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SUBMITTER: Ogden CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815488 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ogden Cynthia L CL Carroll Margaret D MD Fakhouri Tala H TH Hales Craig M CM Fryar Cheryl D CD Li Xianfen X Freedman David S DS
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 20180216 6
Obesity prevalence varies by income and education level, although patterns might differ among adults and youths (1-3). Previous analyses of national data showed that the prevalence of childhood obesity by income and education of household head varied across race/Hispanic origin groups (4). CDC analyzed 2011-2014 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to obtain estimates of childhood obesity prevalence by household income (≤130%, >130% to ≤350%, and >350% of the f ...[more]