CACHE’s 5th Annual Health Symposium Fall 2008

Community Health Symposium
Defining the Disparity Dilemma
Focus: Obesity in At-Risk Populations
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Charlotte Convention Center

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Obesity Statistics

• More than half of American adults are overweight or obese.

• 30% of children ages 6-19 are overweight or at risk for being overweight.

• Seventy-seven percent of African American women are overweight or obese.

• The highest prevalence of obesity in boys is observed in Mexican Americans.

• The highest prevalence of obesity in girls is observed in African Americans.

• 25% of Caucasian children are overweight.

• 33% of African American and Hispanic children are overweight.

• 80% of type II diabetes is related to obesity.

• 70% of cardiovascular disease is related to obesity.

• In North Carolina the prevalence of overweight or obese males is 68% compared to 50% in females.

• In North Carolina the prevalence of overweight or obese individuals is 69% in African Americans compared to 57% in Caucasian

• In North Carolina the highest prevalence of obesity is among black women at 40%.