Table 1. Trends in average body-mass index, waist circumference, and prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity, U.S. adults, 1988-2010 *.
| Body mass index and waist circumference | Category based on body-mass index | Category based on waist circumference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean body mass index in kg/m2 (95% CI) | Mean waist circumference in cm(95% CI) | Obese, % of population (95% CI) | Overweight, % of population(95% CI) | Normal weight, % of population(95% CI) | Abdominal obesity, % of population(95% CI) | |
| Women | ||||||
| 18 years and older | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.4 (26.2-26.7) | 88.6 (87.9-89.3) | 24.9 (23.1-26.8) | 25.5 (24.1-26.9) | 45.7 (43.7-47.7) | 46.0 (43.9-48.0) |
| 2009-2010 | 28.6 (28.3-28.9) | 94.9 (93.9-95.8) | 35.4 (33.6-37.3) | 27.4 (24.5-30.3) | 34.3 (31.9-36.8) | 61.5 (58.8-64.2) |
| Trend | APC 0.37 (0.30-0.44) | APC 0.37 (0.30-0.43) | OR 1.026 (1.019-1.033) | OR 1.004 (0.997-1.011) | OR 0.976 (0.970-0.983) | OR 1.036 (1.029-1.044) |
| 18-39 years | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 25.2 (24.8-25.6) | 83.2 (82.4-84.1) | 20.0 (17.6-22.3) | 19.4 (17.5-21.3) | 55.4 (52.8-58.0) | 29.3 (26.0-32.6) |
| 2009-2010 | 27.8 (27.1-28.4) | 91.3 (89.6-93.1) | 31.2 (27.9-34.5) | 23.4 (18.9-27.8) | 42.2 (37.4-47.0) | 49.1 (43.6-54.6) |
| Trend | APC 0.47 (0.35-0.59) | APC 0.49 (0.40-0.59) | OR 1.033 (1.022-1.044) | OR 1.011 (1.000-1.022) | OR 0.972 (0.963-0.981) | OR 1.046 (1.033-1.058) |
| 40-64 years | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 27.6 (27.2-28.1) | 92.2 (91.2-93.2) | 30.6 (27.7-33.4) | 28.5 (26.2-30.7) | 38.3 (35.2-41.4) | 55.7 (52.8-58.6) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.1 (28.7-29.6) | 96.9 (95.9-97.9) | 38.5 (34.8-42.1) | 29.4 (26.0-32.8) | 29.4 (25.9-32.8) | 68.7 (65.3-72.0) |
| Trend | APC 0.26 (0.15-0.36) | APC 0.28 (0.20-0.36) | OR 1.018 (1.008-1.029) | OR 1.000 (0.990-1.009) | OR 0.982 (0.972-0.992) | OR 1.030 (1.020-1.040) |
| 65 years and older | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.6 (26.3-26.9) | 93.2 (92.4-94.1) | 23.6 (21.4-25.9) | 33.3 (31.2-35.4) | 39.6 (36.7-42.4) | 63.7 (60.3-67.1) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.2 (28.5-29.9) | 98.5 (97.4-99.7) | 38.6 (33.5-43.7) | 32.5 (27.7-37.2) | 26.9 (23.6-30.3) | 74.9 (72.4-77.5) |
| Trend | APC 0.37 (0.27-0.48) | APC 0.26 (0.17-0.34) | OR 1.029 (1.017-1.041) | OR 1.002 (0.992-1.012) | OR 0.976 (0.966-0.987) | OR 1.028 (1.016-1.041) |
| 18 years and older, non-Hispanic white | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.0 (25.6-26.3) | 87.7 (86.8-88.6) | 22.5 (20.3-24.8) | 24.2 (22.6-25.9) | 49.3 (46.8-51.8) | 43.2 (40.6-45.9) |
| 2009-2010 | 28.0 (27.6-28.4) | 94.2 (93.0-95.4) | 32.2 (29.1-35.3) | 26.8 (22.3-31.3) | 37.8 (34.6-41.0) | 59.0 (55.5-62.5) |
| Trend | APC 0.37 (0.27-0.47) | APC 0.38 (0.30-0.46) | OR 1.026 (1.016-1.035) | OR 1.007 (0.998-1.016) | OR 0.975 (0.967-0.984) | OR 1.037 (1.027-1.047) |
| 18 years and older, non-Hispanic black | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 28.9 (28.5-29.3) | 93.6 (92.7-94.5) | 37.4 (34.7-40.0) | 29.3 (27.5-31.1) | 30.4 (28.0-32.8) | 60.2 (57.6-62.8) |
| 2009-2010 | 32.2 (31.3-33.1) | 100.5 (98.3-102.7) | 57.3 (51.8-62.8) | 23.4 (20.2-26.6) | 17.1 (13.7-20.5) | 75.9 (69.9-81.9) |
| Trend | APC 0.51 (0.37-0.64) | APC 0.38 (0.28-0.48) | OR 1.039 (1.028-1.050) | OR 0.987 (0.979-0.996) | OR 0.963 (0.952-0.974) | OR 1.038 (1.025-1.052) |
| 18 years and older, Mexican-American | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 28.2 (27.9-28.6) | 92.4 (91.7-93.2) | 34.1 (31.4-36.8) | 33.1 (30.9-35.3) | 31.3 (28.5-34.0) | 60.7 (58.5-62.9) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.8 (29.3-30.2) | 97.4 (96.1-98.7) | 43.8 (40.4-47.1) | 34.0 (30.4-37.7) | 21.5 (18.6-24.3) | 74.1 (69.9-78.3) |
