In 2022, almost 37 percent of the adult white population in Wisconsin were obese. Certain hormonal problems such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome and polycystic ovarian syndrome can lead to being obese. This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity.
Obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity
Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
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.
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. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 1, 2023). Obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207434/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-wisconsin-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207434/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-wisconsin-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207434/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-wisconsin-by-ethnicity/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Obesity Rates for Adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207434/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-wisconsin-by-ethnicity/
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Obesity rates for adults in Wisconsin in 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207434/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-wisconsin-by-ethnicity/
