In 2023, around 35 percent of all adult Hispanics in New Jersey were obese. Due to an increased risk in coronary heart disease, people that are obese are also more likely to experience heart failure. This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in New Jersey in 2023, by race/ethnicity.
Obesity rates for adults in New Jersey in 2023, by race/ethnicity
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Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
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KFF. (November 27, 2024). Obesity rates for adults in New Jersey in 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207410/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-new-jersey-by-ethnicity/
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