Note from the source: "Age-adjusted estimates for adults age 20 and older are 9.7% for the total population, 6.8% for men, and 12.6% for women and were age adjusted by the direct method to the U.S. Census 2000 population using age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and older." Â
Severe obesity is defined as a body mass index of greater than or equal to 40 kg/m2.
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Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2021-2023, by age and gender
From 2021 to 2023, almost ** percent of women in the United States aged 40 to 59 years were severely obese. In comparison, around **** percent of men in this age group were severely obese. This statistic shows the age-adjusted prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults aged 20 and over from 2021 to 2023, by age and gender.
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