Table 18D
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
National
Summary of Trends in Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity
Children Aged less than 5 years (2)

Summary of Trends in Growth and Anemia Indicators by Race/Ethnicity (3)
Birthweight (4)
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

Low
% < 2500g

High
% > 4000g
White, Not Hispanic 2008 639,086 8.5

7.5
2007 652,862 8.7

7.4
2006 627,003 8.9

7.4
2005 574,328 9.1

7.5
2004 629,412 8.8

7.8
2003 567,095 8.6

8.3
2002 522,252 8.4

8.8
2001 536,570 8.4

9.2
2000 548,613 8.3

9.6
1999 573,074 8.3

9.8
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2008 379,806 13.1

4.1
2007 406,203 13.4

4.1
2006 389,926 13.5

4.2
2005 330,923 13.6

4.4
2004 356,415 13.1

4.5
2003 318,381 12.9

4.8
2002 286,273 12.6

4.9
2001 300,376 12.7

5.0
2000 299,774 12.6

5.2
1999 332,583 12.6

5.3
 
Hispanic 2008 735,907 7.4

6.6
2007 745,854 7.3

6.6
2006 692,875 7.2

7.1
2005 548,820 7.4

7.1
2004 544,571 7.7

7.1
2003 522,353 7.3

7.5
2002 360,889 7.1

8.0
2001 304,986 6.7

8.7
2000 307,503 6.7

9.0
1999 318,342 6.7

9.1
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2008 17,300 7.7

9.1
2007 17,832 7.9

8.7
2006 18,065 8.1

9.0
2005 16,080 7.9

9.2
2004 18,468 7.9

9.8
2003 16,191 7.4

10.2
2002 14,420 6.8

11.0
2001 15,339 7.3

10.9
2000 16,066 6.7

11.7
1999 12,807 6.8

12.4
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2008 52,460 8.3

4.5
2007 51,344 8.1

4.6
2006 45,027 8.3

4.8
2005 39,522 8.5

5.1
2004 43,519 8.4

5.7
2003 44,761 8.3

5.9
2002 36,052 8.0

6.2
2001 33,340 8.3

6.2
2000 34,139 8.0

6.7
1999 34,690 7.7

6.8
 
Multiple Races 2008 45,935 8.9

7.0
2007 40,785 9.3

6.8
2006 33,697 9.3

7.0
2005 21,536 9.6

7.0
2004 2,185 8.8

6.5
2003 0 * *
2002 0 * *
2001 0 * *
2000 0 * *
1999 0 * *
 
All Other/Unknown 2008 39,126 7.5

8.3
2007 38,362 6.9

7.9
2006 36,377 7.1

7.9
2005 100,362 9.2

6.7
2004 35,616 8.1

8.1
2003 36,235 8.1

8.0
2002 34,797 8.2

8.2
2001 27,015 8.1

8.4
2000 29,591 8.5

8.4
1999 30,351 8.2

8.9
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2008 1,909,620 9.0

6.4
2007 1,953,242 9.1

6.4
2006 1,842,970 9.2

6.6
2005 1,631,571 9.4

6.6
2004 1,630,186 9.3

6.8
2003 1,505,016 9.0

7.2
2002 1,254,683 9.0

7.6
2001 1,217,626 9.0

8.0
2000 1,235,686 8.9

8.3
1999 1,301,847 8.9

8.4

Height and Weight
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

Short Stature
(5)
% < 5th

Underweight
(6)
% < 5th

Obese
(6)
% >=95th
White, Not Hispanic 2008 2,415,129 6.3

4.4

12.1
2007 2,403,193 6.4

