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September 10, 2025Pediatric Obesity

Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in NHANES August 2021–August 2023: An Examination of Race/Hispanic Origin Subgroup Estimates

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Analysis shows increased obesity rates in Hispanic girls and White boys, indicating health disparities among youth.

Obesity prevalence among Hispanic girls increased from 2007 to August 2023, and among White boys during the same period.
The analysis involved 28,666 youth aged 2-19 years, highlighting specific racial disparities in obesity trends.
Regression models evaluated obesity trends starting from 1999 or 2007 to August 2023, measuring BMI-for-age.
Continued monitoring of obesity trends is critical to understanding health disparities among different demographic groups.

Ogden et al. (2025) studied this question.

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