| Characteristic | 1976–1980 | 1988–1994 | 1999–2000 | 2001–2002 | 2003–2004 | 2005–2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 6–17 | ||||||
| Total | 5.7 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 16.5 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5.5 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 17.2 |
| Female | 5.8 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 15.9 |
| Ages 6–11 | ||||||
| Total | 6.5 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 15.1 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 6.7 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 16.2 |
| Female | 6.4 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 14.1 |
| Ages 12–17 | ||||||
| Total | 5.0 | 11.1 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.8 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 4.5 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Female | 5.4 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 17.5 |
| NOTE: Overweight is defined as body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sex specific BMI-for-age growth charts (http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts). | ||||||
| SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. | ||||||
