Arthritis prevalence among obese adults U.S. 2015

This statistic displays the prevalence of arthritis among obese adults in the United States as of 2015. According to the data, in Alabama 37.9 percent of adults with obesity had some form of arthritis as of 2015.

Percentage of obese adults in the United States with doctor-diagnosed arthritis as of 2015

Characteristic	Prevalence of arthritis
West Virginia	41.2%
Kentucky	38%
Alabama	37.9%
Tennessee	37.6%
Arkansas	35%
Maine	34.9%
South Carolina	34.9%
Michigan	34.8%
Missouri	33.7%
Pennsylvania	33.7%
North Carolina	33.5%
Louisiana	33.3%
Oklahoma	33%
Mississippi	32.8%
Ohio	32.6%
Maryland	32.5%
Indiana	32.4%
Oregon	32%
Rhode Island	31.8%
District of Columbia	31.6%
Massachusetts	31.5%
New Hampshire	31.4%
Georgia	31.3%
Wyoming	31.2%
Vermont	31.2%
New York	30.9%
Iowa	30.5%
Montana	30.4%
Delaware	30.2%
Kansas	30.1%
Connecticut	29.9%
Washington	29.8%
Virginia	29.6%
Colorado	29.4%
New Mexico	29.3%
New Jersey	29.2%
Idaho	29%
Alaska	28.5%
Nebraska	28.4%
Illinois	28.4%
South Dakota	28.3%
Florida	28.3%
Wisconsin	28.2%
Utah	28%
Minnesota	27.7%
Arizona	27.5%
North Dakota	27.2%
Hawaii	26.8%
Nevada	26.4%
Puerto Rico	25.7%
California	24.8%
Texas	24.6%
Guam	23.4%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

441,456 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Those categorized as obese

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined as a yes response to the question “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
Obese- Body mass index ≥30; calculated from self-reported height and weight.

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