Smoking, obesity, and their co-occurrence in the United States: cross sectional analysis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the prevalence of obesity, smoking, and both health risk factors together among adults in the United States.


METHODS
Cross sectional analysis of a national health interview survey.


METHODS
United States.


METHODS
29 305 adults (aged > or = 18) in 2002.


METHODS
Prevalence of adults who are obese (body mass index > or = 30), who smoke, and who are obese and smoke. Prevalence was stratified by age, sex, ethnic group, education, and income.


RESULTS
23.5% of adults were obese, 22.7% smoked, and 4.7% smoked and were obese.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the proportion of adults who smoke and are obese is relatively low, this subgroup is concentrated among lower socioeconomic groups.
Healton
Cheryl G
CG
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA. chealton@americanlegacy.org
Vallone
Donna
D
McCausland
Kristen L
KL
Xiao
Haijun
H
Green
Molly P
MP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology