Table 2 Mean weight changes among adults aged ≥18 years who were at risk for obesity ^a and extreme obesity ^b between 2008 and 2009, by socio-demographic characteristic, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: United States, 2009

Overall

1.5

(1.4, 1.6)

-0.2

(-0.3, -0.1)

Age group (years)

   18-29

3.9

(3.5, 4.2)

2.3

(1.9, 2.6)

   30-49

1.7

(1.6, 1.9)

0.1

(-0.1, 0.2)

   50-69

0.6

(0.5, 0.7)

-1.2

(-1.3, -1.1)

   ≥ 70

-1.0

(-1.2, -0.9)

-2.3

(-2.4, -2.1)

Sex

   Women

1.6

(1.5, 1.8)

0.2

(0.1, 0.3)

   Men

1.3

(1.1, 1.5)

-0.5

(-0.7, -0.4)

Race/ethnicity

   White, non-Hispanic

0.9

(0.8, 1.0)

-0.6

(-0.7, -0.5)

   Black, non-Hispanic

3.7

(3.1, 4.2)

1.2

(0.7, 1.6)

   Hispanic

3.1

(2.7, 3.5)

1.0

(0.6, 1.4)

Educational level

   < High school

3.6

(3.2, 4.0)

1.4

(1.0, 1.8)

   High school

2.2

(2.0, 2.4)

0.3

(0.1, 0.5)

   Some college

1.5

(1.4, 1.7)

-0.3

(-0.5, -0.2)

   College graduate

0.4

(0.3, 0.5)

-0.8

(-1.0, -0.7)

Census region

   Northeast

1.4

(1.2, 1.7)

-0.2

(-0.4, 0.1)

   Midwest

1.4

(1.2, 1.5)

-0.3

(-0.5, -0.1)

   South

1.7

(1.5, 1.9)

-0.1

(-0.2, 0.1)

   West

1.3

(1.1, 1.5)

-0.2

(-0.4, 0.0)

   Territory

1.9

(1.3, 2.4)

0.3

(-0.3, 0.9)

Baseline BMI (kg/m²)

   11.7-24.9

3.0

(2.8, 3.1)

- ^d

- ^d

   25.0-27.4

0.6

(0.5, 0.8)

-

-

   27.5-29.9

-1.2

(-1.4, -0.9)

-

-

   11.7-29.9

-^e

- ^e

1.5

(1.4, 1.6)

   30.0-32.4

-

-

-3.0

(-3.3, -2.7)

   32.5-34.9

-

-

-5.5

(-6.0, -5.0)

   35.0-37.4

-

-

-7.3

(-7.9, -6.6)

   37.5-39.9

-

-

-10.1

(-11.2, -9.1)