| Show Overweight Status Complied by Anthony Cooke The prevalence of obesity in the United States continued to grow in 1999 representingserious public health threat to millions of Americans according to the CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The prevalence of obesity BMI greater or equal to 30kg in theS risks for hypertension cardiovascular disease diabetes and specific types of cancers including gallbladder and colon Utah continues to be below the national average for obesity at 15 85 percent of the population but approximately 49percent of the population is classified as overweight and or obese The following table illustrates Utahobesity and overweight statistics by health district Residents living in Summit County are less likely to be obese or overweight and obesity in Utah has shown asteady increase since 1992 increased from 12 percent 1991 to 17percent in 1998 Obesity increased in every state for both men and women across all age categories all races all educational levels and regardiess of an individualsmoking status Obesity creates increased Table 69 Percentage of Overweight Residence by Dist in Utah for 1999-2000 Number of Adults Total Number of Adults Overweight or Obese District 40 312 81 406 Bear River 20 384 41 172 Central 73 544 143 725 Davis 274 019 554 471 Salt Lake 17 975 36 691 Southeastern 44 417 82 501 Southwest342 16 948 Summit 12 063 21 716 Tooele 13 026 25 089 TriCounty 94 373 205 605 Utah County137535 Wasatch 59 744 126 711 Weber-Morgan 659 958344 659 State Source Utah Departmentof Health Prysical Actviy in Ufal Online Wi uianfiness org 108 Percentage of Adults Overweight or Obese 49 52 49 51 51 17 49 42 48 99 53 78 37 42 55 55 51 92 45 90 48 47 47 15 49 08 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
