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Overweight and Obesity
Selected U.S. National Research Findings
Below are selected national women's health research findings and facts related to overweight and
obesity. This information is selected text from articles or documents. Please view the source documents below each bulleted section to determine
the exact context.
For more resources on this topic, visit: Overweight and Obesity: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/overwght.htm
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In 2003-04, 17.1% of children and adolescents 2-19 years
of age (over 12 and a half million) were overweight, and 32.2% of adults
(over 66 million) were obese. Almost 5% of adults were extremely obese.
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The prevalence of overweight in Mexican-American and
non-Hispanic black girls was higher than among non-Hispanic white girls.
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Between 1999 and 2004, there was a significant increase
in the prevalence of overweight among girls (13.8% in 1999 to 16.0% in
2004. There was no change in obesity among women (33.4% in 1999 to 33.2%
in 2004).
Source: Obesity Still a Major Problem
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/06facts/obesity03_04.htm
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults 20–74 years of age
increased from 47 percent in 1976–80 to 65 percent in 1999–2002. •
During this period the prevalence of obesity among adults 20–74 years of
age doubled from 15 to 31 percent (percents are age adjusted).
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Between 1976–80 and 1999–2002 the prevalence of overweight among
children 6–11 years of age more than doubled from 7 to 16 percent and
the prevalence of overweight among adolescents 12–19 years of age more
than tripled from 5 to 16 percent.
Source: Health, United States, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
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• Thirty-eight
percent of non-Hispanic black women were obese compared with 27% of
Hispanic women and 21% of non-Hispanic white women.
Source: Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey,
2003
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_225.pdf
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• Overweight among
children and teenagers more than tripled between the 1960s and 2002.
Source: QuickStats:
Prevalence of Overweight among Children and Teenagers by Age Group
and Selected Period, United States, 1963-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5408a6.htm
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• American Indians
and Alaska Natives (AIAN) adults were as likely as black adults to be
obese or never engage in leisure-time physical activity.
• American Indian or Alaska Native women (29.4%) were less likely than
black women (36.6%) and more likely than white women (20.3%) and Asian
women (5.8%) to be obese.
Source: Health
Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult
Population- United States, 1999–2003
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad356.pdf
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• Never married
adults were among the least likely to be overweight or obese.
Source: Marital
Status and Health- United States, 1999-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad351.pdf
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• According to
results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES III) 1988-1994 and NHANES 1999-2002, most adults aged >20
years with diagnosed diabetes were overweight or obese.
• During 1999-2002, the prevalence of overweight or obesity was 85.2%,
and the prevalence of obesity was 54.8%.
• Among women in the 1999-2002 survey, the prevalence of overweight or
obesity was 84.2%, and the prevalence of obesity was 58.0%.
• Compared with women aged >65 years, women aged 20-64 years had
a significantly higher prevalence of obesity (64.7% versus 47.4%).
Source: Prevalence
of Overweight and Obesity among Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes- United
States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5345a2.htm
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| • During 1999-2000, Mexican Americans aged 20-74 years reported higher rates of
overweight (11% higher for males and 26% higher for females) and obesity (7% higher for males and 32% higher for females) than non-Hispanic
whites. • Mexican-American youths aged 12-19 years reported higher rates of
overweight (112% higher for males and 59% higher for females) than non-Hispanic whites.
Source: Health Disparities Experienced by Hispanics- United States
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5340a1.htm
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• Data from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that more
adult women are obese (33 percent) than men (28 percent), with the problem greatest among non-Hispanic black women (49 percent) compared with
Mexican-American women (38 percent) and non-Hispanic white women (31 percent). There was very little difference in obesity levels among men
based on race/ethnicity.
Source: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adults, Children and Adolescents-
United States, 1999-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04facts/obesity.htm
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• The average height of a woman 20-74 years increased from slightly over 5'3" in 1960 to
5'4" in 2002; the average weight for women the same age increased from 140.2 pounds in 1960 to 164.3 pounds in 2002.
Source: Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index- United States, 1960-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r041027.htm
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• Colorado has the lowest rate of obesity in the United States.
Source: The Women’s Health and Mortality Chartbook
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/statab/chartbook.htm
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| • In 2002, men were more likely than women to be overweight (67% vs. 51%) on the basis of
self-reported weight and height. • Being overweight was reported by a greater
proportion of male students (14%) than female students (7%).
Source: The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State
Perspectives 2004
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/burdenbook2004/pdf/
burden_book2004.pdf
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| • In 2001, more men than women were classified as overweight. • Men and women were approximately equally likely to be classified as obese.
Source: State-Specific Prevalence of Selected Chronic Disease-Related Characteristics -
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5208a1.htm
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• For the total American Indian and Alaska Native population, the prevalence of obesity
was approximately identical for both men and women.
Source: Surveillance for Health Behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives:
Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5207a1.htm
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| • The percent of persons who are overweight or obese, with a BMI of 25.0 or higher,
increased from 56 percent in 1988-94 to 64 percent in 1999–2000. In the United States, the average adult man has a BMI of 26.6 and the average
adult woman has a BMI of 26.5. • In the total population, the prevalence of healthy
weight was higher overall for women than for men, but within race-ethnic groups this was true only for non-Hispanic white women.
• The prevalence of overweight (BMI 25–29.9) was higher for men than for women, but the
prevalence of obesity (BMI 30 or greater) was lower for men than for women.
• The percent of obese adults (BMI 30 or greater) increased over four decades from the
1960s to 2000, as the percentage of adults with healthy weights declined. The percent of obese adults varied little from 1960 to 1980 but
increased considerably between 1980 and 1991, from 13 to 21 percent among men and from 17 to 26 percent among women. This trend continued in
1999–2000, with an increase in obesity of 28 percent of men and 34 percent of women.
Source: Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obesity Among U.S. Adults, 1988-2000
PDF- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/databriefs/adultweight.pdf
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