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Assessing Health Risk
Behaviors Among Young People:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
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Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight or at Risk of
Becoming Overweight [Text Description]
Overweight*
Males: 14%
Females: 7%
At Risk of Becoming Overweight†
Males: 16%
Females: 12%
Overweight or at Risk of Becoming Overweight‡
Males: 30%
Females: 19%
*Students who were greater than or equal to the 85th
percentile but less than the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and
sex.
†Students who were greater than or equal to the 95th percentile
for body mass index, by age and sex.
‡Students who were greater than or equal to the 85th percentile
for body mass index, by age and sex. Source: CDC, Youth Risk Behavior
Survey, 2001.
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Page last reviewed: March 14, 2006
Page last modified: March 14, 2006
Content source: National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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