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Overweight and Obesity Among Persons 20–74 Years of Age(percent of population)| Sex and poverty status | 1976–80 | 1988–94 | 1999–2002 |
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| Overweight | | | | | Both sexes | 47.4% | 56.0% | 65.2% | | Male | 52.9 | 61.0 | 68.8 | | Female | 42.0 | 51.2 | 61.7 | | Poverty status: | | | | | Poor | 50.0 | 59.8 | 65.2 | | Near poor | 49.0 | 58.2 | 68.0 | | Nonpoor | 46.6 | 54.5 | 64.9 | | Obesity | | | | | Both sexes | 15.1% | 23.3% | 31.1% | | Male | 12.8 | 20.6 | 28.1 | | Female | 17.1 | 26.0 | 34.0 | | Poverty status: | | | | | Poor | 21.9 | 29.2 | 36.0 | | Near poor | 18.7 | 26.6 | 35.4 | | Nonpoor | 12.9 | 21.4 | 29.2 |
Source: Health, United States, 2005.
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