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Percent Who Are Overweight and Obese in Montana (Revised)*
  

   

YEAR

 OVERWT   OBESE
1990 33.1 8.7
1991 32.9 10
1992 35.8 10.9
1993 35.3 12.3
1994 36.4 13.3
1995 36.6 13.4
1996 37.9 14.3
1997 37.9 14.6
1998 37.9 15
1999 37.9 15.8
2000 37.9 15.9

Trends:    

Overweight - INCREASING

Obese - INCREASING

 
Source:  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, Montana BRFSS Coordinator 406-444-3705
http://www.cdc.gov.nccdphp/brfss

Caveats and Definitions
Percentages are for the State of Montana. *In June 1998, National Institutes of Health revised the standard for being overweight to a Body Mass Index (BMI) of between 25.0 and 29.9 for both sexes. The BMI for Obesity is 30.0 or more.

BMI = Body Mass Index (weight in kilograms)/(height in meters squared)