Marked Disparities in Pre-Pregnancy Obesity and Overweight Prevalence among US Women by Race/Ethnicity, Nativity/Immigrant Status, and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 2012–2014
Table 3
Racial/ethnic variation in selected sociodemographic risk factors for pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity among women, United States, 2012–2014 ().
Race/ethnicity
Maternal age <20 years
Maternal age ≥35 years
Parity ≥4
Maternal education <12 years
Maternal education ≥16 years
Unmarried mother
Foreign-born
Western or Pacific region
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
All races
7.1
15.2
11.9
15.9
30.5
40.3
21.9
24.8
Non-Hispanic white
5.1
15.4
9.8
8.4
38.8
29.34
6.15
20.18
Non-Hispanic black
10.8
11.8
15.8
17.7
15.0
71.40
14.21
8.67
American Indian/AN
12.3
9.2
20.4
22.5
9.3
66.26
1.37
43.92
Chinese
0.3
31.1
2.0
9.1
66.1
11.21
87.29
47.07
Japanese
0.4
48.5
3.6
1.1
66.9
6.95
76.15
56.11
Filipino
1.5
31.5
7.0
2.3
53.8
20.09
73.75
62.59
Asian Indian
0.5
17.8
2.9
4.8
77.0
3.50
90.09
28.14
Korean
0.4
34.9
3.3
0.8
75.3
7.24
80.97
43.67
Vietnamese
1.2
30.2
5.7
11.9
38.7
19.94
83.72
45.94
Hawaiian
6.4
13.9
19.0
12.8
18.0
46.94
5.07
55.76
Samoan
6.3
12.8
26.8
11.9
7.5
39.45
32.38
86.24
Other API
4.1
17.8
13.3
16.8
34.3
28.79
62.52
41.11
Mexican
11.2
13.8
17.7
37.8
8.4
51.49
51.13
47.89
Puerto Rican
11.7
11.4
12.8
21.7
14.6
63.42
18.26
7.72
Cuban
4.7
17.5
5.4
9.0
25.1
50.21
52.56
8.43
Central/South American
5.9
20.2
13.6
38.6
17.4
49.65
82.75
22.90
Other Hispanic
12.5
11.4
13.0
24.8
12.9
55.96
26.81
41.06
Source: data derived from the 2012–2014 US National Natality data files. AN = Alaska Native.
