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• Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were almost three times more likely to be obese than the overall Asian American population in 2010.
• Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were 70 percent more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic Whites in 2010
• Obesity continues to be a health risk in the United States Pacific Territories. Reports from the World Health Organization indicate that in the Federated States of Micronesia, almost 83 percent of women were either overweight or obese in 2008.

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are overweight but not obese, 2010. (Persons are considered overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.)

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	NHOPI/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
31.7	33.7	0.9

Source:  CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are obese, 2010. (Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.)

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	NHOPI/ Non-Hispanic White
43.5	26.1	1.7

Source:  CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

Percentage of adults 18 years of age and over who are either overweight or obese, 2005-2007

Gender	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Non-Hispanic White	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	72.5	68.1	1.1
Women	54.0	49.8	1.1
Both	63.5	58.9	1.1

Source:  CDC 2010.  Health Behaviors of Adults: United states, 2005-2007. Table 6.1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_245.pdf [PDF | 2.15MB]

Percentage of adults either overweight or obese, 2008 (BMI of 25 or greater)

Territory	Men	Women
Federated States of Micronesia	67.9	82.5
Marshall Islands	77.4	81.0
Republic of Palau	--	--
Solomon Islands	61.0	69.6
United States - NHOPI, 2005-2007*	72.5	54.0
United States - 2008	73.5	68.2

Source:  WHO 2011. Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011.
http://www.who.int/nmh/publications/ncd_profiles2011/en/index.html

*Source:  CDC 2010.  Health Behaviors of Adults: United states, 2005-2007. Figure 6.3.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_245.pdf [PDF | 2.15MB]

*Comparable data is not available; this is for illustration only.

CHILDREN

• No national data available at this time.

HEALTH IMPACT OF OBESITY

• More than 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. ¹
• People who are overweight are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats, and LDL cholesterol ("a fatlike substance") -- all risk factors for heart disease and stroke.¹
• In 2010, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were 10 percent more likely to engage in regular physical activity, as compared to non-Hispanic Whites. At the same time, other Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were less likely to be physically active.

Physical Activity:

Inactive leisure-time physical activity, adults 18 and over, 2010 (Did not meet federal physical activity guidelines)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Non-Hispanic White	NHOPI/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
48.1	45.1	1.1

Source:  CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 29.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

Some leisure-time physical activity, adults 18 and over, 2010 (Met aerobic guidelines only)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Non-Hispanic White	NHOPI/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
26.3	28.5	0.9

Source:  CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 29.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

Regular leisure-time physical activity, adults 18 and over, 2010 (Met federal physical activity guidelines)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Non-Hispanic White	NHOPI/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
24.9	22.8	1.1

Source:  CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 29.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

At a Glace – Risk Factors:

Obesity is a risk factor for several diseases. For statistics on these related diseases see:

Diabetes – See Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

Heart Disease –See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans

Stroke –See Stroke and Hispanic Americans