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Prevalence of overweight based on variable distributions of body mass index (BMI) in 5 populations of men and women ages 20-59

Prevalence of overweight based on variable
distributions of body mass index (BMI) in 5 populations of men and women
ages 20-59

A classic graphic by Geoffrey Rose illustrating the relation between the distribution of BMI and the prevalence of "overweight." The small separation among population distributions of BMI results in large differences in the prevalence of this criterion of overweight (BMI=/>30).