Table 2.
Weighted Prevalence of Obesity and Class 3 Obesity by Sex, Age Group, and Race/Hispanic Origin: NHANES 2013–2014
| Overall, % (95% CI) | By Age, % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Age-Adjusted | 20–39 y | 40–59y | ≥ 60y | |
| Obese a | |||||
| Both sexes | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 37.9 (36.1–39.8) | 37.7 (35.8–39.7) | 34.3 (31.1–37.6) | 41.0 (36.5–45.5) | 38.5 (35.0–42.1) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 37.1 (34.8–39.4) | 36.4 (34.1–38.8) | 31.2 (27.4–35.2) | 40.3 (34.1–46.7) | 39.1 (34.7–43.6) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 48.5 (44.2–52.8) | 48.4 (44.1–52.7) | 45.2 (38.5–51.9) | 52.1 (44.2–59.9) | 47.9 (41.0–54.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 12.7 (10.1–15.6) | 12.6 (10.0–15.7) | 16.4 (11.6–22.2) | 11.2 (7.5–15.8) | 8.5 (4.3–14.6) |
| Hispanic | 42.7 (38.0–47.4) | 42.6 (38.1–47.1) | 41.2 (35.1–47.5) | 46.3 (41.2–51.5) | 38.9 (32.0–46.1) |
| Men | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 35.2 (33.0–37.4) | 35.0 (32.8–37.3) | 31.6 (27.1–36.4) | 37.2 (32.1–42.5) | 37.5 (31.0–44.4) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 35.4 (32.2–38.7) | 34.7 (31.3–38.1) | 29.3 (22.1–37.4) | 37.0 (29.2–45.3) | 40.1 (32.5–48.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 38.2 (32.8–43.8) | 38.0 (32.7–43.5) | 33.1 (24.6–42.4) | 45.7 (35.4–56.2) | 34.3 (25.3–44.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 13.0 (9.40–17.4) | 12.6 (9.1–16.9) | 23.4 (15.7–32.6) | 6.2 (2.6–12.2) | 4.4 (0.5–15.8) |
| Hispanic | 38.8 (32.8–45.0) | 37.9 (32.0–44.1) | 39.3 (31.8–47.1) | 41.5 (34.4–48.8) | 29.8 (20.1–41.0) |
| Women | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 40.5 (37.6–43.4) | 40.4 (37.6–43.3) | 37.0 (33.9–40.3) | 44.6 (39.0–50.3) | 39.4 (35.4–43.5) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 38.7 (35.3–42.2) | 38.2 (34.8–41.6) | 33.2 (28.2–38.4) | 43.5 (36.3–51.0) | 38.2 (33.1–43.5) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 57.2 (53.0–61.3) | 57.2 (52.9–61.3) | 56.7 (48.6–64.6) | 57.5 (48.5–66.1) | 57.5 (48.3–66.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 12.4 (8.20–17.7) | 12.4 (8.2–17.6) | 10.0 (4.4–19.0) | 15.4 (9.7–22.7) | 11.5 (4.4–23.1) |
| Hispanic | 46.6 (40.1–53.1) | 46.9 (41.1–52.7) | 43.3 (33.4–53.7) | 51.1 (43.7–58.5) | 46.3 (38.9–53.8) |
| Class 3 Obesity a | |||||
| Both sexes | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 7.7 (6.2–9.3) | 7.7 (6.2–9.3) | 8.0 (6.3–10.0) | 8.6 (6.2–11.6) | 5.8 (4.2–7.7) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 7.4 (5.6–9.6) | 7.6 (5.1–10.5) | 8.0 (5.2–11.7) | 8.5 (5.4–12.5) | 5.6 (3.7–8.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 12.5 (9.5–16.0) | 12.4 (7.4–17.8) | 11.5 (7.6–16.4) | 14.4 (8.7–21.9) | 10.8 (7.0–15.6) |
| Non-Hispanic Asianb | |||||
| Hispanic | 7.3 (4.9–10.4) | 7.1 (4.4–10.4) | 7.5 (3.7–13.4) | 8.0 (5.4–11.2) | 5.0 (3.0–7.8) |
| Men | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 5.5 (4.2–7.0) | 5.5 (4.0–7.2) | 6.0 (3.6–9.3) | 5.2 (3.1–8.2) | 5.0 (2.7–8.4) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 5.5 (3.9–7.5) | 5.6 (3.1–8.7) | 6.1 (2.7–11.5) | 5.2 (2.4–9.4) | 5.3 (2.5–9.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7.3 (4.5–10.9) | 7.2 (3.4–12.5) | 6.6 (3.4–11.2) | 8.5 (4.4–14.5) | 6.3 (2.7–12.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Asianc | |||||
| Hispanic | 5.8 (2.6–11.0) | 5.4 (1.8–11.5) | 6.3 (1.6–16.0) | 6.0 (3.0–10.6) | 3.2 (1.1–7.1) |
| Women | |||||
| All race/Hispanic originsb | 9.7 (7.9–11.9) | 9.9 (7.5–12.3) | 10.1 (8.1–12.5) | 11.9 (8.6–16.0) | 6.4 (4.5–8.9) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 9.3 (6.9–12.1) | 9.7 (5.9–13.9) | 10.0 (6.3–14.8) | 11.7 (7.3–17.5) | 5.8 (3.8–8.5) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 16.9 (13.1–21.2) | 16.8 (9.0–24.9) | 16.2 (9.9–24.4) | 19.4 (12.3–28.2) | 13.9 (7.0–23.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asianc | |||||
| Hispanic | 8.9 (6.5–11.8) | 8.7 (5.4–12.5) | 8.9 (4.3–15.9) | 9.9 (6.4–14.5) | 6.5 (3.2–11.4) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Obese was defined as participants with a BMI of 30 or greater. Class 3 obesity was defined as participants with a BMI of 40 or greater.
b
Includes race/Hispanic origin groups not shown separately.
c
Data are not shown because category included only 2 participants.