Table 6C: 2011 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by Contributor to Nation Children Aged Less Than 5 years(2)

Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by Contributor to Nation (3)
Birthweight (4)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis		 Low
% < 2500g		 High
% > 4000g
New York 126,263 8.7 6.5
Nation
(Prior Year) 		1,851,546 9.0 6.3
Height and Weight
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis 		Short Stature
(5)
% < 5th 		Underweight
(6)
% < 5th 		Obese
(6)
% >=95th
New York 500,971 4.6 3.6 11.9
Nation
(Prior Year) 		8,057,124 6.3 3.6 12.4
Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (6)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis 		% 85th - <95th
 % >=95th
New York 230,903 16.8 14.4
Nation
(Prior Year) 		3,572,939 16.1 14.4
Anemia (7)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis 		Low Hb/Hct
%
New York 380,545 12.6
Nation
(Prior Year) 		5,391,027 14.6
(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 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.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.