CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 6B 2006-2008

Table 6B
2006 - 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 3,859 10.5 (61) 6.9 (13)
Allegany 818 8.7 (45) 4.9 (1)
Bronx 50,318 10.4 (59) 5.9 (4)
Broome 3,476 8.3 (35) 8.6 (35)
Cattaraugus 1,553 8.0 (25) 6.1 (7)
Cayuga 1,302 7.8 (22) 8.5 (32)
Chautauqua 2,903 9.4 (53) 7.0 (14)
Chemung 1,957 9.8 (55) 6.6 (9)
Chenango 1,779 8.1 (26) 8.7 (36)
Clinton 1,362 8.4 (36) 7.9 (26)
Columbia 940 8.2 (30) 8.5 (32)
Cortland 992 7.2 (9) 9.1 (41)
Delaware 733 7.6 (18) 9.7 (46)
Dutchess 2,988 8.4 (36) 8.4 (31)
Erie 14,695 9.3 (52) 6.7 (10)
Essex 588 10.4 (59) 7.1 (15)
Franklin 1,002 7.2 (9) 7.9 (26)
Fulton 917 10.1 (56) 8.7 (36)
Genesee 1,510 7.3 (12) 10.1 (50)
Greene 507 9.1 (51) 9.9 (47)
Hamilton 54 * * * *
Herkimer 1,079 6.6 (4) 11.3 (58)
Jefferson 3,442 7.5 (15) 8.8 (39)
Kings 79,743 8.9 (48) 5.8 (3)
Lewis 1,048 7.5 (15) 7.3 (17)
Livingston 741 6.5 (3) 11.3 (58)
Madison 1,333 7.7 (21) 10.6 (54)
Monroe 10,638 10.1 (56) 7.2 (16)
Montgomery 1,147 8.7 (45) 8.5 (32)
Nassau 10,983 8.7 (45) 6.8 (11)
New York 40,902 8.4 (36) 6.0 (6)
Niagara 3,284 8.6 (41) 7.6 (24)
Oneida 4,208 9.0 (50) 9.3 (44)
Onondaga 7,976 8.6 (41) 8.3 (30)
Ontario 1,374 7.5 (15) 10.6 (54)
Orange 6,351 6.7 (5) 7.5 (21)
Orleans 651 7.4 (14) 9.1 (41)
Oswego 2,497 7.0 (6) 10.2 (51)
Otsego 833 7.6 (18) 11.0 (56)
Putnam 642 7.3 (12) 5.5 (2)
Queens 48,798 8.6 (41) 5.9 (4)
Rensselaer 2,528 8.2 (30) 9.0 (40)
Richmond 6,056 8.9 (48) 6.8 (11)
Rockland 5,871 6.0 (2) 7.8 (25)
Saratoga 1,675 8.5 (39) 8.7 (36)
Schenectady 2,656 10.2 (58) 7.5 (21)
Schoharie 516 8.1 (26) 10.5 (53)
Schuyler 272 7.0 (6) 9.6 (45)
Seneca 370 7.8 (22) 10.3 (52)
St. Lawrence 1,163 8.1 (26) 7.4 (18)
Steuben 1,743 8.2 (30) 7.4 (18)
Suffolk 18,029 8.2 (30) 7.5 (21)
Sullivan 1,595 9.7 (54) 7.9 (26)
Tioga 929 7.9 (24) 11.0 (56)
Tompkins 1,059 7.6 (18) 9.1 (41)
Ulster 1,846 8.2 (30) 7.4 (18)
Warren 1,012 8.5 (39) 11.5 (60)
Washington 1,104 7.2 (9) 9.9 (47)
Wayne 1,378 7.1 (8) 10.0 (49)
Westchester 14,347 8.6 (41) 6.1 (7)
Wyoming 409 4.4 (1) 8.1 (29)
Yates 258 8.1 (26) 13.2 (61)
Unknown Counties 27 * * * *
New York 386,766 8.8   6.7  

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Height and Weight
Contributor   Number Included  
in Analysis
  Short Stature (6)  
