Table 3.
Odds of Obesity in 1999–2010a
| Odds Ratio (95% CI)b |
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|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |
| Age group, y | ||
| 2–5 | 0.58 (0.48–0.70) | 0.62 (0.51–0.74) |
| 6–11 | 1.02 (0.90–1.15) | 0.95 (0.82–1.08) |
| 12–19 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.27 (1.09–1.48) | 1.99 (1.69–2.35) |
| Mexican American | 1.81 (1.56–2.09) | 1.47 (1.23–1.76) |
| Survey period, per 2-y survey cycle | 1.05 (1.01–1.10) | 1.02 (0.98–1.07) |
a
Data are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Obesity was defined as body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) for age equal to or greater than the sex-specific 95th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2000 growth charts. The data are weighted.
b
The odds ratios are based on logistic regression of obesity.