CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 8C
Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age (3) | |||||||||||||
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Birthweight(4) | Height and Weight | ||||||||||||
Low % |
High % |
Short Stature (5) | Underweight (6) | Obese (6) | Greater than or equal to 2 Years Overwieght (6) |
Anemia Low Hb/Hct (7) |
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Number Included in Analysis |
<2500g | >4000g | Number Included in Analysis |
% Less than 5th |
% Less than 5th |
% Greater than or equal to 95th |
Number Included in Analysis |
% 85th - Less than 95th |
% Greater than or equal to 95th |
Number Included in Analysis |
% | ||
Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||
White, Not Hispanic | 34,578 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 136,271 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 61,449 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 102,804 | 10.6 | |
Black, Not Hispanic | 33,033 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 113,090 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 47,300 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 80,653 | 17.3 | |
Hispanic | 47,729 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 182,216 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 16.6 | 80,365 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 135,997 | 11.1 | |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 1,341 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 4,190 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 1,467 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 2,807 | 12.0 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 11,558 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 37,845 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 15,838 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 26,755 | 7.9 | |
Multiple Races | 2,311 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8,273 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 13.6 | 3,287 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 6,288 | 13.7 | |
All Other | 18 | * | * | 40 | * | * | * | 7 | * | * | 15 | * | |
Total | 130,568 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 481,925 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 13.8 | 209,713 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 355,319 | 12.2 | |
Age | |||||||||||||
0 - 11 Months | - | - | - | 150,618 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 11.6 | - | * | * | 38,464 | 15.4 | |
12 - 23 Months | - | - | - | 121,594 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 15.3 | - | * | * | 137,741 | 13.3 | |
24 - 35 Months | - | - | - | 79,005 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 79,005 | 16.4 | 12.0 | 77,712 | 12.2 | |
36 - 47 Months | - | - | - | 68,104 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 15.2 | 68,104 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 61,490 | 9.7 | |
48 - 59 Months | - | - | - | 62,604 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 17.1 | 62,604 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 39,912 | 8.7 | |
Total | - | - | - | 481,925 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 13.8 | 209,713 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 355,319 | 12.2 | |
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31. (2) Analyses based on one record per child. (3) Excludes records with unknown data or errors. (4) Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis. (5) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for length-for-age for children under 2 years of age and height-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. (6) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. 85th to less than 95th percentile category identifies overweight children and greater than or equal to 95th percentile category identifies obese children. (7) Based on 1998 CDC MMWR, "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States", altitude adjusted, children 6 months of age and older included in the analysis. * Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions. |