Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999-2002
AA Hedley, CL Ogden, CL Johnson, MD Carroll… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased markedly in the last 2
decades in the United States. ObjectiveTo update the US prevalence estimates of
overweight in children and obesity in adults, using the most recent national data of height
and weight measurements. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAs part of the National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a complex multistage probability sample of
the US noninstitutionalized civilian population, both height and weight measurements were …
decades in the United States. ObjectiveTo update the US prevalence estimates of
overweight in children and obesity in adults, using the most recent national data of height
and weight measurements. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAs part of the National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a complex multistage probability sample of
the US noninstitutionalized civilian population, both height and weight measurements were …