CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 8C

Table 8C
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
New York
Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age
Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2)
Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age (3)
  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)
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.