The Economic Cost of Obesity to Women and Men in their 50s and 60s


Women (n = 4,122)
Percentage normal to overweight (BMI<30)
Percentage mildly obese (BMI 30 to 35)
Percentage moderately to severely obese (BMI>35)		 73.8
17.2
9.0
Men (n = 3,267)

Percentage normal to overweight (BMI<30)
Percentage mildly obese (BMI 30 to 35)
Percentage moderately to severely obese (BMI>35)		 78.6
17.2
4.2



Average Adjusted Individual Net Worth




Women
Normal to overweight
Mildly obese
Moderately to severely obese		 1992

$145,017
$165,646
$ 86,865		 1998

$225,973
$247,140
$ 90,303


Men
Normal to overweight
Mildly obese
Moderately to severely obese


$146,038
$165,648
$201,314


$244,161
$237,185
$237,999

Source: University of Michigan Health & Retirement Study

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