Body Fat Percentage: Females, Age 85+
What these numbers mean
A value around 40.7 % is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 37.0 % and 43.9 %; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.
These are percentiles for all US adults aged 20 and over, from NHANES 1999-2004 Hologic DXA scans. Values from another scanner brand or calibration are not directly comparable, and percentile position is not a clinical category.
Data source: FitnessNorms derivation from NHANES 1999-2004 DXA About this study
Reference population: US adults aged 20 and over in NHANES 1999-2004 with measured or NCHS-imputed DXA data, all race and Hispanic-origin groups
Body Fat Percentage Percentile Chart (%)
These percentiles are from the US population. Research shows Americans carry 5 to 10 percentage points more body fat than European or Asian populations at the same age and BMI, so being at the US 50th percentile would likely fall well above the median in most other countries.
This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.