% < 5th
  Short Stature  
Rank
  Underweight (7)  
% < 5th
  Underweight  
Rank
  Overweight (7)  
% >=95th
  Overweight  
Rank
Albany 14,384 4.8 (26) 3.8 (42) 15.0 (35)
Allegany 3,617 5.4 (46) 1.6 (12) 14.4 (29)
Bronx 184,500 3.5 (4) 4.9 (52) 14.8 (32)
Broome 13,468 5.7 (53) 2.0 (18) 15.9 (46)
Cattaraugus 6,176 6.1 (57) 1.5 (10) 17.2 (57)
Cayuga 5,079 4.4 (20) 3.3 (37) 13.2 (20)
Chautauqua 11,747 5.2 (41) 1.9 (16) 13.6 (24)
Chemung 8,336 5.6 (51) 1.6 (12) 13.4 (21)
Chenango 7,355 5.0 (31) 2.2 (23) 14.6 (30)
Clinton 5,124 5.9 (55) 2.8 (28) 11.9 (7)
Columbia 3,810 4.3 (17) 2.6 (25) 17.0 (54)
Cortland 3,987 5.1 (36) 1.2 (4) 12.5 (10)
Delaware 3,129 4.1 (12) 2.0 (18) 16.0 (47)
Dutchess 10,045 3.6 (6) 3.9 (44) 13.4 (21)
Erie 52,089 4.9 (29) 5.3 (55) 13.1 (17)
Essex 2,338 4.2 (14) 2.7 (26) 15.3 (40)
Franklin 3,943 5.0 (31) 2.0 (18) 12.7 (11)
Fulton 3,433 6.7 (62) 3.8 (42) 15.6 (44)
Genesee 5,812 5.6 (51) 4.6 (49) 15.0 (35)
Greene 2,030 3.9 (10) 3.5 (39) 13.7 (25)
Hamilton 226 6.2 (58) 6.6 (62) 15.0 (35)
Herkimer 4,475 5.5 (48) 1.8 (15) 12.9 (14)
Jefferson 13,070 4.8 (26) 2.8 (28) 10.6 (2)
Kings 296,869 4.2 (14) 5.4 (58) 12.3 (8)
Lewis 4,120 3.4 (2) 4.1 (45) 12.4 (9)
Livingston 3,035 4.6 (24) 2.2 (23) 13.9 (26)
Madison 5,427 5.0 (31) 1.3 (6) 15.5 (43)
Monroe 39,670 4.3 (17) 5.2 (54) 13.1 (17)
Montgomery 4,380 6.3 (60) 4.1 (45) 16.6 (51)
Nassau 32,955 5.0 (31) 5.3 (55) 18.0 (60)
New York 145,107 2.9 (1) 3.7 (40) 13.1 (17)
Niagara 12,692 3.5 (4) 4.7 (50) 11.6 (5)
Oneida 16,196 5.1 (36) 3.2 (35) 13.5 (23)
Onondaga 30,233 5.1 (36) 2.8 (28) 14.9 (33)
Ontario 5,243 5.3 (42) 1.3 (6) 16.3 (49)
Orange 23,647 5.4 (46) 5.7 (59) 10.9 (3)
Orleans 2,600 4.4 (20) 3.0 (31) 16.7 (52)
Oswego 10,681 5.1 (36) 1.4 (8) 15.3 (40)
Otsego 3,249 5.9 (55) 3.2 (35) 15.0 (35)
Putnam 2,444 3.8 (7) 3.4 (38) 18.3 (61)
Queens 160,088 3.4 (2) 5.9 (61) 13.0 (15)
Rensselaer 9,580 4.0 (11) 4.4 (48) 14.9 (33)
Richmond 21,767 3.8 (7) 5.1 (53) 14.7 (31)
Rockland 24,455 5.3 (42) 4.8 (51) 10.1 (1)
Saratoga 5,820 4.3 (17) 4.3 (47) 12.8 (12)
Schenectady 9,796 5.1 (36) 3.7 (40) 15.8 (45)
Schoharie 2,028 5.5 (48) 1.9 (16) 16.5 (50)
Schuyler 1,176 5.8 (54) 0.9 (1) 15.3 (40)
Seneca 1,387 5.0 (31) 1.1 (3) 19.4 (62)
St. Lawrence 4,489 5.5 (48) 2.7 (26) 13.0 (15)
Steuben 6,998 6.5 (61) 1.4 (8) 14.2 (27)
