Table 4.
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index (Overweight and Obesity) for Adults Aged 20 Years or Older by Sex, Age, and Race/Hispanic Origin, United States, 2011–2012a
| % (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥20 y | 20–39 y | 40–59 y | ≥60 y | ||
| Crude | Age Adjustedb | ||||
| Overweight or Obese (BMI ≥25) | |||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsc | |||||
| All | 69.0 (65.4–72.3) | 68.5 (65.2–71.6) | 60.3 (54.2–66.0) | 75.3 (72.1–78.2) | 71.6 (67.0–75.8) |
| Men | 71.6 (68.0–75.0) | 71.3 (68.2–74.2) | 62.0 (56.2–67.5) | 79.1 (74.8–82.8) | 74.7 (70.0–78.9) |
| Women | 66.5 (62.5–70.2) | 65.8 (62.0–69.5) | 58.5 (51.4–65.2) | 71.7 (66.2–76.6) | 69.1 (63.2–74.5) |
| Non-Hispanic white | |||||
| All | 68.5 (64.3–72.5) | 67.2 (63.2–71.0) | 57.5 (49.6–65.1) | 74.8 (71.0–78.4) | 71.7 (65.5–77.1) |
| Men | 72.7 (68.4–76.6) | 71.4 (67.5–75.0) | 59.9 (51.6–67.7) | 80.8 (74.8–85.6) | 76.1 (69.6–81.6) |
| Women | 64.6 (59.5–69.3) | 63.2 (58.0–68.2) | 55 (45.0–64.6) | 69.1 (61.5–75.7) | 67.9 (59.8–75.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | |||||
| All | 76.3 (72.7–79.5) | 76.2 (72.6–79.4) | 71.9 (65.6–77.4) | 80.3 (75.2–84.5) | 76.8 (71.7–81.2) |
| Men | 69.1 (64.7–73.3) | 69.2 (64.7–73.4) | 62.9 (54.8–70.2) | 74.4 (68.5–79.6) | 71.8 (65.8–77.2) |
| Women | 82.1 (78.4–85.3) | 82.0 (78.2–85.1) | 80.0 (72.6–85.8) | 85.2 (78.8–89.9) | 80.2 (73.2–85.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | |||||
| All | 38.2 (33.9–42.6) | 38.6 (35.1–42.3) | 30.3 (24.6–36.7) | 44.6 (40.0–49.4) | 43.3 (37.0–49.7) |
| Men | 42.4 (35.8–49.3) | 43.0 (37.4–48.8) | 34.5 (26.1–44.0) | 50.6 (42.2–58.8) | 45.5 (35.8–55.6) |
| Women | 34.4 (30.2–38.8) | 34.7 (30.8–38.7) | 26.2 (19.9–33.8) | 39.4 (32.6–46.6) | 41.5 (35.6–47.7) |
| Hispanic | |||||
| All | 77.1 (73.0–80.7) | 77.9 (74.2–81.3) | 71.7 (65.1–77.6) | 84.4 (80.6–87.5) | 78.3 (71.9–83.5) |
| Men | 77.9 (71.6–83.1) | 78.6 (73.1–83.2) | 73.8 (63.5–82.0) | 84.7 (78.3–89.5) | 77.0 (68.3–83.9) |
| Women | 76.2 (72.0–79.9) | 77.2 (73.3–80.6) | 69.5 (63.5–74.9) | 84.0 (80.0–87.4) | 79.3 (70.2–86.1) |
| Obese (All Grades, BMI ≥30) | |||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsc | |||||
| All | 35.1 (32.3–38.1) | 34.9 (32.0–37.9) | 30.3 (26.6–34.4) | 39.5 (36.1–43.0) | 35.4 (31.3–39.6) |
| Men | 33.7 (30.9–36.6) | 33.5 (30.7–36.5) | 29.0 (23.9–34.6) | 39.4 (36.0–42.9) | 32.0 (27.5–36.9) |
| Women | 36.5 (32.9–40.3) | 36.1 (32.6–39.8) | 31.8 (28.3–35.5) | 39.5 (35.1–44.2) | 38.1 (32.2–44.5) |
| Non-Hispanic white | |||||
| All | 33.4 (29.7–37.3) | 32.6 (29.0–36.5) | 26.2 (21.6–31.4) | 38.7 (34.2–43.3) | 34.0 (29.4–39.0) |
| Men | 33.1 (30.4–36.0) | 32.4 (29.6–35.3) | 24.6 (19.1–31.2) | 41.1 (37.5–44.8) | 31.8 (26.6–37.5) |
| Women | 33.7 (28.1–39.8) | 32.8 (27.4–38.8) | 27.8 (21.9–34.7) | 36.3 (29.4–43.7) | 35.9 (28.5–44.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black | |||||
| All | 47.8 (44.4–51.4) | 47.8 (44.4–51.3) | 46 (40.3–51.8) | 49.3 (44.5–54.2) | 48.5 (42.5–54.6) |
| Men | 37.0 (33.2–41.0) | 37.1 (33.1–41.3) | 34.9 (28.5–41.9) | 38.2 (32.8–43.9) | 39.2 (30.6–48.5) |
| Women | 56.7 (52.2–61.1) | 56.6 (52.2–60.9) | 55.8 (47.3–64.0) | 58.6 (50.5–66.2) | 54.8 (47.5–61.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | |||||
| All | 10.9 (8.3–14.3) | 10.8 (8.2–14.2) | 11.4 (7.3–17.6) | 11.4 (8.0–16.0) | 8.9 (5.0–15.3) |
| Men | 10.4 (7.4–14.3) | 10.0 (7.1–14.0) | 12.0 (6.7–20.6) | 11.0 (6.7–17.6) | 4.9 (1.6–13.8)d,e |
| Women | 11.4 (7.5–17.0) | 11.4 (7.5–17.0) | 10.9 (6.0–18.9) | 11.8 (6.6–20.0) | 11.9 (6.1–22.1) |
| Hispanic | |||||
| All | 42.0 (38.3–45.7) | 42.5 (39.0–46.0) | 39.0 (33.2–45.2) | 46.0 (39.8–52.3) | 42.8 (36.0–49.8) |
| Men | 40.7 (35.9–45.7) | 40.1 (35.8–44.6) | 42.0 (33.7–50.8) | 39.9 (31.3–49.2) | 37.3 (30.4–44.7) |
| Women | 43.3 (38.5–48.1) | 44.4 (40.0–48.8) | 35.8 (30.0–42.0) | 51.9 (45.0–58.7) | 47.1 (38.3–56.1) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
a
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; estimates are weighted.
b
Age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 Census population, using the age groups 20–39, 40–50, and 60 years and older.
c
Includes race/Hispanic origin groups not shown separately.
d
No. of cases <10.
e
Relative standard error >30% but <40%.