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Table 1. Prevalence of Selected Chronic Health Conditions among Children and AdolescentsPrevalence of Select Conditions Among Children and AdolescentsCondition U.S. Texas Changes Remarks14.2% 1 In U.S.:Overweight – Obese 10.5% 116% 2 15.5% a,319.2% b,322.4% c,3 4% 4 – 1963-654% 4 – 1971-947% 4 – 1976-8011% 4 – 1988-94a 11th gradeb 8th gradec 4th grade0.20 – Prior to twenty years ago,Diabetes 0.17% d,50.26% f,6 0.25% d,e,7 only 1% to 2% of diabetescases were type 2. Nowcurrent estimates rangefrom 8% to 45% 1415.0% 9 In the U.S., from 1980 toAsthma 13.0% 812.2% g,158.3% h,155.8% i,15 1996, asthma prevalenceamong children increasedby an average of 4.3% peryear, from 3.6% to 6.2% 11d Type 1 onlye According to the the TexasDiabetes Council, there is noprevalence data for type 2diabetes in Texas children.f Type 1 and type 2g Children that have been toldthey have asthmah Children who currently haveasthmai Children who had an asthmaattack in last 12 monthsMild EmotionalDisorders9% j,1030% k,10 Not availablej Moderate/Severe depressionk Report depression symptomsPhysical Inactivity 31.2% 1 34.3% 1 Texas data are for 2001onlyUndernourished 3.3% 13 1.86% a,12a 11th grade1.35% b,12b 8th grade3% c,12 c 4th grade1. CDC, 2001, YRBSS2. CDC, 1999-2002, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)3. Hoelscher D, 2004, American Journal of Public Health4. CDC, 1963-2002, NHANES5. CDC, 2004, http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/cda2.htm6. CDC, 2002, http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/estimates.htm7. TDH, 2004, http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/diabetes/media/8. CDC, 2003, National Health Interview Survey9. Arif A, et al, 2004, Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health10. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, 2002, J. Am. Acad. Child Adol. Psyc.11. CDC, 1996, http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/children.htm12. Hoelscher D, 2004, Unpublished SPAN data13. Wang Y, et al. 2002, Am J Clin Nutr.14. Aye & Levitsky, 2003, Curr Opin Pediatr15. CDC, 2004, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Fact Sheet on AsthmaE-15