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Table 2 Smoking and obesity rates

From: A retrospective analysis of health systems in Denmark and Kaiser Permanente

 

Kaiser Permanente 2002

Age ≥ 20 years

DHS population 2000

Age ≥ 16 years

DHS population 2005

Age ≥ 16 years

Risk factors

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Smoking rate (%)

14

11

39

35

32

28

Overweight (%) (BMI between 25 to 30)

43.4

26.0

40

26

41

26

Obese (%) (BMI > 30)

21.9

23.3

10

9

12

11

  1. Data on risk factor prevalence is from the Northern California region only.