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Table 2 Characteristics of the population stratified by age group and gender

From: Reference values for isometric muscle force among workers for the Netherlands: a comparison of reference values

Male

20-59

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

Age

41.7(11)

25.2(3)

33.6(3)

44.9(3)

54.1(3)

Height

182.1(8)

182.0(8)

181.4.6(8)

183.5(8)

181.2(7)

Weight

80.8(12)

74.3(10)

80.6(13)

82.4(10)

82.4(14)

BMI

24.4(4)

22.4(3)

24.4(4)

24.4(3)

25.1(4)

DOT 1

18.9

10.0

22.0

25.4

15.4

DOT 2

44.3

33.3

24.3

46.0

60.0

DOT 3

22.9

43.3

34.1

12.7

16.9

DOT 4

13.9

13.3

19.5

15.9

7.7

Female

20-59

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

Age

40.2(10)

25.9(3)

34.8(3)

44.3(3)

53.6(3)

Height

170.1(7)

172.5(6)

170.8(8)

170.0(7)

167.4(7)

Weight

68.0(11)

68.1(13)

68.2(9)

68.0(11)

67.8(12)

BMI

23.4(3)

22.9(4)

23.5(3)

23.4(3)

24.1(4)

DOT 1

21.2

14.0

21.1

12.7

43.6

DOT 2

42.5 41.9

33.4

54.0

33.3

 

DOT 3

35.3

44.2

45.5

30.2

23.1

DOT 4

1

0

0

3.1

0

  1. Age, Height, Weight and BMI expressed in mean(sd) and DOT is expressed in percentage of the population.
  2. DOT; Dictionary of Occupational Titles. DOT 1 = sedentary, DOT 2 = light, DOT 3 = medium, DOT 4 = heavy/very heavy.