CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 16C

Table 16C
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
New York
Growth Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and Age
Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2)
Growth Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and Age (3)
  Short Stature (4) Underweight (5) Obese (5) Greater than or Equal to Years Overwieght (5)
Number Included
in Analysis
% Less than 5th Number Included
in Analysis
% Less than 5th Number Included
in Analysis
% Greater than or
Equal to 95th
Number Included
in Analysis
% Equal to 85th to
Less than 95th
% Greater than or
Equal to 95th
White, Not Hispanic
0 - 11 Months 41,365 6.0 41,365 5.5 41,365 11.1 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 33,457 6.0 33,457 3.3 33,457 14.0 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 61,449 4.8 61,449 2.8 61,449 12.3 61,449 17.1 12.3
Total 136,271 5.5 136,271 3.8 136,271 12.4 61,449 17.1 12.3
Black, Not Hispanic
0 - 11 Months 37,103 5.7 37,103 8.1 37,103 11.4 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 28,687 4.9 28,687 5.1 28,687 14.6 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 47,300 2.5 47,300 4.6 47,300 12.9 47,300 15.8 12.9
Total 113,090 4.2 113,090 5.9 113,090 12.8 47,300 15.8 12.9
Hispanic
0 - 11 Months 54,745 4.0 54,745 5.4 54,745 13.4 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 47,106 4.6 47,106 2.8 47,106 18.0 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 80,365 2.6 80,365 2.3 80,365 18.1 80,365 19.3 18.1
Total 182,216 3.6 182,216 3.4 182,216 16.6 80,365 19.3 18.1
American Indian/Alaska Native
0 - 11 Months 1,558 5.1 1,558 9.8 1,558 10.5 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 1,165 6.0 1,165 6.4 1,165 14.0 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 1,467 3.0 1,467 5.3 1,467 14.8 1,467 14.5 14.8
Total 4,190 4.6 4,190 7.3 4,190 13.0 1,467 14.5 14.8
Asian/Pacific Islander
0 - 11 Months 13,153 3.1 13,153 8.5 13,153 6.5 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 8,854 4.1 8,854 7.4 8,854 8.6 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 15,838 2.8 15,838 5.9 15,838 10.8 15,838 14.1 10.8
Total 37,845 3.2 37,845 7.2 37,845 8.8 15,838 14.1 10.8
Multiple Races
0 - 11 Months 2,667 6.0 2,667 5.6 2,667 12.5 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 2,319 5.2 2,319 2.8 2,319 16.0 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 3,287 3.5 3,287 4.4 3,287 12.7 3,287 16.1 12.7
Total 8,273 4.8 8,273 4.3 8,273 13.6 3,287 16.1 12.7
All Other/Unknown
0 - 11 Months 27 * 27 * 27 * 0 * *
12 - 23 Months 6 * 6 * 6 * 0 * *
24 - 59 Months 7 * 7 * 7 * 7 * *
Total 40 * 40 * 40 * 7 * *
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups
0 - 11 Months 150,618 4.9 150,618 6.4 150,618 11.6 0 0.0 0.0
12 - 23 Months 121,594 5.1 121,594 3.8 121,594 15.3 0 0.0 0.0
24 - 59 Months 209,713 3.3 209,713 3.3 209,713 14.6 209,713 17.4 14.6
Total 481,925 4.2 481,925 4.4 481,925 13.8 209,713 17.4 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) 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.
(5) 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.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.