TABLE 1.
Prevalence of Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and Trends in Obesity Among US Workers, 2004–2011.
| Sample Size | Estimated US Population | Overall Prevalence* | Prevalence of Obesity* 2004–2011
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Slope (SE)† | P | ||||
| Overall | 125,992 | 134,218,503 | 26.2 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 0.607 (0.063) | <0.001 |
| Male all | 64,086 | 73,709,744 | 26.9 | 24.0 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 0.594 (0.086) | <0.001 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 39,600 | 51,082,726 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 0.494 (0.115) | 0.005 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 7,652 | 7,199,154 | 31.7 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 33.4 | 29.3 | 35.3 | 32.7 | 35.3 | 0.845 (0.259) | 0.017 |
| Hispanic | 12,771 | 11,466,438 | 28.2 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 29.8 | 31.1 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 1.087 (0.172) | 0.001 |
| Others (non-Hispanic) | 4,063 | 3,899,332 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 0.407 (0.281) | 0.197 |
| Female all | 61,906 | 60,508,759 | 25.3 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 0.605 (0.074) | <0.001 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 37,110 | 42,357,885 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 0.571 (0.086) | 0.001 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 10,661 | 7,764,020 | 40.0 | 38.6 | 36.0 | 38.3 | 37.6 | 41.3 | 41.8 | 42.2 | 43.5 | 0.939 (0.218) | 0.005 |
| Hispanic | 10,491 | 7,029,058 | 28.5 | 25.1 | 29.3 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 30.8 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 0.746 (0.296) | 0.046 |
| Others (non-Hispanic) | 3,644 | 3,357,796 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 9.7 | 0.138 (0.515) | 0.797 |
*
The unit of prevalence of obesity is percent (%).
†
A weighted linear regression model was fitted to the annual design-adjusted rates. The weight used for each annual rate was the inverse of its variance.