Table 2.
Anthropometric measurements of US infants and toddlers aged 0–24 months by race/ethnicity: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2012*,†
| Non-Hispanic white | Mexican-American | Non-Hispanic black | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95 % CL | Mean | 95 % CL | Mean | 95 % CL | Mean | 95 % CL | |
| 0–2·9 months | n 176 | n 192 | n 98 | n 554 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·10 | 2·98, 3·22 | 3·13 | 3·04, 3·21 | 2·96 | 2·85, 3·08 | 3·08 | 3·01, 3·14 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 5·39 | 5·22, 5·57 | 5·46 | 5·30, 5·63 | 5·33 | 5·11, 5·55 | 5·42 | 5·32, 5·52 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 6·8 | 14·2 | 9·2 | 11·0 | ||||
| 3–5·9 months | n 175 | n 199 | n 98 | n 549 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·15 | 3·03, 3·26 | 3·08 | 2·97, 3·18 | 2·85 | 2·67, 3·02 | 3·07 | 2·99, 3·15 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 7·39 | 7·20, 7·57 | 7·36 | 7·22, 7·50 | 7·38 | 7·11, 7·65 | 7·37 | 7·24, 7·50 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 8·0 | 7·6 | 13·3 | 8·9 | ||||
| 6–8·9 months | n 171 | n 190 | n 85 | n 533 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·18 | 3·06, 3·29 | 3·11 | 2·99, 3·22 | 2·92 | 2·78, 3·05 | 3·10 | 3·03, 3·17 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 8·54 | 8·38, 8·70 | 8·62 | 8·44, 8·80 | 8·83 | 8·57, 9·10 | 8·55 | 8·45, 8·66 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 14·1 | 14·7 | 12·9 | 12·8 | ||||
| 9–11·9 months | n 171 | n 172 | n 94 | n 522 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·15 | 3·06, 3·25 | 3·04 | 2·91, 3·17 | 2·82 | 2·68, 2·96 | 3·09 | 3·01, 3·16 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 9·62 | 9·40, 9·84 | 9·62 | 9·38, 9·87 | 9·64 | 9·38, 9·90 | 9·59 | 9·44, 9·74 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 15·4 | 18·6 | 18·1 | 16·7 | ||||
| 12–17·9 months | n 211 | n 231 | n 157 | n 699 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·13 | 3·04, 3·21 | 3·10 | 3·00, 3·19 | 3·01 | 2·89, 3·13 | 3·09 | 3·03, 3·15 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 10·66 | 10·43, 10·89 | 10·74 | 10·54, 10·94 | 10·84 | 10·57, 11·10 | 10·70 | 10·56, 10·84 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 14·0 | 20·2 | 12·8 | 15·5 | ||||
| 18–24 months | n 239 | n 232 | n 186 | n 771 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·22 | 3·14, 3·30 | 3·11 | 3·04, 3·19 | 2·96 | 2·89, 3·03 | 3·14 | 3·10, 3·20 |
| Weight (kg)‡ | 12·07 | 11·82, 12·31 | 12·42 | 12·17, 12·67 | 12·19 | 11·77, 12·61 | 12·15 | 11·99, 12·31 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 9·9 | 17·0 | 12·4 | 13·4 | ||||
| All ages | n 1143 | n 1244 | n 718 | n 3628 | ||||
| Birth weight (kg) | 3·16 | 3·11, 3·21 | 3·10 | 3·06, 3·14 | 2·92 | 2·88, 2·99 | 3·10 | 3·07, 3·13 |
| Overweight (%)§ | 11·4 | 15·4 | 13·1 | 13·1 | ||||
*
Data are presented as survey-weighted means and 95 % confidence levels (CL), unless indicated otherwise.
†
Total n 3628. Missing data for forty-one participants, demographics similar to Table 1.
‡
Measurement performed when NHANES survey was administered.
§
Percentage of group by race/ethnicity plotting ≥95th percentile weight-for-length on WHO birth to 24 months growth charts.