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Tables and Figures

Publication TitleCitation
QuickStats: Prevalence of Overweight* and Obesity† Among Youths Aged 6--19 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2007—2008. MMWR Weekly October 15, 2010 / 59(40);1312
QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity (Class I, II, and III)* Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Age Group and Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2007—2008 MMWR Weekly May 7, 2010;59(17);527
QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2003—2006 MMWR Weekly October 2, 2009 / 58(38);1075
QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged >20 Years Who Said They Tried to Lose Weight During the Preceding 12 Months,* by Age Group and Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005-2006. MMWR Weekly: October 24, 2008 / 57(42);1155
QuickStats: Prevalence of Overweight Among Persons Aged 2--19 Years, by Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), United States, 1999--2000 Through 2003--2004. MMWR Weekly. November 17, 2006 / 55(45);1229.
QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity* Among Adults Aged >20 Years, by Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), United States, 1999--2000 Through 2003--2004. MMWR Weekly. November 10, 2006 / 55(44);1206.
QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged >20 Years Reporting Selected Adverse Health Characteristics, by Body Mass Index (BMI) Category --- United States, 1999--2002. MMWR Weekly. June 16, 2006 / 55(23);656.
QuickStats: Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Teenagers, by Age Group and Selected Period --- United States, 1963--2002. MMWR Weekly. March 4, 2005 / 54(08);203.

Government Publications

Publication TitleAuthorsCitation
Adult obesity prevalence in Canada and the United States. Shields M, Carroll MD, Ogden CLNCHS data brief, no 56. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2011
CDC Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States. Bell J, Rogers VW, Dietz WH, Ogden CL, Schuler C, Popovic T. MMWR Weekly January 21, 2011 / 60(02);42-46
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Children and Adolescents: United States, 2005-2008. Ogden CL, Lamb MM, Carroll MD, Flegal KM. NCHS Data Brief No. 51, December 2010.
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Adults: United States, 2005–2008. Ogden CL, Lamb MM, Carroll MD, Flegal KMNCHS Data Brief No. 50, December 2010
Changes in terminology for childhood overweight and obesity. Ogden CL, Flegal KMNational Health Statistics Reports No. 25. National Center for Health Statistics. June 25, 2010.
Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1976–1980 Through 2007–2008. Ogden CL, Carroll MD.NCHS Health E-Stat June 2010.
Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008. Ogden CL, Carroll MD.NCHS Health E-Stat June 2010.
Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults: United States, 2003-2006. Fryar CD, Ogden CL.NCHS Health E-Stat July 2009.
Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 2003-2006. Fryar CD, Ogden CL.NCHS Health E-Stat July 2009.
Obesity Among Adults in the United States-No Statistically Significant Change Since 2003-2004. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, McDowell MA, Flegal KMData Brief No. 1. National Center for Health Statistics. November, 2007.
Prevalence of overweight, infants and children less than 2 years of age: United States, 2003-2004.  NCHS Health E-Stat January 2007.
Children and Teens Told by Doctors That They Were Overweight --- United States, 1999--2002. Ogden CL, Tabak CJMMWR Weekly. September 2, 2005 / 54(34);848-849.
Supplemental Analyses for Estimates of Excess Deaths Associated with Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity in the U.S. Population. Flegal KMNCHS Health E-Stat (prior to 2006).
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes --- United States, 1988--1994 and 1999--2002. Eberhardt MS, Ogden C, Engelgau M, Cadwell B, Hedley AA, Saydah SHMMWR Weekly. November 19, 2004 / 53(45);1066-1068.
Healthy weight, overweight, and obesity among U.S. adults.  Data Brief. National Center for Health Statistics. July 2003.
Overweight Among U.S. Children and Adolescents  Data Brief. National Center for Health Statistics. June 2002.

Journal Articles - authored or reviewed by NCHS staff

Publication TitleAuthorsCitation
Prevalence of self-reported clinically diagnosed sleep apnea according to obesity status in men and women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006Li C, Ford ES, Zhao G, Croft JB, Balluz LS, Mokdad AHPrev Med. 2010 Jul;51(1):18-23
Racial and ethnic differences in weight management behavior by weight perception status. Dorsey RR, Eberhardt MS, Ogden CL. Ethn Dis. 2010 Summer;20(3):244-50.
High adiposity and high body mass index-for-age in US children and adolescents overall and by race-ethnic group.Flegal KM, Ogden CL, Yanovski JA, Freedman DS, Shepherd JA, Graubard BI, Borrud LGAm J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr;91(4):1020-6.
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, Lamb MM, Flegal KMJAMA. 2010 Jan 20; 303(3):242-249.
Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008.Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL, Curtin LRJAMA. 2010 Jan 20; 303(3):235-241
Accuracy and usefulness of BMI measures based on self-reported weight and height: findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006Stommel M, Schoenborn CABMC Public Health. 2009 Nov 19;9:421
Characterizing extreme values of body mass index-for-age by using the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.Flegal KM, Wei R, Ogden CL, Freedman DS, Johnson CL, Curtin LR. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Nov;90(5):1314-20.
Overweight/Obesity among School-aged Youth in the United States.Lamb MM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL. Invited chapter in ‘The Standard’, the quarterly journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education. Published September 2009.
Childhood overweight prevalence in the United States: the impact of parent-reported height and weight.Akinbami, LJ, Ogden, CL. Obesity 2009 Aug;17(8):1574-80
Disparities in obesity prevalence in the United States: black women at risk. Ogden CL.Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1001-2.
Estimates of excess deaths associated with body mass index and other anthropometric variables. Flegal KM, Graubard BI. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1213-9.
Racial/ethnic differences in weight perception. Dorsey RR, Eberhardt MS, Ogden CL. Obesity. 2009 Apr;17(4):790-5.
Comparison of the prevalence of shortness, underweight, and overweight among US children aged 0 to 59 months by using the CDC 2000 and the WHO 2006 growth charts.Mei Z, Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Grummer-Strawn LMJ Pediatr. 2008 Nov;153(5):622-8.
High body mass index (BMI)-for-age among US children and adolescents, 2003-2006. Ogden, CL, Carroll, MD, Flegal, KM. JAMA 2008 May 28;299(20):2401-2405.
Cause-specific excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity.Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Gail MH. JAMA. 2007 Nov 7;298(17):2028-37.
Impact of increased overweight on the projected prevalence of osteoporosis in older women.Looker AC, Flegal KM, Melton LJ 3rd.Osteoporos Int. 2007 Mar;18(3):307-13
The Vanishing Weight Gap: Trends in Obesity among Adult Food Stamp Participants (US) (1976–2002). Ver Ploeg M, Mancino L, Lin BH, Wang CY.Econ Hum Biol. 2007 Mar;5(1): 20-36.
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM.JAMA. 2006 Apr 5;295(13):1549-55
Health characteristics of U.S. adults by body mass index category: results from NHANES 1999-2002.McDowell MA, Hughes JP, Borrud LG.Public Health Rep. 2006 Jan-Feb;121(1):67-73
Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity.Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Gail MHJAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1861-7.

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