Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of children and adolescents 2 to 15 years of age in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, cycles 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06 (Means ± SE).
Total | Boys | Girls | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 8707 | 4413 | 4294 |
Ethnicity (%) | |||
European American | 59.4 | 59.9 | 59.0 |
African American | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
Mexican American | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
Survey year (%) | |||
2001–02 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 30.5 |
2003–04 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.2 |
2005–06 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 35.4 |
Age (y) | 8.6 ± 0.1 | 8.6 ± 0.1 | 8.5 ± 0.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.0 ± 0.1 | 18.9 ± 0.1 | 19.0 ± 0.1 |
IOTF BMI classifications (%) | |||
Normal weight | 70.4 ± 1.1 | 71.1 ± 1.2 | 69.7 ± 1.2 |
Overweight | 18.1 ± 0.7 | 18.0 ± 0.9 | 18.3 ± 0.8 |
Obese | 11.5 ± 0.6 | 10.9 ± 0.7 | 12.1 ± 0.8 |
IOTF = International Obesity Task Force body mass index cutpoints (27).