Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in US Youth and Adults by Sex and Age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016

Craig M Hales; Cheryl D Fryar; Margaret D Carroll; David S Freedman; Cynthia L Ogden

doi:10.1001/jama.2018.3060

Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in US Youth and Adults by Sex and Age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016

JAMA. 2018 Apr 24;319(16):1723-1725. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.3060.

Authors

Craig M Hales¹, Cheryl D Fryar¹, Margaret D Carroll¹, David S Freedman², Cynthia L Ogden¹

Affiliations

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

Abstract

This study uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to characterize trends in obesity prevalence among US youth and adults between 2007-2008 and 2015-2016.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / epidemiology*
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Sex Distribution
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult