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egories for both sexes in Japan did not show significant
differences since 2000 (Table 5).
Table 4: The average weight of Japanese aged
18-25, 1984 to 2002.
Male Female
Age Year Average Rate Average Rate
Weight of Change Weight of Change
18 1984 60.8 52.8
1994 62.2 2.3 50.4 -4.5
1997 62.2 0.0 52.5 4.2
1998 61.1 -1.8 52.3 -0.4
2000 62.4 2.1 50.7 -3.1
2002 62.2 -0.3 51.9 2.4
19 1984 61.9 50.2
1994 63.0 1.78 51.8 3.2
1997 61.8 -1.90 51.4 -0.8
1998 64.5 4.37 52 1.2
2000 61.1 -5.27 49.2 -5.4
2002 62.7 2.62 51 3.7
20 1984 61.1 53.7
1994 62.8 2.8 51.8 -3.5
1997 62.7 -0.2 52.3 1.0
1998 65.4 4.3 50.4 -3.6
2000 65.1 -0.5 52.5 4.2
2002 62.7 -3.7 51.3 -2.3
21 1984 63.2 51.1
1994 63.8 0.9 50.4 -1.4
1997 62.3 -2.4 51.3 1.8
1998 65.2 4.7 50.8 -1.0
2000 65.3 0.2 48.7 -4.1
2002 63.1 -3.4 51.4 5.5
22 1984 60.7 50
1994 63.6 4.8 51.5 3.0
1997 62.5 -1.7 50.7 -1.6
1998 65.4 4.6 52.9 4.3
2000 61.9 -5.4 51.1 -3.4
2002 63.5 2.6 49 -4.1
23 1984 62.5 50.5
1994 65.4 4.6 51.4 1.8
1997 64.1 -2.0 51 -0.8
1998 64.6 0.8 51.8 1.6
2000 64.9 0.5 50.8 -1.9
2002 65.0 0.2 49.7 -2.2
24 1984 60.6 51.4
1994 62.5 3.1 50.1 -2.5
1997 65.6 5.0 50.4 0.6
1998 65.7 0.2 50.5 0.2
2000 63.0 -4.1 50.6 0.2
2002 66.2 5.1 50.1 -1.0
25 1984 65.5 50
1994 63.4 -3.2 51.3 2.6
1997 67.2 6.0 50.4 -1.8
1998 64.6 -3.9 50.4 0.0
2000 67.0 3.7 49.1 -2.6
2002 68.3 1.9 51.5 4.9
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Table 5: The average weight of Japanese aged
26-70, 1984 to 2002.
Male Female
Age Year Average Rate Average Rate
Weight of Change Weight of Change
26-29 1984 62.1 51.2
1994 65.6 5.6 51.4 0.4
1997 67.4 2.7 51.3 -0.2
1998 66.0 -2.1 51.8 1.0
2000 66.8 1.2 51.8 0.0
2002 67.0 0.3 51.4 -0.8
30-39 1984 63.2 52
1994 66.8 5.7 53.2 2.3
1997 67.5 1.0 53.3 0.2
1998 68.8 1.9 53.3 0.0
2000 68.2 -0.9 53.3 0.0
2002 69.6 2.1 53.3 0.0
40-49 1984 62.8 53.4
1994 65.8 4.8 54.6 2.2
1997 66.6 1.2 54.9 0.5
1998 67.2 0.9 54.7 -0.4
2000 67.2 0.0 55 0.5
2002 68.0 1.2 54.7 -0.5
50-59 1984 60.1 52.7
1994 63.5 5.7 53.9 2.3
1997 63.6 0.2 54.6 1.3
1998 64.7 1.7 54.4 -0.4
2000 64.6 -0.2 54 -0.7
2002 65.7 1.7 54.6 1.1
60-69 1984 57.6 50.7
1994 60.2 4.5 52.2 3.0
1997 52.8 -12.3 52.8 1.1
1998 53.3 0.9 53.3 0.9
2000 62.5 17.3 53.6 0.6
2002 62.9 0.6 53.3 -0.6
70- 1984 53.9 46.2
1994 55.2 2.4 47.7 3.2
1997 56.7 2.7 48.7 2.1
1998 57.2 0.9 48.9 0.4
2000 57.5 0.5 49.3 0.8
2002 57.6 0.2 49.7 0.8
Figure 2: Weight changes in Japanese males
(26-70 yr), 1984-2002.