Data List for Overweight or Obese by Ethnicity, Utah, 2021
Hispanic Ethnicity
Age-adjusted Percentage of Adults
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Record Count: 3
Hispanic/Latino
71.0%
66.9%
74.7%
Non-Hispanic/Latino
64.4%
63.1%
65.7%
All Ethnicities
65.5%
64.3%
66.7%
Data Notes
Overweight or obese is defined as a BMI of 25 or more. BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters. [[br]]
[[br]] Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.
Data Source
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The proportion of persons age 18 years and older who have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/m^2^ calculated from self-reported weight and height.
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/m^2^ 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).
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 10/31/2022
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