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Show Table 52 Overweight1 (Percentage) 18+ Years Low Income Women2 1987 1988 1989 1990 1987 1988 1989 1990 Utah 16.1 18.2 16.6 19.4 18.0 17.5 16.7 25.7 US Low 14.7 14.8 15.5 16.3 14.8 14.3 16.7 18.4 US Median 20.7 20.9 20.4 22.7 23.6 24.9 23.6 26.6 US High 25.6 24.6 26.5 27.4 35.4 38.8 34.7 37.5 ^Body mass index > 27.8 for males and > 27.3 for females. ^Family income less than or equal to $20,000. Source: Center For Disease Control (1991). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Behavioral Risk Factor Survey: 1986-1990.40 (SS-4), pp. 14-15. Utah is below the national median in the percentage of people considered overweight (Table 52). Utah remained below the U.S. median between 1987 and 1990 for those 18 years and older (Figure 37), and women with low incomes (Figure 38). The percentage of low-income women in Utah who are overweight increased substantially between 1987 and 1990. Figure 37 % 30T '5 25 - - § 20-- ? 15 bp | 10 g 5 + Overweight (18+ yrs) 1987 1988 1989 BSUtah ? US Median 1990 Figure 38 Overweight (Low Income Women) SUtah ? US Median 1987 1988 1989 1990 42 RISK FACTORS |
