

Number of examinees

129

24

1421

251916

812

8

101

310

712161617

614

75

21146

148

1312

69

56

111357

127

118

45

1

2

48992

10

25

T

62

-11

‘1, -‘1’ \ 2:3 2

2 2!~ 112 75 7

85 22

NOTE: Examined persurrs Ivere measured ivithout SI1OCS:clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which wms not deductedfrom weights shotvrr.

46

Table IV. Number of men aged 25-34 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Lessthan

130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130139 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

122424

10

16

10

99

I804 33

6 117 423 341 570 586 392 5

120 3112 2

73 269 -95 -

129 103 84 72

3356

101045512

1587

116

151012

812

1

139

11142211

88

15

32

1111191226151410

6

13

101515171410

98

1159

138

18

79

13

112657

101313

59

1

1145

1512

91932

NOT1l: I.jxwnined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which iris not deductedfrom weights shown.

Table V. Number of men aged 35-44 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Total“Lessthan

130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 2100r

130139 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

91223406375

989788694447

535

942

31

1

221486

43314

1134

116

57512

1

127

7279

1421

363699

145712

14

109

1219

211710

4

2228

15

211212

635

246

11

13111215

66

374

13

151916

23

23

79747

10

NOT1.:: }Jxmnined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weid]t rmmed from 0.20 to 0.62 wund. which was not deductedfrOm \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

ILessthan

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

I45 47

.

7 71 23 36 65 9

11 6

6 93 6

12 21 1

—

99] 92

=i=1616235976

112

121110

84544945

354

109

12

10

811

113

1 14 44 2

10 1010 2016 2117 15

9 166 96 52 54 2

1

3256

1289

10i’6

1

:45

10444

2329

141710

131413

2 -6 57 7

14 1124 1018 2011 174 79 53 10

NOT[{: Kxaminecf persons were measured without shnes: clcrthing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which wos not deductedfrom weights shown.

Table Vll. Number of men aged 55-64 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

IiWeight in pcsunds

TotalLess

130.than

140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 2oo- 210 or

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 more

Height

Number of examinees

I597 44

15 412 433 459 10

69 696 890 575 256 148 -22 -22 -

36——.—

133238

65221

54 73 41 35 \ 5675 87 96

2265

1114

1410

4511

3

79

20111411

4413

42694

13662

11

1

3696

131113

65

11

109

17191510

932

1439334734

22

:3667

4—.

22776

10877

NOTE: Examined persons were measured without shoes: clothing weight ranged from 0,20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deductedfrom 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

TotalLessthan

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

130139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Number of examinees

1,657

8272

153213218

249239176129

6561

196

27163735262219

7412

144

1013242318

2118

9512

191

1612242827231827

772

261 I 231

14 418 525 1535 4042 3141 3734 4025 2516 19

4 67 9

207

73

14262838392418

46

160

138

15202622252313

4

103

2138

111819

9111011

164

1133

15

233025261918

NOT1; : Ixomined persons were measured with(rut shnes: clothing wei!dlt mnwd from 0.20 to 0.62 oound. which mus not deductedfrom weights shown.

Table IX. Number of women aged 18-24 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight In pounds


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

110119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

I Number of examinees

Total .. . .. ..... . .. ... .... . ... .. . .. . 1,524 236

Less than 59 inches .. .. .... .. . . .... .. . 36 1859 inches .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... . ... ... .... 38 1560 inches .. ... ... .. . ..... ... .. .... . ..... ... . 81 2261 inches .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .. . .. .. .. 125 3962 inches .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... ... ... .. .. .. ... 197 5063 inches .. ... .. .... .... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. 248 4564 inches .. .. .... ... ... . ... ... .... .. . .... .. . 245 2565 inches .. . .. .... .. ... ..... . .. ..... ... . .. .. 224 1766 inches .. .. ..... .. .. ..... . ... .. .... ... . ... 142 267 inches .. . ..... ... .. .... .... .... .... . .... . 93 268 inches or more .. . .... . ... ... . ... .. . 95 1 E

290 272 261

6 4 49 3 6

19 14 729 17 1549 36 1946 43 4450 48 4743 42 4922 37 2611 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 - 726 12 9 5 4 4 1024 14 11 12 3 4 722 22 8 4 3 3 1117 11 8 7 3 4 514 10 10 3 4 1 320 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 deductedfrom 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

TotalLessthan

11o- 1120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180-

110119 1’29 139 149 159 169 179 189 I

—190- 200 or199 more

Number of examinees

Total . . . .... . .. . 1,896 63 35

2

364

12

314

117229 274 343 304 190 143 99 99

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 . .. .. . . . .

