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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Jul 28, 2005
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Trends in Obesity and Arthritis Among Baby Boomers and Their Predecessors, 1971–2002

Suzanne G. Leveille, PhD, Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH and Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc

The authors are with the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.



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  		FIGURE 1—— Birth cohort analysis schema showing ages of the birth cohorts at the time of each wave of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

 


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  		FIGURE 2—— Prevalence of obesity (body mass index of ≥ 30) among men (a) and women (b), according to age, within 10-year birth cohorts: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971–2002.

 


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  		FIGURE 3—— Prevalence of self-reported arthritis among men (a) and women (b), according to age, within 10-year birth cohorts: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971–2002.

 




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