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

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    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.
  • Content Notes:
    Tala H.I. Fakhouri ... [et. al.].

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 7).

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  • Source:
    NCHS data brief ; no. 106 ; DHHS publication ; no. PHS 2012-1209
  • Series:
    NCHS Data Briefs
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    Text
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  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • CIO:
    National Center for Health Statistics
  • Topic:
    Health Statistics
  • Pages in Document:
    print; 7 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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    urn:sha-512:837f6e06262040b3076d379f1f29d16ef7224d4d1047a33b9ecc96fac69665988b8198329888e39497936a23b956aa892429e195932128407004dfea358a29e8
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