Vermonters are healthy
Percentage of Vermonters age 65+ who reported being obese
Current Value
25
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
Three in ten Vermont adults ages 20 and older have BMI-defined obesity (30%), statistically lower than the 34% among U.S. adults of the same age.
Target represents the percentage of Vermont adults that have BMI-defined obesity.
https://www.healthvermont.gov/stats/population-health-surveys-data/behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss
Partners
What Works
Strategy
Notes on Methodology
*Updated May 2025
Obesity status is calculated using body mass index (BMI), a singular, indirect indicator of body fat meant to identify weight-related health risk. Though useful at the population level, BMI has limited usefulness at the individual level.
Adults with a disability are statistically more likely to have obesity compared to adults with no disability.
https://www.healthvermont.gov/stats/population-health-surveys-data/behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss
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