Citations

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Citations

• Source BRFSS, CDC.
• Source Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 199928216.
• Source Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 200128610.
• Source Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 20032891.
• Source MMWR 20065536.

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and
2005

• Definitions
• Obesity having a very high amount of body fat in
  relation to lean body mass, or Body Mass Index
  (BMI) of 30 or higher.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) a measure of an adults
  weight in relation to his or her height,
  specifically the adults weight in kilograms
  divided by the square of his or her height in
  meters.

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and
2005

• Source of the data
• The data shown in these maps were collected
  through CDCs Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
  System (BRFSS). Each year, state health
  departments use standard procedures to collect
  data through a series of monthly telephone
  interviews with U.S. adults.
• Prevalence estimates generated for the maps may
  vary slightly from those generated for the states
  by BRFSS (http//aps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss) as
  slightly different analytic methods are used.

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• During the past 20 years there has been a
  dramatic increase in obesity in the United
  States. In 1985, only a few states were
  participating in the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor
  Surveillance System (BRFSS) and providing obesity
  data. In 1990, 4 states had obesity prevalence
  rates of 1519 percent and no states had rates at
  or above 20 percent.
• In 1995, obesity prevalence in each of the 50
  states was less than 20 percent. In 2000, 28
  states had obesity prevalence rates less than 20
  percent.
• In 2005, only 4 states had obesity prevalence
  rates less than 20 percent, while 17 states had
  prevalence rates equal to or greater than 25
  percent, with 3 of those having prevalences equal
  to or greater than 30 percent (Louisiana,
  Mississippi, and West Virginia).

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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990,
1995, 2005
(BMI ?30, or about 30 lbs overweight for 54
person)
1995
1990
2005
No Data 1519 2024 2529
30
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 7
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 8
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 9
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 10
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 11
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 12
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
13
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
14
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
15
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
16
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
17
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519
18
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 20
19
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 20
20
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 20
21
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 20
22
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 2024 25
23
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2002
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 2024 25
24
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 2024 25
25
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 2024 25
26
Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2005
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4
person)
No Data 1519 2024 2529
30