Table 3.
CHOICES model estimated childhood (2–17 years of age) overweight and obesity prevalence for 2005–2010 by state and sex
| Overweight prevalence (Range)a | Obesity prevalence (Range) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female |
| NATIONAL | 15.7 (15.7–15.7) | 16.1 (16.1–16.1) | 15.3 (15.2–15.3) | 17.0 (17.0–17.1) | 17.6 (17.6–17.7) | 16.4 (16.3–16.4) |
| Alabama | 16.2 (16.0–16.5) | 15.0 (14.6–15.3) | 17.4 (17.1–17.8) | 18.8 (18.5–19.0) | 20.1 (19.7–20.5) | 17.4 (16.9–17.8) |
| Alaska | 16.7 (16.2–17.7) | 19.6 (18.5–21.0) | 14.0 (13.3–15.1) | 15.5 (14.9–16.3) | 13.1 (12.0–13.9) | 17.9 (16.6–19.1) |
| Arizona | 15.2 (15.0–15.4) | 17.0 (16.7–17.3) | 13.5 (13.2–13.7) | 19.4 (19.1–19.6) | 18.7 (18.4–19.1) | 20.0 (19.6–20.3) |
| Arkansas | 15.4 (15.2–15.7) | 15.1 (14.5–15.7) | 15.6 (15.3–16.2) | 19.6 (19.2–19.9) | 19.3 (18.9–19.6) | 19.9 (19.5–20.3) |
| California | 15.2 (15.1–15.4) | 15.3 (15.1–15.5) | 15.2 (15.0–15.3) | 17.0 (16.9–17.1) | 19.3 (19.1–19.5) | 14.8 (14.7–15.0) |
| Colorado | 13.8 (13.4–14.0) | 13.1 (12.7–13.5) | 14.4 (14.1–14.7) | 15.3 (14.9–15.6) | 16.3 (15.9–16.7) | 14.4 (13.7–14.7) |
| Connecticut | 15.1 (14.8–15.3) | 15.5 (15.1–15.9) | 14.7 (14.3–15.1) | 16.6 (16.2–16.9) | 16.6 (16.2–16.9) | 16.6 (16.1–17.0) |
| Delaware | 16.0 (15.5–16.6) | 16.2 (15.6–17.2) | 15.8 (14.7–16.8) | 16.3 (15.7–17.1) | 14.3 (13.7–15.5) | 18.2 (17.2–19.1) |
| District of Columbia | 14.4 (13.4–15.1) | 13.8 (12.9–15.2) | 15.0 (13.8–16.1) | 18.9 (17.9–19.9) | 16.5 (14.7–17.5) | 21.2 (19.2–22.7) |
| Florida | 16.4 (16.3–16.6) | 16.2 (16.0–16.4) | 16.7 (16.4–16.9) | 17.0 (16.9–17.2) | 19.0 (18.8–19.2) | 15.1 (14.9–15.3) |
| Georgia | 15.9 (15.7–16.1) | 16.7 (16.4–16.9) | 15.0 (14.8–15.3) | 16.1 (15.9–16.2) | 15.7 (15.5–15.8) | 16.5 (16.3–16.7) |
| Hawaii | 14.0 (13.7–14.5) | 15.0 (14.5–15.5) | 13.1 (12.3–13.8) | 15.7 (15.2–16.4) | 16.1 (15.4–17.1) | 15.3 (14.5–16.0) |
| Idaho | 16.5 (15.9–17.0) | 17.2 (16.5–17.7) | 15.8 (15.1–16.3) | 13.8 (13.4–14.3) | 17.0 (16.3–17.7) | 10.5 (10.1–11.0) |
| Illinois | 16.0 (15.9–16.2) | 17.2 (17.0–17.6) | 14.8 (14.6–15.1) | 16.4 (16.2–16.5) | 17.7 (17.4–18.0) | 15.0 (14.8–15.2) |
| Indiana | 15.6 (15.4–15.9) | 15.1 (14.8–15.3) | 16.2 (15.9–16.4) | 16.8 (16.5–17.0) | 17.4 (17.0–17.8) | 16.1 (15.7–16.4) |
