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Table 3 Body-mass index (BMI) according to age and gender in ≥ 60 year-old participating subjects.

From: Anthropometric measures and nutritional status in a healthy elderly population

  

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60–64 years

65–69 years

70–74 years

75–79 years

80 year and more

Total

Sex

BMI

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Women

<18.5

4

1.1

2

1.0

4

2.8

2

2.2

2

3.4

14

1.6

 

18.5 – 24.99

123

33.2

57

27.3

42

29.8

39

42.9

26

44.8

287

33.0

 

≥25

244

65.8

150

71.8

95

67.4

50

54.9

30

51.7

569

65.4

Men

<18.5

3

0.9

2

0.6

3

1.4

2

1.3

3

3.2

13

1.2

 

18.5 – 24.99

110

34.7

117

36.7

91

41.9

66

43.4

43

46.2

427

38.9

 

≥25

204

64.4

200

62.7

123

56.7

84

55.3

47

50.5

658

59.9

Total

<18.5

7

1.0

4

0.8

7

2.0

4

1.6

5

3.3

27

1.4

 

18.5 – 24.99

233

33.9

174

33.0

133

37.2

105

43.2

69

45.7

714

36.3

 

≥25

448

65.1

350

66.3

218

60.9

134

55.1

77

51.0

1227

62.3