A.1.
|
Prevalence of
Overweight/Obesity in U.S. Children
|
- a. Number
and percentage of children (ages 6 to 11 years) and adolescents (ages 12 to 17
years) who were overweight, by gender and race/ethnicity— United States,
Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III),
1988-1994.
b. Prevalence of overweight (BMI
 85th percentile) in Native American
school-age children by gender and age, 1990-1991.
c. Selected
studies describing the prevalence of overweight in Native Americans,
1981-1993.
Table
III.A.1.a: Number and Percentage of Children (Aged 6-11 Years) and Adolescents
(Aged 12-17 Years) Who Were Overweight1, by Gender and
Race/Ethnicity2
United States,
Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III),
1988-1994
| Characteristic |
No. |
(%) |
(95%
CI)3 |
No. |
(%) |
(95% CI)
|
| Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White,
non-Hispanic |
446 |
(13.2) |
(8.7%-7.6%) |
281 |
(11.6) |
(7.6%-15.6%) |
| Black,
non-Hispanic |
584 |
(14.7) |
(11.2%-8.3%) |
412 |
(12.5) |
(9.2%-15.8%) |
| Mexican
American |
565 |
(18.8) |
(14.6%-23.0%) |
406 |
(15.0) |
(10.8%-19.1%) |
| Total
|
1,673 |
(14.7) |
(11.5%-7.9%) |
1,154 |
(12.3) |
(9.3%-15.3%) |
| Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White,
non-Hispanic |
428 |
(11.9) |
(7.2%-16.5%) |
342 |
(9.6) |
(5.5%-13.6%) |
| Black,
non-Hispanic |
538 |
(17.9) |
(14.5%-1.2%) |
447 |
(16.3) |
(11.9%-20.8%) |
| Mexican
American |
581 |
(15.8) |
(10.3%-1.3%) |
412 |
(14.0) |
(6.8%-21.2%) |
| Total
|
1,606 |
(12.5) |
(9.4%-15.7%) |
1,274 |
(10.7) |
(7.7%-13.7%) |
| Total5 |
3,279 |
(13.7) |
(11.4%-5.9%) |
2,428 |
(11.5) |
(9.0%-14.0%) |
1Overweight is defined as a
BMI (kg/m2) at or above gender- and age-specific 95th-percentile BMI
cutoff points calculated at 6-month age intervals, derived respectively from
National Health Examination Survey, cycles 2 and 3.
2Numbers
for other racial/ethnic groups were too small for meaningful
analysis.
3Confidence
interval
4Excludes
pregnant females and one person with an outlier sample weight.
5Total
estimates include racial/ethnic groups not shown.
Source: MMWR,
3-7-97 (759).
Table III.A.1.b: Prevalence of Overweight (BMI
85th Percentile)
in Native American School-Age Children by
Gender and Age, 1990-91*
| Age |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| 5 |
364 |
36.0 |
404 |
30.3 |
| 6 |
539 |
30.6 |
494 |
37.0 |
| 7 |
482 |
46.5 |
538 |
43.1 |
| 8 |
524 |
42.6 |
495 |
42.2 |
| 9 |
511 |
45.2 |
469 |
38.8 |
| 10 |
493 |
40.5 |
404 |
37.6 |
| 11 |
419 |
36.0 |
384 |
35.4 |
| 12 |
369 |
47.4 |
311 |
41.8 |
| 13 |
281 |
43.8 |
231 |
42.4 |
| 14 |
246 |
35.4 |
228 |
36.4 |
| 15 |
249 |
39.0 |
209 |
55.0 |
| 16 |
204 |
26.5 |
181 |
39.8 |
| 17 |
165 |
35.8 |
152 |
40.4 |
| 18 |
75 |
32.0 |
43 |
39.5 |
*Adapted from
Jackson MY and Strauss KF.
Source: Broussard et al. Toward comprehensive obesity prevention programs
in Native American communities. Obesity Res 1995;3:289-97S (26).
Table III.A.1.c:
Selected Studies Describing the Prevalence of Overweight in Native Americans,
1981-1993
| Population |
Source |
Age |
Year |
Definition of Overweight* |
Total |
Males
% |
Females
% |
| Preschool children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Native Americans, national |
Measured |
<5 |
1988 |
a |
11.2 |
|
|
| Mescalero Apache, NM |
Measured |
1-5 |
1988 |
a
|
19.5 |
|
|
| School-age children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Native Americans, national |
Measured |
5-18 |
1990-1991 |
b
|
39.3 |
|
|
| Devils Lake Sioux, ND |
Measured |
9-13 |
1989 |
b
|
|
32.1 |
30.6 |
| Winnebago and Omaha, NE |
Measured |
7-17 |
1990 |
b
|
|
32.7 |
34.4 |
| Pueblo Indians, NM |
Measured |
9-13 |
1988-1991 |
b
|
40.4 |
|
|
| Navajo Indians, NM |
Measured |
9-13 |
1988-1991 |
b
|
29.1 |
|
|
| Navajo Indians, NM AZ |
Measured |
5-17 |
1989 |
c
|
|
12.5 |
11.2 |
| Navajo Indians, NM AZ |
Measured |
14-18 |
1988-1990 |
b
|
|
25.0 |
33.0 |
*Definition of
Overweight:
a=Weight-for-height
>95th percentile NCHS reference population
b=BMI
85th percentile NHANES II reference
population
c=Weight-for-age
>95th percentile NCHS reference population
Source:
Broussard et al. Toward comprehensive obesity prevention programs in
Native American communities. Obesity Res 1995;3:289-97S.(26)
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