Smoking, obesity, and their co-occurrence in the United States: cross sectional analysis

doi:10.1136/bmj.38840.608704.80

BMJ 2006;333:25-26 (1 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.38840.608704.80 (published 12 May 2006)

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Smoking, obesity, and their co-occurrence in the United States: cross sectional analysis

Cheryl G Healton, professor of clinical public health¹, Donna Vallone, associate vice president of research and evaluation², Kristen L McCausland, research associate², Haijun Xiao, research analyst², Molly P Green, research associate²

¹ Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA, ² American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Correspondence to: C G Healton chealton{at}americanlegacy.org

Abstract

Objectives To describe the prevalence of obesity, smoking, andboth health risk factors together among adults in the UnitedStates.

Design Cross sectional analysis of a national health interviewsurvey.

Setting United States.

Participants 29 305 adults (aged $≥$ 18) in 2002.

Main outcome measures Prevalence of adults who are obese (bodymass index $≥$ 30), who smoke, and who are obese and smoke. Prevalencewas stratified by age, sex, ethnic group, education, and income.

Results 23.5% of adults were obese, 22.7% smoked, and 4.7% smokedand were obese.

Conclusions Although the proportion of adults who smoke andare obese is relatively low, this subgroup is concentrated amonglower socioeconomic groups.

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