Obesity: % of Public School Students in Grades 9-12 Who Are Obese
Current Value
23.1%
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Data Discussion
Unless otherwise specified, any missing data is either because there are no individuals who identify with the race/ethnicity or the data is suppressed to protect privacy. The race/ethnicity groups included in the indicator are as written in the original data source. YRBS Question: Percentage of students who had obesity (>=95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts). Survey is conducted every 2 years. Due to COVID-19, the survey was not administered in 2020.
Research Agenda
Data Source
https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/ccdpc/Reports/Pages/YRBS-Main.aspx