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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recomended Range	Overweight	Obese
TOTAL	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	28.9	4.6-77.5	4	33.8	7.5-76.3	2	11.6	2.4-40.8	6	25.7	7.6-59.3
-English Speaking	13	1	28.9	4.6-77.5	4	33.8	7.5-76.3	2	11.6	2.4-40.8	6	25.7	7.6-59.3
Non-Hispanic	1,152	14	1.6	0.7- 3.8	243	23.4	19.6-27.7	373	32.6	28.7-36.9	522	42.4	38.0-46.8
AGE
18-24	85	5	5.5	1.9-15.1	32	41.8	26.4-58.9	25	24.0	14.0-38.1	23	28.7	15.6-46.6
25-34	187	0	0.0	. - .	51	30.1	21.6-40.2	63	35.4	26.3-45.6	73	34.5	25.4-45.0
35-44	249	4	1.5	0.4- 5.3	44	19.5	13.2-27.7	82	30.9	23.4-39.6	119	48.1	39.1-57.2
45-54	237	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	47	15.6	10.6-22.3	71	35.1	26.6-44.8	118	49.1	40.0-58.3
55-64	175	0	0.0	. - .	21	11.2	6.0-19.9	60	38.6	28.5-49.9	94	50.2	39.7-60.7
65-74	139	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	27	13.6	8.2-21.5	37	30.3	19.7-43.5	72	55.3	42.8-67.2
75+	86	2	8.4	1.3-38.4	22	30.9	18.8-46.3	36	33.0	20.8-47.9	26	27.7	16.3-43.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	264	8	5.9	1.9-17.1	52	26.6	19.1-35.7	71	24.2	17.5-32.5	133	43.3	34.5-52.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	391	0	0.0	. - .	80	24.3	17.2-33.2	131	34.6	27.6-42.4	180	41.0	33.6-48.9
Some Post-H.S.	283	6	2.0	0.7- 5.7	53	17.1	11.7-24.3	89	30.3	22.9-39.0	135	50.6	41.5-59.7
College Graduate	224	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	60	26.7	19.4-35.5	83	39.2	31.0-48.0	80	33.2	25.5-41.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	251	3	1.9	0.5- 6.9	42	17.5	11.8-25.3	76	28.3	21.3-36.4	130	52.3	43.5-60.9
$15,000- 24,999	277	2	1.6	0.3- 8.9	50	19.7	13.1-28.5	97	32.4	24.5-41.4	128	46.4	37.0-56.0
$25,000- 34,999	155	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	32	14.4	9.0-22.4	56	42.3	31.1-54.3	66	42.0	31.1-53.8
$35,000- 49,999	110	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	17	20.0	10.7-34.4	39	40.9	28.7-54.4	53	38.8	27.1-52.0
$50,000-74,999	60	0	0.0	. - .	14	20.7	10.8-36.0	21	37.5	22.4-55.5	25	41.8	26.1-59.4
$75,000+	50	1	3.7	0.5-22.2	17	36.0	19.9-56.1	18	33.5	19.6-50.9	14	26.8	14.4-44.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	1	3.2	0.4-20.6	2	20.3	4.6-57.7	6	44.5	20.0-72.1	6	31.9	13.4-58.7
Guilford	67	0	0.0	. - .	19	32.4	20.3-47.5	23	30.4	18.4-45.7	25	37.2	24.9-51.4
Mecklenburg	71	2	5.2	1.3-18.9	15	22.8	13.7-35.6	31	41.7	29.7-54.8	23	30.3	19.6-43.6
Orange	28	0	0.0	. - .	7	19.6	8.7-38.5	8	34.7	18.1-55.9	13	45.8	27.2-65.6
Wake	49	1	2.3	0.3-14.8	11	25.8	13.7-43.2	19	35.9	22.3-52.1	18	36.0	22.6-52.0
Chatham/Lee	48	0	0.0	. - .	12	26.9	15.2-43.2	11	21.1	11.4-35.9	25	51.9	36.2-67.3
Nash/Wilson	73	1	1.8	0.3-11.7	16	20.5	12.2-32.2	25	31.7	21.5-44.1	31	46.0	33.7-58.9
Craven/Pamlico	54	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	10	24.7	12.6-42.8	15	33.2	16.8-55.1	28	38.1	23.8-54.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	1	4.5	0.5-31.6	4	28.2	6.2-70.1	1	5.4	0.6-35.9	2	61.8	19.6-91.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	3	56.1	19.3-87.2	1	17.7	2.4-65.5	2	26.2	5.9-66.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1	18	18.8	11.4-29.6	28	25.5	17.2-36.0	53	52.7	41.5-63.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	3	31.4	9.8-65.7	4	44.9	16.9-76.6	2	23.7	5.8-61.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	86	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	22	26.2	17.0-37.9	26	32.6	22.1-45.1	37	40.7	29.4-53.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	96	0	0.0	. - .	20	25.9	16.9-37.7	26	23.6	15.8-33.7	50	50.5	39.5-61.4
Northeast NC I	158	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5	35	27.7	19.5-37.7	49	28.8	21.6-37.3	72	42.6	34.1-51.6
Northeast NC II	89	0	0.0	. - .	11	11.7	6.0-21.4	33	41.0	29.5-53.6	45	47.3	35.5-59.4
Northeastern Partnership	247	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	46	20.2	14.7-27.2	82	34.5	27.7-42.1	117	44.8	37.6-52.2
Mountain AHEC	29	1	2.0	0.3-13.1	5	15.2	4.3-41.5	12	44.1	23.6-66.8	11	38.8	19.7-62.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	617	5	0.9	0.3- 2.7	121	22.1	16.4-29.1	201	36.3	30.2-42.9	290	40.7	34.7-47.1
Piedmont	506	8	2.5	0.9- 6.5	116	24.8	19.8-30.6	160	30.0	24.9-35.7	222	42.7	36.7-49.0
Western NC	42	2	2.0	0.4- 8.2	10	14.3	5.5-32.4	14	26.3	11.8-48.8	16	57.4	32.4-79.1

