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Statistics on children, youth and families in Washington from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Children's Alliance
Percentage of low body mass index mothers at birth
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Definition
Percent of live births to mothers with a low Body Mass Index (BMI). Mothers’ low BMI presented here are calculated by dividing the number of live birth babies whose mothers had low BMI at the time of birth in three consecutive calendar years by the total number of live births reported in the same period.
Data Source
The data used for this measure come from Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Birth Data. Data were retrieved on February 12, 2021 at doh.wa.gov.
S: Data estimate has been suppressed. Percents are not shown when the average number of live birth babies whose mothers had low BMI over the three consecutive years is fewer than 10.
S: Data estimate has been suppressed. Percents are not shown when the average number of live birth babies whose mothers had low BMI over the three consecutive years is fewer than 10.
Notes
Data last updated in February 2021 by Washington KIDS COUNT.
BMI is calculated using the weight and the height of an individual in the following formula: BMI = (703.1 x weight in lbs)/square of height in inches. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies BMI into four categories. When the values are less than 18.5, BMI is considered low. Low BMI is also referred to as being underweight.
We combined three years of data to minimize unreliability of measurement due to small numbers. The values reported here refer to rolling averages across three years.
BMI is calculated using the weight and the height of an individual in the following formula: BMI = (703.1 x weight in lbs)/square of height in inches. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies BMI into four categories. When the values are less than 18.5, BMI is considered low. Low BMI is also referred to as being underweight.
We combined three years of data to minimize unreliability of measurement due to small numbers. The values reported here refer to rolling averages across three years.
Last Updated
February 2021