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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jun;37(6):889–891. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.159

Figure 1. Prevalence growth by severity of obesity (in percent over 1986 baseline).

Figure 1

Notes: Author's calculation based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, BMI cutpoints calculated based on self-reported height and weight. Adjusted line (squares) uses cutpoint of 37.3 for men and 37.0 for women to make it comparable to BMI>40 calculated from objective height and weight measurement. 200 indicates a 200% increase over baseline, i.e. a tripling of baseline rates.