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	Compare by Region: The colored gauge gives a visual representation of how your community is doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
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58.8

63.6

Red > 63.6
Green <= 58.8
In-between = Yellow
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Adults who are Overweight or Obese

Value:	62.9 percent
Measurement Period:	2007
Location:	County : San Bernardino
Categories:	Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight Health / Diabetes Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who are overweight or obese according to the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight and dividing it by their height squared in metric units. (BMI = Weight (Kg)/[Height (cm) ^ 2] ) A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight and a BMI >=30 is considered obese.

Why this is important: The percentage of overweight adults is an indicator of the overall health and lifestyle of a community. Being overweight affects quality of life and puts individuals at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing weight helps to prevent and control these diseases. Being overweight also carries significant economic costs due to increased healthcare spending and lost earnings.

Technical note: The distribution is based on data from 44 California counties and county groups.

Source: California Health Interview Survey

URL of Source: http://chis.ucla.edu/

URL of Data: http://askchis.org/main/DQ3/output.asp?_rn=0.2773554

Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Age

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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Gender

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Adults who are Overweight or Obese by Race/Ethnicity

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*Value is statistically unstable

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