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The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives 2004

Section III

Risk Factors and Use of Preventive Services, United States

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Overweight and Obesity Among Adults

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, where it has more than doubled in the past two decades. People who are overweight (body mass index [BMI] greater than 25) or obese (BMI greater than 30) are at increased risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis-related disabilities, and some cancers. In 2000, the direct and indirect cost attributable to obesity in the United States was $117 billion.

  • In 2002, 59% of American adults were overweight on the basis of self-reported weight and height.
  • In 2002, men were more likely than women to be overweight (67% vs. 51%) on the basis of self-reported weight and height.
  • The percentage of adults who reported being overweight on the basis of weight and height in 2002 ranged from 53% in Hawaii and the District of Columbia to 64% in West Virginia.

Percentage of Adults Who Were Overweight or Obese, 2002

Percentage of Adults Who Were Overweight or Obese, 2002

Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Percentage of Adults Who Reported Being Overweight or Obese,* by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2002

State Percent Male Female White Black† Asian/
Pacific
Islander†		 American
Indian/
Alaska
Native†		 Hispanic† Multiracial†
ALABAMA 62.7 70.9 55.0 60.9 68.8 - - 63.8 -
ALASKA 61.1 70.2 51.0 59.2 - 52.4 69.2 63.7 63.5
ARIZONA 56.2 66.9 45.6 56.6 - - 55.3 58.3 -
ARKANSAS 60.9 67.3 54.8 60.1 71.6 - 58.7 57.5 66.4
CALIFORNIA 56.7 63.9 49.5 52.6 66.7 38.0 - 66.1 64.6
COLORADO 53.5 63.9 42.6 50.2 72.0 45.3 - 65.3 58.0
CONNECTICUT 55.0 67.3 43.0 54.0 69.6 29.5 - 63.0 -
DELAWARE 58.6 67.8 49.7 56.3 74.3 40.3 - 58.8 -
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 52.7 53.7 51.9 32.8 67.4 - - 33.8 -
FLORIDA 57.0 65.0 49.2 55.7 68.4 35.8 66.0 57.7 -
GEORGIA 58.9 64.6 53.4 55.7 66.7 - - 69.0 55.9
HAWAII 53.1 65.8 40.3 51.4 67.3 49.3 - 50.8 65.4
IDAHO 57.3 65.8 48.4 57.1 - - 63.4 61.3 61.8
ILLINOIS 59.3 67.7 51.1 57.2 70.6 36.6 - 66.1 -
INDIANA 61.3 69.8 52.9 60.7 70.5 39.1 - 61.1 65.6
IOWA 61.2 69.9 52.6 61.9 - - - 55.0 -
KANSAS 60.2 69.5 50.8 60.5 67.2 - - 62.9 67.7
KENTUCKY 62.5 70.7 54.5 61.7 71.8 - - 59.4 -
LOUISIANA 61.1 66.8 55.9 58.4 68.0 - 65.4 57.9 74.3
MAINE 58.6 67.7 49.7 58.5 - - - - -
MARYLAND 57.9 65.5 50.6 55.5 67.3 37.5 - 50.0 -
MASSACHUSETTS 54.6 66.4 43.4 54.8 66.0 30.3 - 59.2 -
MICHIGAN 62.2 69.6 55.2 60.7 74.6 42.1 - 61.4 65.6
MINNESOTA 58.9 68.0 50.0 59.0 69.3 38.9 - 57.3 -
MISSISSIPPI 63.1 68.7 57.9 60.1 70.5 - - 57.2 -
MISSOURI 60.2 67.6 53.2 60.5 64.6 - 57.0 45.2 69.6
MONTANA 56.6 66.4 46.5 55.7 - - 68.9 66.5 -
NEBRASKA 60.2 69.7 50.8 60.1 69.7 - - 64.9 -
NEVADA 58.9 69.3 47.7 57.9 64.6 39.1 - 63.8 62.3
NEW HAMPSHIRE 56.3 67.3 45.4 56.6 - - - 54.9 -
NEW JERSEY 56.3 64.8 48.0 55.7 68.2 40.9 - 55.7 -
NEW MEXICO 56.4 63.5 49.5 51.9 68.6 - 67.0 61.2 -
NEW YORK 57.3 64.1 51.0 56.3 70.2 31.5 - 59.4 -
NORTH CAROLINA 59.0 66.1 52.1 56.8 70.8 28.7 66.2 55.7 72.1
NORTH DAKOTA 61.6 71.6 51.5 61.2 - - 71.4 - -
OHIO 58.7 68.5 49.3 59.1 60.0 - - 62.2 -
OKLAHOMA 58.7 67.5 50.0 58.2 68.5 31.5 58.1 58.8 70.2
OREGON 57.2 64.1 50.3 56.2 - 32.0 - 70.4 64.4
PENNSYLVANIA 59.6 68.2 51.3 59.5 70.0 27.7 55.3 56.5 52.0
RHODE ISLAND 56.1 67.3 45.7 55.4 63.3 - - 61.1 -
SOUTH CAROLINA 61.4 69.7 53.4 57.7 72.2 - - 59.2 63.8
SOUTH DAKOTA 60.6 70.4 50.6 60.0 - - 74.0 63.2 -
TENNESSEE 61.3 69.8 53.2 59.8 69.6 - - 59.9 -
TEXAS 62.8 70.4 54.9 59.1 75.5 25.5 67.3 69.8 55.6
UTAH 53.6 64.8 42.3 52.9 - - - 65.4 -
VERMONT 54.5 63.6 45.6 54.6 - - - 50.7 -
VIRGINIA 58.8 65.9 51.8 57.6 73.0 36.8 - 53.4 59.1
WASHINGTON 58.9 68.8 48.9 58.5 75.0 41.4 73.2 60.2 61.9
WEST VIRGINIA 63.7 71.4 56.2 63.4 70.2 - - - 66.7
WISCONSIN 57.9 67.7 48.1 57.3 73.2 - 66.7 63.8 -
WYOMING 55.9 65.1 46.5 56.0 - - - 57.4 -
                   
UNITED STATES 58.7 66.9 50.7 57.4 69.3 37.2 63.9 63.7 61.5
                   
* Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25.0. BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kg by height in meters squared (kg/m2).
† A dash indicates that the State sample had too few respondents (fewer than 50) in this category to calculate a stable estimate.
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 

  



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