HealthDay News — The prevalence of obesity among youth or adults in the United States did not change significantly between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
From 2011 to 2012, 8.1% of infants and toddlers had high weight for recumbent length, whereas 16.9% of those aged 2 to 19 years and 34.9% of those aged 20 years or older were obese, according to Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, of the CDC, and colleagues.
They analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to identify trends in childhood and adult obesity.
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The only groups to experience a significant change in obesity status were children aged 2 to 5 years, who saw a decrease from 13.9% to 8.4% (P=0.03), and women aged 60 years and older with an increase in prevalence from 31.5% to 38.1% (P =0.006), the researchers found.
“Obesity prevalence remains high and thus it is important to continue surveillance,” they wrote.
