Table 2C: 2011 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Summary of Health Indicators Children Aged Less Than 5 years(2)

Summary of Health Indicators (3)
  New York
Prevalence		 National
Prevalence
(Prior Year)
  Number Included in Analysis % Number Included in Analysis %
Birthweight (4)
Low 126,263 8.7 1,851,546 9.0
High 126,263 6.5 1,851,546 6.3
 
Height and Weight (5,6)
< 5 Yrs Short Stature 500,971 4.6 8,057,124 6.3
< 5 Yrs Underweight 500,971 3.6 8,057,124 3.6
< 5 Yrs Obese 500,971 11.9 8,057,124 12.4
 
>= 2 Yrs Overweight 230,903 16.8 3,572,939 16.1
>= 2 Yrs Obese 230,903 14.4 3,572,939 14.4
 
Anemia (7)
Low Hb 371,608 12.7 5,147,185 14.7
Low Hct 8,937 12.3 435,650 10.9
Low Hb/Hct 380,545 12.6 5,391,027 14.6
 
Breastfeeding (8)
Ever Breastfed 126,686 78.7 1,689,615 63.2
Breastfed At Least 6 Months 48,133 38.3 908,604 25.1
Breastfed At Least 12 Months 90,913 20.6 1,069,942 16.9
 
Smoking in Household 506,223 2.7 4,203,554 9.4
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day (9) 252,438 79.6 1,200,700 79.2
(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. Low birthweight is defined as < 2500 grams and high birthweight is defined as > 4000 grams.
(5) Based on 2006 WHO growth chart percentiles for children under 2 years of age; short stature is defined as and length-for-age <= 2.3rd percentile, underweight is defined as weight-for-length <= 2.3rd percentile, and high weight-for-length (labeled as "Obese") is defined as >= 97.7th percentile.
(6) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for children 2 years of age and older; short stature is defined as height-for-age < 5th percentile, underweight is defined as BMI-for-age < 5th percentile, overweight is defined as BMI-for-age >= 85th to < 95th percentile, and obesity is defined as >= 95th percentile.
(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.
(8) Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
(9) Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.