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Data List for Percentage of WIC children aged 1 to 5 years old who are overweight, at risk for overweight, high weight-for-length*, or obese Utah vs. U.S., 2000-2024

Utah vs. U.S. WICYearPercentage of WIC children aged 1 to 5 years old
Record Count: 37
Utah PedNSS200019.2%
Utah PedNSS200120.4%
Utah PedNSS200222.2%
Utah PedNSS200321.2%
Utah PedNSS200421.6%
Utah PedNSS200521.8%
Utah VISION201128.2%
Utah VISION201229.9%
Utah VISION201328.7%
Utah VISION201429.4%
Utah VISION201521.7%
Utah VISION201622.3%
Utah VISION201722.2%
Utah VISION201832.7%
Utah VISION201926.7%
Utah VISION202032.5%
Utah VISION202123.7%
Utah VISION202232.2%
Utah VISION202322.3%
Utah VISION202427.3%
U.S. PedNSS200028.0%
U.S. PedNSS200128.7%
U.S. PedNSS200229.7%
U.S. PedNSS200330.4%
U.S. PedNSS200431.0%
U.S. PedNSS200530.8%
U.S. PedNSS200630.7%
U.S. PedNSS200731.3%
U.S. PedNSS200831.0%
U.S. PedNSS200931.1%
U.S. PedNSS201030.5%
U.S. PedNSS201130.4%
U.S. WIC PC201229.5%
U.S. WIC PC201427.1%
U.S. WIC PC201627.8%
U.S. WIC PC201828.4%
U.S. WIC PC202029.9%

Data Notes

*High weight-for-length was not included until 2013. The data gap from the year 2006 to the year 2010 was associated with a failed WIC computer system. Data up to 2010 includes children 2-5 years only. Beginning in 2011, WIC's overweight data included 1-year-old children who were at risk of overweight, and starting in 2013, high weight-for-length as specified in the health indicator definition. Data from the WIC Participant and Program Characteristics report includes children 2-5 years only. The 2011 data were the last data available from PedNSS. The reported U.S. data from 2012 and later are from the WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (WIC PC) report which is released every two years. Because of the amount of missing and unreliable anthropometric data reported by state agencies for U.S. WIC PC 2022, anthropometric data was not included in the 2022 U.S. WIC PC report.

Data Sources

  • VISION computer system, Utah Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, Office of Maternal and Child Health, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
  • CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
  • WIC PC - WIC Participant and Program Characteristics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

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Definition

Definitions used in this Indicator Report follow the current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program definitions, which are as follows: '''Overweight''' - children 2 to 5 years of age with a Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age or weight-for-stature greater than or equal to the 85th percentile and less than the 95th percentile as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts. '''At risk of overweight''' - children 12 months of age to 5 years of age that have a biological mother with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of the child's enrollment on the WIC program '''or''' children aged 12 months to 5 years who have a biological father with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 at the time of enrollment. '''Obese''' - children 2 to 5 years of age and greater than or equal to the 95th percentile BMI or weight-for-stature as plotted on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2-20 years gender-specific growth charts. '''High weight-for-length''' (added in 2013) - children 12 to 24 months of age having a weight-for-length greater than or equal to the 97.7th percentile as plotted on the CDC Birth to 24 Months gender-specific growth charts.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator:__2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]] [[br]] __2011-2012__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who met the '''at risk of overweight''' definition __and__ the number of children who met the '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).[[br]] [[br]] __2013-current__: The number of children enrolled in the Utah WIC program who meet the '''high weight-for-length''' or '''at risk of overweight''' definitions (see Definition) __and__ the number of children who meet '''overweight''' or '''obese''' definitions (see Definition).
Denominator:__2000-2005, 2010__: The number of children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program.[[br]] [[br]] __2011-current__: The number of children aged 12 months to 5 years enrolled in the Utah WIC program.

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 10/03/2024


Women, Infants, and Children, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1013, Telephone: 1-877-WIC-KIDS, Fax: 801-272-3184, Website: wic.utah.gov, Contact: Phyllis Crowley, Email: pcrowley@utah.gov
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