Obesity and related habits in adults living in rural and urban areas of the USA

The prevalence of obesity is 35.6% in rural residents compared to 30.4% in urban residents.

• Rural men show a higher obesity rate of 37.7% versus 32.5% in urban men.
• Rural women have an obesity prevalence of 33.4%, compared to 28.2% in urban women.
• 38.8% of rural adults reported no leisure-time physical activity, compared to 31.8% of urban adults.
• A lower percentage of rural adults meet or exceed physical activity recommendations (41.5%) compared to urban adults (47.2%).
• Rural residents consume less fiber and fruits while having a higher intake of sweetened beverages.
• After adjusting for various factors, rural adults are 1.19 times more likely to be obese than urban adults.

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