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Article (From National Center for Health Statistics)

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults:
United States, 2003-2004

Table 1. Age-adjusted* prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adults among U.S. adults, age 20 years and over

	NHANES III (1988-94) (n=16,679)	NHANES (1999-2000) (n=4,117)	NHANES (2001-02) (n=4,413)	NHANES** (2003-04) (n=4,431)
Overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 25.0)	56.0	64.5	65.7	66.3
Obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30.0)	22.9	30.5	30.6	32.2

*Age-adjusted by the direct method to the year 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates using the age groups 20-39, 40-59, and 60 years and over.
**Crude estimates (not age-adjusted) for 2003-4 are 66.5% with a BMI>=25 and 32.3% with a BMI>=30

Table 2. Age-adjusted* prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adults, age 20-74 years**

	NHANES II (1976-80) (n=11,207)	NHANES III (1988-94) (n=14,468)	NHANES (1999-2000) (n=3,603)	NHANES (2001-02) (n=3,916)	NHANES (2003-04) (n=3,756)
Overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 25.0)	47.0	55.9	64.5	65.7	66.2
Obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30.0)	15.0	23.2	30.9	31.3	32.9

*Age-adjusted by the direct method to the year 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates using the age groups 20-39, 40-59, and 60-74 years.
**NHANES II did not include individuals over 74 years of age, thus trend estimates are based on age 20-74 years.

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