Age-Adjusted Percent Distributions of Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Persons 20 Years and Over, by Selected Characteristics, 2009–2012

Updated May 8, 2019 | Infoplease Staff

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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