Anthropometric Changes in the Brazilian Cohort of Older Adults: SABE Survey (Health, Well-Being, and Aging)

Table 3

Percentile distribution of anthropometric indicators of women by age group (SABE Survey, São Paulo, Brazil, 2000–2006).

Age groups (years)	𝑁	𝑋	SD	Percentiles
				5	10	25	50	75	90	95
BMI (kg/m^2)
2000^†
60–69§	290	28.0^a	4.9	21.2	22.8	24.3	27.1	30.7	35.1	37.3
70–79§	243	27.9^a	5.7	18.9	20.9	23.6	27.8	31.2	35.1	37.1
≥80	75	26.4^b	4.9	18.4	19.2	23.5	26.1	30.4	32.4	33.5
2006^†
66–75§	290	27.6^a	5.1	20.1	21.2	24.1	26.9	30.6	34.4	36.1
76–85§	243	26.7^a	5.7	18.8	20.0	22.6	26.3	30.3	34.6	36.1
≥86	75	24.8^b	4.6	17.5	18.6	21.2	24.7	27.8	32.4	33.6
WC (cm)
2000^#
60–69§	292	94.0	13.0	74.0	78.0	85.0	93.0	102.0	110.0	115.0
70–79	246	95.7	14.4	72.0	77.0	85.0	96.0	106.0	114.0	118.0
≥80	77	93.6	12.6	73.0	74.0	87.0	94.0	102.0	111.0	115.0
2006^#
66–75§	292	89.1	11.6	72.0	74.0	81.0	88.0	97.0	104.0	108.0
76–85	246	89.1	12.6	70.0	73.0	80.0	89.0	97.0	105.0	110.0
≥86§	77	85.9	12.9	63.0	70.0	77.0	86.0	95.0	105.0	109.0
WHR
2000^#
60–69§	292	0.90	0.08	0.76	0.78	0.83	0.90	0.96	1.00	1.02
70–79§	244	0.91	0.08	0.79	0.81	0.85	0.91	0.97	1.01	1.04
≥80	77	0.91	0.07	0.80	0.81	0.86	0.91	0.97	1.01	1.02
2006𝑠^§#
66–75	292	0.87	0.07	0.75	0.78	0.82	0.86	0.91	0.97	1.00
76–85	244	0.88	0.09	0.78	0.79	0.84	0.87	0.92	0.96	1.00
≥86	77	0.87	0.08	0.75	0.78	0.82	0.87	0.91	0.95	1.03
AMC (cm)
2000^†
60–69	294	23.2^a	2.7	19.1	20.1	21.3	23.0	24.9	26.2	27.8
70–79	260	22.8^ab	2.9	18.7	19.4	20.8	22.7	24.4	26.3	28.1
≥80^#	93	22.0^b	2.3	17.6	18.7	20.7	22.1	23.8	24.6	25.8
2006^†
66–75	294	23.4^a	2.9	18.7	19.8	21.3	23.4	25.3	27.3	28.7
76–85	260	22.8^a	3.7	17.3	18.6	20.3	22.4	24.8	27.2	30.7
≥86^#	93	20.7^b	2.7	15.6	16.9	19.1	20.7	22.7	24.2	24.9
AMA (cm^2)
2000†§
60–69	294	36.9^a	10.8	22.5	25.6	29.7	35.5	42.8	48.1	55.0
70–79	260	35.6^a	11.1	21.4	23.6	28.0	34.7	41.1	48.6	56.4
≥80^#	93	32.5^b	8.0	18.2	21.2	27.5	32.3	38.4	41.7	46.6
2006^†
66–75	294	37.8^a	11.1	21.4	24.8	29.8	37.1	44.6	52.6	59.1
76–85§	260	36.0^a	14.7	17.4	21.0	26.4	33.4	42.6	52.4	68.6
≥86^#	93	28.3^b	8.7	12.9	16.3	22.7	27.7	34.6	40.1	42.9

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; AMC: arm muscle circumference; AMA: arm muscle area; 𝑋: mean values; SD: standard deviation.
^†Statistical differences among age groups, 𝑃<0.05 (equal superscript letters: no statistical differences between age groups; different superscript letters: statistical differences between age groups).
§Statistical differences between genders.
^#Statistical differences between 2000 and 2006.