From 2017 to March 2020, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolecents aged 2 to 19 years in the U.S. was highest among non-Hispanic black girls. This statistic shows the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity.
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity
Children and adolescents were included and categorized into age categories based on age at examination in months. Pregnant females were excluded from the analysis.
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CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). (June 14, 2021). Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/
CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). "Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity." Chart. June 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/
CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). (2021). Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/
CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). "Prevalence of Obesity among U.S. Children and Adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/
CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolecents from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), June 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369427/children-adolecents-prevalence-obesity-us-by-ethnicity-gender/
