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April 2006
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NHANES
III |
NHANES |
NHANES |
NHANES** (2003-04) (n=4,431) |
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Overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 25.0) |
56.0 |
64.5 |
65.7 | 66.3 |
Obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30.0) |
22.9 |
30.5 |
30.6 | 32.2 |
*Age-adjusted
by the direct method to the year 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates
using the age groups 20-39, 40-59, and 60 years and over.
**Crude estimates (not age-adjusted) for 2003-4 are
66.5% with a BMI>=25 and 32.3% with a BMI>=30
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Table 2. Age-adjusted* prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adults, age 20-74 years**
NHANES
II |
NHANES
III |
NHANES |
NHANES (2001-02) (n=3,916) |
NHANES (2003-04) (n=3,756) |
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Overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 25.0) |
47.0 |
55.9 |
64.5 |
65.7 | 66.2 |
Obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30.0) |
15.0 |
23.2 |
30.9 |
31.3 | 32.9 |
*Age-adjusted
by the direct method to the year 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates
using the age groups 20-39, 40-59, and 60-74 years.
**NHANES II did not include individuals over 74
years of age, thus trend estimates are based on age 20-74 years.
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For more detailed estimates see:
Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2000. JAMA 288:1723-7. 2002.
Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 295:1549-1555. 2006.
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