This statistic depicts the overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity. In that year, some 71 percent of all white adults in Mississippi were overweight or obese. Extra weight due to being overweight or obese can put extra strain on joints which can lead to osteoarthritis.
Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 19, 2020). Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207402/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-mississippi-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. June 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207402/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-mississippi-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207402/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-mississippi-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Overweight and Obesity Rates for Adults in Mississippi in 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207402/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-mississippi-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Overweight and obesity rates for adults in Mississippi in 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207402/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-mississippi-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 12, 2020)
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