Table 1.
Parents' Assessment of Kindergarten child's Weight Status vs child's Measured Weight Status (n = 413) Among American Indians, South Dakota, 2005-2006
| Parents' Assessment of Child's Weight Status | Measured Weight Status of Child, n (%)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Very Underweight(n = 19) | Underweight(n = 13) | Normal Weight(n = 257) | Overweight (n = 61) | Obese(n = 63) | |
| Very underweight | 1 (5.3) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 0 |
| Slightly underweight | 7 (36.8) | 5 (38.5) | 21 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) |
| Right weight | 11 (57.9) | 7 (53.8) | 231 (89.9) | 55 (90.2) | 29 (46.0) |
| Slightly overweight | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.6) | 5 (8.2) | 29 (46.0) |
| Very overweight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (6.3) |
Weight status based on body mass index percentiles from the 2000 CDC Growth Charts (20). Very underweight: <5th percentile; underweight: 5th to <15th percentile; normal weight: 15th to <85th percentile; overweight: 85th to <95th percentile; obese: ≥95th percentile.