Obesity is becoming a huge factor (pun) in medical care. Many patients today weigh 500 to 600 pounds. Hospitals all around the country are buying equipment to accommodate an increase in the number of obese patients. Everything from beds, wheelchairs, floor mounted toilets to MRI machines have to be upgraded for the heavier patients. The problem continues to get worse every year. Not only are there more obese people, but the obese are becoming severely obese. It is expected that by 2030, 42 percent of adults will be obese. (1)
A person is considered obese when their BMI is 30 or greater. The formula to determine your BMI is: BMI = ( Weight in Pounds ) divided by ( Height in inches x Height in inches ) x 703. Editors Note: I’m 180 pounds and 68 inches tall. My BMI is 27.36. I’m NOT obese.
Obesity is common, serious and costly
• More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese.
• Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types
of cancer, some of the leading causes of death.
• In 2008, medical costs associated with obesity were estimated at $147 billion; the medical
costs paid by third-party payors for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of
normal weight.
Obesity prevalence varies across states and regions
• During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States
and rates remain high.
• By state, obesity prevalence ranged from 21.0% in Colorado to 34.0% in
Mississippi in 2010. No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%
Thirty-six states had a prevalence of 25% or more; 12 of these states (Alabama, Arkansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30% or more.
• The South has the highest prevalence of obesity (29.4%) followed by the Midwest (28.7%),
Northeast (24.9%) and the West (24.1%).
Obesity affects some groups more than others
• Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest rates of obesity (44.1%) compared with Mexican
Americans (39.3%), all Hispanics (37.9%) and non-Hispanic whites. (32.6%).
Obesity and socioeconomic status
• Among non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American men, those with higher incomes are
more likely to be obese than those with low income.
• Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low-income women.
• There is no significant relationship between obesity and education among men. Among
women, however, there is a trend—those with college degrees are less likely to be obese
compared with less educated women.
• Between 1988–1994 and 2007–2008 the prevalence of obesity increased in adults at all
income and education levels
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(1)American Journal of Preventative Medicine
(2) http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html
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