BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recomended Range	Overweight	Obese
TOTAL	1,758	21	1.7	0.8- 3.8	407	26.1	22.8-29.6	619	37.3	33.7-40.9	711	34.9	31.6-38.4
GENDER
Male	593	6	1.7	0.4- 7.0	160	29.2	23.9-35.2	244	42.9	37.0-49.1	183	26.2	21.4-31.6
Female	1,165	15	1.8	0.8- 4.0	247	23.4	19.7-27.7	375	32.5	28.6-36.7	528	42.3	37.9-46.7
AGE
18-24	139	6	6.3	1.9-18.7	59	46.2	34.2-58.7	42	28.8	19.1-40.8	32	18.7	11.1-29.8
25-34	271	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	77	30.3	22.9-38.9	96	40.9	32.4-49.9	97	28.2	21.1-36.5
35-44	357	4	0.9	0.2- 3.0	68	21.4	15.7-28.5	134	39.1	31.8-46.9	151	38.7	31.5-46.4
45-54	390	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	76	17.0	12.0-23.4	140	39.7	32.4-47.5	173	43.2	35.9-50.9
55-64	274	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	43	13.4	8.6-20.1	104	42.2	33.8-51.2	126	44.2	35.8-52.9
65-74	196	5	0.8	0.3- 1.9	44	22.8	14.7-33.7	54	31.3	22.1-42.3	93	45.1	34.8-55.8
75+	123	3	6.0	1.1-26.8	37	32.8	22.5-45.2	48	31.6	21.3-44.1	35	29.5	18.8-43.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	412	11	3.5	1.2- 9.5	96	32.8	25.7-40.8	123	28.5	22.1-36.0	182	35.2	28.6-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	2	0.4	0.1- 2.3	135	25.9	20.2-32.4	227	39.0	32.9-45.4	247	34.8	29.3-40.8
Some Post-H.S.	414	7	3.2	0.8-11.8	97	24.8	18.5-32.3	142	36.7	29.6-44.3	168	35.3	28.4-42.9
College Graduate	317	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	77	21.2	15.8-27.8	125	43.8	36.2-51.7	114	34.4	27.3-42.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	325	3	1.3	0.3- 4.6	73	31.0	22.7-40.7	90	22.1	16.5-28.9	159	45.7	37.3-54.3
$15,000- 24,999	425	6	3.7	1.0-12.5	91	23.5	17.4-31.0	161	37.7	30.2-45.7	167	35.1	28.1-42.7
$25,000- 34,999	218	1	0.9	0.1- 5.8	50	16.7	11.5-23.5	84	44.8	35.2-54.7	83	37.7	28.8-47.6
$35,000- 49,999	194	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	37	22.2	14.7-32.1	81	49.1	39.1-59.2	75	28.6	20.5-38.2
$50,000-74,999	114	0	0.0	. - .	20	13.8	8.0-22.8	44	45.4	33.1-58.2	50	40.8	29.2-53.6
$75,000+	91	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	23	25.0	14.9-38.9	35	37.6	25.8-51.0	32	35.8	23.7-49.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	27	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	5	26.7	11.1-51.5	9	31.1	15.4-52.7	12	40.8	22.5-62.1
Guilford	112	0	0.0	. - .	33	37.0	26.1-49.3	46	37.8	27.5-49.3	33	25.2	17.4-35.1
Mecklenburg	109	2	3.0	0.7-11.8	27	26.5	18.2-36.8	48	42.1	32.2-52.6	32	28.4	19.9-38.9
Orange	45	0	0.0	. - .	12	22.9	12.4-38.4	14	35.5	21.4-52.6	19	41.6	26.8-58.1
Wake	80	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	20	30.7	19.4-44.9	34	42.0	30.0-55.1	25	26.1	17.1-37.8
Chatham/Lee	65	0	0.0	. - .	15	20.3	11.2-33.8	17	33.9	17.0-56.1	33	45.9	29.6-63.1
Nash/Wilson	116	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	28	23.6	15.7-33.8	41	36.0	26.6-46.6	46	39.5	29.7-50.3
Craven/Pamlico	88	2	3.0	0.6-13.4	19	24.6	15.1-37.5	29	37.1	24.6-51.7	38	35.3	24.6-47.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	14	1	2.7	0.3-18.6	5	20.5	6.7-48.1	4	32.0	9.8-67.1	4	44.8	14.1-80.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	6	75.6	42.5-92.9	1	9.8	1.3-47.2	2	14.6	3.3-45.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	162	5	2.5	0.9- 6.5	30	19.3	11.0-31.8	54	44.1	26.1-63.8	73	34.1	22.2-48.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	3	28.5	9.0-61.7	4	40.8	15.3-72.4	3	30.7	9.8-64.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	135	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	31	24.2	16.4-34.2	55	42.9	33.5-52.9	48	32.6	24.2-42.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	25	24.6	15.7-36.4	37	34.1	21.1-50.1	59	40.3	29.2-52.5
Northeast NC I	222	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	56	29.5	22.5-37.6	68	29.6	22.9-37.3	96	40.4	33.2-48.1
Northeast NC II	136	1	2.3	0.3-14.3	25	23.0	14.7-34.1	51	40.1	30.0-51.1	59	34.7	25.9-44.5
Northeastern Partnership	358	3	1.4	0.3- 6.9	81	26.1	20.4-32.8	119	35.0	28.7-41.9	155	37.4	31.5-43.7
Mountain AHEC	46	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	10	27.5	13.7-47.7	16	36.3	20.0-56.4	19	35.3	20.6-53.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	918	9	2.2	0.6- 7.5	198	23.3	18.8-28.6	326	40.1	34.8-45.6	385	34.3	29.7-39.3
Piedmont	773	10	1.4	0.6- 3.6	190	28.1	23.5-33.1	274	36.0	31.2-41.0	299	34.5	29.9-39.5
Western NC	67	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	19	25.8	13.1-44.4	19	22.6	11.5-39.7	27	50.8	30.8-70.5

