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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 27.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2015 Jan 17;73:6–9. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.01.007

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Age-standardized obesity prevalence in New York City, Community Health Survey 2002, 2012. Displays obesity prevalence estimates stratified by race/ethnicity in two time periods, and when applying the standard and modified body mass index cutoffs for Asians. Prevalence has increased over time in all race/ethnic groups, and when using the modified cutoffs for Asians, the prevalence of obesity increases. **Modified body mass index cutoffs for Asians: underweight < 18.5 kg/m2 [same], normal 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2, overweight 23.0 to 27.5 kg/m2, obese ≥ 27.5 kg/m2.