CDC: Obesity Rate Up in Adults With Arthritis
Med-Page Today -- Obesity is on the rise among U.S. adults with arthritis, having increased significantly in prevalence in 15 states and territories between 2003 and 2009, according to a CDC report.
In 2003, the median prevalence of obesity among adults with arthritis was 33.2%, ranging from a low of 25.1% in Colorado to a high of 40.1% in Ohio.
By 2009, the overall median prevalence had increased to 35.2%, with a low again in Colorado of 26.9% and a high of 43.5% in Louisiana, the agency reported in the April 29 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.