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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Children and Adolescents with Obesity
Measurement Period: 2018-2019 School Year
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This indicator shows the percentage of kindergarten, sixth, and ninth grade public school students with obesity.
Why is this important?
Reducing obesity rates is critical to improving the health of DuPage County. Children with obesity are more likely to develop high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and other serious health, social, and psychological problems as compared to healthy weight children.
Due to these obesity-related issues, many are predicting that the life expectancy of today's children may be shorter than that of their parents. Children who are obese during childhood are more likely to be obese as adults. Additionally, if either parent is obese, the child has a significantly greater risk of obesity in adulthood. This is especially concerning since more than one-third of adults in the United States are obese. Changes made now will not only affect today's children but will have a positive, compounding effect as those children enter adulthood and have their own families.
15.0%
Source:
DuPage County Health Department
Measurement period: 2018-2019 School Year
Maintained by: DuPage County Health Department
Last update: January 2023
Measurement period: 2018-2019 School Year
Maintained by: DuPage County Health Department
Last update: January 2023
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Data Source
- DuPage County Health Department
Maintained By: DuPage County Health Department
Filed under: Health / Weight Status, Children, Teens