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Table 1. Prevalence of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in
the United States
Obesity
Combined Overweight
and Obesity
Age
1963–
1970
1999–
2000 2004
2011–
2014
1999–
2000
2003–
2004
2011–
2012
0–23 mo 7.20% 11.6% 8.10%
2–5 y 5.0% 10.5% 13.9% 8.9% 22.0% 22.0% 22.0%
6–11 y 4.2% 15.3% 18.8% 17.5% 29.8% 37.2% 34.2%
12–19 y 4.6% 15.5% 17.4% 20.5% 30.0% 34.3% 34.5%
2–19 y 13.9% 17.1% 17.0% 28.2% 33.6% 31.8%
12–19 y by race Hispanic 21.9% 43.3% 34.3% 38.1%
Boys 22.4% 43.6% 37.3% 39.6%
Girls 21.4% 42.9% 31.1% 36.5%
African
American
19.5% 39.5% 36.5% 39.8%
Boys 18.4% 35.6% 31.4% 37.3%
Girls 20.7% 43.7% 42.1% 42.5%
White 14.7% 26.2% 34.7% 31.2%
Boys 14.3% 27.4% 38.7% 31.5%
Girls 15.1% 24.8% 30.4% 31.0%
Asian 8.60% — — 24.6%
Boys 11.8% — — 33.9%
Girls 5.30% — — 15.0%
All 16.9% 30.0% 34.3% 34.5%
Boys 16.9% 30.0% 36.8% 35.1%
Girls 17.1% 30.0% 31.7% 33.8%
Years of study for all ethnicities are noted under the column headings "Obesity" and
"Combined Overweight and Obesity." Derived from Ogden et al. NCHS Data Brief.
2015;219:1–8; Hedley et al. JAMA. 2004;291:2847–2850; Ogden et al. JAMA.
2014;311:806–814; Ogden et al. JAMA. 2002;288:1728–1732.
