Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Race and Hispanic Origin-1999-2000 to 2017-2018

Cynthia L Ogden; Cheryl D Fryar; Crescent B Martin; David S Freedman; Margaret D Carroll; Qiuping Gu; Craig M Hales

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14590

Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Race and Hispanic Origin-1999-2000 to 2017-2018

JAMA. 2020 Sep 22;324(12):1208-1210. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.14590.

Authors

Cynthia L Ogden¹, Cheryl D Fryar¹, Crescent B Martin¹, David S Freedman², Margaret D Carroll¹, Qiuping Gu¹, Craig M Hales¹

Affiliations

¹ National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland.
² National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This study uses NHANES data to assess trends in obesity and severe obesity stratified by race and Hispanic origin among US residents from 1999 to 2018.

MeSH terms

Black or African American
Female
Humans
Male
Mexican Americans
Obesity / ethnology*
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology
White People