Age-Adjusted Rates of Overweight (including Obesity) per 100 Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1994-2004
Between 1994 and 2004, there were unfavorable upward trends in age-adjusted rates of overweight or obese. In this time period, the age-adjusted rate of overweight or obese increased by 13 percentage points, from 69.7% to 82.7%.
As the detailed tables show, levels of overweight or obese increased most among persons with diabetes aged 18-44 years.
| Year | Rate | Std Error |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69.7 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 69.6 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | 72.2 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 74.0 | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 75.1 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 75.0 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | 78.6 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 79.1 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 79.5 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 80.6 | 1.0 |
| 2004 | 82.7 | 0.8 |
Data Source: Information came from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Data computed by personnel of the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.
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