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Adults who are Overweight or Obese
| Value: |
56.1 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Diabetes
Health / Heart Disease & Stroke |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who are overweight or obese according to the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight and dividing it by their height squared in metric units (BMI = Weight (Kg)/[Height (cm) ^ 2]). A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight and a BMI >=30 is considered obese. |
| Why this is important: The percentage of overweight and obese adults is an indicator of the overall health and lifestyle of a community. Being overweight or obese affects quality of life and puts individuals at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing weight helps to prevent and control these diseases. Being overweight or obese also carries significant economic costs due to increased healthcare spending and lost earnings. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 24 Maryland counties and county equivalents. |
| Source: Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.marylandbrfss.org |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
| 2011 | The BRFSS 2011 prevalence data should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years of BRFSS data because of the changes in weighting methodology and the addition of the cell phone sampling frame. |
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Age
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Gender
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Race/Ethnicity
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese
| Value: |
56.1 percent |
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Maryland SHIP (Imputed):
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48.5 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Maryland State Health Improvement Process 2014 Target (Imputed) |
| Categories: |
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Diabetes
Health / Heart Disease & Stroke |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who are overweight or obese according to the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight and dividing it by their height squared in metric units (BMI = Weight (Kg)/[Height (cm) ^ 2]). A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight and a BMI >=30 is considered obese. |
| Why this is important: The percentage of overweight and obese adults is an indicator of the overall health and lifestyle of a community. Being overweight or obese affects quality of life and puts individuals at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing weight helps to prevent and control these diseases. Being overweight or obese also carries significant economic costs due to increased healthcare spending and lost earnings. About This Target: This Maryland SHIP 2014 is imputed by applying the 5% improvement in the percent of adults that are a healthy weight indicator (#30). The Healthy Montgomery 2007 baseline was 51.1%. |
| Source: Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.marylandbrfss.org |
| Maintained By: Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services |
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Time Series Data
percent
| 2011 | The BRFSS 2011 prevalence data should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years of BRFSS data because of the changes in weighting methodology and the addition of the cell phone sampling frame. |
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Age
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Gender
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Race/Ethnicity
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