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Table 8C: 2009 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance ⁽¹⁾ New York Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age Children Aged < 5 Years ⁽²⁾

Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age
Year	Birthweight⁽⁴⁾			Height and Weight							Anemia Low Hb/Hct⁽⁷⁾
	Number	Low % <2500 g	High % >4000 g	Number	Short Stature ⁽⁵⁾ % <5th	Under-Weight ⁽⁶⁾ % <5th	Obese ⁽⁶⁾ % ≥95th	≥ 2 Yrs Overweight ⁽⁶⁾			Number	%
	Number	Low % <2500 g	High % >4000 g	Number	Short Stature ⁽⁵⁾ % <5th	Under-Weight ⁽⁶⁾ % <5th	Obese ⁽⁶⁾ % ≥95th	Number	% 85th–<95th	% ≥95th	Number	%
Race/Ethnicity
White, Not Hispanic	35,143	7.4	8.7	141,626	5.7	3.7	12.3	64,554	17.4	12.2	108,173	10.3
Black, Not Hispanic	33,168	12.4	4.9	115,703	4.1	5.7	12.9	48,727	15.2	12.7	83,243	16.8
Hispanic	47,591	7.8	6.8	190,186	3.7	3.2	16.9	87,122	19.3	17.9	144,235	10.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	1,696	11.4	6.6	5,051	4.8	6.7	13.2	1,900	15.6	14.4	3,325	11.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	10,953	7.1	4.3	39,409	3.2	6.8	9.2	17,747	14.5	10.6	28,941	8.0
Multiple Races	2,520	9.4	7.7	9,391	4.8	4.0	14.1	4,073	16.1	12.5	7,352	13.3
All Other	31	*	*	58	*	*	*	7	*	*	12	*
Total	131,102	8.9	6.6	501,424	4.3	4.2	14.0	224,130	17.4	14.4	375,281	11.8
Age
0 - 11 Months	-	-	-	152,271	5.1	6.0	12.0	-	*	*	41,063	14.9
12 - 23 Months	-	-	-	125,023	5.2	3.7	15.7	-	*	*	143,395	13.1
24 - 35 Months	-	-	-	85,631	3.4	3.8	11.8	85,631	16.4	11.8	83,381	11.9
36 - 47 Months	-	-	-	72,259	3.4	3.1	15.1	72,259	18.2	15.1	65,452	9.5
48 - 59 Months	-	-	-	66,240	3.2	3.0	17.0	66,240	17.9	17.0	41,990	8.0
Total	-	-	-	501,424	4.3	4.2	14.0	224,130	17.4	14.4	375,281	11.8

Footnotes

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.