Article: QuickStats.(body mass index)(Brief article)

QuickStats FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

Percentage of Adults Aged [greater than or equal to]20 Years Reporting Selected Adverse Health Characteristics, by Body Mass Index (BMI) Category *--United States, 1999-2002

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* BMI = weight (kg)/height ([m.sup.2]). Normal BMI : 18.5-24.9, overweight = 25.0-29.9, and obese = [greater than or equal to]30.0.

Obese persons were significantly (t test, p

SOURCE: McDowell MA, Hughes JP, Borrud LG. Health characteristics of U.S. adults by body mass index ...

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