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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Adults with a Healthy Body Weight

State: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator shows the percentage of adults aged 18 years and older with a body mass index between 18.5 and 25. According to guidelines from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a BMI of less than 18.5 is considered underweight, a range of 18.5 to 24.9 is deemed normal, 25.0 to 29.9 is regarded as overweight, and a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese.

Why is this important?

Maintaining a healthy body weight decreases one’s risk for disease and premature death.  Being overweight or obese substantially increases the risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, some forms of cancer, and certain musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoarthritis. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, one in three American adults is obese and two in three are either overweight or obese. 
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State: Hawaii

37.5%
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: February 2024
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Technical note: Values are not shown where the total unweighted response count is < 50 or the relative standard error is > 0.3.

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Change in methodology for 2011:
Due to the addition of cell phones in data collection, BRFSS results from 2011 forward cannot be compared to previous years.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Filed under: Health / Weight Status, Adults