Name: Adult overweight and obesity rates in West Virginia by ethnicity 2017
Creator: Statista

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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.

Overweight and obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2017, by ethnicity

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2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

Approximately 350,000

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

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.
* Not sufficient data.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.