Table 3: Variation of glomerular filtration

by age groups and by BMI.

Variables

Media

CI 95%

Coefficient

of variation

%

Lower

limit

Upper

limit

Age groups (years)

20-24

0.84

0.02

1.65

10.8

25-29

0.71

0.58

0.83

25.3

30-34

0.70

0.55

0.84

25.0

35-39

0.68

0.49

0.87

26.7

40-44

0.72

0.55

0.88

18.5

45-49

0.73

0.65

0.82

15.6

50-54

0.76

0.43

1.10

27.6

55-60

0.60

0.44

0.76

16.6

BMI classification (kg/m2)

Normal

0.73

0.63

0.83

14.9

Overweight

0.73

0.67

0.80

23.1

Obesity

0.62

0.55

0.69

15.0

BMI = body mass index.

CI = confidence intervals.