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Table 6

Prevalence of adults aged 20 and over with severe obesity, by demographic characteristics: United States, 2017–March 2020

Characteristic	Both sexes		Men		Women
Characteristic	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)	Sample size	Prevalence percentage (95% confidence interval)
Total (age adjusted)	8,295	9.2 (8.0–10.6)	4,051	6.6 (5.3–8.1)	4,244	¹11.7 (10.0–13.7)
Total (crude)	8,295	9.0 (7.8–10.3)	4,051	6.4 (5.1–8.0)	4,244	11.4 (9.7–13.3)
Age group (years):
20–39	2,489	²9.7 (7.7–12.0)	1,177	²7.0 (4.7–10.1)	1,312	¹,²12.4 (9.8–15.3)
40–59	2,765	²10.7 (8.9–12.8)	1,320	²8.1 (5.5–11.5)	1,445	¹,²13.2 (10.0–16.9)
60 and over	3,041	6.1 (5.2–7.2)	1,554	3.5 (2.6–4.5)	1,487	¹ 8.3 (6.8–10.0)
Race and Hispanic origin:
Non-Hispanic white	2,866	^3,49.5 (7.9–11.3)	1,432	⁴6.8 (5.1–8.9)	1,434	^1,3–512.0 (9.8–14.6)
Non-Hispanic black	2,213	^4,514.0 (11.9–16.3)	1,058	⁴7.9 (6.3–9.7)	1,155	^1,4,519.1 (16.0–22.6)
Non-Hispanic Asian	1,014	⁵1.8 (1.0–2.8)	466	⁵2.4 (0.9–5.1)	548	⁵1.1 (0.2–3.3)
Hispanic	1,806	7.4 (6.1–8.9)	880	6.0 (4.2–8.4)	926	8.8 (7.0–10.9)
Family income relative to federal poverty level (FPL):
130% or less FPL	2,019	⁶10.9 (8.2–13.9)	892	7.4 (5.3–9.9)	1,127	^1,613.5 (10.0–17.7)
More than 130% through 350% FPL	2,815	⁶11.8 (10.1–13.6)	1,400	⁶8.8 (7.1–10.8)	1,415	^1,614.5 (11.8–17.4)
More than 350% FPL	2,312	6.9 (5.4–8.6)	1,189	4.6 (2.9–6.8)	1,123	¹9.5 (7.0–12.4)
Education:
Less than high school diploma	1,538	⁷7.6 (5.8–9.6)	803	⁷3.3 (2.0–5.1)	735	¹12.2 (9.6–15.3)
High school diploma or some college	4,709	⁸11.3 (10.3–12.4)	2,259	⁸9.0 (7.2–11.0)	2,450	^1,813.5 (11.6–15.7)
College degree or above	2,037	6.1 (4.3–8.5)	984	3.3 (1.9–5.4)	1,053	¹8.5 (5.7–12.2)

1: Significantly different from men.
2: Significantly different from those aged 60 and over.
3: Significantly different from non-Hispanic black adults.
4: Significantly different from non-Hispanic Asian adults.
5: Significantly different from Hispanic adults.
6: Significantly different from those with family income more than 350% FPL.
7: Significantly different from high school diploma or some college.
8: Significantly different from college graduate or above.
: NOTES: Severe obesity is defined as a body mass index of greater than or equal to 40 kg/m². Except where reported as crude estimates, estimates were age adjusted by the direct method to the projected U.S. Census 2000 population using the age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over. Statistical comparisons were not performed on crude estimates. Pregnant women were excluded from the analysis.
: SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017–March 2020 prepandemic data files.

From: Number 158, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–March 2020 Prepandemic Data Files—Development of Files and Prevalence Estimates for Selected Health Outcomes

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