
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2013-16
NWS-9 : Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
33.9 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
30.5 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for NWS-9
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for NWS-9
NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese
Obesity among adults (age adjusted, percent, 20+ years)
2020 Baseline (year):
33.9 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
30.5 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Race and Ethnicity | 2013-16 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
White only, not Hispanic or Latino | 37.1 CI 34.9/39.4 SE 1.096 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Mexican American | 47.9 CI 44.9/51.0 SE 1.483 |
÷ 1.291 CI 1.000/ 1.385 |
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino | 48.0 CI 44.8/51.1 SE 1.531 |
÷ 1.292 CI 1.000/ 1.388 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
47.9 ... SE 2.131 |
÷ 1.292 CI 1.000/ 1.410 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16
- The best group rate for this objective, 37.1% (age adjusted), was attained by White only, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 48.0% (age adjusted), was attained by Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 10.8 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.292 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 47.9% (age adjusted), was 1.292 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16
White only, not Hispanic or Latino persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 37.1% (age adjusted).
- The rate for the Mexican American population was 1.291 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 1.292 times the best group rate.