Table 1 Body mass index (BMI) classification by BMI percentile for children age 6–17 years old
From: Severe obesity in children: prevalence, persistence and relation to hypertension
BMI < 5thpercentile | BMI 5-84thpercentile | BMI 85-94thpercentile | BMI ≥ 95thpercentile | BMI ≥ 120% times the 95thpercentile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OVERALL | 117618 | 2679 (2.3%) | 73630 (62.6%) | 20296 (17.3%) | 21013 (17.9%) | 6532 (5.6%) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White | 36793 | 892 (2.4%) | 24859 (67.6%) | 5941 (16.2%) | 5101 (13.9%) | 1401 (3.8%) |
Black | 10306 | 150 (1.5%) | 5921 (57.5%) | 1980 (19.2%) | 2255 (21.9%) | 853 (8.3%) |
Hispanic | 30821 | 447 (1.5%) | 16609 (53.9%) | 6001 (19.5%) | 7764 (25.2%) | 2618 (8.5%) |
Asian/PI | 24701 | 828 (3.4%) | 16753 (67.8%) | 3789 (15.3%) | 3331 (13.5%) | 873 (3.5%) |
Other/unkn | 14997 | 362 (2.4%) | 9488 (63.3%) | 2585 (17.2%) | 2562 (17.1%) | 787 (5.3%) |
Age group | ||||||
6 – 11 yrs | 52567 | 1325 (2.5%) | 32619 (62.1%) | 8897 (16.9%) | 9726 (18.5%) | 2773 (5.3%) |
12 – 17 yrs | 65051 | 1354 (2.1%) | 41011 (63.0%) | 11399 (17.5%) | 11287 (17.4%) | 3759 (5.8%) |
BOYS | 59380 | 1432 (2.4%) | 35870 (60.4%) | 9924 (16.7%) | 12154 (20.5%) | 3935 (6.6%) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White | 18488 | 503 (2.7%) | 12262 (66.3%) | 2843 (15.4%) | 2880 (15.6%) | 830 (4.5%) |
Black | 5195 | 88 (1.7%) | 3140 (60.4%) | 902 (17.4%) | 1065 (20.5%) | 421 (8.1%) |
Hispanic | 15507 | 230 (1.5%) | 7983 (51.5%) | 2819 (18.2%) | 4475 (28.9%) | 1580 (10.2%) |
Asian/PI | 12661 | 417 (3.3%) | 7967 (62.9%) | 2049 (16.2%) | 2228 (17.6%) | 613 (4.8%) |
Other/unkn | 7529 | 194 (2.6%) | 4518 (60.0%) | 1311 (17.4%) | 1506 (20.0%) | 491 (6.5%) |
Age group | ||||||
6 – 11 yrs | 26977 | 633 (2.4%) | 16075 (59.6%) | 4607 (17.1%) | 5662 (21.0%) | 1702 (6.3%) |
12 – 17 yrs | 32403 | 799 (2.5%) | 19795 (61.1%) | 5317 (16.4%) | 6492 (20.0%) | 2233 (6.9%) |
GIRLS | 58238 | 1247 (2.1%) | 37760 (64.8%) | 10372 (17.8%) | 8859 (15.2%) | 2597 (4.5%) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White | 18305 | 389 (2.1%) | 12597 (68.8%) | 3098 (16.9%) | 2221 (12.1%) | 571 (3.1%) |
Black | 5111 | 62 (1.2%) | 2781 (54.4%) | 1078 (21.1%) | 1190 (23.3%) | 432 (8.5%) |
Hispanic | 15314 | 217 (1.4%) | 8626 (56.3%) | 3182 (20.8%) | 3289 (21.5%) | 1038 (6.8%) |
Asian/PI | 12040 | 411 (3.4%) | 8786 (73.0%) | 1740 (14.5%) | 1103 (9.2%) | 260 (2.2%) |
Other/unkn | 7468 | 168 (2.3%) | 4970 (66.6%) | 1274 (17.1%) | 1056 (14.1%) | 296 (4.0%) |
Age group | ||||||
6 – 11 yrs | 25590 | 692 (2.7%) | 16544 (64.7%) | 4290 (16.8%) | 4064 (15.9%) | 1071 (4.2%) |
12 – 17 yrs | 32648 | 555 (1.7%) | 21216 (65.0%) | 6082 (18.6%) | 4795 (14.7%) | 1526 (4.7%) |