Table 8C: 2011 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age Children Aged Less Than 5 years(2)
Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity or Age (3) | |||
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Birthweight (4) | |||
Race/Ethnicity | Number Included in Analysis |
Low % < 2500g |
High % > 4000g |
White, Not Hispanic | 34,535 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
Black, Not Hispanic | 30,721 | 12.4 | 4.8 |
Hispanic | 45,078 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 1,618 | 10.3 | 5.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 11,667 | 7.2 | 4.6 |
Multiple Races | 2,613 | 9.9 | 7.3 |
All Other | 31 | * | * |
Total | 126,263 | 8.7 | 6.5 |
Height and Weight | ||||
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Race/Ethnicity | Number Included in Analysis |
Short Stature (5) % < 5th |
Underweight (6) % < 5th |
Obese (6) % >=95th |
White, Not Hispanic | 140,494 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
Black, Not Hispanic | 113,346 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 10.7 |
Hispanic | 189,026 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 14.8 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 5,628 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 11.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 42,452 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
Multiple Races | 9,962 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 11.6 |
All Other | 63 | * | * | * |
Total | 500,971 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 11.9 |
Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (6) | |||
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Race/Ethnicity | Number Included in Analysis |
85th - <95th % |
>=95th % |
White, Not Hispanic | 64,305 | 16.5 | 11.9 |
Black, Not Hispanic | 49,985 | 15.0 | 12.7 |
Hispanic | 89,914 | 18.9 | 18.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 2,301 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 19,958 | 13.6 | 10.4 |
Multiple Races | 4,422 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
All Other | 18 | * | * |
Total | 230,903 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
Anemia (7) | ||
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Race/Ethnicity | Number Included in Analysis |
Low Hb/Hct % |
White, Not Hispanic | 106,767 | 10.7 |
Black, Not Hispanic | 83,449 | 18.7 |
Hispanic | 147,303 | 11.4 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 4,029 | 12.6 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 31,295 | 8.7 |
Multiple Races | 7,684 | 13.6 |
All Other | 18 | * |
Total | 380,545 | 12.6 |
Birthweight (4) | |||
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Age | Number Included in Analysis |
Low % < 2500g |
High % > 4000g |
0 - 11 Months | 0 | * | * |
12 - 23 Months | 0 | * | * |
24 - 35 Months | 0 | * | * |
36 - 47 Months | 0 | * | * |
48 - 59 Months | 0 | * | * |
Total | 0 | * | * |
Height and Weight | ||||
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Age | Number Included in Analysis |
Short Stature (5) % < 5th |
Underweight (6) % < 5th |
Obese (6) % >=95th |
0 - 11 Months | 147,364 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
12 - 23 Months | 122,704 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 13.1 |
24 - 35 Months | 84,726 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 11.7 |
36 - 47 Months | 75,436 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 15.1 |
48 - 59 Months | 70,741 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 16.9 |
Total | 500,971 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 11.9 |
Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (6) | |||
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Age | Number Included in Analysis |
85th - <95th % |
>=95th % |
0 - 11 Months | 0 | * | * |
12 - 23 Months | 0 | * | * |
24 - 35 Months | 84,726 | 15.9 | 11.7 |
36 - 47 Months | 75,436 | 17.2 | 15.1 |
48 - 59 Months | 70,741 | 17.5 | 16.9 |
Total | 230,903 | 16.8 | 14.4 |
Anemia (7) | ||
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Age | Number Included in Analysis |
Low Hb/Hct % |
0 - 11 Months | 47,191 | 16.5 |
12 - 23 Months | 137,565 | 14.0 |
24 - 35 Months | 82,950 | 12.8 |
36 - 47 Months | 68,207 | 9.8 |
48 - 59 Months | 44,632 | 8.4 |
Total | 380,545 | 12.6 |
(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 2006 WHO growth chart percentiles for children under 2 years of age; short stature is defined as and length-for-age <= 2.3rd percentile, underweight is defined as weight-for-length <= 2.3rd percentile, and high weight-for-length (labeled as "Obese") is defined as >= 97.7th percentile. (6) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for children 2 years of age and older; short stature is defined as height-for-age < 5th percentile, underweight is defined as BMI-for-age < 5th percentile, overweight is defined as BMI-for-age >= 85th to < 95th percentile, and obesity is defined as >= 95th percentile. (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. * Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions. |