Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity

Abstract

Our analysis indicates that the prevalence of adult obesity and severe obesity will continue to increase nationwide, with large disparities across states and demographic subgroups. (Funded by the JPB Foundation.).

Keywords

MedicineObesityOverweightBody mass indexUnderweightNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyDemographyConfidence intervalBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemGerontologyEnvironmental healthPopulationInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

AdultBody Mass IndexFemaleForecastingHumansIncomeMaleObesityObesityMorbidPrevalenceSelf ReportSex DistributionUnited States

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 381
Issue: 25
Pages: 2440-2450
Citations: 1846
Access: Closed

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                                    Zachary J. Ward, 
                                
                                    Sara N. Bleich, 
                                
                                    Angie L. Cradock
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 381
                            (25)
                            , 2440-2450.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa1909301
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1909301
PMID: 31851800

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Data completeness: 86%