CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 6B

Table 6B
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
New York
Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by County
Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2)
Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by County (3,4)
Birthweight (5)
  Contributor   Number Included  
in Analysis
  Low  
  % < 2500g  
  Low  
  Rank  
  High  
  % > 4000g  
  High  
  Rank  
Albany 1,281 11.9 (56) 6.9 (16)
Allegany 289 9.3 (48) 5.5 (3)
Bronx 16,935 10.8 (55) 5.8 (6)
Broome 1,218 8.6 (33) 7.4 (22)
Cattaraugus 497 7.4 (17) 5.6 (4)
Cayuga 454 7.9 (23) 9.3 (41)
Chautauqua 983 10.1 (53) 7.0 (17)
Chemung 640 8.8 (39) 5.9 (8)
Chenango 623 8.5 (30) 7.9 (27)
Clinton 461 7.4 (17) 8.9 (37)
Columbia 300 6.7 (12) 10.0 (47)
Cortland 331 5.4 (4) 7.3 (20)
Delaware 231 10.0 (52) 10.8 (51)
Dutchess 1,026 9.2 (46) 8.3 (33)
Erie 4,934 9.7 (50) 6.2 (11)
Essex 215 14.0 (59) 3.7 (1)
Franklin 336 4.2 (3) 8.9 (37)
Fulton 327 13.5 (58) 9.2 (39)
Genesee 514 8.8 (39) 8.6 (36)
Greene 163 8.6 (33) 7.4 (22)
Hamilton 22 * * * *
Herkimer 360 5.6 (5) 10.3 (50)
Jefferson 1,296 7.6 (20) 8.1 (29)
Kings 26,736 8.9 (42) 5.8 (6)
Lewis 382 8.1 (24) 7.1 (19)
Livingston 257 8.6 (33) 10.1 (48)
Madison 440 6.6 (11) 9.3 (41)
Monroe 3,572 9.6 (49) 7.6 (26)
Montgomery 401 9.2 (46) 8.2 (31)
Nassau 3,888 8.2 (25) 6.4 (12)
New York 13,333 8.5 (30) 6.1 (10)
Niagara 1,113 8.7 (37) 7.9 (27)
Oneida 1,442 8.7 (37) 9.7 (46)
Onondaga 2,757 8.4 (28) 9.5 (45)
Ontario 477 6.9 (14) 10.1 (48)
Orange 2,209 7.2 (15) 8.1 (29)
Orleans 212 8.5 (30) 8.5 (35)
Oswego 819 5.6 (5) 11.2 (53)
Otsego 276 6.2 (9) 12.0 (55)
Putnam 242 9.1 (43) 4.1 (2)
Queens 16,476 8.6 (33) 5.7 (5)
Rensselaer 887 8.3 (26) 9.4 (44)
Richmond 2,015 8.8 (39) 6.7 (15)
Rockland 2,034 6.3 (10) 7.5 (25)
Saratoga 618 9.9 (51) 9.2 (39)
Schenectady 905 10.1 (53) 8.2 (31)
Schoharie 176 11.9 (56) 14.8 (59)
Schuyler 94 * * * *
Seneca 119 3.4 (2) 8.4 (34)
St. Lawrence 384 9.1 (43) 7.0 (17)
Steuben 535 6.7 (12) 7.3 (20)
Suffolk 6,193 8.3 (26) 7.4 (22)
Sullivan 527 7.8 (22) 9.3 (41)
Tioga 320 5.9 (8) 12.2 (56)
Tompkins 362 5.8 (7) 12.4 (57)
Ulster 634 8.4 (28) 6.6 (14)
Warren 371 7.5 (19) 13.7 (58)
Washington 401 7.2 (15) 11.7 (54)
Wayne 463 7.6 (20) 10.8 (51)
Westchester 4,815 9.1 (43) 6.0 (9)
Wyoming 140 2.1 (1) 6.4 (12)
Yates 80 * * * *
Unknown Counties 27 * * * *
New York 130,568 8.9 6.7
Nation
(Prior Year)
1,953,242 9.1 6.4

