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AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT FOR PERSONS AGED 65 YEARS AND OLDER

    MEN

Height (in)

 Ages 65 – 69

Ages 70 – 74

Ages 75 – 79

Ages 80 – 84

 Ages 85 – 89

 Ages 90 – 94

 

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73

 

128 – 156
130 – 158
131 – 161
134 – 164
136 – 166
139 – 169
140 – 172
143 – 175
147 – 179
150 – 184
155 – 189
159 – 195
164 – 200

 

125 – 153
127 – 155
129 – 157
131 – 161
134 – 164
137 – 167
140 – 170
142 – 174
146 – 178
148 – 182
152 – 186
156 – 190
160 – 196

 

123 – 151
125 – 153
127 – 155
129 – 157
130 – 160
133 – 163
136 – 166
139 – 169
142 – 174
146 – 178
149 – 183
154 – 188
158 – 192

 

122 – 148
122 – 150
124 – 152
127 – 155
130 – 158
132 – 162
135 – 165
139 – 169
143 – 175
148 – 180
153 – 187

 

 

 

120 – 146
122 – 148
125 – 153
128 – 156
130 – 160
133 – 163
137 – 167
140 – 172
144 – 176
148 – 182

 

 

 

117 – 143
120 – 146
122 – 150
126 – 154
130 – 158
134 – 164
139 – 169

 

WOMEN

Height (in)

Ages 65 – 69

Ages 70 – 74

Ages 75 – 79

Ages 80 – 84

Ages 85 – 89

Ages 90 – 94

 

58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69

 

120 – 146
121 – 147
122 – 148
123 – 151
125 – 153
127 – 155
130 – 158
132 – 162
136 – 166
140 – 170
143 – 175
148 – 180

 

112 – 138
114 – 140
116 – 142
118 – 144
121 – 147
123 – 151
126 – 154
130 – 158
132 – 162
136 – 166
140 – 170
144 – 176

 

111 – 135
112 – 136
113 – 139
115 – 144
118 – 144
121 – 147
123 – 151
126 – 154
128 – 157
131 – 161

 

100 – 122
106 – 130
109 – 133
112 – 136
115 – 141
119 – 145
122 – 150
126 – 154
130 – 158

 

99 – 121
102 – 124
104 – 128
108 – 132
112 – 136
115 – 141
120 – 146
124 – 152
128 – 156

 

 

 

107 – 131
107 – 131
108 – 132
112 – 136
116 – 142

Reprinted by permission from the Journal of the American Medical Association 1960;172:658.  Copyright 1960, American Medical  Association.

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