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PedNSS Health Indicator |
Definition |
Number = Children Included in the
Analysis |
Definition of Prevalence
% = Prevalence |
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Short stature |
<5th percentile and <10th percentiles
length-for-age (children aged <2 years), height-for age (children ≥
2 years), CDC growth charts |
All infants and children examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid length or height data. |
Number of children <5th and <10th percentiles
length or height-for-age divided by number of children with length
or height data |
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Underweight |
<5th and <10th percentiles weight-for length
(children aged <2 years), BMI-for-age (children ≥ 2 years), 2000 CDC
growth charts |
All infants and children examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid length or height, and
weight data. |
Number of children <5th and <10th percentiles
weight-for-length or BMI-for-age divided by number of children with
length or height, and weight data |
|
Obese |
≥ 95th percentile weight-for length (children aged <2
years), BMI-for-age (children ≥ 2 years), 2000 CDC growth charts |
Number of children ≥ 95th percentile weight-for-length or
BMI-for-age divided by number of children with length or height, and
weight data |
|
≥ 2 Yrs Overweight |
Overweight: 85th–<95th percentile
BMI-for-age, 2000 CDC growth charts |
Children ≥ 2 years of age examined during the reporting period
January 1 through December 31 with valid height and weight data. |
Number of children ≥ 2 years of age from the 85th–<95th
percentile BMI-for-age divided by number of children ≥ 2 years of
age with height and weight data |
|
Obese: >95th percentile BMI-for-age, 2000 CDC growth charts |
Number of children ≥ 2 years of age ≥ 95th percentile
BMI-for-age divided by number of children ≥ 2 years of age with
height and weight data. |