Suffolk 49,085 4.5 (22) 5.3 (55) 17.5 (58)
Sullivan 5,950 6.2 (58) 2.0 (18) 16.2 (48)
Tioga 4,050 4.7 (25) 1.6 (12) 14.2 (27)
Tompkins 4,365 4.5 (22) 3.1 (32) 11.0 (4)
Ulster 5,440 3.8 (7) 5.8 (60) 12.8 (12)
Warren 4,292 5.3 (42) 3.1 (32) 11.8 (6)
Washington 4,851 4.9 (29) 1.5 (10) 17.0 (54)
Wayne 5,308 5.3 (42) 1.2 (4) 16.9 (53)
Westchester 57,065 4.1 (12) 3.1 (32) 17.0 (54)
Wyoming 1,723 4.8 (26) 2.0 (18) 15.1 (39)
Yates 1,071 4.2 (14) 0.9 (1) 17.7 (59)
Unknown Counties 97 * * * * * *
New York 1,397,602 4.2   4.5   13.8  

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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 6,327 16.9 (17) 14.0 (28)
Allegany 1,790 19.5 (53) 11.5 (3)
Bronx 81,879 17.2 (23) 15.4 (39)
Broome 6,165 18.8 (47) 14.7 (33)
Cattaraugus 2,794 19.5 (53) 16.7 (50)
Cayuga 2,354 17.5 (29) 12.2 (5)
Chautauqua 5,382 18.5 (45) 12.4 (6)
Chemung 4,013 17.5 (29) 13.2 (9)
Chenango 3,419 17.7 (31) 13.6 (21)
Clinton 2,345 15.7 (4) 13.4 (15)
Columbia 1,755 17.9 (35) 17.1 (53)
Cortland 1,850 20.6 (57) 11.7 (4)
Delaware 1,464 18.3 (40) 17.0 (52)
Dutchess 4,084 18.0 (38) 13.4 (15)
Erie 22,595 15.6 (2) 13.4 (15)
Essex 1,097 17.8 (34) 16.0 (46)
Franklin 1,848 18.9 (50) 13.7 (23)
Fulton 1,556 16.6 (14) 14.6 (32)
Genesee 2,655 16.8 (15) 16.2 (47)
Greene 898 17.9 (35) 16.5 (49)
Hamilton 113 15.9 (5) 15.9 (44)
Herkimer 2,119 17.7 (31) 13.7 (23)
Jefferson 5,762 16.2 (7) 10.1 (1)
Kings 132,118 16.3 (8) 13.0 (8)
Lewis 1,922 16.8 (15) 13.4 (15)
Livingston 1,413 17.3 (24) 13.9 (27)
Madison 2,516 18.3 (40) 15.9 (44)
Monroe 17,682 16.1 (6) 13.4 (15)
Montgomery 1,996 16.5 (12) 13.8 (26)
Nassau 11,947 18.7 (46) 22.2 (60)
New York 63,702 18.4 (43) 13.4 (15)
Niagara 5,941 17.3 (24) 13.2 (9)
Oneida 7,261 17.1 (22) 15.0 (38)
Onondaga 13,658 16.9 (17) 13.7 (23)
Ontario 2,466 20.3 (56) 14.9 (35)
Orange 10,344 17.7 (31) 13.3 (13)
Orleans 1,190 20.8 (59) 17.5 (56)
Oswego 5,042 20.6 (57) 14.8 (34)
Otsego 1,502 17.3 (24) 15.6 (41)
Putnam 1,089 18.3 (40) 22.7 (62)
Queens 63,288 17.4 (28) 15.7 (43)
Rensselaer 4,319 16.5 (12) 15.4 (39)
Richmond 9,380 18.2 (39) 17.2 (55)
Rockland 11,040 16.9 (17) 11.0 (2)
Saratoga 2,508 18.4 (43) 14.2 (30)
Schenectady 4,376 16.9 (17) 14.9 (35)
Schoharie 974 17.0 (21) 13.2 (9)
Schuyler 578 16.4 (9) 17.5 (56)
Seneca 649 22.5 (62) 16.9 (51)