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Height and Weight
  Contributor     Number Included  
in Analysis  
  Short Stature (6)  
% < 5th
  Short Stature  
Rank
  Underweight (7)  
% < 5th
  Underweight  
Rank
  Obese (7)  
% >=95th
  Obese  
Rank
Albany 4,943 4.9 (29) 3.4 (39) 15.2 (38)
Allegany 1,244 5.4 (38) 1.2 (5) 14.5 (29)
Bronx 63,460 3.5 (4) 5.1 (54) 14.6 (32)
Broome 4,698 5.2 (32) 1.8 (14) 15.9 (43)
Cattaraugus 2,115 5.5 (46) 1.2 (5) 17.5 (58)
Cayuga 1,743 4.7 (23) 3.9 (44) 12.7 (11)
Chautauqua 4,040 5.6 (48) 1.9 (17) 15.0 (37)
Chemung 2,821 6.0 (54) 1.6 (10) 14.5 (29)
Chenango 2,541 4.6 (22) 1.9 (17) 14.4 (26)
Clinton 1,788 5.9 (50) 3.1 (35) 13.0 (14)
Columbia 1,237 3.6 (5) 3.2 (37) 16.9 (54)
Cortland 1,367 4.2 (13) 1.7 (12) 11.5 (5)
Delaware 1,128 4.4 (17) 1.8 (14) 14.9 (35)
Dutchess 3,526 4.1 (12) 3.9 (44) 13.0 (14)
Erie 17,777 4.8 (27) 5.2 (56) 13.6 (22)
Essex 812 5.4 (38) 3.0 (32) 16.6 (51)
Franklin 1,317 5.5 (46) 2.1 (22) 13.1 (17)
Fulton 1,197 6.0 (54) 3.0 (32) 14.9 (35)
Genesee 1,992 6.3 (58) 3.7 (43) 15.5 (41)
Greene 678 4.3 (15) 3.1 (35) 12.7 (11)
Hamilton 76 * * * * * *
Herkimer 1,537 5.4 (38) 2.1 (22) 13.1 (17)
Jefferson 4,756 5.2 (32) 2.8 (27) 11.3 (4)
Kings 100,550 4.5 (18) 5.3 (58) 12.4 (9)
Lewis 1,399 3.3 (3) 4.0 (47) 11.7 (6)
Livingston 1,041 5.4 (38) 1.8 (14) 14.4 (26)
Madison 1,849 5.9 (50) 1.3 (7) 16.2 (47)
Monroe 13,743 4.5 (18) 4.9 (53) 13.8 (24)
Montgomery 1,545 6.1 (56) 3.9 (44) 17.1 (55)
Nassau 11,768 4.9 (29) 5.1 (54) 18.0 (59)
New York 48,444 2.9 (1) 3.5 (41) 12.9 (13)
Niagara 4,339 4.0 (11) 4.2 (49) 12.0 (8)
Oneida 5,548 4.7 (23) 3.3 (38) 13.1 (17)
Onondaga 10,474 5.4 (38) 2.7 (26) 15.3 (39)
Ontario 1,806 5.3 (36) 0.9 (4) 17.1 (55)
Orange 8,496 5.4 (38) 4.6 (51) 10.9 (2)
Orleans 884 5.4 (38) 2.9 (29) 16.6 (51)
Oswego 3,637 5.4 (38) 1.5 (8) 15.3 (39)
Otsego 1,137 5.9 (50) 3.4 (39) 14.6 (32)
Putnam 912 3.2 (2) 3.6 (42) 16.3 (48)
Queens 56,695 3.6 (5) 5.9 (61) 13.1 (17)
Rensselaer 3,431 3.7 (7) 5.4 (59) 13.7 (23)
Richmond 7,230 3.9 (10) 5.2 (56) 14.6 (32)
Rockland 8,824 5.2 (32) 4.6 (51) 9.5 (1)
Saratoga 2,075 4.2 (13) 4.1 (48) 13.0 (14)
Schenectady 3,454 5.0 (31) 3.0 (32) 16.3 (48)
Schoharie 687 6.1 (56) 2.2 (24) 16.4 (50)
Schuyler 407 6.4 (60) 0.7 (2) 14.5 (29)
Seneca 450 4.7 (23) 0.7 (2) 20.4 (61)
St. Lawrence 1,527 5.8 (49) 2.8 (27) 13.2 (21)
Steuben 2,286 6.6 (61) 1.6 (10) 14.4 (26)
Suffolk 17,860 4.8 (27) 4.5 (50) 18.4 (60)
Sullivan 2,071 6.3 (58) 2.0 (21) 16.6 (51)
Tioga 1,401 4.3 (15) 1.9 (17) 14.2 (25)
