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

Table 4

Percentile distribution of anthropometric indicators of men 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§	157	25.9^a	3.6	19.8	21.9	23.8	25.8	27.7	30.3	32.1
70–79§	146	25.3^ab	3.8	18.7	20.9	23.0	25.1	27.6	30.1	31.9
≥80	58	24.8^b	3.6	19.7	20.1	22.5	24.7	27.1	28.8	30.9
2006^†
66–75§	157	25.4^a	3.8	19.0	20.7	23.0	25.1	28.0	29.8	32.5
76–85§	146	24.7^ab	3.9	18.5	19.7	22.4	24.4	27.1	29.6	31.0
≥86	58	23.5^b	3.3	18.0	19.8	21.3	23.3	25.6	28.3	30.1
WC (cm)
2000
60–69§	157	96.8	10.5	81.0	84.0	90.0	96.0	104.0	109.0	112.0
70–79	149	95.2	10.1	76.0	82.0	89.0	95.0	101.0	105.0	113.0
≥80	61	93.8	11.1	77.0	78.0	86.0	94.0	101.0	108.0	110.0
2006
66–75§	157	93.5	10.6	77.0	80.0	87.0	94.0	100.0	106.0	113.0
76–85	149	91.8	10.8	74.0	77.0	85.0	92.0	99.0	106.0	110.0
≥86§	61	91.2	9.4	76.0	78.0	84.0	91.0	98.0	103.0	110.0
WHR
2000
60–69§	157	0.97	0.06	0.88	0.89	0.93	0.97	1.01	1.04	1.05
70–79§	149	0.96	0.06	0.86	0.88	0.93	0.96	1.01	1.03	1.04
≥80	61	0.94	0.08	0.80	0.85	0.91	0.95	0.99	1.03	1.03
2006§
66–75	157	0.96	0.09	0.83	0.86	0.91	0.96	1.00	1.05	1.08
76–85	149	0.95	0.07	0.83	0.86	0.91	0.95	0.99	1.03	1.06
≥86	61	0.94	0.07	0.83	0.85	0.88	0.95	0.99	1.03	1.05
AMC (cm)
2000†#
60–69	159	25.9^a	2.4	22.0	22.8	24.3	25.8	27.5	28.8	29.9
70–79	155	25.1^ab	2.7	21.0	21.7	23.8	25.3	26.5	28.2	28.9
≥80	65	24.4^b	2.3	21.0	21.4	22.6	24.3	26.3	27.6	27.7
2006†#
66–75	159	24.3^a	2.5	20.5	21.2	22.7	24.1	26.0	27.7	28.5
76–85	155	22.9^b	2.6	18.5	19.3	21.0	22.9	24.5	26.2	27.5
≥86	65	21.9^b	2.4	18.6	18.8	20.7	22.1	23.2	24.7	27.0
AMA (cm^2)
2000†§#
60–69	159	43.7^a	10.3	28.5	31.3	36.9	43.0	50.3	56.0	60.9
70–79	154	40.6^b	9.8	25.0	27.6	35.3	41.1	46.1	53.4	56.3
≥80	65	37.6^b	9.1	25.0	26.5	30.7	37.2	45.0	50.6	50.9
2006†#
66–75	294	37.6^a	9.8	23.6	25.7	30.9	36.2	43.7	51.1	54.8
76–85§	260	32.2^b	9.6	17.2	19.8	25.2	31.8	37.9	44.6	50.3
≥86	93	28.7^c	8.6	17.5	18.0	24.0	28.8	32.9	38.4	48.1

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.