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Show Overweight Status (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey) Overweight individuals face an increased risk for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The BRFSS uses a body mass index (BMI) to calculate the level at which being overweight becomes a risk to health. In the survey, individuals are asked their height and weight. BRFSS then applies a formula to estimate a body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Men with a BMI greater than or equal to 27.8 and women with a BMI rate greater than or equal to 27.3 are considered overweight and at risk. Utah's percentage of overweight individuals is lower than the national median. However, rates are on the rise both in Utah and in the United States. More than one-fifth of Utah's population is overweight. Table 71. Overweight Status* U.S. U.S. U.S. Year Utah Low Median High 1987 16.1 14.7 20.7 25.6 1988 18.2 14.8 20.9 24.6 1989 16.6 15.5 20.4 26.5 1990 19.4 16.3 22.7 27.4 1991 19.8 17.8 23.4 28.7 1992 21.6 173 24.4 29.7 1993 22.5 20.2 25.5 31.7 ?Overweight persons as a % of the population.Body mass index > 27.8 for males and > 27.3 for females. Figure 42 Overweight Status 35 - idents 30 ¦ 25 ' k-____ - A" ^o--^^ ^ Uulll Respoi 20 * * -----^^* ------D------U.S. Low O g> 15 I r----- -a- _ - -n - - ------O------U.S. Median 10 - ------A------U.S. High 5 - 0 - i i i 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1995 89 |