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recomended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,758

1.7

0.8- 3.8

407

26.1

22.8-29.6

619

37.3

33.7-40.9

711

34.9

31.6-38.4

GENDER

Male

593

1.7

0.4- 7.0

160

29.2

23.9-35.2

244

42.9

37.0-49.1

183

26.2

21.4-31.6

Female

1,165

1.8

0.8- 4.0

247

23.4

19.7-27.7

375

32.5

28.6-36.7

528

42.3

37.9-46.7

AGE

18-24

139

6.3

1.9-18.7

46.2

34.2-58.7

28.8

19.1-40.8

18.7

11.1-29.8

25-34

271

0.6

0.1- 4.4

30.3

22.9-38.9

40.9

32.4-49.9

28.2

21.1-36.5

35-44

357

0.9

0.2- 3.0

21.4

15.7-28.5

134

39.1

31.8-46.9

151

38.7

31.5-46.4

45-54

390

0.1

0.0- 0.6

17.0

12.0-23.4

140

39.7

32.4-47.5

173

43.2

35.9-50.9

55-64

274

0.2

0.0- 1.7

13.4

8.6-20.1

104

42.2

33.8-51.2

126

44.2

35.8-52.9

65-74

196

0.8

0.3- 1.9

22.8

14.7-33.7

31.3

22.1-42.3

45.1

34.8-55.8

75+

123

6.0

1.1-26.8

32.8

22.5-45.2

31.6

21.3-44.1

29.5

18.8-43.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

412

3.5

1.2- 9.5

32.8

25.7-40.8

123

28.5

22.1-36.0

182

35.2

28.6-42.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

0.4

0.1- 2.3

135

25.9

20.2-32.4

227

39.0

32.9-45.4

247

34.8

29.3-40.8

Some Post-H.S.

