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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Risk Factors

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
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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 342 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5 154 46.9 40.9-52.9 111 31.3 26.1-37.0 63 18.1 13.7-23.6
RACE
White 580 16 2.4 1.3- 4.4 236 40.1 35.4-45.0 212 37.2 32.6-42.0 116 20.3 16.7-24.4
Other 35 0 0.0 . - . 14 41.4 24.3-60.7 13 34.4 19.0-53.9 8 24.3 11.8-43.5
AGE
18-44 225 8 3.1 1.3- 7.1 104 45.0 37.3-53.0 72 34.1 27.0-41.9 41 17.8 12.7-24.4
45+ 388 8 1.6 0.8- 3.3 146 36.8 31.7-42.3 151 38.7 33.4-44.3 83 22.9 18.4-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 352 13 3.2 1.6- 6.2 137 38.3 32.5-44.5 124 34.6 29.0-40.6 78 23.9 19.0-29.6
Some College + 265 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 114 43.1 36.2-50.3 101 39.7 32.9-46.9 47 16.2 11.8-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 379 10 2.9 1.4- 5.9 151 39.2 33.3-45.3 131 33.8 28.5-39.6 87 24.2 19.3-29.7
$50,000+ 104 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 41 36.6 27.2-47.1 43 45.0 34.6-55.9 19 17.7 11.1-27.0
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
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
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
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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