| Iowa | 15.7 (15.3–16.0) | 14.7 (14.2–15.2) | 16.6 (16.2–17.3) | 16.3 (15.9–16.5) | 16.6 (16.1–17.0) | 15.9 (15.4–16.3) |
| Kansas | 16.3 (16.0–16.7) | 17.5 (17.1–18.2) | 15.1 (14.7–15.7) | 17.3 (17.0–17.7) | 17.3 (16.8–17.8) | 17.3 (16.8–17.8) |
| Kentucky | 16.1 (16.0–16.5) | 15.9 (15.6–16.2) | 16.4 (16.1–16.8) | 20.2 (19.7–20.6) | 18.9 (18.4–19.3) | 21.5 (21.0–22.1) |
| Louisiana | 18.1 (17.8–18.5) | 18.2 (17.9–18.6) | 18.0 (17.4–18.4) | 19.0 (18.7–19.3) | 20.3 (19.9–20.7) | 17.8 (17.4–18.2) |
| Maine | 17.2 (16.8–17.6) | 18.8 (18.3–19.7) | 15.5 (14.7–16.2) | 15.5 (15.2–16.1) | 16.2 (15.5–17.1) | 14.8 (14.2–15.4) |
| Maryland | 16.6 (16.3–16.9) | 18.2 (18.0–18.6) | 14.9 (14.5–15.3) | 16.4 (16.2–16.6) | 17.0 (16.7–17.4) | 15.8 (15.5–16.1) |
| Massachusetts | 14.9 (14.7–15.1) | 16.6 (16.3–16.9) | 13.2 (12.8–13.4) | 15.4 (15.0–15.6) | 17.5 (17.0–17.8) | 13.2 (13.0–13.5) |
| Michigan | 15.1 (14.9–15.3) | 15.1 (14.9–15.4) | 15.1 (14.9–15.3) | 15.5 (15.2–15.6) | 16.7 (16.5–17.0) | 14.2 (13.8–14.3) |
| Minnesota | 16.6 (16.3–16.9) | 16.7 (16.4–17.0) | 16.5 (16.1–16.9) | 12.3 (12.1–12.6) | 12.7 (12.4–13.0) | 12.0 (11.6–12.4) |
| Mississippi | 16.9 (16.6–17.2) | 18.9 (18.5–19.4) | 14.8 (14.4–15.4) | 19.8 (19.4–20.1) | 19.9 (19.5–20.4) | 19.7 (19.1–20.3) |
| Missouri | 14.5 (14.3–14.7) | 15.4 (15.1–15.7) | 13.6 (13.3–14.0) | 15.9 (15.5–16.2) | 15.0 (14.6–15.3) | 16.8 (16.5–17.2) |
| Montana | 14.3 (13.6–15.0) | 15.8 (14.8–16.7) | 12.8 (11.9–13.6) | 14.6 (14.0–15.2) | 18.1 (17.2–18.9) | 11.0 (10.2–11.7) |
| Nebraska | 14.8 (14.5–15.1) | 14.3 (13.8–14.7) | 15.3 (14.7–15.7) | 15.5 (15.1–15.8) | 17.5 (17.0–18.2) | 13.5 (12.9–14.1) |
| Nevada | 17.6 (17.3–18.0) | 16.3 (15.9–16.7) | 19.0 (18.4–19.4) | 14.8 (14.4–15.1) | 18.1 (17.6–18.6) | 11.7 (11.3–12.0) |
| New Hampshire | 16.4 (16.0–16.9) | 17.5 (16.8–18.1) | 15.2 (14.7–16.0) | 12.9 (12.6–13.4) | 13.5 (12.7–14.3) | 12.3 (11.7–12.9) |
| New Jersey | 17.5 (17.4–17.8) | 17.9 (17.6–18.1) | 17.2 (17.0–17.5) | 17.9 (17.7–18.1) | 18.9 (18.6–19.1) | 16.9 (16.7–17.2) |
| New Mexico | 15.7 (15.3–16.0) | 16.7 (16.2–17.3) | 14.7 (14.1–15.2) | 19.1 (18.7–19.4) | 24.1 (23.3–25.0) | 14.4 (13.9–15.1) |
| New York | 15.8 (15.6–15.9) | 17.2 (17.0–17.4) | 14.3 (14.2–14.5) | 19.4 (19.3–19.6) | 20.4 (20.2–20.6) | 18.5 (18.3–18.7) |
| North Carolina | 14.7 (14.5–14.9) | 14.4 (14.2–14.6) | 15.0 (14.8–15.3) | 18.6 (18.4–18.8) | 17.3 (17.0–17.5) | 20.0 (19.7–20.3) |
