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Table 2 Population estimates of lipid accumulation product and body mass index by sex and age group. Estimates derived for US adults from NHANES III, 1988–1994.

From: The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison

   

Lipid accumulation product (LAP) cm·mmol/L

 

Body mass index (BMI) kg/m 2

   

P e r c e n t i l e

 

P e r c e n t i l e

Sex & age

Survey sample (N)

Geometric mean

25 th

50 th

75 th

Geometric mean

25 th

50 th

75th

Men

         

18–24 years

685

16.2

9.2

15.5

27.6

23.6

21.1

23.1

25.7

25–49 years

1982

35.0

20.1

35.5

63.2

26.4

23.7

25.9

29.0

50+ years

1780

52.4

33.3

53.4

85.6

26.9

24.3

26.8

29.9

Women

         

18–24 years

715

16.6

9.4

16.0

27.6

23.1

20.0

22.4

25.6

25–49 years

2216

25.7

13.6

24.6

47.7

25.4

21.5

24.6

29.5

50+ years

1802

50.2

29.6

51.7

84.5

26.9

23.1

26.4

30.7

All

         

18–24 years

1400

16.4

9.2

15.7

27.6

23.4

20.6

22.8

25.6

25–49 years

4198

30.1

16.4

29.7

57.3

25.9

22.5

25.3

29.1

50+ years

3582

51.2

31.1

52.6

85.3

26.9

23.8

26.6

30.3