172643

74205279308272269180114109

6121518483742

2716

8

538

16365453423119

43

238

123856545252341814

124

11263948

3960302420

1314

1024363223201620

21

1101515101317

87

22

6141518172519

916

136

14151211121114

12675

1312

5

84

118

1218162315

1211

NOTlt: I:xumined persons were measured without shoes; clothing weight ranged from 0.20 tu 0.62 pound, which was not deductedfrom weights shown.

Table Xl. Number of women aged 35-44 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

Weight in pounds

Lessthan

11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160-

110119 129 139 149 159 ‘169

Height Total

190-199L170- 180-

179 189200 ormore

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 3 421 4 465 15 6

100 11 23147 26 26208 15 27245 13 22

264 7 35255 5 17147 2 9

94 - 3101 - 1

256 27: 111 76 46

12

1220224544

31342117

7

3

31110243444

59432413

9

135

13172728

2330211516

111369

20

211812

514

2

236

1211

102010

58

111226

121618

7

37

1445

1420

2634221522

278

111319

2830151516

1326

12

86431

N()’I’l; : Itxumined ~)crsons wcrv mtusurcd without shoes: !clothing weight ran@ i’rom 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deductedfrom 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


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

I48 43

12-4 65 46 49 2

10 114 44 43 41 3

34 I 64Total ...... . .. .. .... .. ... ...... ... . 114 76

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

87

345994

138126135

104713228

23

1149

716231

2145

1226162214

732

1 1 1

526

71141412

632 1

11

1 43 47 52 108 9

5 11

3 73 42 8

38

16201721

910

52

63

121115

71513

53

1015191924

2114

25

NOTli: Exmnined persons were mursurt’d !vith{)ut shoes: ck)thinx weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 Pound. w’hich ~sas not dwluctcdfrum ~veights sho~vn.

Table X111. Number of women aged 55-64 years by weight for height: United States, 1971-74

TotalLess

than11o- 120-

110119 129

Weight in pounds

EIEIzIE

Number of examrnees

Height

170-

1180-

1190-200 or

179 189 199 more

Total .... ...... .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. 670 52 51 72 103 74 4892 62] 54

IT33 29

1-1-

13 47 24 46 66 53 32-

13

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

191843

6399

104

96102

71291313

6528865542

1

13568

10

5751

245

61120

311

3421

619

111318

1414

7541

11

!09

1214131217

21

2

26

149

1612

93

112

7 16 4

12 98 66 118 108 54 21 22 2

11

35

1112

7422

Nc)’I’1{: lixaminecl persons were metisured withuut shoes: clothing \\eigl]trunpcd t’rwn 0.20 to 0.62 L)otmd. v.hjch !tus not dcductudfrom weights shown.

51

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

TotalLess

than11o- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- 190- 200 or

110 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 more

Number of examinees

I1,822 160

78 1773 16

115 21242 31300 28316 22274 10182 12138 3104 -

170

17111233343022

641

222

119

21314546311212

4

268

12111533395448281810

257

67

1433454238292023

1921 179

L6 4

10 25 9

19 2430 2235 3035 2422 3219 2011 12

139

238

15222028131513

83

22378

13141412

8

62

1~36

12;I

11668

90

410151713

89

14

NOTI{: I{xtimined persons were measured withnut shnes: clothing weight ranged from 0.20 to 0.62 pound, which was not deductedt’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. Thestandard error is primarily a measure of samplingvariability, i.e., the vari~tions that might occurby chance because only a sample of the popula-tion is surveyed. As calculated for this report,

the standard error also reflects part of thevariation which arises in the measurement

process. It dots not include estimates of anybiases which might lie in the data. The chmccs

arc about 68 out of 100 that an estimate fromthe sample would differ from a cornpletc censusby less than the standard m-rot-. The chances arcabout 95 out of 100 that the diffcrcncc wouldbe lCSS than twice the standard m-or and about99 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 samp-ling error when the number of cases in a CC1l is

small, or cwcn occasionally when the number ofcases is substantial.

