In 2022, around 36 percent of all adult Hispanics in Rhode Island were obese. In the United States, food portions are often much larger than recommended for a healthy diet and can increase the amount of energy people intake, leading to weight gain. This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity.
Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 1, 2023). Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Obesity Rates for Adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Obesity rates for adults in Rhode Island in 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207421/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-rhode-island-by-ethnicity/