4.5

11.8
2006 2,307,899 6.5

4.7

11.7
2005 2,205,721 6.6

4.6

12.0
2004 2,367,268 6.6

4.5

12.2
2003 2,154,320 6.5

4.8

11.9
2002 1,980,732 6.3

5.0

11.5
2001 1,845,533 6.3

5.2

11.3
2000 1,977,676 6.0

5.3

11.1
1999 2,177,307 6.0

5.4

10.4
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2008 1,394,434 6.6

5.8

12.6
2007 1,426,579 7.0

5.9

12.2
2006 1,335,393 7.1

6.1

12.1
2005 1,247,201 6.9

6.1

12.4
2004 1,334,648 6.9

6.0

12.8
2003 1,173,486 7.1

6.4

12.4
2002 1,094,418 7.0

6.7

12.0
2001 1,014,897 7.5

6.7

11.8
2000 1,027,120 7.2

6.7

11.7
1999 1,228,248 6.9

7.2

11.3
 
Hispanic 2008 2,682,393 5.6

3.7

16.9
2007 3,096,366 5.9

3.7

16.6
2006 2,926,333 5.6

3.8

16.3
2005 2,519,801 5.9

4.0

16.6
2004 2,423,347 6.0

4.0

16.8
2003 2,238,214 6.0

4.3

16.8
2002 1,602,567 6.0

5.0

17.0
2001 1,223,159 5.5

4.5

16.1
2000 1,275,430 5.2

4.5

16.2
1999 1,398,874 5.0

4.8

15.8
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2008 77,674 4.7

2.8

19.1
2007 76,166 5.0

3.1

18.6
2006 73,834 5.0

3.3

18.3
2005 69,413 5.1

3.1

18.4
2004 76,679 5.0

3.3

18.7
2003 68,766 5.1

3.6

17.4
2002 58,382 5.1

3.4

17.2
2001 59,571 5.2

3.5

16.7
2000 67,463 5.1

3.2

17.5
1999 53,043 5.0

4.2

16.9
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2008 196,054 6.3

5.7

11.3
2007 194,916 6.3

6.1

10.8
2006 179,402 6.4

6.2

11.0
2005 159,167 6.6

6.6

11.1
2004 188,721 6.7

6.0

11.7
2003 193,549 6.0

6.1

11.9
2002 158,642 6.4

6.2

12.1
2001 122,338 7.0

5.5

12.4
2000 137,405 6.7

5.6

12.6
1999 154,695 6.6

6.6

11.7
 
Multiple Races 2008 160,467 5.7

3.8

13.3
2007 142,079 5.9

4.0

12.8
2006 111,120 5.9

4.2

12.7
2005 55,341 6.5

4.3

12.7
2004 6,483 6.2

3.5

13.9
2003 0 * * *
2002 0 * * *
2001 0 * * *
2000 0 * * *
1999 0 * * *
 
All Other/Unknown 2008 180,849 5.1

7.4

12.8
2007 187,286 5.2

7.1

13.0
2006 258,062 9.9

6.9

14.8
2005 400,070 7.5

5.9

13.0
2004 185,759 5.4

6.6

13.1
2003 175,525 5.4

6.9

13.0
2002 165,580 5.5

7.1

12.9
2001 125,369 5.7

6.4

13.4
2000 132,491 5.7

6.5

13.3
1999 137,629 5.5

6.6

12.6
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2008 7,107,000 6.0

4.5

14.1
2007 7,526,585 6.2

4.5

13.9
2006 7,192,043 6.4

4.7

13.8
2005 6,656,714 6.4

4.7

13.9
2004 6,582,905 6.4

4.7

14.1
2003 6,003,860 6.4

5.0

13.9
2002 5,060,321 6.3

5.5

13.5
2001 4,390,867 6.3

5.4

12.9
2000 4,617,585 6.0

5.4

12.8
1999 5,149,796 5.9

5.7

12.3

Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (6)
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

