Prevalence of obesity and trends in the distribution of body mass index among US adults, 1999-2010
KM Flegal, MD Carroll, BK Kit, CL Ogden - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Between 1980 and 1999, the prevalence of adult obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥
30) increased in the United States and the distribution of BMI changed. More recent data
suggested a slowing or leveling off of these trends. Objective To estimate the prevalence of
adult obesity from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) and compare adult obesity and the distribution of BMI with data from 1999-2008.
Design, Setting, and Participants NHANES includes measured heights and weights for 5926 …
30) increased in the United States and the distribution of BMI changed. More recent data
suggested a slowing or leveling off of these trends. Objective To estimate the prevalence of
adult obesity from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) and compare adult obesity and the distribution of BMI with data from 1999-2008.
Design, Setting, and Participants NHANES includes measured heights and weights for 5926 …