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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Weight Control

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.#
Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,308 132 2.1 1.6- 2.8 2,583 38.8 37.0-40.7 2,225 35.5 33.7-37.3 1,368 23.5 21.9-25.2
Henderson/ Transylvania 452 8 1.5 0.7- 3.4 196 41.7 35.7-48.0 159 36.0 30.5-41.9 89 20.8 16.5-25.8
GENDER
Male 185 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 66 33.1 25.9-41.2 81 45.1 36.9-53.6 37 20.8 14.8-28.6
Female 267 7 2.1 1.0- 4.6 130 51.3 42.6-60.0 78 25.8 20.0-32.7 52 20.7 15.2-27.5
RACE
White 422 6 1.1 0.5- 2.4 183 40.8 35.3-46.6 151 37.2 31.8-42.9 82 21.0 16.6-26.1
Other 26 0 0.0 . - . 11 46.4 20.2-74.8 8 31.7 13.1-58.8 7 21.9 8.5-45.8
AGE
18-44 152 2 1.5 0.3- 6.9 70 43.0 32.4-54.2 48 35.3 26.1-45.7 32 20.3 13.8-28.7
45+ 298 6 1.5 0.7- 3.4 125 40.8 34.1-47.8 110 36.5 30.1-43.4 57 21.2 15.9-27.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 3 1.9 0.5- 6.8 59 35.4 25.2-47.2 70 35.6 26.8-45.6 46 27.0 19.5-36.1
Some College + 273 5 1.2 0.5- 3.0 136 46.3 39.3-53.6 89 36.4 29.7-43.7 43 16.0 11.3-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 242 5 1.8 0.6- 5.3 100 42.7 33.7-52.1 79 32.0 24.6-40.3 58 23.6 17.4-31.2
$50,000+ 97 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 39 35.1 25.4-46.1 43 49.4 38.4-60.3 14 14.8 8.6-24.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 390 7 1.4 0.7- 3.0 161 40.0 34.4-45.8 139 35.3 29.9-41.0 83 23.3 18.6-28.8
Forsyth 443 13 2.4 1.3- 4.5 172 36.0 31.1-41.3 174 41.2 35.8-46.8 84 20.3 16.2-25.2
Guilford 391 8 2.0 0.9- 4.3 168 42.5 36.5-48.7 137 35.2 29.7-41.1 78 20.4 15.9-25.7
Mecklenburg 409 9 3.1 1.3- 7.5 174 44.4 38.0-50.9 131 31.9 26.6-37.7 95 20.6 16.4-25.4
Orange 420 13 2.9 1.5- 5.5 214 48.9 41.6-56.2 138 31.5 25.6-38.0 55 16.7 9.4-27.8
Pitt 394 5 1.2 0.4- 3.1 168 42.7 36.1-49.5 126 31.3 26.1-36.9 95 24.9 19.7-30.8
Randolph 399 7 1.7 0.7- 4.1 170 42.2 35.1-49.7 141 33.7 27.7-40.2 81 22.4 17.8-27.8
Robeson 416 6 1.3 0.5- 3.3 130 33.2 27.3-39.6 161 38.6 33.0-44.6 119 26.9 21.9-32.5
Wake 398 8 3.1 1.4- 6.9 171 42.3 36.6-48.2 143 35.5 30.2-41.2 76 19.1 14.6-24.6
Western NC 617 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 251 40.4 35.8-45.1 225 36.8 32.4-41.4 125 20.6 17.1-24.6
Piedmont NC 825 15 1.5 0.8- 2.8 324 35.6 31.6-39.8 291 36.6 32.5-40.9 195 26.4 22.6-30.5
Eastern NC 754 17 2.3 1.3- 4.3 284 37.7 33.6-42.0 260 34.6 30.7-38.8 193 25.3 21.9-29.1

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* Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2). BMI is an intermediate variable used in calculating these measures. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 29.9.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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