Table2C
2002 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance (1)
State
Summary of Health Indicators
Children Aged < 5 Years (2)
(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
children that are overweight.
(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.
(8) Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed
analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on
their date of visit included in the Breastfed At
Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the
reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12
Months analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for
analysis after exclusions.