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. 2019 Apr 11:16:E46.
doi: 10.5888/pcd16.180579.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC's Tracking to Inform State and Local Action

Ruth Petersen  1 , Liping Pan  2 , Heidi M Blanck  2
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC's Tracking to Inform State and Local Action

Ruth Petersen et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .
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Prevalence of self-reported obesity among US adults, by state and territory, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2017. Obesity was defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher based on self-reported weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. Prevalence estimates reflect changes in BRFSS methods that started in 2011. These estimates should not be compared to prevalence estimates before 2011. No area had a prevalence of <20%, and all had sufficient data to determine prevalence.
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Figure 2
Prevalence of self-reported obesity among non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic adults, by state and territory, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015–2017. Obesity was defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher based on self-reported weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. Prevalence estimates reflect changes in BRFSS methods that started in 2011. These estimates should not be compared to prevalence estimates before 2011. Areas are indicated as having insufficient data if they had a sample size of less than 50 or a relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) of 30% or more.
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