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Table 3 Average height (cm), weight (Kg), and body mass indices (BMI) of adults by age group in the United States 2015-2016a and Japan 2016b,c

From: Aging, frailty, and design of built environments

 

Men

Women

Age

Height

Weight

BMI

Height

Weight

BMI

United States

 20–39

176.1

89.3

28.7

162.7

76.0

28.7

 40–59

175.8

91.1

29.4

162.1

80.0

30.4

 60+

173.4

88.3

29.3

159.3

75.5

29.8

 All

175.4

89.8

29.1

175.4

77.4

29.6

Japan

 30–34

172.7

67.6

22.6

157.5

51.7

20.8

 50–54

167.6

68.5

23.6

157.5

53.1

21.4

 65–69

165.1

63.5

23.3

152.4

52.2

22.5

 75–79

162.6

61.2

23.2

149.9

50.4

22.4

  1. aMean Body Weight, Height, Waist Circumference, and Body Mass Index Among Adults: United States, 1999–2000 Through 2015–2016, Table 1: weight and 3: height [36]. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr122-508.pdf Accessed 10/18/21
  2. bHeights and weights of Japanese men by age group [37]
  3. http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/Average_Weight_of_Japanese_2016 and http://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/Average_Height_of_Japanese_2016. Accessed 10/18/21. Source: Japan Sports Agency
  4. cAverage Weight of Japanese, 2016: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [38]
  5. https://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/Average_Weight_of_Japanese_2016 Accessed 11/12/21