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Adult overweight and obesity rates in West Virginia by ethnicity 2017
Overweight and obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2017, by ethnicity
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 15, 2019
This statistic depicts the overweight and obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2017, by ethnicity. As of that year, some 72.9 percent of the adult black population were overweight or obese. Being overweight and obese tends to run within families and the likelihood for children to be overweight or obese increases if the parent has weight problems.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 15, 2019
This statistic depicts the overweight and obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2017, by ethnicity. As of that year, some 72.9 percent of the adult black population were overweight or obese. Being overweight and obese tends to run within families and the likelihood for children to be overweight or obese increases if the parent has weight problems.
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- 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- Approximately 350,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
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.
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. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
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- United States
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- 2017
- Number of respondents
- Approximately 350,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
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.
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. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
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