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Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2017-2018.
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Cardiometabolic RiskPublic Health NutritionHispanic OriginUnited StatesObesity PreventionObesityMetabolic SyndromeSerious Health RisksPublic HealthCardiovascular EpidemiologyHealth PolicyObesity ManagementSevere ObesityEnd-stage Renal DiseaseMetabolic ComplicationChildhood ObesityGlobal HealthOverweightCardiovascular Risk FactorsMedicine
Obesity poses serious health risks, and severe obesity heightens the likelihood of complications such as coronary heart disease and end‑stage renal disease, with prevalence rising steadily from 1999‑2000 to 2015‑2016. This report presents the latest 2017‑2018 national data on obesity and severe obesity prevalence among adults, broken down by sex, age, and race/Hispanic origin. The report also shows trends in obesity and severe obesity among adults aged 20+ from 1999‑2000 through 2017‑2018.
Obesity is associated with serious health risks (1). Severe obesity further increases the risk of obesity-related complications, such as coronary heart disease and end-stage renal disease (2,3). From 1999-2000 through 2015-2016, a significantly increasing trend in obesity was observed (4). This report provides the most recent national data for 2017-2018 on obesity and severe obesity prevalence among adults by sex, age, and race and Hispanic origin. Trends from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018 for adults aged 20 and over are also presented.