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Vital Signs: State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults – United States, 2009
MMWR, August 3, 2010 / 59(Early Release); 1-5
Also available in a PDF version (PDF-700k)
In 2009, no state met the Healthy People 2010 obesity target of 15%, and the self-reported overall prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults had increased 1.1 percentage points from 2007.
Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008
Katherine M. Flegal; Margaret D. Carroll; Cynthia L. Ogden; Lester R. Curtin
JAMA. 2010;303(3):235-241.
Prevalence of adults in the U.S. who are obese is still high, with about one-third of adults obese in 2007-2008, although new data suggest that the rate of increase for obesity in the U.S. in recent decades may be slowing, according to a new CDC study appearing in the January 20 issue of JAMA.
County-Specific Diabetes and Obesity Prevalence, 2007
Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation’s highest rates of obesity and diabetes. In many counties in those regions, rates of diagnosed diabetes exceed 10 percent and obesity prevalence is more than 30 percent.
Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity
Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites.
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High, 2005–2006 (PDF-204k)
After a quarter century of increases, obesity prevalence has not measurably increased in the past few years but levels are still high — at 34 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 and over.
Prevalence of overweight, obesity and extreme obesity among adults: United States, trends 1960-62 through 2005-2006
Results from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate that an estimated 32.7 percent of U.S. adults 20 years and older are overweight, 34.3 percent are obese and 5.9 percent are extremely obese.
Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963–1965 Through 2007–2008
Results from the 2007–2008 NHANES, using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 16.9% of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years are obese. Between 1976–1980 and 1999–2000, the prevalence of obesity increased. Between 1999–2000 and 2007–2008, there was no significant trend in obesity prevalence for any age group. Among preschool children aged 2–5, obesity increased from 5.0% to 10.4% between 1976–1980 and 2007–2008 and from 6.5% to 19.6% among those aged 6–11. Among adolescents aged 12–19, obesity increased from 5.0% to 18.1% during the same period.
Obesity Prevalence Among Low-Income, Preschool-Aged Children 1998–2008
One of 7 low-income, preschool-aged children is obese, but the obesity epidemic may be stabilizing. The prevalence of obesity in low-income two to four year-olds increased from 12.4 percent in 1998 to 14.5 percent in 2003 but rose to only 14.6 percent in 2008.
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008
Cynthia L. Ogden; Margaret D. Carroll; Lester R. Curtin; Molly M. Lamb; Katherine M. Flegal
JAMA. 2010;303(3):242-249
The prevalence of high weight for length or high body mass index (BMI) among children and teens in the U.S. (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile), ranges from approximately 10 percent for infants and toddlers, to approximately 18 percent for adolescents and teenagers, although these rates appear to have remained relatively stable over the past 10 years, except for an increase for 6- to 19-year-old boys who are at the very heaviest weight levels, according to a CDC study appearing in the January 20 issue of JAMA.
The Economic Consequences of Overweight and Obesity
Includes national estimated cost and state-level estimated costs of overweight and obesity in the U.S.
CDC’s Cancer Atlas
If you’re interested in worldwide obesity statistics, CDC’s Cancer Atlas tracks some data in their Risk Factors section.
National Diabetes Surveillance System