St. Lawrence 2,052 16.4 (9) 13.3 (13)
Steuben 3,207 19.1 (52) 14.2 (30)
Suffolk 15,522 19.5 (53) 22.3 (61)
Sullivan 2,628 18.8 (47) 16.4 (48)
Tioga 1,923 17.9 (35) 14.9 (35)
Tompkins 2,072 15.6 (2) 12.8 (7)
Ulster 2,001 16.4 (9) 18.9 (59)
Warren 1,984 17.3 (24) 13.2 (9)
Washington 2,362 20.8 (59) 17.1 (53)
Wayne 2,559 18.8 (47) 14.0 (28)
Westchester 26,510 18.9 (50) 17.8 (58)
Wyoming 804 15.3 (1) 13.6 (21)
Yates 537 21.4 (61) 15.6 (41)
Unknown Counties 36 * * * *
New York 607,362 17.4   14.6  

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Anemia (8)
  Contributor     Number Included  
  in Analysis  
  Low Hb/Hct  
  %  
  Low Hb/Hct  
  Rank  
Albany 10,326 21.9 (62)
Allegany 2,678 14.3 (43)
Bronx 135,024 12.8 (37)
Broome 9,852 7.9 (11)
Cattaraugus 4,547 6.9 (8)
Cayuga 3,420 13.5 (40)
Chautauqua 8,792 8.8 (17)
Chemung 6,388 5.0 (3)
Chenango 5,650 12.4 (33)
Clinton 3,747 5.3 (5)
Columbia 2,881 11.5 (28)
Cortland 2,951 7.1 (9)
Delaware 2,375 15.3 (47)
Dutchess 6,913 15.1 (45)
Erie 34,803 8.6 (14)
Essex 1,685 5.9 (6)
Franklin 3,293 13.9 (41)
Fulton 2,484 6.4 (7)
Genesee 3,808 15.5 (48)
Greene 1,517 14.3 (43)
Hamilton 177 15.8 (50)
Herkimer 3,354 16.5 (53)
Jefferson 10,431 15.2 (46)
Kings 224,788 12.0 (31)
Lewis 3,553 10.1 (24)
Livingston 2,244 12.4 (33)
Madison 4,033 10.9 (26)
Monroe 27,928 11.5 (28)
Montgomery 3,183 8.4 (13)
Nassau 22,060 12.7 (36)
New York 105,399 11.2 (27)
Niagara 6,455 7.7 (10)
Oneida 11,958 18.5 (57)
Onondaga 27,500 17.0 (54)
Ontario 3,769 18.1 (56)
Orange 17,196 14.2 (42)
Orleans 1,748 21.1 (61)
Oswego 8,414 9.1 (19)
Otsego 2,757 8.1 (12)
Putnam 2,138 13.2 (38)
Queens 111,040 9.0 (18)
Rensselaer 8,031 17.3 (55)
Richmond 15,515 8.7 (16)
Rockland 18,435 13.3 (39)
Saratoga 4,075 18.7 (59)
Schenectady 7,006 20.3 (60)
Schoharie 1,508 5.1 (4)
Schuyler 899 3.3 (1)
Seneca 982 16.4 (52)
St. Lawrence 3,773 12.2 (32)
Steuben 5,160 10.0 (22)
Suffolk 30,220 9.6 (20)
Sullivan 5,425 11.6 (30)
Tioga 3,375 15.8 (50)
Tompkins 3,413 10.4 (25)
Ulster 3,406 12.5 (35)
Warren 3,852 3.7 (2)
Washington 3,738 9.9 (21)
Wayne 3,850 18.6 (58)
Westchester 42,639 10.0 (22)
Wyoming 1,275 8.6 (14)
Yates 802 15.6 (49)
Unknown Counties 68 * *
New York 1,020,706 11.7  
(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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