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Data List for Percentage of 2- to 5-year-old WIC Children With a BMI >= 85th Percentile in Utah by Race, 2000-2005; 2010

Race/EthnicityYearPercentage of 2- to 5-year-old WIC Children
Record Count: 48
American Indian/Native Alaskan200035.1%
American Indian/Native Alaskan200137.0%
American Indian/Native Alaskan200235.2%
American Indian/Native Alaskan200331.3%
American Indian/Native Alaskan200438.6%
American Indian/Native Alaskan200536.0%
American Indian/Native Alaskan201041.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander200020.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander200123.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander200227.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander200329.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander200432.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander200532.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander201027.2%
Black200017.8%
Black200123.8%
Black200224.2%
Black200323.9%
Black200420.8%
Black200522.0%
Black201017.7%
Hispanic200023.7%
Hispanic200125.8%
Hispanic200228.4%
Hispanic200327.3%
Hispanic200427.4%
Hispanic200528.1%
Hispanic201026.1%
White200016.3%
White200116.6%
White200217.9%
White200316.8%
White200417.1%
White200516.9%
White201015.2%
Other200017.6%
Other200121.5%
Other200223.8%
Other200324.5%
Other200421.9%
Other200520.1%
All Races200019.3%
All Races200120.4%
All Races200222.2%
All Races200321.2%
All Races200421.6%
All Races200521.8%
All Races201020.7%

Data Sources

  • CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
  • Utah Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health

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Definition

Definitions used in this Indicator Report follow the current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program definitions, which are as follows: '''Overweight''' - children 2 to 5 years of age with a Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age or weight-for-stature greater than or equal to the 85th percentile and less than the 95th percentile as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts. '''At risk of overweight''' - children 12 months of age to 5 years of age that have a biological mother with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of the child's enrollment on the WIC program '''or''' children aged 12 months to 5 years who have a biological father with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of enrollment. '''Obese''' - children 2 to 5 years of age and greater than or equal to the 95th percentile BMI or weight-for-stature as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts. '''High weight-for-length''' (added in 2013) - children 12 to 24 months of age having a weight-for-length greater than or equal to the 97.7th percentile as plotted on the CDC Birth to 24 Months gender-specific growth charts.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator:__2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]] [[br]] __2011-2012__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met the '''at risk of overweight''' definition __and__ the number of children who met the '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]] [[br]] __2013-current__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who meet the '''high weight-for-length''' or '''at risk of overweight''' definitions (see Definition) __and__ the number of children who meet '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).
Denominator:__2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program.[[br]] [[br]] __2011-current__: The number of children aged 12 months to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program.

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 12/11/2023


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