Table 2C: 2009 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance (1) New York Summary of Health Indicators Children Aged < 5 Years (2)
Indicator | New York Prevalence | National Prevalence (Prior Year) | ||
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Number | % | Number | % | |
Birthweight (4) | ||||
Low < 2500 g | 131,102 | 8.9 | 1,909,620 | 9.0 |
High > 4000 g | 131,102 | 6.6 | 1,909,620 | 6.4 |
Height and Weight | ||||
Short Stature (5) < 5th | 501,424 | 4.3 | 7,107,000 | 6.0 |
Short Stature (5) < 10th | 501,424 | 8.0 | 7,107,000 | 10.9 |
Underweight (6) < 5th | 501,424 | 4.2 | 7,107,000 | 4.5 |
Underweight (6) < 10th | 501,424 | 7.6 | 7,107,000 | 7.7 |
Obese (6) > 95th | 501,424 | 14.0 | 7,107,000 | 14.1 |
≥ 2 Yrs Overweight (6) 85th – < 95th | 224,130 | 17.4 | 2,943,996 | 16.5 |
≥ 2 Yrs Overweight (6) ≥ 95th | 224,130 | 14.4 | 2,943,996 | 14.8 |
Anemia (7) | ||||
Low Hb | 363,038 | 11.8 | 4,543,993 | 15.2 |
Low Hct | 12,243 | 12.7 | 572,674 | 11.2 |
Low Hb/Hct | 375,281 | 11.8 | 4,916,523 | 14.9 |
Breastfeeding (8) | ||||
Ever Breastfed | 131,550 | 74.4 | 1,719,083 | 62.0 |
Breastfed At Least 6 Months | 46,940 | 38.8 | 848,761 | 26.9 |
Breastfed At Least 12 Months | 92,565 | 22.8 | 1,038,203 | 19.1 |
Smoking in Household | 508,423 | 3.0 | 3,277,352 | 10.9 |
≤ 2 Hours TV Viewing/Day (9) | 246,764 | 78.7 | 744,697 | 74.8 |
Footnotes
- 1: Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
- 2: Analyses based on one record per child.
- 3: Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
- 4: Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis.
- 5: Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for length-for-age for children under 2 years of age and height-for-age for children 2 years of age and older.
- 6: Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. 85th to less than 95th percentile category identifies overweight children and greater than or equal to 95th percentile category identifies obese children.
- 7: Based on 1998 CDC MMWR, "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States", altitude adjusted, children 6 months of age and older included in the analysis.
- 8: Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
- 9: Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
- * Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.