85th - <95th
%

>=95th
%
White, Not Hispanic 2008 1,001,342 16.1

12.6
2007 973,719 15.9

12.4
2006 943,306 15.9

12.3
2005 928,533 15.7

12.4
2004 994,087 15.8

12.6
2003 920,156 15.5

12.2
2002 850,084 15.0

11.8
2001 774,389 14.8

11.5
2000 832,279 14.9

11.3
1999 920,094 14.6

10.6
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2008 567,691 14.7

12.0
2007 566,618 14.4

11.9
2006 535,781 14.4

11.9
2005 527,365 14.3

12.0
2004 563,849 14.4

12.2
2003 494,997 14.1

12.1
2002 453,415 13.7

11.9
2001 408,557 13.6

11.0
2000 419,361 13.7

11.1
1999 516,002 13.6

10.8
 
Hispanic 2008 1,144,982 17.9

18.3
2007 1,299,054 17.8

18.2
2006 1,261,632 17.8

18.0
2005 1,134,627 17.5

18.0
2004 1,076,000 17.4

18.2
2003 991,223 17.0

18.4
2002 687,055 17.0

19.0
2001 509,679 16.4

17.0
2000 541,044 16.6

17.2
1999 607,461 16.6

16.9
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2008 36,535 20.4

20.2
2007 34,723 20.3

19.5
2006 33,488 20.1

19.4
2005 32,308 20.0

19.0
2004 35,328 19.9

19.0
2003 31,798 18.9

17.7
2002 28,324 18.8

17.5
2001 28,917 18.9

17.1
2000 32,159 19.9

17.4
1999 24,645 19.2

17.2
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2008 79,748 14.2

12.3
2007 78,235 14.0

11.9
2006 72,109 14.0

12.4
2005 65,934 14.1

12.3
2004 75,018 13.9

12.5
2003 73,816 14.1

13.0
2002 61,152 13.8

13.4
2001 48,926 14.5

13.4
2000 59,924 14.5

13.8
1999 69,312 14.6

13.3
 
Multiple Races 2008 63,449 16.4

12.9
2007 53,286 15.9

12.6
2006 41,358 16.1

13.0
2005 20,450 15.6

13.0
2004 2,359 15.9

15.1
2003 0 * *
2002 0 * *
2001 0 * *
2000 0 * *
1999 0 * *
 
All Other/Unknown 2008 50,249 15.3

15.7
2007 52,495 15.3

15.6
2006 57,538 16.4

15.6
2005 141,209 15.7

14.5
2004 67,834 15.7

15.2
2003 64,601 15.3

14.9
2002 59,070 15.0

14.7
2001 44,405 15.5

14.2
2000 47,364 15.2

14.6
1999 49,637 15.3

13.8
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2008 2,943,996 16.5

14.8
2007 3,058,130 16.4

14.9
2006 2,945,212 16.4

14.8
2005 2,850,426 16.1

14.7
2004 2,814,475 16.1

14.8
2003 2,576,591 15.8

14.7
2002 2,139,100 15.4

14.3
2001 1,814,873 15.1

13.1
2000 1,932,131 15.2

13.2
1999 2,187,151 15.0

12.7

Anemia (7)
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

Low Hb/Hct
%
White, Not Hispanic 2008 1,575,808 11.5
2007 1,525,981 11.9
2006 1,450,549 11.1
2005 1,434,886 10.8
2004 1,549,047 10.8
2003 1,337,637 10.5
2002 1,374,440 10.1
2001 1,347,726 10.4
2000 1,393,526 10.6
1999 1,537,766 11.3
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2008 931,804 22.8
2007 914,467 22.8
2006 825,012 21.0
2005 793,328 20.0
2004 874,513 19.4
2003 724,232 19.1
2002 742,716 19.1
2001 707,241 19.6
2000 713,877 20.0
1999 876,387 21.2
 
Hispanic 2008 2,069,490 14.1
2007 2,007,415 14.0
2006 1,922,871 13.5
2005 1,735,800 13.2
2004 1,684,460 13.1
2003 1,301,313 13.3
2002 1,081,779 12.5
2001 871,516 13.0
2000 903,791 13.3
1999 1,015,597 13.8
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2008 54,025 12.2
2007 52,031 12.4
2006 49,163 11.5
2005 49,165 10.7
2004 54,388 11.5
2003 48,437 10.9
2002 45,762 10.0
2001 49,255 9.9
2000 50,399 11.0
1999 38,719 12.9
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2008 117,875 13.6
2007 109,481 13.0
2006 101,446 12.5
2005 100,090 12.4
2004 106,595 12.7
2003 101,017 12.6
2002 94,638 12.4
2001 76,669 12.8
2000 83,969 15.1
1999 98,523 13.8
 
Multiple Races 2008 104,158 15.4
2007 84,183 15.7
2006 64,615 15.0
2005 38,478 14.0
2004 3,869 17.3
2003 0 *
2002 0 *
2001 0 *
2000 0 *
1999 0 *
 
All Other/Unknown 2008 63,363 14.5
2007 66,030 15.2
2006 107,935 11.9
2005 208,640 12.9
2004 92,029 14.0
2003 87,717 13.6
2002 81,852 13.7
2001 64,199 14.5
2000 72,006 14.0
1999 78,754 14.6
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2008 4,916,523 14.9
2007 4,759,588 15.0
2006 4,521,591 14.0
2005 4,360,387 13.6
2004 4,364,901 13.5
2003 3,600,353 13.4
2002 3,421,187 13.0
2001 3,116,606 13.4
2000 3,217,568 13.7
1999 3,645,746 14.5
(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 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for length-for-age for children under 2 years of age and height-for-age for children 2 years of age and older.
(6) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. 85th- < 95th percentile category identifies overweight children and >= 95th percentile category identifies obese children.
(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.