Prevalence of Select Measures Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2-19 Years: United States, 1999-2000 through 2017-2018

This data represents the age-adjusted prevalence of high total cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity among US children and adolescents aged 2-19 years between 1999-2000 to 2017-2018.

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Notes:

Estimates for high total cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity among adults are age-adjusted by the direct method to the U.S. Census 2000 population using age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over.

Definitions

Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 80 mmHg, or currently taking medication to lower high blood pressure

High total cholesterol: Serum total cholesterol greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL.

Obesity among adults: Body mass index (BMI, weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than or equal to 30.

Obesity among children and adolescents BMI greater than or equal to the age- and sex-specific 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts

Data Source and methods

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) for the years 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, and 2017–2018 were used for these analyses.

NHANES is a cross-sectional survey designed to monitor the health and nutritional status of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population. The survey consists of interviews conducted in participants’ homes and standardized physical examinations, including a blood draw, conducted in mobile examination centers.

Sources:

National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018.

References:

1. Hales CM, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 360. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020 Johnson CL, Dohrmann SM, Burt VL, Mohadjer LK. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Sample design, 2011-2014. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2 (162). 2014.
2. Carroll MD, Fryar CD. Total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults: United States, 2015–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 363. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
3. Ostchega Y, Fryar CD, Nwankwo T, Nguyen DT. Hypertension prevalence among adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 364. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
4. Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Afful J. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among children and adolescents aged 2–19 years: United States, 1963–1965 through 2017–2018. NCHS Health E-Stats. 2020.

Suggested citation:

Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Wambogo EA, Ansai N. Prevalence of select measures among adults aged 20 and over: United States, 1999–2000 through 2017–2018. National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.

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