414

3.2

0.8-11.8

24.8

18.5-32.3

142

36.7

29.6-44.3

168

35.3

28.4-42.9

College Graduate

317

0.6

0.1- 4.1

21.2

15.8-27.8

125

43.8

36.2-51.7

114

34.4

27.3-42.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

325

1.3

0.3- 4.6

31.0

22.7-40.7

22.1

16.5-28.9

159

45.7

37.3-54.3

$15,000- 24,999

425

3.7

1.0-12.5

23.5

17.4-31.0

161

37.7

30.2-45.7

167

35.1

28.1-42.7

$25,000- 34,999

218

0.9

0.1- 5.8

16.7

11.5-23.5

44.8

35.2-54.7

37.7

28.8-47.6

$35,000- 49,999

194

0.1

0.0- 0.7

22.2

14.7-32.1

49.1

39.1-59.2

28.6

20.5-38.2

$50,000-74,999

114

0.0

. - .

13.8

8.0-22.8

45.4

33.1-58.2

40.8

29.2-53.6

$75,000+

1.6

0.2-10.6

25.0

14.9-38.9

37.6

25.8-51.0

35.8

23.7-49.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

1.4

0.2- 9.5

26.7

11.1-51.5

31.1

15.4-52.7

40.8

22.5-62.1

Guilford

112

0.0

. - .

37.0

26.1-49.3

37.8

27.5-49.3

25.2

17.4-35.1

Mecklenburg

109

3.0

0.7-11.8

26.5

18.2-36.8

42.1

32.2-52.6

28.4

19.9-38.9

Orange

0.0

. - .

22.9

12.4-38.4

35.5

21.4-52.6

41.6

26.8-58.1

Wake

1.2

0.2- 8.1

30.7

19.4-44.9

42.0

30.0-55.1

26.1

17.1-37.8

Chatham/Lee

0.0

. - .

20.3

11.2-33.8

33.9

17.0-56.1

45.9

29.6-63.1

Nash/Wilson

116

0.9

0.1- 6.2

23.6

15.7-33.8

36.0

26.6-46.6

39.5

29.7-50.3

Craven/Pamlico

3.0

0.6-13.4

24.6

15.1-37.5

37.1

24.6-51.7

35.3

24.6-47.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

2.7

0.3-18.6

20.5

6.7-48.1

32.0

9.8-67.1

44.8

14.1-80.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

75.6

42.5-92.9

9.8

1.3-47.2

14.6

3.3-45.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

162

2.5

0.9- 6.5

19.3

11.0-31.8

44.1

26.1-63.8

34.1

22.2-48.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

28.5

9.0-61.7

40.8

15.3-72.4

30.7

9.8-64.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

135

0.3

0.0- 2.2

24.2

16.4-34.2

42.9

33.5-52.9

32.6

24.2-42.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

1.0

0.1- 6.6

24.6

15.7-36.4

34.1

21.1-50.1

40.3

29.2-52.5

Northeast NC I

222

0.5

0.1- 2.1

29.5

22.5-37.6

29.6

22.9-37.3

40.4

33.2-48.1

Northeast NC II

136

2.3

0.3-14.3

23.0

14.7-34.1

40.1

30.0-51.1

34.7

25.9-44.5

Northeastern Partnership

358

1.4

0.3- 6.9

26.1

20.4-32.8

119

35.0

28.7-41.9

155

37.4

31.5-43.7

Mountain AHEC

0.9

0.1- 6.0

27.5

13.7-47.7

36.3

20.0-56.4

35.3

20.6-53.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

918

2.2

0.6- 7.5

198

23.3

18.8-28.6

326

40.1

34.8-45.6

385

34.3

29.7-39.3

Piedmont

773

1.4

0.6- 3.6

190

28.1

23.5-33.1

274

36.0

31.2-41.0

299

34.5

29.9-39.5

Western NC

0.9

0.2- 3.6

25.8

13.1-44.4

22.6

11.5-39.7

50.8

30.8-70.5

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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 defining overweight and obesity. 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 30.0

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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