Indicator Profile of Overweight or Obese
Why Is This Important?
Being overweight increases the risk of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, and some cancers. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.(1)Utahns have been gaining weight so rapidly that in 2008 almost two-thirds (60.1%) of all adults were overweight or obese. The obesity epidemic among Utahns threatens to reverse the decades-long progress made in reducing death from chronic disease.
Percentage of Adults Who Were Overweight or Obese by Year, Utah and U.S., 1989-2008
Data Notes
Overweight or Obese is defined as a BMI of 25 or more. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health; U.S. Data: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS);Other Views
- by Age and Sex, Utah, 2008
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 2003-2008
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2004-2008
- by Race, Utah, 2003-2008
- by Sex, Utah, 1989-2008
- by Education, Utah, 2006-2008
- by Income, Utah, 2008
- by Small Area, Utah, 2004-2008
Definition
The proportion of persons age 18 years and older who have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/m2 calculated from self-reported weight and height. BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of respondents age 18 years and older who have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/m2 calculated from self-reported weight and height. |
| Denominator: | The number of respondents age 18 years and older for whom BMI can be calculated from their self-reported weight and height (excludes unknowns or refusals for weight and height). |
Page Content Updated On 10/13/09,
Published on 10/27/09