Estimates of the standard errors for selectedstatistics used in this report arc presented in

tiablcs 2 and 3. These estimates have beenprepared by a replication technique thqt yieldsovm-a]l variability through observation +of varia-

bility among random subsamples of the total

sample. Again, readers are reminded that theseestimated standard errors do not reflect anyresidual bias which might still be present afterthe attempted correction for nonresponse.

Small Categories

In some tables, magnitudes arc shown forCC1lS when the sample size is so small that thesampling error may bc several times as great asthe statistic itself. In such instances the statistichas no meaning except to indicate that the truequantity is small. Such numbers, if shown, havebeen included to explain the overall story of thetable.

Regression Estimates

For the purpose of smoothing the samplefindings in the present study to make estimates

within certain cells where the number ofcxaminccs of a given agc and height was toosmall to produce sufficiently reliable data, Iincar

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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 thesample 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 weightwhich occurs with each inch of increase inheight.

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 weightvalues from the regression equations, Y, agree

with the actutil observed weight WLILLCS,y.The resultant estimates of the constantsdctm-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 ofthe regression cqualion the sum of squares ofthe observed VJIUCS of wci,ght }“i abotlt th~

mean 7, X( I-i -- ~)2 is considered. It can be

shown - j7)2 = ~(]’ithat X(l’i Fi)2

+ ~(yi – r)z ( }’i = luluc of weight pre-

dickxi 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 dtlcto regression

represents the variation explained by theregression iinc. CIearIy it is desirable to have

Z(Pi – F)2 closeequivalently to have A>2 =

~(yi – F)2

to unity. .R2 defined abo~’e is called the

coefficient of determination. The closer R2 is tounity, the more prccisc the rc~~ession equation.

Although linear regression equations wereused to estimate the basic weight-height relation-

ship in a previous h’CHS report,2 the distribu-tion of weiyht by height might bc fitted by a

Iog-w-ithm of Ivcight. In their series of ~vcight-height data on .4rmy personnel, I<w-pinos7 andRoscnbaums f(}und that the test for linearity ofregression of tveight by height sho~vcd a signifi-

cant departure of the array means from line-arity.

In this report, linear regression equations

were calculated to estimate \veight from height.

Similar calculations were made using logarithmsof ~veight mthcr than the arithmetic ~vci~htmeasurements in relation to arithmetic height

mmsurcments. For each age find scx group, theline rcprcscnting the equation of arithmeticwei~ht by height nearly coincides with thatrcprcscnting 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 corrc-Iatinx the Io%arithms of \vcight ( IOS1~ y ) in

pounds ti’ith actLKd hcixht (x, in inches) ~vcrc

slightly dilfcrcnt from thmc obtained from thelinear rclntionship of ~vci~ht to height

(table XV). Iirhcrc di[fcrenccs in thmc esti-mates 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 :md57-68 inches for women. Thmc limits may~ccount Ior the C1OSC fit bctw’ecn the t~vo

equations. 11’eight data from Karpin{)s’ were formen ages 18-37 years Ivith hcixhts 0159 tu 78

inches. Ctn-res])fmding data from Rt)senbaums

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240

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1824 YEARS

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240

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220

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,~J62 64 66 68 70 72 74

HE I(; H1 IN INCHES

240

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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

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JFigure 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

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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

27,330.527.428,428.526.0

28.032.135,033,833,429.0

Coefficient ofcorrelation

r

.438

.420

.460

.390

.426

.404

.259

.263

.270

.246

.249

.285

Semilogarithmic

‘egressioneq~Ioglo Y=a+bx

1.32 + .0127x1.39+.0121x1.34+ .0131X1.46 + .01 13x1.35 + .01 28x1.42 + .01 17x

1.48 + .0099x1.43 +. OIIIX1,46 + ,01 tOx

1.51 + ,0104X1.56 + ,0097x1.47 +. 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-. Thishei~h~s rangi]lg lrom 59 inches and under to 77 method smooths the findings from HAN’F. S andinches 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 onscmilo:w-ithrnic cc~uation, this report treated height-weight relationships.

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