Table 3.
Adjusted prevalencea (predictive margins) of overweight and obesity among Ohio third-graders by sex, race/ethnicity, National School Lunch Program participation, and county type, 2004–2005 and 2009–2010
| Population subgroup | Overweight/Obese (> 85th percentile)b | Obese (>95th percentile)b | Obese Level 2 (>97th percentile)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Survey year | 2004–2005 | 2009–2010 | 2004–2005 | 2009–2010 | 2004–2005 | 2009–2010 |
| prevalence (%)(95% CI) | ||||||
| Total | 36.0 (34.4–37.7) (n = 5,120) | 34.7 (33.0–36.4) (n = 5,466) | 19.3 (17.8–20.8) (n = 2,754) | 18.3 (16.6–20.0) (n = 2,898) | 13.9 (12.7–15.0) (n = 1,899) | 12.4 (11.1–13.6) (n = 1,987) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Boys | 37.5 (35.8–39.3) (n = 2,622) | 35.1 (33.0–37.3) (n = 2,750) | 20.2 (18.7–21.7) (n = 1,456) | 19.1 (17.4–20.7) (n = 1,503) | 15.0 (13.6–16.5) (n = 1,024) | 12.9 (11.8–13.9)* (n = 1,043) |
| Girls | 34.5 (32.0–37.0) (n = 2,498) | 34.2 (32.0–36.5) (n = 2,716) | 18.2 (16.1–20.3) (n = 1,298) | 17.5 (15.2–19.7) (n = 1,395) | 12.8 (11.0–14.5) (n = 875) | 11.9 (10.0–13.7) (n = 944) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 34.4 (32.9–36.0) (n = 4451) | 32.6 (31.3–34.0) (n = 4530) | 18.7 (17.4–20.0) (n = 2,369) | 17.4 (16.1–18.7) (n = 2,422) | 12.9 (11.8–14.0) (n = 1,628) | 11.9 (11.0–12.8) (n = 1,661) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 42.6 (36.0–49.2) (n = 252) | 40.0 (32.9–47.0) (n = 301) | 21.8 (15.8–27.7) (n = 145) | 19.5 (10.8–28.3) (n = 152) | 17.3 (13.1–21.4) (n = 108) | 13.0 (6.3–19.7) (n = 103) |
| Hispanic | 37.8 (30.0–45.7) (n = 160) | 53.1 (45.3–60.8)** (n = 386) | 21.1 (14.9–27.4) (n = 95) | 30.0 (21.2–38.8) (n = 65) | 16.8 (11.5–22.1) (n = 66) | 19.2 (9.4–28.9) (n = 47) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 37.4 (31.5–43.3) (n = 257) | 36.9 (31.5–42.3) (n = 125) | 20.1 (14.8–25.4) (n = 145) | 19.3 (14.8–23.9) (n = 203) | 15.6 (10.3–20.9) (n = 97) | 12.7 (9.0–16.3) (n = 139) |
| NSLPc participation | ||||||
| NSLP participation | 40.7 (38.3–43.1) (n = 2,081) | 40.7 (38.3–43.1) (n = 2,641) | 22.8 (20.5–25.1) (n = 1,196) | 23.7 (20.8–26.6) (n = 1,563) | 17.2 (15.5–19.0) (n = 853) | 16.3 (14.2–18.3) (n = 1,124) |
| No NSLP participation | 32.4 (30.4–34.3) (n = 3,039) | 30.0 (27.8–32.2) (n = 2,825) | 16.6 (15.0–18.3) (n = 1.558) | 14.1 (12.6–15.6)* (n = 1,335) | 11.3 (10.0–12.6) (n = 1,046) | 9.3 (8.3–10.4)* (n = 863) |
| County type | ||||||
| Appalachian | 40.0 (37.0–43.0) (n = 1,391) | 39.2 (37.4–41.0) (n = 1,537) | 22.9 (20.6–25.2) (n = 778) | 22.1 (20.5–23.7) (n = 887) | 16.6 (14.6–18.6) (n = 554) | 15.5 (14.1–17.0) (n = 625) |
| Rural (non-Appalachian) | 36.3 (34.2–38.3) (n = 1,424) | 35.2 (33.2–37.1) (n = 1,668) | 20.1 (18.5–21.6) (n = 755) | 18.8 (17.3–20.3) (n = 890) | 13.7 (12.5–14.8) (n = 517) | 13.5 (12.1–14.9) (n = 620) |
| Suburban | 32.9 (30.6–35.3) (n = 1,396) | 31.0 (29.2–32.7) (n = 1,248) | 17.3 (15.6–18.9) (n = 729) | 14.7 (13.0–16.4)* (n = 586) | 11.8 (10.4–13.1) (n = 487) | 9.8 (8.4–11.2)* (n = 384) |
| Metropolitan | 36.0 (33.2–38.9) (n = 909) | 34.8 (31.7–37.8) (n = 1,013) | 19.0 (16.4–21.5) (n = 492) | 18.4 (15.4–21.5) (n = 535) | 14.0 (12.0–16.1) (n = 341) | 12.2 (10.0–14.4) (n = 358) |
a
Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, NSLP participation.
b
According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention body mass index (BMI)–for-sex and -age calculations: overweight/obese, ≥85th BMI–for-age percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile; obese level 2, ≥97th percentile.
c
NSLP National School Lunch Program.
*
Within group 2004–2005 vs 2009–2010, P<0.05.
**
Within group 2004–2005 vs 2009–2010, P<0.01.