Percent Body
Fat
20-29 Year Old Subjects
in the General Population[1]
|
Percentile |
Male |
Female |
|
90 |
7.1 |
14.5 |
|
80 |
9.4 |
17.1 |
|
70 |
11.8 |
19 |
|
60 |
14.1 |
20.6 |
|
50 |
15.9 |
22.1 |
|
40 |
17.4 |
23.7 |
|
30 |
19.5 |
25.4 |
|
20 |
22.4 |
27.7 |
|
10 |
25.9 |
32.1 |
Young Adult Athletes[2]
|
Track and Field |
Male |
Female |
|
Jumpers |
6 - 11 |
10 - 16 |
|
Runners |
4 -
10 |
7 -
15 |
|
Sprinters |
5 - 14 |
7 - 15 |
OU Cross Country Team (Fall
2003)
|
|
Male |
Female |
|
Average |
9.7 |
17.5 |
|
Range |
6.6 - 18.5 |
9.3 - 25.3 |
1. American College of
Sports Medicine., BA Franklin, MH Whaley, ET Howley: ACSM's guidelines for
exercise testing and prescription, 6th edn.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;
2000.
2. RA
Boileau, CA Horswill: Body Composition in Sports: Measurement and
Applications for Weight Loss and Gain. In: Exercise and Sports Science Edited by WE
Garrett, DT Kirkendall. pp. 319-338. Philadelphia,
PA: Lipincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000: 319-338.