Table 8.
Diet and Physical Activity, American Samoa and United States, YRBS, 2007
| Risk Behavior | American Samoa11 | United States12 |
| Overweight (BMI ≥95%) | 19.9% | 15.8% |
| Obese (BMI ≥85% and <95%) | 38.6% | 13.0% |
| Slightly or very overweight (Self-reported) | 22.6% | 29.3% |
| Exercise to lose or keep from gaining weight | 68.4% | 60.9% |
| Eating fewer calories | 48.2% | 40.6% |
| Stopped eating for 24 hours | 28.6% | 11.8% |
| Took diet pills, powders, liquid | 13.5% | 5.9% |
| Vomited or took laxatives | 14.2% | 4.3% |
| Ate fruits and vegetables five or more times a day during the past seven days. | 27.2% | 21.4% |
| Watched three or more hours of TV on an average school day | 34.9% | 35.4% |
| Played video or computer games three or more hours per day | 25.4% | 24.9% |
| Played on one or more sports teams during the past 12 months | 64.3% | 56.3% |
| Physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days. | 22.8% | 34.7% |