Table 24-4.
Children, Youth, and CVD: At-a-Glance Table
| Diseases and Risk Factors | Both Sexes | Total Males | Total Females | NH Whites |
NH Blacks |
Mexican Americans |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||
| Smoking, % | |||||||||
| High school students, grades 9–12 | |||||||||
| Current cigarette smoking, 2011 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 16.1 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 19.5* | 15.2* |
| Current cigar smoking, 2011 | 13.1 | 17.8 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 17.2* | 9.1* |
| PA† | |||||||||
| Prevalence, grades 9–12, 2011‡ | |||||||||
| Met currently recommended levels of PA, % | 49.5 | 59.9 | 38.5 | 62.1 | 42.6 | 57.1 | 31.9 | 57.1* | 33.0* |
| Overweight and obesity | |||||||||
| Prevalence, 2010 | |||||||||
| Children and adolescents, ages 2–19 y, overweight or obese | 23.9 M (31.8%) | 12.7 M (33.0%) | 11.2 M (30.4%) | 30.1% | 25.6% | 36.9% | 41.3% | 40.5% | 38.2% |
| Children and adolescents, age 2–19 y, obese‡ | 12.7 M (16.9%) | 7.2 M (18.6%) | 5.5 M (15.0%) | 16.1% | 11.7% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 18.2% |
| Blood cholesterol, mg/dL, 2010 | |||||||||
| Mean total cholesterol | |||||||||
| Ages 4–11 y | 161.9 | 162.3 | 161.5 | 160.9 | 161.6 | 165.2 | 157.9 | 159.6 | 160.7 |
| Ages 12–19 y | 158.2 | 156.1 | 160.3 | 156.8 | 161.1 | 154.1 | 160.6 | 157.8 | 158.0 |
| Mean HDL cholesterol | |||||||||
| Ages 4–11 y | 53.6 | 55.1 | 51.9 | 53.9 | 51.4 | 59.9 | 55.3 | 53.5 | 50.5 |
| Ages 12–19 y | 51.4 | 49.2 | 53.6 | 48.4 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 55.4 | 47.5 | 53.3 |
| Mean LDL cholesterol | |||||||||
| Ages 12–19 y | 89.5 | 88.6 | 90.5 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 85.8 | 91.8 | 90.6 | 87.1 |
| Congenital cardiovascular defects | |||||||||
| Mortality, 2009§ | 3189 | 1754 | 1435 | 1370 | 1086 | 304 | 268 | N/A | N/A |
CVD indicates cardiovascular disease; NH, non-Hispanic; PA, physical activity; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; M, millions; and N/A, data not available. Overweight indicates a body mass index in the 95th percentile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth chart.
*
Hispanic.
†
Regular leisure-time PA.
‡
Eaton DK, Kann L, Kinchen S, Shanklin S, Flint KH, Hawkins J, Harris WA, Lowry R, McManus T, Chyen D, Whittle L, Lim C, Wechsler H; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2011. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2012;61:1–162.
§
All ages.