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How To... - Read A Data Table - Trend Tables
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Use the PedNSS and PNSS Health Indicator by Demographic Variable trend tables to identify increases or decreases in the prevalence of health indicators over time for specific race/ethnicity or age groups.
PedNSS Health Indicator by Demographic Variable Trend tables include:
PNSS Health Indicator by Demographic Variable Trend tables include:
These tables can be used to answer questions such as:
The following paragraphs provide general information about the table data that will help you with interpretation.
Title
For PedNSS and PNSS, the table titles show the health indicator or group of
health indicators that are analyzed in
the table.
For PNSS, the table title includes a group of health indicators but only
selected health indicators are included in the group.
Review the PNSS table titles.
We're going to look at sections of the PedNSS Table 18C Summary of Trends in Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity. You can click on the View Sample Table link below each portion to review the entire table. The sample table is numbered to match the portions shown below.
Data start with the most recent year for the 10-year period. | |
Although Anemia prevalence is higher among
Black, Not Hispanic children than among White, Not Hispanic
children, anemia decreased in both groups over the 10-year period. The prevalence of Overweight (defined as > 95th) among children >2 years of age increased in the White, Non-Hispanic group and remained stable in the Black, Non-Hispanic group. |
Review the definition of
Birthweight and
its prevalence calculation.
Review the definition of
Growth Indicators and
its prevalence calculation.
Review the definition of
Anemia and
its prevalence calculation.