Table 4.

Prevalence of participation in vigorous and moderate physical activity; consumption of fruit, vegetables, and milk; and obesity among high school students, by race/ethnicity and gender—U.S., 2001–2007

^aParticipated in exercise or physical activities that made students sweat and breathe hard for at least 20 minutes on three or more of the seven days before the survey

^bParticipated in physical activities that did not make students sweat or breathe hard for at least 30 minutes on five or more of the seven days before the survey

^cDrank 100% fruit juice, or ate fruit, green salad, potatoes (excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables five or more times per day during the seven days before the survey

^dDrank three or more glasses of milk per day during the seven days before the survey

^eBased on self-reported height and weight, body mass index = weight [kilograms]/height [meters squared]) ≥95th percentile using growth charts developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for young people aged 2–20 years

CI = confidence interval