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Patients with admission weights falling above the 90th percentile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's sex-specific growth charts were identified as overweight\/obese, those below the cutoff were categorized as nonobese. Groups were compared regarding demographics, mechanism of injury, Injury Severity Score, and Abbreviated Injury Scale by body region of injury. Outcome measures included hospital admission, length of hospital stay, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ICU length of stay, and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Of the 306 patients included, 72 (23.5%) were overweight\/obese and 234 (76.5%) were nonobese. The mean Injury Severity Score scores were higher among overweight\/obese patients (5.37 vs 8.74, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.008). Overweight\/obese children were more likely to sustain severe abdominal injuries (Abbreviated Injury Scale \u2265 3) (12.2% vs 5.1%; odds ratio [OR], 2.64; 95% CI, 1.07\u20136.56; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.030), be admitted to the hospital (94.5% vs 74.3%; OR, 12.07; 95% CI, 2.87\u201350.72; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), require ICU admission (31.0% vs 20.0%, OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.03\u20133.36; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.036), and require a longer ICU stay (0.9 vs 0.4 days, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.014) compared with nonobese patients.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Obese and overweight children are at increased risk for higher injury severity scores, severe abdominal injuries, and ICU admission after pedestrian motor vehicle accidents.<\/jats:p>\n          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