Age-Adjusted Percent Distributions of Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Persons 20 Years and Over, by Selected Characteristics, 2009?2012
Find below the BMI percent distributions by age, sex, and race. Classifications are as follows: healthy weight BMI is 18.5?24.9; overweight is ?25 BMI; obese is ?30 BMI; grade 1 obese is 30?34.9 BMI; grade 2 obese is 35?39.9 BMI; and grade 3 obese is ?40 BMI.
| Above healthy weight | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristic | Healthy weight | Overweight | Obese | Grade 1 obese | Grade 2 obese | Grade 3 obese |
| Total1 (age-adjusted) | 29.6 | 68.7 | 35.3 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 |
| Sex: | ||||||
| Male | 26.2 | 72.9 | 34.6 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Female | 32.8 | 64.6 | 36.4 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Sex and age:2 | ||||||
| Men 20 to 34 years | 37.5 | 60.9 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| Women 20 to 34 | 40.8 | 55.2 | 30.0 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Men 35 to 44 years | 21.0 | 78.9 | 38.1 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| Women 35-44 | 35.2 | 62.4 | 36.0 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Men 45 to 54 years | 20.0 | 79.3 | 38.1 | 24.4 | 8.2 | * 5.5 |
| Women 45 to 54 | 27.3 | 70.5 | 38.3 | 19.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 |
| Men 55 to 64 years | 21.9 | 77.4 | 38.1 | 25.6 | 7.1 | * 5.4 |
| Women 55 to 64 | 23.8 | 75.1 | 42.9 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 9.1 |
| Men 65 to 74 | 22.4 | 76.9 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 10.8 | * |
| Women 65 to 74 | 23.5 | 73.8 | 44.2 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 10.7 |
| Men 75 and over | 29.2 | 70.4 | 27.4 | 21.1 | * 4.7 | * |
| Women 75 and over | 35.3 | 62.4 | 29.8 | 19.1 | 6.6 | * 4.1 |
| Race and sex: | ||||||
| White alone, men | 25.2 | 73.2 | 34.4 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 |
| White alone, women | 36.0 | 60.9 | 32.3 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Black or African American alone, men | 29.0 | 70.2 | 38.1 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 7.4 |
| Black or African American alone, women | 15.4 | 81.8 | 57.5 | 27.7 | 12.8 | 16.9 |
| Hispanic men | 17.5 | 81.9 | 40.2 | 28.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 |
| Hispanic women | 20.9 | 78.3 | 46.3 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 7.7 |
* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) of 20%-30%. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 30%.
1. Total includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown characteristics.
2. Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.
Source: Centers for Disease Control.
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