Tompkins 1,481 4.5 (18) 2.2 (24) 11.7 (6)
Ulster 1,979 3.8 (8) 5.6 (60) 12.6 (10)
Warren 1,487 5.2 (32) 2.9 (29) 11.2 (3)
Washington 1,688 4.7 (23) 1.5 (8) 17.4 (57)
Wayne 1,855 5.3 (36) 1.7 (12) 16.1 (44)
Westchester 19,662 3.8 (8) 2.9 (29) 16.1 (44)
Wyoming 578 5.9 (50) 1.9 (17) 15.7 (42)
Yates 336 4.5 (18) 0.3 (1) 16.1 (44)
Unknown Counties 96 * * * * * *
New York 481,925 4.2 4.4 13.8
Nation
(Prior Year)
7,526,585 6.2 4.5 13.9

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Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (7)
  Contributor     Number Included  
in Analysis
  85th - <95th  
%
  85th - <95th  
Rank
  >=95th  
%
  >=95th  
Rank
Albany 2,174 17.4 (25) 14.3 (24)
Allegany 623 18.5 (36) 12.4 (7)
Bronx 28,202 17.1 (19) 15.1 (35)
Broome 2,170 20.0 (56) 14.4 (26)
Cattaraugus 956 19.9 (54) 16.2 (48)
Cayuga 785 19.4 (48) 11.8 (5)
Chautauqua 1,835 20.1 (57) 13.1 (11)
Chemung 1,335 16.8 (13) 14.5 (28)
Chenango 1,183 16.9 (14) 13.8 (20)
Clinton 811 14.9 (3) 14.9 (32)
Columbia 579 17.8 (32) 18.0 (56)
Cortland 651 19.7 (52) 10.9 (2)
Delaware 556 17.8 (32) 15.1 (35)
Dutchess 1,436 17.3 (22) 13.7 (16)
Erie 7,596 15.3 (5) 14.0 (21)
Essex 384 16.4 (11) 17.4 (54)
Franklin 611 19.6 (50) 15.2 (39)
Fulton 545 19.8 (53) 15.6 (43)
Genesee 912 17.5 (28) 15.5 (41)
Greene 302 19.2 (45) 16.6 (52)
Hamilton 37 * * * *
Herkimer 741 18.8 (40) 14.4 (26)
Jefferson 2,038 17.4 (25) 10.9 (2)
Kings 44,675 16.3 (8) 13.0 (10)
Lewis 626 16.9 (14) 12.3 (6)
Livingston 475 17.3 (22) 13.7 (16)
Madison 838 19.6 (50) 16.9 (53)
Monroe 6,096 15.8 (6) 13.7 (16)
Montgomery 690 16.7 (12) 14.6 (29)
Nassau 4,170 18.8 (40) 22.5 (61)
New York 21,412 18.6 (39) 12.8 (8)
Niagara 1,972 17.0 (17) 13.4 (12)
Oneida 2,441 16.2 (7) 14.3 (24)
Onondaga 4,606 17.7 (30) 14.0 (21)
Ontario 864 17.9 (35) 15.0 (34)
Orange 3,755 17.8 (32) 13.4 (12)
Orleans 413 19.9 (54) 16.5 (50)
Oswego 1,726 20.9 (58) 14.8 (30)
Otsego 531 16.9 (14) 15.3 (40)
Putnam 402 19.2 (45) 21.6 (58)
Queens 22,910 17.2 (20) 15.6 (43)
Rensselaer 1,543 15.1 (4) 15.1 (35)
Richmond 3,155 18.5 (36) 17.7 (55)
Rockland 4,049 16.3 (8) 10.6 (1)
Saratoga 876 19.4 (48) 14.2 (23)
Schenectady 1,559 17.4 (25) 16.1 (47)
Schoharie 311 17.0 (17) 12.9 (9)
Schuyler 188 13.8 (1) 16.5 (50)
Seneca 214 21.0 (59) 22.0 (59)
St. Lawrence 711 17.2 (20) 13.4 (12)
Steuben 1,043 18.8 (40) 14.8 (30)
Suffolk 5,880 18.9 (43) 22.0 (59)
Sullivan 929 17.7 (30) 15.9 (45)
Tioga 670 18.5 (36) 15.5 (41)
