| Weight statistics: By age and gender | ||
| Statistics show that 55 percent of all airmen are overweight. Below, the percentage of airmen in each age and gender category in 2005 for overweight and obese airmen. | ||
| Percent overweight | Percent obese | |
| Gender/Age | ||
| Male | ||
| 20-25 | 54.2% | 9.7% |
| 26-34 | 68.1 | 5.2 |
| 35+ | 77.1 | 21.4 |
| Total males | 65.4 | 15.1 |
| Female | ||
| 20-25 | 29.5 | 5.2 |
| 26-34 | 44.7 | 7.2 |
| 35+ | 52.3 | 9.0 |
| Total females | 36.7 | 6.2 |
| All | ||
| 20-25 | 48.6 | 8.7 |
| 26-34 | 63.6 | 13.6 |
| 35+ | 73.9 | 19.8 |
| Total | 59.8% | 13.4% |
| Source: 2005 Defense Department - Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active-Duty Personnel | ||
