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Volume 4: No. 1, January 2007

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Epidemic of Extreme Obesity Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults With Diabetes

Age, y 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
18-39 33.9 34.2 34.6 34.7 35.2 35.3 35.7 36.4 36.8 37.0
40-49 33.6 34.1 34.0 34.9 34.8 34.7 35.2 35.6 36.2 36.2
50-59 32.3 32.4 32.5 33.1 33.2 33.4 34.1 34.3 34.7 34.9
60-69 31.0 31.3 31.3 31.6 31.8 31.8 32.1 32.5 32.8 33.2
≥70 30.2 30.0 30.1 30.3 30.7 30.8 30.8 31.2 31.5 31.7

Figure. Adjusted mean body mass index (BMI [kg/m2]) by age among American Indian and Alaska Native adults with diabetes, Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit, Indian Health Service, 1995–2004. Mean was adjusted for age, sex, duration of diabetes, treatment type, and treatment facility.

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