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Minnesota Milestones 2010: Obesity

 
 
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Indicator 16: Obesity

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Rationale: Growing rates of obesity have become a major source of concern in public health circles. Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.
About this indicator: Obesity rates have increased substantially in Minnesota. In 1995, 15.3 percent of Minnesotans were classified as obese. By 2008 the rate was 25.2 percent. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30.0 or more.
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Confidence Interval (high) of percent of population defined as obese
YearData
Percent of population defined as obese, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Confidence Interval (low) of percent of population defined as obese, Risk Factor Surveillance System
Confidence Interval (high) of percent of population defined as obese, Risk Factor Surveillance System
Obesity Confidence Interval low Confidence Interval high
199515.3% 14.0 16.6
199614.3% 13.1 15.5
199716.5% 15.3 17.7
199816.2% 15.0 17.4
199915.5% 14.4 16.6
200017.4% 15.8 19.0
200119.9% 18.5 21.3
200222.4% 21.0 23.8
200323% 21.5 24.5
200422.6% 21.2 24.0
200523.7% 21.8 25.6
200624.7% 23.0 26.4
200726% 24.2 27.8
200825.2% 23.5 26.8
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For comparison: Minnesota is similar to the national average. Nationally, 26.7 percent of the population was classified as obese in 2008.
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