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The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina. Obesity in Children and Youth. Obese children are almost six times more likely than children with healthy weights to have an impaired quality of life--equal to that of children undergoing treatment for cancer. -- JAMA, 2003.

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The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

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  1. The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina Obesity in Children and Youth

  2. Obese children are almost six times more likely than children with healthy weights to have an impaired quality of life--equal to that of children undergoing treatment for cancer. --JAMA, 2003

  3. NC ranks 5th worst in Childhood Obesity

  4. Obesity andChildren • Nationally, more than one third of children and youth are overweight and 17% are obese. • Approximately 25 million children and youth are obese or overweight. The rate of childhood obesity more than tripled from 1980 to 2004.

  5. The Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (CHAMP) • A N.C. statewide comprehensive surveillance system • Monitors health and risk behaviors for children and adolescents (ages 0-17) • During the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) interview, the respondent is asked to participate in a survey about child health • The interviewer calls back within a week to administer CHAMP to the primary caregiver of the child.

  6. N.C. Children and Youth • In 2008, among N.C. children ages 10-17, 17.6% were overweight, and 15.2% were obese (a combined 32.8% were overweight or obese), compared to 61.3% who were at a healthy weight. • One-third of N.C. children typically consumed one serving or less of vegetables per day and 20% of children did not meet the physical activity recommendation of 60 minutes per day. • In 2007, 50% of children watched more than two hours of television on a typical day.

  7. N.C. Children by BMI

  8. Gender

  9. Age Group

  10. Race/Ethnicity

  11. Physical Activity

  12. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

  13. The North Carolina Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System (NC-NPASS) • Child health indicators from local public health departments and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs • Includes height, weight, a few lab measures and limited behavioral data • May not be representative of the total population as a whole

  14. N.C. Children and Youth Overweight Trends

  15. N.C. Children and Youth Obesity Trends

  16. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) • Developed by CDC to monitor priority health-risk behaviors among youth • National, school-based survey • Completed by students (in approximately 45 minutes) in the classroom • Conducted biennially since 1991, at the national, state and local levels.

  17. Trends in Weight of N.C. High School Students

  18. N.C. Middle and High School Students, by Grade

  19. Students Who Described Themselves as Overweight or Were Trying to Lose Weight

  20. N.C. High School Students, by Race/Ethnicity

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