Obesity and Related Indicators - Chenango County

2008-2010

Indicator Data Links 3 Year Total County Rate NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
All students (elementary - PreK, K, 2nd and 4th grades, middle - 7th grade and high school - 10th grade)
% overweight but not obese (85th-less than 95th percentile) # (Table) (Map) N/A 15.2 N/A N/A 14.7 N/A 4th
% obese (95th percentile or higher) # (Table) (Map) N/A 17.3 N/A N/A 16.5 N/A 3rd
% overweight or obese (85th percentile or higher) # (Table) (Map) N/A 32.5 N/A N/A 31.3 N/A 3rd
Elementary students (PreK, K, 2nd and 4th grades)
% overweight but not obese (85th-less than 95th percentile) # (Table) (Map) N/A 15.0 N/A N/A 13.3 N/A 4th
% obese (95th percentile or higher ) # (Table) (Map) N/A 15.7 N/A N/A 15.2 N/A 3rd
% overweight or obese (85th percentile or higher) # (Table) (Map) N/A 30.8 N/A N/A 28.5 N/A 4th
Middle and high school students (7th and 10th grades)
% overweight but not obese (85th-less than 95th percentile) # (Table) (Map) N/A 15.4 N/A N/A 16.6 N/A 2nd
% obese (95th percentile or higher ) # (Table) (Map) N/A 19.4 N/A N/A 18.3 N/A 2nd
% overweight or obese (85th percentile or higher) # (Table) (Map) N/A 34.8 N/A N/A 34.9 N/A 2nd
% of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy overweight but not obese (BMI 25-less than 30)~ (Table) (Trend) (Map) 415 22.8 26.6 Yes 26.3 Yes 1st
% of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy obese (BMI 30 or higher)~ (Table) (Trend) (Map) 564 31.0 23.4 Yes 26.7 Yes 3rd
% obese (95th percentile or higher) children in WIC (ages 2-4 years) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 506 13.9 14.5 No 15.2 Yes 2nd
% of children in WIC viewing TV 2 hours or less per day (ages 2-4 years) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 3,325 84.8 78.6 Yes 80.7 Yes 3rd
% of WIC mothers breastfeeding at 6 months (Table) (Trend) (Map) 233 17.4 39.7 Yes 28.7 Yes 3nd
Age-adjusted % of adults overweight or obese (BMI 25 or higher) (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 67.8 59.3 Yes 60.6 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted % of adults obese (BMI 30 or higher) (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 34.9 23.1 Yes 24.3 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted % of adults who did not participate in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 78.5 76.3 No 78.9 No 3rd
Age-adjusted % of adults eating 5 or more fruits or vegetables per day (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 24.4 27.1 No 27.7 No 3nd
Age-adjusted % of adults with physician diagnosed diabetes (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 12.1 9.0 No 8.5 No 4th
Age-adjusted % of adults with physician diagnosed angina, heart attack or stroke # (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 9.3 7.6 No 7.2 No 4th
Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000
Cardiovascular disease mortality (Table) (Trend) (Map) 736 357.2 250.9 Yes 244.7 Yes 4th
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) mortality (Table) (Trend) (Map) 82 39.6 26.7 Yes 31.9 No 4th
Diabetes mortality (Table) (Trend) (Map) 24 12.0 16.6 No 14.9 No 1st
Age-adjusted hospitalization rate per 100,000
Cardiovascular disease hospitalizations (Table) (Trend) (Map) 2,777 143.0 165.6 Yes 157.5 Yes 2nd
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) hospitalizations (Table) (Trend) (Map) 400 20.3 25.1 Yes 25.3 Yes 1st
Diabetes hospitalizations (primary diagnosis) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 260 15.9 19.0 Yes 14.3 No 3rd

N/A: Data not available

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

#: Data not available for NYC counties

S: Data do not meet reporting criteria

~ Definition for this indicator has changed. See: Technical Notes

For more information on New York State's obesity prevention activities and other chronic disease prevention initiatives, please visit Prevention Agenda Toward the Healthiest State Physical Activity and Nutrition.

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