Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1960–2000
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
| Overweight1 and obesity | Obesity2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960– 1962 | 1988– 1994 | 1999– 2000 | 1960– 1962 | 1988– 1994 | 1999– 2000 | |
| Both sexes | 44.8% | 56.0% | 64.5% | 13.3% | 23.3% | 30.9% |
| Men | 49.5 | 61.0 | 67.0 | 10.7 | 20.6 | 27.7 |
| Women | 40.2 | 51.2 | 62.0 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 34.0 |
| White men | 50.2 | 62.3 | — | 10.5 | 21.0 | — |
| White women | 37.5 | 49.4 | — | 14.2 | 24.3 | — |
| Black men | 43.9 | 58.0 | — | 14.0 | 21.1 | — |
| Black women | 59.2 | 68.5 | — | 26.8 | 39.0 | — |
| Men | ||||||
| 20–34 yrs | 42.7 | 47.5 | 58.0 | 9.2 | 14.1 | 24.1 |
| 35–44 yrs | 53.5 | 65.5 | 67.6 | 12.1 | 21.5 | 25.2 |
| 45–54 yrs | 53.9% | 66.1% | 71.3% | 12.5% | 23.2% | 30.1% |
| 55–64 yrs | 52.2 | 70.5 | 72.5 | 9.2 | 27.2 | 32.9 |
| 65–74 yrs | 47.8 | 68.5 | 77.2 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 33.4 |
| 75 and over | — | 56.5 | 66.4 | — | 13.2 | 20.4 |
| Women | ||||||
| 20–34 yrs | 21.2 | 37.0 | 51.5 | 7.2 | 18.5 | 25.8 |
| 35–44 yrs | 37.2 | 49.6 | 63.6 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 33.9 |
| 45–54 yrs | 49.3 | 60.3 | 64.7 | 20.3 | 32.4 | 38.1 |
| 55–64 yrs | 59.9 | 66.3 | 73.1 | 24.4 | 33.7 | 43.1 |
| 65–74 yrs | 60.9 | 60.3 | 70.1 | 23.2 | 26.9 | 38.8 |
| 75 and over | — | 52.3 | 59.6 | — | 19.2 | 25.1 |
Note: (—) = not available.
1. Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.
2. BMI greater than or equal to 30.
Source: Health, United States, 2002, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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