Figure 2.
Parents' level of concern about their child's current weight status and assessment of child's weight among American Indians, South Dakota, 2005-2006. The categories "slightly underweight" and "very underweight" were combined.
| Level of Concern | Parents’ Assessment of Child’s Weight | |||
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| Underweight (n = 38) | Right Weight (n = 330) | Slightly Overweight (n = 38) | Very Overweight (n = 4) | |
| Not concerned, % | 31.6 | 79.7 | 29.0 | 0 |
| A little concerned, % | 42.1 | 12.1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Concerned, % | 21.0 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 25.0 |
| Very concerned, % | 5.3 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 75.0 |
