TABLE 3—

Comparison of Elevated Blood Pressure Prevalence Among Children Served by the FWFHP in Moultrie, GA, With All US Children, Mexican American Children, and Children in Mexico: 2003–2008

Age, y	Children in FWFHP, 2003–2008, %	All US Children From NHANES, 2003–2006, %	Mexican American Children From NHANES, 2003–2006,%	Children in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, 2007, %	Children in Guerrero, Mexico, 2008, %
6–12	9.9	3.4*	2.0*	4.9*	4.7*
13–17	14.0	2.6*	2.1*	…	…

Note. FWFHP = Farm Worker Family Health Program; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. NHANES age ranges were 8–12 and 13–17 years.²¹ Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, age range was 6–12 years.²⁶ Guerrero, Mexico, age range was 6–13 years.²⁷

*Indicates a prevalence that is significantly different from the corresponding prevalence among the FWFHP study population where P < .05.