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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

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%)
TOTAL 2,522 20 1.1 0.6- 2.1 851 32.8 30.0-35.7 1,112 42.6 39.7-45.6 539 23.5 21.0-26.2
RACE
White 1,941 15 1.4 0.7- 2.6 678 33.5 30.3-36.8 873 43.5 40.1-46.9 375 21.7 18.9-24.8
African American 363 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 92 23.4 17.6-30.4 154 42.0 34.8-49.6 116 34.2 27.6-41.6
Asian 33 2 1.5 0.3- 7.1 22 74.7 48.5-90.3 9 23.7 8.7-50.5 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 70 0 0.0 . - . 19 30.0 15.2-50.7 30 43.4 26.0-62.7 21 26.5 13.1-46.4
Other Minorities 100 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 33 41.7 27.1-57.9 42 37.4 25.0-51.7 24 20.5 11.6-33.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 100 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 34 40.7 25.4-58.0 44 41.9 27.9-57.2 21 17.1 9.1-29.9
-English Speaking 53 0 0.0 . - . 19 38.0 21.8-57.4 22 38.7 22.1-58.4 12 23.3 10.7-43.5
-Spanish Speaking 47 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 15 42.4 21.0-67.1 22 43.9 24.3-65.7 9 13.0 4.7-30.9
Non-Hispanic 2,417 19 1.2 0.6- 2.2 816 32.3 29.5-35.2 1,066 42.7 39.7-45.7 516 23.8 21.2-26.6
AGE
18-24 177 4 3.9 1.4-10.3 113 61.9 50.0-72.5 40 23.1 15.1-33.8 20 11.1 4.6-24.3
25-34 420 6 1.4 0.5- 4.1 151 30.2 24.5-36.5 175 45.4 38.7-52.2 88 23.0 17.9-29.2
35-44 542 3 0.5 0.1- 1.9 152 27.4 22.2-33.1 255 46.1 40.2-52.1 132 26.0 20.9-31.9
45-54 517 3 0.3 0.1- 1.3 142 23.0 18.3-28.6 244 48.5 42.2-55.0 128 28.1 22.8-34.1
55-64 366 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 101 26.7 21.0-33.3 176 44.0 37.1-51.2 88 29.3 22.8-36.8
65-74 294 2 1.7 0.3- 9.7 100 30.1 23.3-37.8 127 38.7 31.3-46.8 65 29.5 22.1-38.1
75+ 186 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 82 37.9 27.8-49.1 88 51.2 39.5-62.8 15 10.7 5.9-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 4 1.1 0.2- 4.4 131 33.0 26.1-40.8 166 44.0 36.5-51.8 99 21.9 16.6-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 754 9 1.6 0.6- 3.7 238 30.4 25.7-35.6 318 40.1 35.0-45.4 189 27.9 23.5-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 521 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 176 34.0 27.9-40.7 220 39.1 32.9-45.8 124 26.8 20.5-34.3
College Graduate 843 6 1.6 0.5- 4.4 305 34.5 29.8-39.5 407 47.4 42.4-52.4 125 16.6 13.2-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 2 0.3 0.1- 1.6 74 40.9 29.6-53.3 69 36.8 25.6-49.7 43 21.9 14.2-32.1
$15,000- 24,999 376 7 1.8 0.6- 5.2 133 34.9 27.9-42.6 156 37.7 31.0-45.0 80 25.6 19.4-32.9
$25,000- 34,999 318 3 2.3 0.5- 9.2 118 36.7 28.7-45.5 138 41.3 33.3-49.8 59 19.7 14.0-27.0
$35,000- 49,999 398 3 1.5 0.5- 5.0 117 28.3 22.0-35.6 183 44.9 37.7-52.4 95 25.2 19.5-32.0
$50,000-74,999 290 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 93 26.9 20.2-34.7 136 42.0 33.7-50.9 60 30.7 21.7-41.5
$75,000+ 433 0 0.0 . - . 119 27.6 21.9-34.1 229 52.3 45.7-58.8 85 20.1 15.5-25.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 155 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 48 33.3 25.1-42.5 70 41.6 33.3-50.5 36 24.5 17.8-32.9
Forsyth 175 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 60 33.0 25.7-41.3 81 46.7 38.2-55.3 33 19.7 13.9-27.2
Guilford 150 1 1.1 0.1- 7.1 48 32.2 24.1-41.6 74 45.5 36.5-54.7 27 21.3 14.3-30.4
Henderson/Transylvania 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
Mecklenburg 150 2 3.0 0.6-13.6 54 41.9 31.6-53.0 66 39.2 30.1-49.1 28 15.9 10.6-23.3
Orange 180 3 2.0 0.6- 6.4 88 50.5 42.4-58.5 73 38.9 31.4-47.0 16 8.6 5.2-14.0
Pitt 153 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 54 36.8 28.0-46.6 64 38.1 30.3-46.4 34 24.7 17.1-34.2
Randolph 169 2 1.3 0.2- 6.2 52 32.2 24.0-41.7 76 41.2 33.1-49.9 39 25.3 18.5-33.7
Robeson 169 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 53 35.1 25.9-45.6 73 40.5 31.7-50.0 42 23.9 16.8-32.7
Wake 175 3 3.6 1.2-10.8 60 34.7 26.9-43.5 80 42.3 34.2-50.9 32 19.3 12.8-28.2
Western NC 275 2 1.1 0.3- 4.9 97 35.2 28.8-42.2 114 41.1 34.5-48.0 62 22.5 17.5-28.5
Piedmont NC 311 2 0.9 0.2- 3.5 87 25.8 20.3-32.1 139 44.7 37.8-51.8 83 28.6 22.4-35.7
Eastern NC 275 0 0.0 . - . 84 33.9 27.4-41.1 121 41.9 35.3-48.8 70 24.2 19.0-30.3

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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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