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Appendix

 

Data Brief 288: Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2015–2016
Trends in obesity prevalence among adults aged 20 and over (age adjusted) and youth aged 2–19 years:
United States, 1999–2000 through 2015–2016
Percent (standard error)
Survey Years 1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004  2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 2011–
2012
2013–
2014
2015–2016
Adults 30.5 (1.5) 30.5 (1.1) 32.2 (1.2) 34.3 (1.4) 33.7 (1.1) 35.7 (0.9) 34.9 (1.4) 37.7 (0.9) 39.6 (1.6)
Youth 13.9 (0.9) 15.4 (0.9) 17.1 (1.3) 34.3 (1.4) 16.8 (1.3) 16.9 (0.7) 16.9 (1.0) 17.2 (1.1) 18.5 (1.3)

NOTE: All estimates for adults are age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 U.S. census population using the age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2016.
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