Screening and Risk Factors Report
Overweight or obese (body mass index greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/m2)
2008, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages 18+
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: n/a 1
Sorted by Percent |
State
 |
Met Objective?1
| Percent
(95% Confidence Interval)2
 |
Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
| | West Virginia |
n/a1 |
68.8 (67.0, 70.7) |
2,777 |
| Alabama |
n/a1 |
68.0 (66.1, 69.8) |
4,249 |
| Tennessee |
n/a1 |
68.0 (65.9, 70.0) |
3,172 |
| Mississippi |
n/a1 |
67.5 (65.9, 69.0) |
5,201 |
| North Dakota |
n/a1 |
67.4 (65.5, 69.3) |
3,295 |
| Kentucky |
n/a1 |
66.8 (64.9, 68.5) |
5,318 |
| Oklahoma |
n/a1 |
66.5 (65.1, 67.9) |
4,903 |
| Texas |
n/a1 |
66.2 (64.5, 67.8) |
6,470 |
| South Carolina |
n/a1 |
65.9 (64.1, 67.5) |
6,538 |
| Arkansas |
n/a1 |
65.7 (63.7, 67.6) |
3,620 |
| North Carolina |
n/a1 |
65.7 (64.5, 66.9) |
9,964 |
| Kansas |
n/a1 |
65.6 (64.2, 67.0) |
5,473 |
| Alaska |
n/a1 |
65.5 (62.4, 68.4) |
1,745 |
| Missouri |
n/a1 |
65.5 (63.4, 67.5) |
3,329 |
| South Dakota |
n/a1 |
65.0 (63.1, 66.7) |
4,543 |
| Georgia |
n/a1 |
64.7 (62.7, 66.6) |
3,613 |
| Michigan |
n/a1 |
64.7 (63.3, 66.1) |
6,010 |
| Pennsylvania |
n/a1 |
64.4 (62.9, 65.8) |
8,359 |
| Iowa |
n/a1 |
64.3 (62.6, 66.0) |
3,651 |
| Nebraska |
n/a1 |
64.1 (62.5, 65.8) |
10,501 |
| Delaware |
n/a1 |
63.8 (61.3, 66.1) |
2,553 |
| Louisiana |
n/a1 |
63.8 (62.0, 65.5) |
3,779 |
| Indiana |
n/a1 |
63.6 (61.4, 65.8) |
3,153 |
| Wisconsin |
n/a1 |
63.6 (61.5, 65.6) |
4,574 |
| Maryland |
n/a1 |
63.4 (61.8, 64.9) |
5,888 |
| Ohio |
n/a1 |
63.4 (62.0, 64.8) |
8,100 |
| Illinois |
n/a1 |
63.3 (61.5, 65.2) |
3,136 |
| New Hampshire |
n/a1 |
63.1 (61.4, 64.7) |
4,148 |
| Minnesota |
n/a1 |
62.8 (60.7, 64.8) |
2,739 |
| Nevada |
n/a1 |
62.7 (60.3, 65.0) |
2,806 |
| Idaho |
n/a1 |
62.2 (60.2, 64.1) |
3,111 |
| Wyoming |
n/a1 |
62.2 (60.7, 63.6) |
4,859 |
| New Jersey |
n/a1 |
62.1 (60.7, 63.5) |
6,950 |
| Maine |
n/a1 |
61.8 (60.2, 63.4) |
4,107 |
| Washington |
n/a1 |
61.8 (60.8, 62.8) |
13,791 |
| Montana |
n/a1 |
61.7 (59.8, 63.5) |
4,094 |
| Oregon |
n/a1 |
61.6 (59.7, 63.5) |
2,871 |
| Virginia |
n/a1 |
61.6 (58.9, 64.2) |
3,263 |
| California |
n/a1 |
61.4 (60.1, 62.7) |
6,702 |
| Arizona |
n/a1 |
61.3 (58.4, 64.1) |
3,660 |
| New York |
n/a1 |
60.3 (58.7, 61.8) |
4,573 |
| Florida |
n/a1 |
60.2 (58.3, 62.1) |
6,497 |
| Rhode Island |
n/a1 |
60.0 (57.9, 62.1) |
2,842 |
| New Mexico |
n/a1 |
59.9 (57.9, 61.9) |
3,734 |
| Connecticut |
n/a1 |
59.7 (57.9, 61.6) |
3,564 |
| Vermont |
n/a1 |
58.5 (56.9, 60.0) |
3,883 |
| Utah |
n/a1 |
58.2 (56.2, 60.2) |
3,155 |
| Massachusetts |
n/a1 |
58.1 (56.9, 59.3) |
11,851 |
| Hawaii |
n/a1 |
57.4 (55.6, 59.1) |
3,528 |
| Colorado |
n/a1 |
55.3 (54.1, 56.6) |
6,185 |
| District of Columbia |
n/a1 |
55.1 (53.0, 57.3) |
2,217 |
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/23/2009 9:42 am.
1n/a - There is not a specific Healthy People 2010 Objective for this data item.
2 2008 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.
Note: Healthy People 2010 Objectives are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population while the BRFSS estimates are not age-adjusted.
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