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The NSCH has undergone major methodological changes prompting re-examination of the correspondence between NSCH and NHANES obesity prevalence among children\/adolescents ages 6\u201317 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare obesity prevalence estimates among children\/adolescents ages 6\u201317 years derived from parent-reported height\/weight in NSCH (2016\u20132018) and measured height\/weight in NHANES (2015\u20132018).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Obesity prevalence, height, weight, and body-mass-index for age among children\/adolescents ages 6\u201317 years from both surveys were compared by age, sex, and race\/ethnicity using absolute and relative measures of difference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall obesity prevalence was lower using parent-reported data than measured data (16.9% vs. 20.1%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01). Estimates were similar for children ages 6\u201311 years (19.1% vs. 19.5%) but reported estimates were lower for adolescents ages 12\u201317 years (14.8% vs. 20.8%), particularly among females ages 12\u201313 and males ages 14\u201315 years. Reported prevalence was generally similar or lower across racial\/ethnic groups, except among non-Hispanic Black children ages 6\u20139 years. Reported height, weight, and body-mass-index were typically lower than measured values.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Parent-reported data produced similar obesity estimates for children ages 6\u201311 years but underestimated adolescent obesity and should be interpreted cautiously, especially for detailed subgroups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/21532176261484748","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]],"date-time":"2026-09-02T08:03:57Z","timestamp":1788336237000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Obesity Prevalence in the United States among 6\u2009\u2212\u200917-Year-Old Children and Adolescents: Measured vs. Parent-Reported Height and Weight from Two National Surveys, 2015\u20132018"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9310-2855","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mary Kay","family":"Kenney","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashley H.","family":"Hirai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-789X.2008.00475.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa2109191"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2022-060640"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_5_1","unstructured":"4.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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