Prevalence of obesity among older adults in the United States, 2007-2010

Carroll, Margaret D.; Fakhouri, Tala H. I.; Flegal, Katherine M.; Kit, Brian K.; Ogden, Cynthia L.

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Prevalence of obesity among older adults in the United States, 2007-2010

Published Date:

September 2012

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Personal Authors:

Carroll, Margaret D. ; Fakhouri, Tala H. I. ; Flegal, Katherine M. ; Kit, Brian K. ; Ogden, Cynthia L. ;

Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Series:

NCHS data brief ; no. 106 ; DHHS publication ; no. PHS 2012-1209 ;

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23102091

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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Journal Issue

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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

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United States

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