Table 8c
2002 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance (1)
State
Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and Age
Children Aged < 5 Years (2)
(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) Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 - < 95th percentile
category identifies children at risk of overweight.
(7) 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.