Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined as an affirmative response to the question “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?"
Age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. projected adult population, using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and ≥65 years.
Self-reported height and weight were used to calculate BMI [weight (kg)/(height [m])2].
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Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis in U.S. adults in 2019-2021, by weight
In 2019-2021, around 25 percent of adults in the United States who were considered obese had doctor-diagnosed arthritis in some form, compared to nearly 15 percent of those who were underweight or of healthy weight. This statistic displays the prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis in the adult population in the United States in 2019-2021, by weight status.
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Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis among U.S. adults in 2019-2021, by weight status [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, October 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1418205/us-adult-prevalence-of-doctor-diagnosed-arthritis-by-weight-status/
