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Table 1 Number and percentage of children with weight and length/height data in the electronic health record by age and one- and four-year periods

From: Inverse-probability weighting and multiple imputation for evaluating selection bias in the estimation of childhood obesity prevalence using data from electronic health records

Age by December 2016 (years)

 

Weight and length/height within a one-year period (2016)

Weight and length/height within a four-year period (2013–2016)

N

n

%

n

%

0–12 monthsa

5570

5387

96.7%

5387

96.7%

1 yeara

5953

5780

97.1%

5839

98.1%

2 yearsa

5940

5624

94.7%

5898

99.3%

3 yearsa

5874

4996

85.1%

5836

99.4%

4 yearsa

6411

4992

77.9%

6307

98.4%

5 years

6541

1231

18.8%

6342

97.0%

6 yearsa

6564

5119

78.0%

6332

96.5%

7 years

6593

1323

20.1%

6239

94.6%

8 yearsa

6822

4999

73.3%

6415

94.0%

9 years

6605

1728

26.2%

6125

92.7%

10 years

6717

1923

28.6%

5979

89.0%

11 yearsa

6397

3719

58.1%

5808

90.8%

12 years

6518

1978

30.4%

5684

87.2%

13 years

6588

1147

17.4%

5629

85.4%

14 yearsa

6228

3628

58.3%

5243

84.2%

Total

95,321

53,574

56.2%

89,063

93.4%

  1. aThe Child Health Program recommends weight and height measurements at this age