TABLE 3—
Prevalence of Overweighta Among Texas Schoolchildren, by Grade, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Standard Tables: School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Monitoring System, Year 1 (2000–2001)
| Percentage Overweight (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
| African American | Hispanic | White/Otherb | All | |
| Girls | ||||
| 4th grade | 30.8 (20.8, 43.0) | 26.4 (17.3, 38.1) | 13.7 (10.3, 18.1) | 21.3 (17.8, 25.1) |
| 8th grade | 23.1 (17.0, 30.7) | 16.2 (11.1, 22.9) | 15.3 (12.4, 18.6) | 16.7 (13.8, 20.1) |
| 11th grade | 17.2 (5.1, 44.1) | 19.4 (14.7, 25.1) | 5.5 (1.8, 15.5) | 11.7 (8.5, 16.0) |
| Boys | ||||
| 4th grade | 21.6 (8.2, 46.1) | 31.1 (23.3, 40.2) | 17.7 (12.3, 24.8) | 23.6 (17.8, 30.6) |
| 8th grade | 13.8 (4.4, 35.9) | 32.6 (25.1, 41.1) | 15.0 (9.5, 23.0) | 21.4 (15.0, 29.7) |
| 11th grade | 19.0 (4.3, 54.8) | 29.5 (21.3, 39.2) | 12.7 (5.2, 28.2) | 19.2 (11.5, 30.3) |
aOverweight was defined as having a body mass index greater than or equal to the 95th percentile by age and gender according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.
bWhite/other category includes non-Hispanic White, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and “other.”