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Overweight/Obese Children
Percent of children whose weight status is at or above the 85th percentile for Body Mass Index (BMI) (age 10-17)

2007 National Survey of Children's Health

Nationwide: 31.6% of children met indicator
Range Across States: 23.1% to 44.4%

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