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Table 8C: 2011 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⁾
Race/Ethnicity	Number Included in Analysis	Low % < 2500g	High % > 4000g
White, Not Hispanic	34,535	7.2	8.5
Black, Not Hispanic	30,721	12.4	4.8
Hispanic	45,078	7.7	6.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	1,618	10.3	5.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	11,667	7.2	4.6
Multiple Races	2,613	9.9	7.3
All Other	31	*	*
Total	126,263	8.7	6.5

Height and Weight
Race/Ethnicity	Number Included in Analysis	Short Stature ⁽⁵⁾ % < 5th	Underweight ⁽⁶⁾ % < 5th	Obese ⁽⁶⁾ % >=95th
White, Not Hispanic	140,494	6.0	3.2	10.1
Black, Not Hispanic	113,346	4.3	4.9	10.7
Hispanic	189,026	4.0	2.8	14.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	5,628	4.9	5.3	11.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	42,452	3.5	5.6	8.1
Multiple Races	9,962	5.0	3.5	11.6
All Other	63	*	*	*
Total	500,971	4.6	3.6	11.9

Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years ⁽⁶⁾
Race/Ethnicity	Number Included in Analysis	85th - <95th %	>=95th %
White, Not Hispanic	64,305	16.5	11.9
Black, Not Hispanic	49,985	15.0	12.7
Hispanic	89,914	18.9	18.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	2,301	15.3	15.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	19,958	13.6	10.4
Multiple Races	4,422	15.8	13.5
All Other	18	*	*
Total	230,903	16.8	14.4

Anemia ⁽⁷⁾
Race/Ethnicity	Number Included in Analysis	Low Hb/Hct %
White, Not Hispanic	106,767	10.7
Black, Not Hispanic	83,449	18.7
Hispanic	147,303	11.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	4,029	12.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	31,295	8.7
Multiple Races	7,684	13.6
All Other	18	*
Total	380,545	12.6

Birthweight ⁽⁴⁾
Age	Number Included in Analysis	Low % < 2500g	High % > 4000g
0 - 11 Months	0	*	*
12 - 23 Months	0	*	*
24 - 35 Months	0	*	*
36 - 47 Months	0	*	*
48 - 59 Months	0	*	*
Total	0	*	*

Height and Weight
Age	Number Included in Analysis	Short Stature ⁽⁵⁾ % < 5th	Underweight ⁽⁶⁾ % < 5th	Obese ⁽⁶⁾ % >=95th
0 - 11 Months	147,364	6.1	6.5	6.8
12 - 23 Months	122,704	5.4	0.8	13.1
24 - 35 Months	84,726	3.4	3.8	11.7
36 - 47 Months	75,436	3.2	3.2	15.1
48 - 59 Months	70,741	2.8	2.9	16.9
Total	500,971	4.6	3.6	11.9

Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years ⁽⁶⁾
Age	Number Included in Analysis	85th - <95th %	>=95th %
0 - 11 Months	0	*	*
12 - 23 Months	0	*	*
24 - 35 Months	84,726	15.9	11.7
36 - 47 Months	75,436	17.2	15.1
48 - 59 Months	70,741	17.5	16.9
Total	230,903	16.8	14.4

Anemia ⁽⁷⁾
Age	Number Included in Analysis	Low Hb/Hct %
0 - 11 Months	47,191	16.5
12 - 23 Months	137,565	14.0
24 - 35 Months	82,950	12.8
36 - 47 Months	68,207	9.8
48 - 59 Months	44,632	8.4
Total	380,545	12.6
(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.