Tompkins 687 14.6 (2) 13.7 (16)
Ulster 750 17.6 (29) 18.5 (57)
Warren 682 17.3 (22) 11.7 (4)
Washington 809 21.9 (61) 15.9 (45)
Wayne 916 19.2 (45) 13.4 (12)
Westchester 9,199 19.1 (44) 16.4 (49)
Wyoming 276 16.3 (8) 14.9 (32)
Yates 166 21.7 (60) 15.1 (35)
Unknown Counties 36 * * * *
New York 209,713 17.4 14.6
Nation
(Prior Year)
3,058,130 16.4 14.9

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  Anemia (8)
  Contributor     Number Included   in Analysis   Low Hb/Hct   %   Low Hb/Hct   Rank
Albany 3,588 23.4 (61)
Allegany 904 14.9 (44)
Bronx 46,853 13.2 (38)
Broome 3,433 5.4 (8)
Cattaraugus 1,589 7.2 (9)
Cayuga 1,164 13.1 (37)
Chautauqua 3,071 9.4 (18)
Chemung 2,191 4.2 (2)
Chenango 2,055 11.4 (29)
Clinton 1,315 4.6 (4)
Columbia 937 13.3 (39)
Cortland 1,007 8.8 (16)
Delaware 892 15.8 (48)
Dutchess 2,445 18.5 (55)
Erie 11,996 8.7 (15)
Essex 569 4.6 (4)
Franklin 1,182 17.2 (52)
Fulton 860 4.7 (6)
Genesee 1,296 15.5 (47)
Greene 523 15.1 (45)
Hamilton 57 * *
Herkimer 1,156 16.6 (51)
Jefferson 4,178 16.5 (50)
Kings 76,263 12.9 (33)
Lewis 1,252 9.4 (18)
Livingston 771 10.8 (26)
Madison 1,388 13.0 (35)
Monroe 9,894 12.5 (32)
Montgomery 1,125 7.3 (11)
Nassau 7,816 14.5 (43)
New York 35,411 11.9 (31)
Niagara 2,223 9.5 (20)
Oneida 4,139 17.8 (53)
Onondaga 9,548 14.1 (42)
Ontario 1,301 20.4 (59)
Orange 6,232 15.4 (46)
Orleans 609 21.5 (60)
Oswego 3,068 8.8 (16)
Otsego 966 7.2 (9)
Putnam 777 13.5 (40)
Queens 40,054 9.7 (21)
Rensselaer 2,589 10.7 (25)
Richmond 5,120 9.7 (21)
Rockland 6,732 13.0 (35)
Saratoga 1,425 19.0 (56)
Schenectady 2,521 19.2 (57)
Schoharie 507 5.1 (7)
Schuyler 312 3.2 (1)
Seneca 321 15.9 (49)
St. Lawrence 1,412 11.4 (29)
Steuben 1,710 7.8 (13)
Suffolk 11,391 11.1 (27)
Sullivan 1,868 10.6 (24)
Tioga 1,150 13.9 (41)
Tompkins 1,264 8.5 (14)
Ulster 1,298 12.9 (33)
Warren 1,350 4.4 (3)
Washington 1,284 11.2 (28)
Wayne 1,353 19.8 (58)
Westchester 14,864 10.5 (23)
Wyoming 426 7.5 (12)
Yates 257 17.9 (54)
Unknown Counties 67 * *
New York 355,319 12.2
Nation (Prior Year) 4,759,588 15.0
(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) Rank compares this county's rate to other counties. Rank 1 = best rate.
(5) Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis.
(6) 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.
(7) 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 children at risk of overweight.
(8) 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.

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