From: Obesity and understudied minority children: existing challenges and opportunities in epidemiology
Population Source | Jain, 2012 [19] | Guerrero, 2015 [17] | Diep, 2017 a [20] | APIAHF b [21] | ||||
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Children aged 4; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)–Birth Cohort, 2001 | Children aged 2–11; California Health Interview Surveys, 2007–09 & 2011–12 | Children attending kindergarten- 2nd grade; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study –Kindergarten Class, 2010–11 | Children/adolescents aged 2–19; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–14 | |||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Chinese | 400 | (23.5) | 717 | (27.8) | 300 | (11.2) | 185 | (11.8) |
Japanese | 50 | (24.0) | 227 | (42.1) | – |  | 91 | (18.1) |
Filipino | 150 | (28.4) | 455 | (39.6) | 100 | (24.8) | 111 | (29.5) |
Asian India/South Asian | 100 | (15.6) | 403 | (27.1) | 350 | (17.9) | 256 | (18.4) |
Korean | 50 | (20.2) | 385 | (26.8) | – |  | --c |  |
Vietnamese | 50 | (34.7) | 625 | (34.1) | 150 | (16.2) | 153 | (27.3) |
Other | 300 | (29.8) | 390 | (35.5) | 300 | (17.1) | – |  |