. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 6.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2005 Sep;116(3):e381–e388. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0104

TABLE 3.

Prevalence of Overweight, as Defined by CDC Reference Definitions, in a Representative Sample of 2474 Children Living in a Medically Underserved Area and Seeking Care at Community Health Centers Supported by HRSA Regions II and III According to Gender, Geographic Strata, and Racial/Ethnic Group

Gender	Geographic Strata	All, % (95% CI)	Asian American, % (95% CI)	Hispanic, % (95% CI)	Non-Hispanic Black, % (95% CI)	Non-Hispanic White, % (95% CI)
Both genders	Continental urban^*	23.7 (20.6–27.2)	^†	25.1 (20.2–30.2)	27.8 (21.4–35.1)	23.4 (15.5–33.9)
	Continental suburban	24.0 (20.0–28.5)	^†	42.9 (27.0–60.4)	17.8 (10.5–28.5)	23.7 (18.7–29.7)
	Continental rural	22.9 (19.3–26.9)	^†	^†	35.0 (25.6–45.8)	19.1 (15.2–23.8)
	Chinatown, NY	NA	17.1 (10.3–26.7)	^†	^†	^†
	Urban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	20.4 (13.0–30.4)	^†	^†
	Nonurban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	21.4 (16.8–26.9)	^†	^†
Male	Continental urban^*	24.3 (19.8–29.4)	^†	28.4 (21.5–36.4)	26.5 (18.1–37.1)	22.7 (12.5–37.7)
	Continental suburban	24.2 (18.8–29.4)	^†	^†	17.3 (9.1–30.5)	22.9 (16.2–31.4)
	Continental rural	21.3 (16.7–26.8)	^†	^†	25.3 (14.3–40.7)	20.2 (14.9–26.8)
	Chinatown, NY	NA	23.4 (13.2–38.2)	^†	^†	^†
	Urban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	22.8 (11.6–40.1)	^†	^†
	Nonurban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	19.2 (13.5–26.4)	^†	^†
Female	Continental urban^*	23.1 (18.8–28.0)	^†	21.1 (15.3–28.4)	28.9 (20.1–39.7)	24.2 (13.1–40.4)
	Continental suburban	23.6 (17.9–30.6)	^†	^†	18.4 (7.1–40.1)	24.6 (17.5–33.6)
	Continental rural	24.6 (19.3–30.7)	^†	^†	45.5 (31.2–60.7)	17.9 (12.6–24.8)
	Chinatown, NY	NA	9.6 (3.2–23.8)	^†	^†	^†
	Urban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	18.5 (10.0–31.7)	^†	^†
	Nonurban, Puerto Rico	NA	^†	24.4 (17.1–33.5)	^†	^†

NA indicates not applicable.

Except Chinatown, NY.

^†

Insufficient sample.