| North Dakota | 16.4 (15.7–17.2) | 16.4 (15.1–17.7) | 16.4 (15.5–17.6) | 13.8 (13.1–14.6) | 14.9 (13.3–15.8) | 12.6 (11.3–13.9) |
| Ohio | 15.7 (15.6–15.9) | 16.0 (15.7–16.2) | 15.5 (15.3–15.7) | 16.1 (15.9–16.3) | 14.7 (14.4–14.9) | 17.5 (17.2–17.8) |
| Oklahoma | 15.5 (15.2–15.7) | 16.1 (15.7–16.6) | 14.8 (14.4–15.2) | 18.6 (18.1–18.9) | 21.0 (20.5–21.4) | 16.3 (15.8–16.7) |
| Oregon | 16.7 (16.5–17.0) | 16.5 (16.0–17.0) | 17,0 (16.6–17.3) | 15.1 (14.8–15.4) | 17.3 (16.7–17.8) | 13.0 (12.7–13.4) |
| Pennsylvania | 15.7 (15.6–15.9) | 15.5 (15.3–15.8) | 15.9 (15.7–16.1) | 14.7 (14.6–14.8) | 14.3 (14.1–14.5) | 15.1 (14.9–15.3) |
| Rhode Island | 14.8 (14.1–15.4) | 15.1 (14.0–15.8) | 14.5 (13.7–15.4) | 16.1 (15.4–16.6) | 16.8 (15.9–17.6) | 15.3 (14.7–15.9) |
| South Carolina | 16.6 (16.4–16.9) | 15.9 (15.5–16.3) | 17.3 (17.0–17.7) | 17.8 (17.5–18.2) | 17.9 (17.4–18.3) | 17.6 (17.2–18.1) |
| South Dakota | 15.7 (15.0–16.3) | 16.4 (15.5–17.2) | 15.0 (14.0–15.7) | 15.8 (15.2–16.4) | 16.4 (15.5–17.4) | 15.3 (14.3–16.4) |
| Tennessee | 17.1 (16.9–17.3) | 19.0 (18.6–19.3) | 15.2 (14.8–15.6) | 20.4 (20.2–20.6) | 20.8 (20.4–21.2) | 20.0 (19.6–20.3) |
| Texas | 14.8 (14.7–15.0) | 15.2 (15.0–15.3) | 14.5 (14.3–14.7) | 18.8 (18.7–19.0) | 17.7 (17.5–17.8) | 20.0 (19.8–20.2) |
| Utah | 12.7 (12.4–12.9) | 11.8 (11.4–12.1) | 13.5 (13.2–14.0) | 11.0 (10.6–11.2) | 11.9 (11.4–12.2) | 10.1 (9.7–10.4) |
| Vermont | 14.4 (13.7–15.3) | 13.7 (12.9–14.7) | 15.1 (14.1–16.0) | 13.6 (12.8–14.2) | 15.0 (13.5–15.8) | 12.1 (11.2–13) |
| Virginia | 14.9 (14.7–15.2) | 14.5 (14.2–14.8) | 15.2 (14.9–15.6) | 17.0 (16.8–17.2) | 17.7 (17.4–18.0) | 16.4 (16.0–16.6) |
| Washington | 18.0 (17.8–18.2) | 20.0 (19.7–20.2) | 16.1 (15.8–16.4) | 16.2 (16.0–16.4) | 18.6 (18.1–19.0) | 13.8 (13.6–14.2) |
| West Virginia | 16.0 (15.3–16.4) | 16.4 (15.9–17.2) | 15.5 (14.6–16.0) | 17.5 (17.1–18.0) | 17.6 (16.9–18.1) | 17.5 (16.9–18.3) |
| Wisconsin | 15.3 (15.1–15.6) | 16.7 (16.2–17.1) | 13.9 (13.6–14.2) | 14.3 (14.0–14.5) | 13.8 (13.5–14.1) | 14.7 (14.4–15.0) |
| Wyoming | 14.7 (13.6–15.8) | 15.6 (14.1–17.0) | 13.8 (12.5–14.8) | 13.1 (12.3–13.9) | 14.2 (13.2–15.4) | 11.9 (11.0–12.9) |
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Range of estimates generated from 50 separate model populations.