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Table 2 Percentage of normal-weight, overweight, and obese young male rugby players (IOTF criteria) having an excess body fat classified by BFMI and %BF above the 75th percentile

From: A Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Contributions of Body Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass to Body Mass Index Scores in Male Youth Rugby Players

 

Under 11 years

Under 13 years

Under 15 years

NW

OW

OB

NW

OW

OB

NW

OW

OB

BFMI > 75th percentile

0.6

65.5

100

1.8

57.0

94.4

0

6.7

89.4

%BF > 75th percentile

3.6

58.6

95.6

4.9

50.6

94.4

0

15.4

71.2

  1. NW normal-weight, OW overweight, OB obese, BFMI body fat mass index, %BF percentage of body fat