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Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Jul 27;40(10):1523–1528. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.130

Table 2.

Validation of adjusted obesity prevalence estimates to BMI census data from five states

State	Arkansas	Florida	Massachusetts	Pennsylvania	Tennessee
Year	2013–2014	2013–2014	2013–2014	2012–2013	2012–2013
Population (N)	182,640	548,665	243,240	1,803,689	327,487
Grades ^a	K,2,4,6,8,10	1,3,6	1,4,7,10	K-12	K,2,4,6,8–12
Reported Obesity Prevalence (%)	21.5	19.1	15.3	17.12	21.5
CHOICES Model Obesity Prevalence (%)	22.38	19.33	16.69	16.85	21.09
Difference (%)	0.88	0.23	1.39	0.27	0.41

State surveillance system reported ^14–18 and CHOICES model adjusted prevalence based on prevalence only for age groups included in state census data.^14–18 Pearson correlation of reported and modeled obesity prevalence estimated (r=0.96, p=0.009).