Biomarkers · Anthropometric
Body Fat Percentage
U-shaped: both low and high values carry risk. Not measured in our NHANES panel; the curve is synthesised from the published association.
Hazard ratio relative to the curve's reference value, as synthesised from the published association.
Published hazard ratio1.38top vs bottom quarter (95% CI 1.22–1.56) · UK Biobank prospective cohort (n=502,631)
Where people sit
Population percentiles (%) by sex and age band. Cycle or source as recorded in the catalogue.
| Sex | Age | 5th | 25th | Median | 75th | 95th | n | Cycle / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 20-39 | 12.9 | 21.3 | 27.0 | 32.8 | 41.2 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
| All | 40-59 | 17.8 | 26.2 | 32.1 | 38.0 | 46.4 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
| All | 60+ | 21.2 | 29.5 | 35.3 | 41.1 | 49.5 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
| All | all | 16.7 | 25.3 | 31.2 | 37.1 | 45.7 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
| Men | all | 13.9 | 21.1 | 26.1 | 31.1 | 38.3 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
| Women | all | 23.4 | 30.7 | 35.9 | 41.0 | 48.4 | 8,100 | Peto et al. 2017 (Mort… |
Sources
- Hazard curve: Peto et al. 2017 (PMID 28858850) anchor; external_cohort_anchor
- Peto MV, et al. MortalityPredictors.org: a manually-curated database of published results from longitudinal studies of mortality risk factors. Aging (Albany NY). 2017;9(9):1965-1983.