State of Obesity - Demographics, Trends, and Lifestyle in U.S. (2021)

Introduction & Dataset Overview

Introduction

Obesity: A Public Health Challenge! As Liu et al., 2021 mentioned, it:

• increases risk of physical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.
• triggers mental health issues such as depression and substance abuse.
• leads to higher mortality rate.
• creates societal and community burdens.

Dataset

Data Source: State-level data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

• Demographics: age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and income
• Obesity and overweight prevalence
• Physical activity of different levels
• Dietary habits: fruit and vegetable consumption

Focus for the presentation

• 2021 data
• Trends: 2011–2021
• Compare obesity prevalence across states, age, gender, ethnicity

Prevalence of Obesity from 2011 to 2021

Age-wise Obesity Prevalence, 2021

Obesity Rates Among Males and Females, 2021

Obesity Prevalence by Race/Ethnicity in 2021

Income-Level Differences in Obesity, 2021

Adults with No Physical Activity (2021): A Risk Factor for Obesity

Adults with Low Vegetable Intake: Contributing to Obesity

References

• Liu, B., Du, Y., Wu, Y., Snetselaar, L. G., Wallace, R. B., & Bao, W. (2021). Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States, 2011–2018: Population-based study. BMJ, 372, n365. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n365

• Motgi, A. [Dataslice]. (2020, October 2). R Maps: Beautiful interactive choropleth & scatter maps with Plotly [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/RrtqBYLf404

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Data.gov. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nutrition-physical-activity-and-obesity-youth-risk-behavior-surveillance-system