Table 5.
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index (Obesity Grades 2 and 3) for Adults Aged 20 Years or Older by Sex, Age, and Race/Hispanic Origin, United States, 2011–2012a
| % (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥20 y | 20–39 y | 40–59 y | ≥60 y | ||
| Crude | Age Adjustedb | ||||
| Obese Grades 2 and 3 (BMI ≥35) | |||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsc | |||||
| All | 14.5 (12.8–16.4) | 14.5 (12.8–16.4) | 13.6 (11.5–16.1) | 15.7 (13.4–18.3) | 14.0 (11.1–17.6) |
| Men | 11.9 (9.8–14.2) | 11.9 (9.9–14.2) | 11.9 (9.5–14.9) | 12.2 (9.1–16.3) | 11.2 (7.3–16.6) |
| Women | 17.1 (14.9–19.4) | 17.0 (14.9–19.3) | 15.4 (13.1–18.0) | 19.1 (16.2–22.3) | 16.3 (12.8–20.6) |
| Non-Hispanic white | |||||
| All | 13.5 (11.2–16.2) | 13.3 (11.0–16.0) | 11.7 (8.9–15.4) | 14.8 (12.0–18.2) | 13.4 (10.0–17.8) |
| Men | 11.3 (9.0–14.2) | 11.2 (9.0–13.9) | 10.0 (7.2–13.5) | 12.8 (8.6–18.6) | 10.9 (7.1–16.4) |
| Women | 15.5 (12.5–19.1) | 15.3 (12.3–18.9) | 13.7 (10.0–18.3) | 16.9 (13.7–20.7) | 15.5 (10.9–21.6) |
| Non-Hispanic black | |||||
| All | 23.4 (21.3–25.6) | 23.3 (21.2–25.5) | 24.7 (21.1–28.6) | 23.7 (21.0–26.8) | 20.1 (15.6–25.4) |
| Men | 16.1 (12.9–19.9) | 15.9 (12.8–19.6) | 18.0 (11.9–26.2) | 15.7 (11.8–20.6) | 12.8 (8.4–18.9) |
| Women | 29.3 (26.3–32.5) | 29.2 (26.3–32.4) | 30.6 (26.5–35.1) | 30.4 (26.1–35.1) | 25.0 (19.7–31.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | |||||
| All | 2.4 (1.3–4.4) | 2.4 (1.3–4.5) | 2.5 (1.2–4.8)d,e | 2.5 (0.8–7.7)d,e | 2.4 (0.8–6.5)d,e |
| Men | 1.9 (0.9–4.0)d,e | 1.7 (0.8–3.4)d,e | 3.8 (1.7–8.2)d,e | 0d | 0.8 (0.1–6.0)d,e |
| Women | 2.9 (1.2–7.1)e | 3.0 (1.2–7.1)e | 1.1 (0.2–5.4)d,e | 4.6 (1.3–14.6)d,e | 3.6 (1.0–11.5)d,e |
| Hispanic | |||||
| All | 16.0 (13.7–18.5) | 16.2 (14.0–18.7) | 15.0 (10.6–20.8) | 17.2 (13.0–22.5) | 16.7 (11.9–22.9) |
| Men | 12.4 (9.4–16.1) | 11.9 (9.5–14.8) | 14.9 (8.7–24.4) | 8.7 (5.0–14.7) | 11.9 (8.3–17.0) |
| Women | 19.6 (16.6–23.1) | 20.2 (17.1–23.7) | 15.1 (10.9–20.6) | 25.5 (20.4–31.4) | 20.5 (13.7–29.5) |
| Obese Grade 3 (BMI ≥40) | |||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsc | |||||
| All | 6.4 (5.2–7.7) | 6.4 (5.2–7.7) | 5.6 (4.4–7.1) | 7.7 (6.2–9.4) | 5.6 (3.8–8.0) |
| Men | 4.4 (2.7–7.0) | 4.4 (2.8–6.8) | 3.5 (2.4–5.2) | 5.4 (3.1–9.2) | 4.1 (1.8–8.8)e |
| Women | 8.3 (7.0–9.8) | 8.3 (6.9–9.8) | 7.7 (6.1–9.7) | 9.8 (8.3–11.6) | 6.8 (4.8–9.4) |
| Non-Hispanic white | |||||
| All | 5.7 (4.2–7.6) | 5.6 (4.1–7.5) | 4.7 (3.1–7.0) | 7.0 (4.9–9.8) | 5.0 (3.2–7.7) |
| Men | 3.9 (1.9–7.6)e | 3.8 (1.9–7.2)e | 2.6 (1.2–5.6)e | 5.2 (2.2–11.4)e | 3.6 (1.5–8.2)e |
| Women | 7.4 (5.7–9.5) | 7.4 (5.6–9.7) | 6.8 (4.4–10.4) | 8.8 (7.0–10.9) | 6.2 (3.8–9.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | |||||
| All | 12.2 (10.4–14.2) | 12.1 (10.3–14.0) | 11.9 (10.4–13.5) | 13.8 (10.8–17.4) | 9.5 (6.0–14.7) |
| Men | 7.0 (5.3–9.1) | 6.9 (5.3–8.9) | 5.6 (3.5–8.9) | 8.9 (6.0–13.0) | 5.7 (2.7–11.7)e |
| Women | 16.5 (13.5–20.0) | 16.4 (13.5–19.8) | 17.5 (14.6–20.8) | 17.9 (13.2–23.7) | 12.1 (7.3–19.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | |||||
| All | 0.9 (0.3–2.4)d,e | 0.9 (0.3–2.3)d,e | 0.9 (0.2–3.1)d,e | 1.0 (0.2–4.4)d,e | 0.5 (0.1–4.5)d,e |
| Men | 0.3 (0–2.2)d,e | 0.2 (0–2.0)d,e | 0.6 (0.1–5.2)d,e | 0d | 0d |
| Women | 1.4 (0.5–3.7)d,e | 1.4 (0.5–3.6)d,e | 1.1 (0.2–5.4)d,e | 1.9 (0.4–8.5)d,e | 1.0 (0.1–8.1)d,e |
| Hispanic | |||||
| All | 5.8 (4.7–7.1) | 5.8 (4.7–7.1) | 5.6 (3.9–8.0) | 6.0 (4.2–8.6) | 5.6 (3.0–10.0) |
| Men | 4.1 (3.1–5.6) | 3.7 (2.7–5.0) | 5.4 (3.4–8.5) | 2.9 (1.5–5.4)d | 2.2 (0.6–7.8)d,e |
| Women | 7.4 (5.7–9.5) | 7.6 (6.0–9.7) | 5.8 (3.2–10.4) | 9.1 (6.3–13.1) | 8.2 (4.2–15.4)e |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
a
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; estimates are weighted.
b
Age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 Census population, using the age groups 20–39, 40–50, and 60 years and older.
c
Includes race/Hispanic origin groups not shown separately.
d
No. of cases <10.
e
Relative standard error >30% but <40%.