Table 1. Maximum Lifetime Body Mass Index (BMI) and BMI at Survey Among Mexican American Adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988–1994) and NHANES 1999–2010.

BMI at Surveya	Maximum Lifetime BMIa, No.
	Underweight	Normal Weight	Overweight	Obese Class I	Obese Class II	Total
Underweight	8	42	7	1	0	58
Normal weight	—	1,021	619	94	22	1,756
Overweight	—	—	1,710	657	95	2,462
Obese class I	—	—	—	1,025	300	1,325
Obese class II	—	—	—	—	641	641
Total	8	1,063	2,336	1,777	1,058	6,242

Abbreviation: —, not applicable.

^a Underweight (<18.5 kg/m²), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m²), obese class I (30.0–34.9 kg/m²), obese class II (≥35.0 kg/m²).