| Trend | APC 0.32 (0.21-0.44) | APC 0.38 (0.28-0.47) | OR 1.027 (1.014-1.040) | OR 1.000 (0.989-1.010) | OR 0.973 (0.961-0.985) | OR 1.043 (1.029-1.057) |
| Men | ||||||
| 18 years and older | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.6 (26.4-26.8) | 95.6 (95.1-96.0) | 19.9 (18.4-21.3) | 39.7 (38.1-41.3) | 39.1 (37.1-41.2) | 29.1 (27.4-30.7) |
| 2009-2010 | 28.6 (28.2-29.0) | 100.4 (99.3-101.5) | 34.6 (31.0-38.1) | 38.1 (35.9-40.3) | 26.3 (22.6-29.9) | 42.0 (38.6-45.3) |
| Trend | APC 0.37 (0.30-0.44) | APC 0.27 (0.22-0.32) | OR 1.042 (1.033-1.050) | OR 0.997 (0.992-1.003) | OR 0.967 (0.959-0.975) | OR 1.036 (1.028-1.044) |
| 18-39 years | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 25.7 (25.4-26.0) | 90.1 (89.4-90.8) | 14.5 (12.8-16.2) | 34.4 (31.7-37.1) | 49.4 (46.8-51.9) | 14.3 (12.6-16.1) |
| 2009-2010 | 27.9 (27.3-28.5) | 95.4 (94.0-96.8) | 31.8 (26.5-37.2) | 33.4 (30.3-36.5) | 33.5 (28.3-38.8) | 29.2 (25.1-33.3) |
| Trend | APC 0.40 (0.31-0.49) | APC 0.29 (0.22-0.36) | OR 1.052 (1.039-1.065) | OR 0.999 (0.990-1.008) | OR 0.967 (0.958-0.976) | OR 1.045 (1.034-1.057) |
| 40-64 years | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 27.5 (27.2-27.8) | 99.1 (98.5-99.8) | 25.1 (23.0-27.3) | 43.3 (40.5-46.1) | 30.8 (27.6-34.0) | 37.5 (34.4-40.6) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.3 (28.7-29.8) | 103.3 (101.8-104.8) | 36.8 (32.8-40.8) | 42.8 (38.4-47.2) | 19.5 (15.1-24.0) | 47.8 (43.2-52.4) |
| Trend | APC 0.33 (0.23-0.43) | APC 0.23 (0.16-0.31) | OR 1.032 (1.021-1.043) | OR 0.998 (0.989-1.008) | OR 0.964 (0.951-0.977) | OR 1.029 (1.017-1.041) |
| 65 years and older | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.6 (26.3-26.9) | 100.5 (99.7-101.3) | 20.3 (17.2-23.4) | 44.0 (40.6-47.5) | 33.8 (30.4-37.3) | 45.3 (41.9-48.7) |
| 2009-2010 | 28.7 (28.2-29.1) | 105.7 (104.5-106.9) | 36.0 (31.0-41.0) | 38.3 (33.1-43.4) | 24.6 (19.8-29.3) | 59.4 (54.4-64.4) |
| Trend | APC 0.38 (0.29-0.47) | APC 0.28 (0.21-0.35) | OR 1.042 (1.028-1.057) | OR 0.990 (0.978-1.002) | OR 0.974 (0.962-0.987) | OR 1.036 (1.024-1.047) |
| 18 years and older, non-Hispanic white | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.6 (26.4-26.9) | 96.3 (95.9-96.8) | 20.0 (18.2-21.8) | 40.3 (38.3-42.4) | 38.4 (36.0-40.8) | 30.2 (28.4-31.9) |
| 2009-2010 | 28.6 (28.1-29.1) | 101.3 (100.0-102.6) | 35.2 (30.7-39.8) | 37.7 (35.1-40.3) | 26.1 (21.5-30.7) | 44.4 (40.3-48.5) |
| Trend | APC 0.35 (0.27-0.43) | APC 0.26 (0.21-0.32) | OR 1.040 (1.030-1.050) | OR 0.996 (0.989-1.003) | OR 0.968 (0.959-0.978) | OR 1.039 (1.030-1.047) |
| 18 years and older, non-Hispanic black | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 26.5 (26.2-26.7) | 92.4 (91.8-93.0) | 20.6 (18.6-22.6) | 36.2 (34.1-38.3) | 40.9 (38.7-43.2) | 23.1 (21.2-25.0) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.2 (28.5-29.9) | 98.4 (97.0-99.8) | 38.0 (33.2-42.7) | 30.3 (25.9-34.6) | 30.3 (27.6-33.0) | 37.9 (33.7-42.1) |
| Trend | APC 0.51 (0.41-0.61) | APC 0.35 (0.28-0.42) | OR 1.052 (1.040-1.064) | OR 0.989 (0.980-0.999) | OR 0.968 (0.961-0.976) | OR 1.045 (1.034-1.056) |
| 18 years and older, Mexican-American | ||||||
| 1988-1994 | 27.2 (26.9-27.4) | 95.6 (94.9-96.2) | 23.3 (21.4-25.2) | 43.6 (41.0-46.2) | 32.1 (29.8-34.3) | 29.1 (26.7-31.4) |
| 2009-2010 | 29.0 (28.2-29.7) | 100.2 (98.4-101.9) | 34.8 (29.5-40.1) | 46.3 (42.2-50.3) | 18.6 (14.1-23.2) | 41.6 (35.9-47.4) |
| Trend | APC 0.41 (0.28-0.55) | APC 0.32 (0.22-0.43) | OR 1.038 (1.021-1.056) | OR 1.007 (0.997-1.018) | OR 0.957 (0.943-0.972) | OR 1.038 (1.019-1.056) |
APC = annual percentage change; OR = odds ratio for being in given category compared to previous year
*
Appendix Table 1 shows results by age/ethnicity