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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
Teens with a Healthy Body Weight
State: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2021
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This indicator shows the percent of public school students in grades 9-12 with a body healthy body weight as calculated based on age- and sex-specific percentiles. Teens are considered overweight if they are in the 85th to 94th percentile. Obese teens are those in the 95th percentile and above.
Why is this important?
Obesity is a serious health concern for children and adolescents. Obese and overweight children and adolescents are at risk for multiple health problems during their youth and as adults. In a recent study, it was found that nearly 80% of children who were overweight as teenagers were obese adults at age 25. Obese and overweight youth are more likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes. Losing weight helps to prevent and control multiple chronic diseases and improves quality of life.
State: Hawaii
71.1%
Source:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: March 2023
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: March 2023
Compared to
Technical note: Values are not shown where the total unweighted response count is less than 100.
Graph Selections
No significant difference with the overall value
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Data Source
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Maintained By: Hawaii Department of Health
Filed under: Health / Weight Status, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens