QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.), 1999–2000 Through 2017–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.), 1999–2000 through 2017–2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hales, Craig ; Fryar, Cheryl D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  From 1999–2000 to 2017–2018, the prevalence of obesity among persons aged 2–19 years increased from 13.9% to 19.3%, and the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 3.6% to 6.1%.
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.), 1999–2000 to 2017–2018. https://www.cdc. gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.
  
  Reported by: Craig Hales, MD; Cheryl D. Fryar, MSPH.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(13):390
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  13
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/87228/cdc_87228_DS1.pdf
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