Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control

Percentage of High School Students Who Were Obese,* by Sex, † Grade, and Race/Ethnicity, 2013 * ≥ 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. † M > F (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Were Obese,* † * ≥ 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. † Increased [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Were Obese,* Across 42 States and 21 Cities, 2013 * ≥ 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 6.4% % 11.2% % 12.5% % 13.5% % Percentage of High School Students Who Were Obese* *95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight,* by Sex, Grade, † and Race/Ethnicity, † 2013 * ≥ 85th percentile but < 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. † 9 > 11; B > W, H > W (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight,* † * ≥ 85th percentile but < 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. † Increased [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight,* Across 42 States and 21 Cities, 2013 * ≥ 85th percentile but < 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 11.0% % 13.8% % 15.0% % 15.7% % Percentage of High School Students Who Were Overweight* *85th percentile but < 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts. State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Described Themselves as Slightly or Very Overweight, by Sex,* Grade, and Race/Ethnicity,* 2013 * F > M; H > B, W > B (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Described Themselves as Slightly or Very Overweight, * * Decreased , decreased , no change [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Described Themselves as Slightly or Very Overweight, Across 34 States and 20 Cities, 2013 State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 24.8% % 28.2% % 29.3% % 31.6% % Percentage of High School Students Who Described Themselves as Slightly or Very Overweight State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who WereTrying to Lose Weight, by Sex,* Grade, and Race/Ethnicity,* 2013 * F > M; H > B, H > W, W > B (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who WereTrying to Lose Weight, * * Increased [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who WereTrying to Lose Weight, Across 35 States and 21 Cities, 2013 State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 39.5% % 43.0% % 45.2% % 47.2% % Percentage of High School Students Who WereTrying to Lose Weight State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Did Not Eat for 24 or More Hours to Lose Weight or to Keep From Gaining Weight,* by Sex, † Grade, † and Race/Ethnicity, † 2013 *During the 30 days before the survey. † F > M; 9 > 12; H > B, H > W (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Did Not Eat for 24 or More Hours to Lose Weight or to Keep From Gaining Weight,* † *During the 30 days before the survey. † No change [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Did Not Eat for 24 or More Hours to Lose Weight or to Keep From Gaining Weight,* Across 28 States and 18 Cities, 2013 *During the 30 days before the survey. State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 9.6% % 11.6% % 12.8% % 14.9% % Percentage of High School Students Who Did Not Eat for 24 or More Hours to Lose Weight or to Keep From Gaining Weight* *During the 30 days before the survey. State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Took Diet Pills, Powders, or Liquids,* by Sex, † Grade, † and Race/Ethnicity, † 2013 *Without a doctor's advice, to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the 30 days before the survey. † F > M; 11 > 9, 12 > 9, 12 > 10; H > B, H > W (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Took Diet Pills, Powders, or Liquids,* † *Without a doctor's advice, to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the 30 days before the survey. † Decreased [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Took Diet Pills, Powders, or Liquids,* Across 31 States and 17 Cities, 2013 *Without a doctor's advice, to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the 30 days before the survey. State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 3.4% - 5.2% 5.3% - 5.9% 6.0% - 6.8% 6.9% % Percentage of High School Students Who Took Diet Pills, Powders, or Liquids* *Without a doctor's advice, to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight during the 30 days before the survey. State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Vomited or Took Laxatives to Lose Weight or to Keep from Gaining Weight,* by Sex, † Grade, and Race/Ethnicity, † 2013 *During the 30 days before the survey. † F > M; H > B, H > W (Based on t-test analysis, p < 0.05.) Black and White races are non-Hispanic. National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013

Percentage of High School Students Who Vomited or Took Laxatives to Lose Weight or to Keep from Gaining Weight,* † *During the 30 days before the survey. † Decreased [Based on linear and quadratic trend analyses using logistic regression models controlling for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade (p < 0.05). Significant linear trends (if present) across all available years are described first followed by linear changes in each segment of significant quadratic trends (if present).] National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,

Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Vomited or Took Laxatives to Lose Weight or to Keep from Gaining Weight,* Across 32 States and 19 Cities, 2013 *During the 30 days before the survey. State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013

No Data 3.6% - 4.4% 4.5% - 5.2% 5.3% - 6.3% 6.4% - 9.0% Percentage of High School Students Who Vomited or Took Laxatives to Lose Weight or to Keep from Gaining Weight* *During the 30 days before the survey. State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2013