Table 1. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the US 2007–201211.
| Sociodemographic Characteristics of Person 25 Years or Older From the NHANES, 2007-2012a | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| Study Population, No. | Obesity Class | |||||||
| Characteristic | Sample | Weighted | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Men | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Mexican American | 1845 | 12316214 | 0.35 | 18.75 | 43.17 | 24.83 | 8.21 | 4.70 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1577 | 9245105 | 1.73 | 25.67 | 33.44 | 21.80 | 9.90 | 7.46 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 3427 | 63145888 | 0.62 | 23.35 | 40.74 | 23.36 | 7.80 | 4.13 |
| Other | 629 | 6187710 | 1.36 | 42.33 | 35.47 | 15.58 | 2.09 | 3.17 |
| Age,y | ||||||||
| 25-54 | 4143 | 59105817 | 0.69 | 25.05 | 39.38 | 22.51 | 7.78 | 4.59 |
| ≥55 | 3335 | 31789101 | 0.84 | 22.78 | 41.05 | 23.54 | 7.50 | 4.29 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Mexican American | 2024 | 11983246 | 0.68 | 22.43 | 33.58 | 24.16 | 12.34 | 6.81 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1653 | 11484735 | 1.66 | 15.79 | 25.77 | 26.03 | 13.45 | 17.30 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 3417 | 67131553 | 2.28 | 33.77 | 30.02 | 17.58 | 9.37 | 6.98 |
| Other | 636 | 6556840 | 3.23 | 50.02 | 26.84 | 10.80 | 4.76 | 4.35 |
| Age,y | ||||||||
| 25-54 | 4291 | 59578408 | 2.29 | 33.45 | 28.58 | 17.64 | 9.82 | 8.22 |
| ≥55 | 3439 | 37577965 | 1.73 | 28.01 | 31.58 | 20.98 | 10.05 | 7.65 |
Notes.
TITLE
- NHANES
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
Patients are divided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommaended weight group and sex. Weight groups were defined by body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared): underweight (<18.5), normal weight (18.5-24.9), overweight (25.0-29.9), obesity class 1 (30.0-34.9), obesity class 2 (35.0-39.9), and obesity class 3 (≥40).