Table 3:
Obesity and mean body mass index by year of dialysis initiation.
| ESRD Population | US Population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Mean BMI | % Obesity Class I | % Obesity Class II | % Obesity Class III | Mean BMI | % Obesity Class I | % Obesity Class II | % Obesity Class III |
| 1995 | 25.2 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 25.3 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 25.5 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 25.4 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 25.7 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 25.6 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | 26.1 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 25.7 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 26.6 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 27.1 | 14.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 25.9 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 27.3 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 27.5 | 15.5 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 27.7 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 26.3 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 27.9 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 26.5 | 15.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 28.3 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 26.6 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 28.6 | 17.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 26.7 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 28.8 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 29.1 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 27.0 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 29.3 | 18.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 27.1 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 29.4 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 27.2 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 3.7 |
| % increase | 16.7 | 65.6 | 128.2 | 222.6 | 7.5 | 54.9 | 106.3 | 184.6 |
ESRD: End-Stage Renal Disease; US: United States; BMI: Body Mass Index