Table 3.
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index by Selected Cut Points for Youth Aged 2 to 19 Years, by Sex, Age, and Race/Hispanic Origin, United States, 2011–2012a
| % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–19 y | 2–5 y | 6–11 y | 12–19 y | |
| Overweight or Obese (BMI for Age ≥85th Percentile of the CDC Growth Charts) | ||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsb | ||||
| All | 31.8 (29.1–34.7) | 22.8 (18.7–27.6) | 34.2 (30.1–38.5) | 34.5 (30.1–39.2) |
| Boys | 32.0 (29.2–35.0) | 23.9 (20.1–28.2) | 33.2 (27.7–39.1) | 35.1 (29.7–40.9) |
| Girls | 31.6 (27.2–36.5) | 21.7 (14.6–31.0) | 35.2 (29.2–41.8) | 33.8 (27.9–40.4) |
| Non-Hispanic white | ||||
| All | 28.5 (24.0–33.4) | 20.9 (14.4–29.2) | 29.4 (21.6–38.7) | 31.2 (24.3–39.1) |
| Boys | 27.8 (22.5–33.8) | 21.8 (14.9–30.8) | 26.5 (18.2–36.8) | 31.5 (21.9–42.9) |
| Girls | 29.2 (22.7–36.7) | 19.9 (10.0–35.7) | 32.7 (19.8–48.8) | 31.0 (22.7–40.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | ||||
| All | 35.2 (30.2–40.6) | 21.9 (16.7–28.2) | 38.1 (30.1–46.8) | 39.8 (32.9–47.2) |
| Boys | 34.4 (30.3–38.7) | 22.2 (16.9–28.6) | 39.3 (30.5–48.9) | 37.3 (30.3–44.9) |
| Girls | 36.1 (28.7–44.4) | 21.6 (14.6–30.8) | 36.9 (26.9–48.1) | 42.5 (31.9–53.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | ||||
| All | 19.5 (15.7–23.9) | 9.0 (4.5–17.3)c,d | 19.9 (16.2–24.3) | 24.6 (17.8–32.9) |
| Boys | 25.1 (18.7–32.8) | 8.3 (2.5–24.0)c,d | 24.5 (16.6–34.5) | 33.9 (23.2–46.6) |
| Girls | 13.7 (8.6–21.2) | 9.7 (3.3–25.0)c,d | 14.9 (8.9–23.9) | 15.0 (7.3–28.3)d |
| Hispanic | ||||
| All | 38.9 (36.3–41.6) | 29.8 (24.0–36.4) | 46.2 (41.5–50.9) | 38.1 (31.9–44.8) |
| Boys | 40.7 (37.3–44.1) | 31.4 (23.5–40.5) | 48.7 (41.1–56.3) | 39.6 (31.3–48.5) |
| Girls | 37.0 (33.4–40.8) | 28.1 (19.7–38.3) | 43.6 (37.5–49.8) | 36.5 (28.8–45.0) |
| Obese (BMI for Age ≥95th Percentile of the CDC Growth Charts) | ||||
| All race/Hispanic origin groupsb | ||||
| All | 16.9 (14.9–19.2) | 8.4 (5.9–11.6) | 17.7 (14.5–21.4) | 20.5 (17.1–24.4) |
| Boys | 16.7 (13.9–19.8) | 9.5 (6.2–14.3) | 16.4 (12.9–20.6) | 20.3 (15.7–25.9) |
| Girls | 17.2 (14.8–19.9) | 7.2 (3.8–13.1) | 19.1 (15.8–22.8) | 20.7 (16.8–25.1) |
| Non-Hispanic white | ||||
| All | 14.1 (10.8–18.2) | 3.5 (1.4–8.0)c,d | 13.1 (7.5–22.0) | 19.6 (14.1–26.5) |
| Boys | 12.6 (8.3–18.9) | 6.3 (2.2–17.0)c,d | 8.8 (3.9–18.6)d | 18.3 (10.7–29.5) |
| Girls | 15.6 (11.6–20.7) | 0.6 (0.1–5.0)c,d | 17.9 (10.8–28.1) | 20.9 (13.9–30.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | ||||
| All | 20.2 (16.7–24.2) | 11.3 (7.3–17.1) | 23.8 (17.8–31.1) | 22.1 (15.8–29.9) |
| Boys | 19.9 (17.6–22.4) | 9.0 (3.7–20.3)d | 25.9 (19.8–33.2) | 21.4 (16.2–27.8) |
| Girls | 20.5 (14.6–28.0) | 13.9 (9.0–20.7) | 21.7 (13.9–32.2) | 22.7 (14.0–34.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | ||||
| All | 8.6 (5.7–12.7) | 3.4 (0.7–15.4)c,d | 8.7 (5.5–13.6) | 11.1 (6.7–17.8) |
| Boys | 11.5 (7.7–16.8) | 1.9 (0.2–18.6)c,d | 13.2 (8.1–20.9)c | 14.8 (8.7–24.2) |
| Girls | 5.6 (2.2–13.4)d | 4.7 (0.6–29.8)c,d | 3.7 (0.8–14.7)c,d | 7.3 (2.8–17.9)c,d |
| Hispanic | ||||
| All | 22.4 (20.3–24.6) | 16.7 (12.0–22.7) | 26.1 (22.5–29.9) | 22.6 (17.7–28.5) |
| Boys | 24.1 (21.1–27.3) | 18.0 (11.7–26.8) | 28.6 (22.3–35.9) | 23.9 (18.2–30.6) |
| Girls | 20.6 (17.6–24.0) | 15.2 (7.9–27.1) | 23.4 (18.2–29.5) | 21.3 (15.0–29.2) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
a
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; estimates are weighted.
b
Includes race/Hispanic origin groups not shown separately.
c
No. of cases <10.
d
Relative standard errors >30% but <40%.