Prevalence and Trends of Adult Obesity in the US, 1999–2012
Table 2
Age-adjusted BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity combined (), obesity (), grades 2 and 3 obesity combined (), and grade 3 obesity () among U.S. adults aged 20 years and older: NHANES 2011-2012.
All races/ethnicities
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic African American
Hispanic
BMI
Both genders
28.67 (28.23–29.11)
28.36 (27.78–28.93)
30.83 (30.25–31.40)
29.58 (29.12–30.03)
Male
28.50 (28.04–28.95)
28.36 (27.85–28.88)
28.99 (28.45–29.54)
29.18 (28.68–29.67)
Female
28.84 (28.33–29.34)
28.35 (27.62–29.08)
32.33 (31.63–33.03)
29.94 (29.36–30.52)
BMI ≥ 25 (%)
Both genders
68.23 (65.07–71.39)
66.95 (63.07–70.83)
75.88 (72.36–79.40)
77.67 (74.20–81.13)
Male
71.11 (68.01–74.21)
71.11 (67.19–75.03)
69.08 (64.79–73.37)
78.51 (73.39–83.63)
Female
65.52 (61.78–69.27)
62.97 (57.97–67.98)
81.54 (77.81–85.27)
76.70 (73.16–80.23)
BMI ≥ 30 (%)
Both genders
34.63 (31.79–37.47)
32.36 (28.71–36.00)
47.63 (44.25–51.00)
42.05 (38.63–45.48)
Male
33.34 (30.51–36.17)
32.15 (29.32–34.97)
36.95 (33.13–40.77)
40.07 (35.65–44.49)
Female
35.81 (32.26–39.36)
32.55 (26.81–38.28)
56.38 (52.14–60.60)
43.73 (39.48–47.97)
BMI ≥ 35 (%)
Both genders
14.31 (12.52–16.11)
13.12 (10.64–15.60)
23.02 (20.70–25.35)
15.89 (13.47–18.30)
Male
11.80 (9.65–13.94)
11.19 (8.74–13.64)
16.03 (12.53–19.52)
11.56 (9.12–14.01)
Female
16.69 (14.48–18.91)
14.98 (11.76–18.21)
28.73 (25.66–31.80)
20.05 (16.80–23.30)
BMI ≥ 40 (%)
Both genders
6.19 (4.85–7.53)
5.41 (3.62–7.19)
11.76 (9.99–13.53)
5.67 (4.49–6.85)
Male
4.27 (2.23–6.32)
3.64 (1.12–6.16)
6.86 (5.17–8.54)
3.73 (2.54–4.91)
Female
8.04 (6.61–9.46)
7.13 (5.11–9.15)
15.84 (12.87–18.87)
7.49 (5.75–9.23)
BMI denotes body mass index defined by body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. NHANES denotes National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prevalence is weighed using NHANES sampling weights to be representative of the U.S. adult population in 2011-2012. Age is adjusted by direct standardization to the year 2000 Census population using the age groups 20–30 years old, 40–59 years old, and 60 years and older. 95% confidence interval is in parenthesis.
