Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the pediatric GHAP cohort (row percentages provided).
| Age group | N | Moderate obesity | Severe obesity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI 100–119% of 95th percentile | BMI 120–139% of 95th percentile | BMI ≥ 140% of 95th percentile | ||
| Ages 3–17 years | ||||
| Gender, % | ||||
| All | 7956 | 4978 (62.6%) | 2134 (26.8%) | 844 (10.6%) |
| Male | 4333 | 2594 (59.9%) | 1232 (28.4%) | 507 (11.7%) |
| Female | 3623 | 2384 (65.8%) | 902 (24.9%) | 337 (9.3%) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| WhiteNH | 1984 | 1345 (67.8%) | 472 (23.8%) | 167 (8.4%) |
| Black | 899 | 485 (53.9%) | 265 (29.5%) | 149 (16.6%) |
| Hispanic | 3457 | 2061 (59.6%) | 1002 (29.0%) | 394 (11.4%) |
| Asian/PI | 953 | 632 (66.3%) | 246 (25.8%) | 75 (7.9%) |
| Other/unknown | 663 | 455 (68.6%) | 149 (22.5%) | 59 (8.9%) |
| Lower income neighborhood, % | ||||
| Yes | 1139 | 671 (58.9%) | 326 (28.6%) | 142 (12.5%) |
| No | 6817 | 4307 (63.2%) | 1808 (26.5%) | 702 (10.3%) |
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| Ages 3–5 years | ||||
| Gender, % | ||||
| All | 1130 | 775 (68.6%) | 265 (23.4%) | 90 (8.0%) |
| Male | 573 | 390 (68.1%) | 133 (23.2%) | 50 (8.7%) |
| Female | 557 | 385 (69.1%) | 132 (23.7%) | 40 (7.2%) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| WhiteNH | 250 | 188 (75.2%) | 50 (20.0%) | 12 (4.8%) |
| Black | 117 | 73 (62.4%) | 32 (27.3%) | 12 (10.3%) |
| Hispanic | 527 | 348 (66.0%) | 128 (24.3%) | 51 (9.7%) |
| Asian/PI | 134 | 82 (61.2%) | 39 (29.1%) | 13 (9.7%) |
| Other/unknown | 102 | 84 (82.3%) | 16 (15.7%) | 2 (2.0%) |
| Lower income neighborhood, % | ||||
| Yes | 206 | 125 (60.7%) | 62 (30.1%) | 19 (9.2%) |
| No | 924 | 650 (70.3%) | 203 (22.0%) | 71 (7.7%) |
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| Ages 6–11 years | ||||
| Gender, % | ||||
| All | 3516 | 2247 (63.9%) | 954 (27.1%) | 315 (9.0%) |
| Male | 1928 | 1175 (60.9%) | 553 (28.7%) | 200 (10.4%) |
| Female | 1588 | 1072 (67.5%) | 401 (25.3%) | 115 (7.2%) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| WhiteNH | 830 | 590 (71.1%) | 185 (22.3%) | 55 (6.6%) |
| Black | 376 | 211 (56.1%) | 121 (32.2%) | 44 (11.7%) |
| Hispanic | 1579 | 946 (59.9%) | 469 (29.7%) | 164 (10.4%) |
| Asian/PI | 439 | 296 (67.4%) | 116 (26.4%) | 27 (6.2%) |
| Other/unknown | 292 | 204 (69.9%) | 63 (21.6%) | 25 (8.6%) |
| Lower income neighborhood, % | ||||
| Yes | 495 | 299 (60.4%) | 145 (29.3%) | 51 (10.3%) |
| No | 3021 | 1948 (64.5%) | 809 (26.8%) | 264 (8.7%) |
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| Ages 12–17 years | ||||
| Gender, % | ||||
| All | 3310 | 1956 (59.1%) | 915 (27.6%) | 439 (13.3%) |
| Male | 1832 | 1029 (56.2%) | 546 (29.8%) | 257 (14.0%) |
| Female | 1478 | 927 (62.7%) | 369 (25.0%) | 182 (12.3%) |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| WhiteNH | 904 | 567 (62.7%) | 237 (26.2%) | 100 (11.1%) |
| Black | 406 | 201 (49.5%) | 112 (27.6%) | 93 (22.9%) |
| Hispanic | 1351 | 767 (56.8%) | 405 (30.0%) | 179 (13.2%) |
| Asian/PI | 380 | 254 (66.8%) | 91 (24.0%) | 35 (9.2%) |
| Other/unknown | 269 | 167 (62.1%) | 70 (26.0%) | 32 (11.9%) |
| Lower income neighborhood, % | ||||
| Yes | 438 | 247 (56.4%) | 119 (27.2%) | 72 (16.4%) |
| No | 2872 | 1709 (59.5%) | 796 (27.7%) | 367 (12.8%) |
WhiteNH = non-Hispanic white; Asian/PI = Asian or Pacific Islander; Lower income neighborhood = residing in a residential census block with a median household income ≤ $40,000.