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MEPS Topics: Obesity
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Obesity
Description: In 2002, the MEPS-HC started providing information on the body mass index (BMI) for both children and adults. Using this measure, analyses can be performed on obesity issues.
Data tables: No obesity-related items are available in the HC Summary Data Tables at this time.
Analytic tools: No obesity-related items are available with the MEPSnet query tool at this time.
Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).
Overweight and Obese Elderly and Near Elderly in the United States, 2002: Estimates for the Noninstitutionalized Population Age 55 and Older. 
Statistical Brief #68 
Trends in Adult Obesity in the United States, 1987 and 2001: Estimates for the Noninstitutionalized Population, Age 20 to 64. 
Statistical Brief #37 
The Prevalence of Obesity and Other Chronic Health Conditions among Diabetic Adults in the U.S. Community Population, 2001. 
Statistical Brief #34 
  
  
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