19-3. | Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. |
Target and baseline:
Objective |
Reduction in Overweight or Obese Children and Adolescents* |
1988–94
|
2010
|
|
|
Percent |
|
19-3a. |
Children aged 6 to 11 years |
11 |
5 |
19-3b. |
Adolescents aged 12 to 19 years |
11 |
5 |
19-3c. |
Children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years |
11 |
5 |
*Defined as at or above the gender- and age-specific 95th percentile of BMI based on the revised CDC Growth Charts for the United States.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.
Children and Adolescents Aged 6 to 19 Years, 1988–94 (unless noted) |
Overweight or Obese |
||
19-3a. |
19-3b. |
19-3c. |
|
Percent |
|||
TOTAL |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Race and ethnicity |
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American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DNA |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DNA |
Asian |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
Native Hawaiian and |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
Black or African American |
15 |
13 |
14 |
White |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
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Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Mexican American |
17 |
14 |
15 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
11 |
10 |
11 |
Black or African American |
15 |
13 |
14 |
White |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Gender |
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Female |
11 |
10 |
10 |
Male |
12 |
11 |
12 |
Family income level* |
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Lower income (<130 percent of poverty threshold) |
11 |
16 |
13 |
Higher income (>130 percent of poverty threshold) |
11 |
8 |
10 |
Disability status |
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Persons with disabilities |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Persons without disabilities |
13 (1991–94) |
11 (1991–94) |
12 (1991–94) |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected.
DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*A household income below 130 percent of poverty threshold
is used by the Food Stamp Program.