AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT FOR PERSONS AGED 65 YEARS AND OLDER |
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MEN |
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Height (in) |
Ages 65 – 69 |
Ages 70 – 74 |
Ages 75 – 79 |
Ages 80 – 84 |
Ages 85 – 89 |
Ages 90 – 94 |
61 |
128 – 156 |
125 – 153 |
123 – 151 |
122 – 148
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120 – 146 |
117 – 143 |
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WOMEN |
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Height (in) |
Ages 65 – 69 |
Ages 70 – 74 |
Ages 75 – 79 |
Ages 80 – 84 |
Ages 85 – 89 |
Ages 90 – 94 |
58 |
120 – 146 |
112 – 138 |
111 – 135 |
100 – 122 |
99 – 121 |
107 – 131 |
Reprinted by permission from the Journal of the American Medical Association 1960;172:658. Copyright 1960, American Medical Association.
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