Obese and overweight adults in the United States.

Estimates of obesity of U.S. adults ages 20-74 years were obtained from skinfold thickness, and overweight was estimated from weight-height measurements. Comparisons are made between methods, and estimates are presented based on cross-classification of the two methods. All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated. design and selection of the sample and carried out the household interview stage of the data collection and certain parts of the statistical processing. List of text figures 1. Cross-classification of the distribution of relative desirable weight and triceps plus subscapular skinfold measurements: 4. Percent of men overweight and/or obese at the 85th percentile estimated from cross-classification of triceps plus sub-scapular skinfold with relative desirable weight and weight-height index, by age, with confidence intervals: United States, Percent of men overweight and/or obese at the 90th percentile estimated from cross-classification of triceps plus sub-scapular skinfold with relative desirable weight and weight-height index, by age, with confidence intervals: United States,