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ARTICLE Prevalence of Obesity Among US Preschool Children in Different Racial and Ethnic Groups Sarah E. Anderson, PhD; Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH Objective: To estimate the prevalence of obesity in 5 dence interval [CI], 17.1%-19.8%). Obesity prevalence major racial/ethnic groups in 4-year-old US children. differed by racial/ethnic group (P.001): American In- dian/Native Alaskan, 31.2% (95% CI, 24.6%-37.8%); His- Design: Cross-sectional secondary data analysis. panic, 22.0% (95% CI, 19.5%-24.5%); non-Hispanic black, 20.8% (95% CI, 17.8%-23.7%); non-Hispanic white, Setting: Nationally representative sample of US chil- 15.9% (95% CI, 14.3%-17.5%); and Asian, 12.8% (95% dren born in 2001. CI, 10.0%-15.6%). All pairwise differences in obesity prevalence between racial/ethnic groups were statisti- Participants: Height and weight were measured in 2005 cally significant after a Bonferroni adjustment (P.005) in approximately 8550 children who participated in the except for those between Hispanic and non-Hispanic black Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort. children and between non-Hispanic white and Asian children. Main Exposure: Racial/ethnic group. Conclusions: Racial/ethnic disparities in obesity are ap- Outcome Measure: Prevalence of obesity, defined as parent in 4-year-old US children. The highest preva- body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for age lence is in American Indian/Native Alaskan children, in
JAMA Pediatrics – American Medical Association
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