This statistic depicts the average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. females aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity. According to the data, the average female BMI for those that identified as white was 27.6 in 1999-2000 and increased to 29.1 as of 2015-2016.
Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
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CDC. (December 20, 2018). Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. December 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Average Body Mass Index (Bmi) of U.S. Women Aged 20 Years and over from 1999 to 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, December 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955085/adult-female-bmi-average-us-by-ethnicity/