Trends in obesity among adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014

KM Flegal, D Kruszon-Moran, MD Carroll, CD Fryar… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Between 1980 and 2000, the prevalence of obesity increased significantly
among adult men and women in the United States; further significant increases were
observed through 2003-2004 for men but not women. Subsequent comparisons of data from
2003-2004 with data through 2011-2012 showed no significant increases for men or
women. Objective To examine obesity prevalence for 2013-2014 and trends over the
decade from 2005 through 2014 adjusting for sex, age, race/Hispanic origin, smoking status …