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QuickStats: Prevalence of Overweight* Among Persons Aged 2--19 Years,
by Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES), United States, 1999--2000 Through 2003--2004
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* Defined as having a body mass index (weight [kg] / height
[m2]) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex based on the reference population of the
CDC 2000 growth charts (available at http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts).
From 1999--2000 through 2003--2004, the prevalence of overweight among males and females increased from 14.0%
to 18.2% and from 13.8% to 16.0%, respectively. By 2003--2004, approximately 12.5 million persons aged 12--19
years (17.1%) were overweight. Additional information regarding NHANES is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.
SOURCE: Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and
obesity in the United States, 1999--2004. JAMA 2006;295:1549--55.
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