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Prevalence of obesity among older adults in the United States, 2007-2010
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September 2012
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Source: NCHS data brief ; no. 106
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Series: NCHS Data Briefs
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Description:Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2010 More than one-third of older adults aged 65 and over were obese in 2007-2010. Obesity prevalence was higher among those aged 65‒74 compared with those aged 75 and over in both men and women. The prevalence of obesity in women aged 65-74 was higher than in women aged 75 and over in all racial and ethnic groups except non-Hispanic black women, where approximately one in two were obese among both age groups. Between 1999‒2002 and 2007‒2010, the prevalence of obesity among older men increased.
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Content Notes:Tala H.I. Fakhouri ... [et. al.].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 7).
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Pages in Document:print; 7 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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