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Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2015-2016
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults in 2015-2016, by gender and age group
by John Elflein,
last edited
Oct 19, 2017
This statistic represents the obesity prevalence among adults aged 20 and older in the United States in 2015–2016, sorted by gender and age group. In that period, the obesity prevalence among the total U.S. population aged 60 and older was around 41 percent.
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults in 2015-2016, by gender and age group
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Oct 19, 2017
This statistic represents the obesity prevalence among adults aged 20 and older in the United States in 2015–2016, sorted by gender and age group. In that period, the obesity prevalence among the total U.S. population aged 60 and older was around 41 percent.
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- United States
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- 2015 and 2016
- Age group
- 20 years and older
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- Estimates were 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.
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- United States
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- 2015 and 2016
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- 20 years and older
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- Estimates were 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.
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