Table 2.
Percentage of overweight and obesity by characteristics 2005a and 2010.
| Overweightb (%, 95% CId) | Obesec (%, 95% CId) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | 2005 | 2010 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 18.3 (15.3–21.7) | 16.0 (13.0–19.5) | 21.5 (19.2–24.1) | 22.7 (16.1–31.0) |
| Female | 17.5 (14.7–20.8) | 18.2 (15.8–20.8) | 19.6 (16.4–23.1) | 18.6 (12.1–27.5) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 12.2 (9.1–16.3) | 17.8 (11.8–25.9) | 22.8 (17.1–29.8) | 19.0 (8.5–37.2) |
| Black | 18.8 (16.4–21.3) | 16.9 (14.6–19.5) | 20.2 (18.0–22.6) | 20.6 (14.7–28.1) |
| Race/Gender | ||||
| White male | 8.5 (4.4–15.8)e | 17.1 (10.0–27.8)e | 22.2 (12.0–37.5)e | 22.9 (8.5–48.7)e |
| Black male | 19.6 (16.4–23.2) | 15.9 (13.0–19.3) | 21.3 (18.1–25.0) | 22.1 (16.4–29.1) |
| White female | 16.9 (8.4–31.1)e | 18.5 (10.4–30.8)e | 23.5 (15.4–34.3)e | 14.8 (6.2–31.4)e |
| Black female | 18.0 (15.2–21.1) | 18.1 (15.9–20.5) | 19.0 (15.6–22.9) | 18.9 (12.2–27.9) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 3 | 17.3 (14.2–20.9) | 14.0 (10.2–18.9) | 20.3 (17.1–23.9) | 13.1 (8.9–18.9) |
| 4 | 17.7 (15.0–20.8) | 17.0 (14.2–20.3) | 20.3 (17.2–23.8) | 22.7 (16.0–31.2) |
| 5 | 22.8 (13.9–35.1) | 18.4 (14.3–23.3) | 26.9 (16.9–40.0) | 21.6 (13.2–33.3) |
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| Total | 17.9 (15.8–20.1) | 17.0 (14.5–19.8) | 20.6 (18.6–22.8) | 20.8 (14.4–29.1) |
a2005 data from Harbaugh et al. [21].
bBody mass index (BMI) ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile for age and gender.
cBody mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile for age and gender.
d95% confidence interval.
eSample size is less than 50. The results may not be reliable.