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Childhood Overweight in a New York City WIC Population

Jennifer A. Nelson, MPH, Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH and Viola Ford, MSW, CSW

Jennifer A. Nelson and Mary Ann Chiasson are with the Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc (MHRA). Viola Ford is with the MHRA New York City Neighborhood WIC Program.



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  		FIGURE 1—— Weight status of children aged 2 to 4 years enrolled in a New York City WIC program: 2001.

Note. Categories based on the body mass index growth charts of the National Center for Health Statistics.19 The definitions are as follows: overweight: >= 95th percentile; at risk for overweight: >= 85th and < 95th percentile; normal weight: >= 5th and < 85th percentile; underweight: < 5th percentile.

 




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