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Predicted prevalence of overweight, obesity, and overweight or obesity for ages 2–8 years among all US-Affiliated Pacific jurisdictions combined, in literature published January 2001–April 2014.
Note. Prevalence estimates are predicted values from a meta-regression of overweight or obesity prevalence on an age quintic polynomial curve. Overweight defined as ≥ 85th to ≤ 94th percentile; obesity as ≥ 95th percentile, and overweight or obesity as ≥ 85th percentile.
