Table 3 The age-specific means and 5^th and 95^th percentiles for men and women by height categories, adjusted for race* determined from low risk participants of the ARIC Limited Access Data set, 1987–89.

45

7.45

6.60

8.15

7.59

6.74

8.85

7.84

6.91

8.90

46

7.48

6.62

8.19

7.62

6.75

8.90

7.86

6.90

8.92

47

7.51

6.65

8.23

7.65

6.76

8.94

7.88

6.88

8.95

48

7.53

6.68

8.28

7.69

6.78

8.99

7.90

6.86

8.98

49

7.56

6.70

8.32

7.72

6.79

9.04

7.92

6.85

9.00

50

7.59

6.73

8.36

7.75

6.80

9.08

7.95

6.83

9.03

51

7.61

6.76

8.40

7.78

6.81

9.13

7.97

6.81

9.05

52

7.64

6.78

8.45

7.81

6.83

9.18

7.99

6.80

9.08

53

7.67

6.81

8.49

7.84

6.84

9.22

8.01

6.78

9.11

54

7.69

6.83

8.53

7.87

6.85

9.27

8.03

6.76

9.13

55

7.72

6.86

8.58

7.91

6.86

9.32

8.05

6.75

9.16

56

7.75

6.89

8.62

7.94

6.88

9.36

8.07

6.73

9.19

57

7.77

6.91

8.66

7.97

6.89

9.41

8.09

6.71

9.21

58

7.80

6.94

8.70

8.00

6.90

9.46

8.11

6.70

9.24

59

7.83

6.97

8.75

8.03

6.91

9.50

8.13

6.68

9.26

60

7.85

6.99

8.79

8.06

6.93

9.55

8.15

6.66

9.29

61

7.88

7.02

8.83

8.09

6.94

9.60

8.17

6.65

9.32

62

7.91

7.05

8.88

8.13

6.95

9.64

8.19

6.63

9.34

63

7.93

7.07

8.92

8.16

6.96

9.69

8.21

6.62

9.37

64

7.96

7.10

8.96

8.19

6.98

9.74

8.23

6.60

9.39

Women

Height <160 cm

Height 160–169 cm

Height 170+ cm

Age

Mean Diameter

Diameter Percentiles

Mean Diameter

Diameter Percentiles

Mean Diameter

Diameter Percentiles

5 ^th

95th

5 ^th

95th

5 ^th

95th

45

6.82

6.13

7.75

6.93

6.09

7.93

7.15

6.17

8.10

46

6.84

6.13

7.77

6.97

6.12

7.96

7.18

6.20

8.15

47

6.86

6.13

7.79

7.0

6.15

7.99

7.21

6.22

8.21

48

6.88

6.14

7.81

7.03

6.18

8.02

7.25

6.25

8.26

49

6.90

6.14

7.83

7.06

6.21

8.06

7.28

6.28

8.31

50

6.93

6.14

7.85

7.10

6.24

8.09

7.31

6.30

8.37

51

6.95

6.15

7.87

7.13

6.27

8.12

7.35

6.33

8.42

52

6.97

6.15

7.89

7.16

6.29

8.15

7.38

6.36

8.47

53

6.99

6.15

7.91

7.20

6.32

8.18

7.41

6.39

8.53

54

7.01

6.16

7.93

7.23

6.35

8.22

7.45

6.41

8.58

55

7.03

6.16

7.94

7.26

6.38

8.25

7.48

6.44

8.63

56

7.05

6.16

7.96

7.30

6.41

8.28

7.51

6.47

8.69

57

7.08

6.17

7.98

7.33

6.44

8.31

7.55

6.49

8.74

58

7.10

6.17

8.00

7.36

6.47

8.35

7.58

6.52

8.79

59

7.12

6.17

8.02

7.39

6.50

8.38

7.61

6.55

8.85

60

7.14

6.18

8.04

7.43

6.53

8.41

7.64

6.57

8.90

61

7.16

6.18

8.06

7.46

6.56

8.44

7.68

6.60

8.95

62

7.18

6.18

8.08

7.49

6.59

8.48

7.71

6.63

9.00

63

7.20

6.19

8.10

7.53

6.62

8.51

7.74

6.66

9.06

64

7.23

6.19

8.12

7.56

6.65

8.54

7.78

6.68

9.11