10-Year Weight Gain in 13,802 US Adults: The Role of Age, Sex, and Race
Table 2
Percentile distributions of the key variables representing US women and men.
Variable
Percentile (±SE)
5th
25th
50th
75th
95th
Age (years)
Women (n = 7108)
36.8 ± 0.1
44.6 ± 0.3
53.8 ± 0.4
63.1 ± 0.2
74.2 ± 0.2
Men (n = 6694)
36.9 ± 0.0
44.5 ± 0.4
53.6 ± 0.4
62.5 ± 0.4
73.6 ± 0.3
Combined (n = 13,802)
36.8 ± 0.0
44.6 ± 0.3
53.7 ± 0.3
62.8 ± 0.3
73.9 ± 0.2
10-year weight change (kg)
Women (n = 7108)
−16.1 ± 1.1
−1.0 ± 0.3
5.2 ± 0.2
12.4 ± 0.3
28.8 ± 0.8
Men (n = 6694)
−16.5 ± 0.5
−3.6 ± 0.3
2.6 ± 0.2
9.0 ± 0.2
22.5 ± 0.6
Combined (n = 13,802)
−16.2 ± 0.6
−2.4 ± 0.2
4.0 ± 0.1
10.8 ± 0.2
26.2 ± 0.5
10-year weight change (%)
Women (n = 7108)
−18.3 ± 0.9
−1.6 ± 0.4
7.7 ± 0.3
18.1 ± 0.4
41.7 ± 1.1
Men (n = 6694)
−16.5 ± 0.5
−4.3 ± 0.3
3.0 ± 0.2
10.7 ± 0.3
26.8 ± 0.8
Combined (n = 13,802)
−17.2 ± 0.5
−3.1 ± 0.2
5.3 ± 0.2
14.6 ± 0.2
35.7 ± 0.5
Initial body weight (kg)
Women (n = 7108)
49.8 ± 0.5
58.9 ± 0.5
67.8 ± 0.5
81.4 ± 0.6
113.2 ± 1.1
Men (n = 6694)
63.3 ± 0.5
74.9 ± 0.5
84.8 ± 0.5
99.6 ± 0.6
120.3 ± 1.1
Combined (n = 13,802)
52.2 ± 0.4
64.6 ± 0.5
77.0 ± 0.5
90.7 ± 0.6
117.6 ± 1.1
10-year body weight (kg)
Women (n = 7108)
51.1 ± 0.6
63.4 ± 0.4
74.3 ± 0.5
88.7 ± 0.5
119.2 ± 1.3
Men (n = 6694)
63.6 ± 0.5
77.3 ± 0.4
88.7 ± 0.5
101.8 ± 0.5
128.2 ± 1.2
Combined (n = 13,802)
54.8 ± 0.5
69.1 ± 0.3
81.5 ± 0.3
96.0 ± 0.5
123.8 ± 0.8
SE: standard error of the percentile. Table values include person-level weighted adjustments based on the sampling methods of NHANES, so values represent those of the US adult population.
