Table 2

Percentage body fat thresholds related to metabolic syndrome risk proposed by Zhu et al. for white people [14].

BMI (kg/m2)
body fat (% weight)



Men
Women

18.5
11.0
22.5
25.0
21.2
30.8
30.0
29.1
37.2

Colombo et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-5