# Presentation: 045154

## Citations

- BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System           http: //www.cdc.gov/brfss/
- Mokdad AH, et al. The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991—1998 *JAMA* 1999; 282:16:1519–1522.
- Mokdad AH, et al. The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the United States. *JAMA*. 2001; 286:10:1519–22.
- Mokdad AH, et al. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001. *JAMA* 2003: 289:1: 76–79
- CDC. State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults — United States, 2005; MMWR 2006; 55(36);985–988

## Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and 2007

***Definitions:***
- Obesity: Having a very high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass, or Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
- Body Mass Index (BMI): A measure of an adult’s weight in relation to his or her height, specifically the adult’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height in meters.

## Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults between 1985 and 2007

***Source of the data:***
- The data shown in these maps were collected through CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Each year, state health departments use standard procedures to collect data through a series of monthly telephone interviews with U.S. adults.
- Prevalence estimates generated for the maps may vary slightly from those generated for the states by BRFSS (http://aps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss) as slightly different analytic methods are used.

## In 1990, among states participating in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 10 states had a prevalence of obesity less than 10% and no states had prevalence equal to or greater than 15%. 

By 1998, no state had prevalence less than 10%, seven states had a prevalence of obesity between 20-24%, and no state had prevalence equal to or greater than 25%.

In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.  Thirty states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.

- By 1998, no state had prevalence less than 10%, seven states had a prevalence of obesity between 20-24%, and no state had prevalence equal to or greater than 25%.
- In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.  Thirty states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990, 1998, 2007

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS,**** ****1990, 1998, 2007**

**(*BMI ********30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person)**

**2007**

**1990**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%          25%–29%           ≥30%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1986**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1987**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1988**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1989**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1990**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1991**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1992**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1993**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1994**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1995**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1996**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data           <10%          10%–14%****	****    15%–19% **

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1997**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%          ** **≥20%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1998**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%          ** **≥20%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 1999**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%          ** **≥20%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2000**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%          ** **≥20%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%        **  **≥25%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2002

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2002**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%        **  **≥25%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2003**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%        **  **≥25%**

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2004**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

**No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%        **  **≥25%**

**Notes:**
We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2005

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2005**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

** ****No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%          25%–29%           ≥30%**

**Notes:**
We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2006

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2006**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

** ****No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%          25%–29%           ≥30%**

**Notes:**
We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.

## Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2007

**Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults****BRFSS, 2007**

**(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)**

** ****No Data          <10%           10%–14%****	****    15%–19%           20%–24%          25%–29%           ≥30%**

**Notes:**
We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.