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recomended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.9

4.6-77.5

33.8

7.5-76.3

11.6

2.4-40.8

25.7

7.6-59.3

-English Speaking

28.9

4.6-77.5

33.8

7.5-76.3

11.6

2.4-40.8

25.7

7.6-59.3

Non-Hispanic

1,152

1.6

0.7- 3.8

243

23.4

19.6-27.7

373

32.6

28.7-36.9

522

42.4

38.0-46.8

AGE

18-24

5.5

1.9-15.1

41.8

26.4-58.9

24.0

14.0-38.1

28.7

15.6-46.6

25-34

187

0.0

. - .

30.1

21.6-40.2

35.4

26.3-45.6

34.5

25.4-45.0

35-44

249

1.5

0.4- 5.3

19.5

13.2-27.7

30.9

23.4-39.6

119

48.1

39.1-57.2

45-54

237

0.2

0.0- 1.1

15.6

10.6-22.3

35.1

26.6-44.8

118

49.1

40.0-58.3

55-64

175

0.0

. - .

11.2

6.0-19.9

38.6

28.5-49.9

50.2

39.7-60.7

65-74

139

0.8

0.3- 2.6

13.6

8.2-21.5

30.3

19.7-43.5

55.3

42.8-67.2

75+

8.4

1.3-38.4

30.9

18.8-46.3

33.0

20.8-47.9

27.7

16.3-43.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

264

5.9

1.9-17.1

26.6

19.1-35.7

24.2

17.5-32.5

133

43.3

34.5-52.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

391

0.0

. - .

24.3

17.2-33.2

131

34.6

27.6-42.4

180

41.0

33.6-48.9

Some Post-H.S.

283

2.0

0.7- 5.7

17.1

11.7-24.3

30.3

22.9-39.0

135

50.6

41.5-59.7

College Graduate

224

1.0

0.1- 6.8

26.7

19.4-35.5

39.2

31.0-48.0

33.2

25.5-41.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

251

1.9

0.5- 6.9

17.5

11.8-25.3

28.3

21.3-36.4

130

52.3

43.5-60.9

$15,000- 24,999

277

1.6

0.3- 8.9

19.7

13.1-28.5

32.4

24.5-41.4

128

46.4

37.0-56.0

$25,000- 34,999

155

1.3

0.2- 8.5

14.4

9.0-22.4

42.3

31.1-54.3

42.0

31.1-53.8

$35,000- 49,999

110

0.2

0.0- 1.7

20.0

10.7-34.4

40.9

28.7-54.4

38.8

27.1-52.0

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

20.7

10.8-36.0

37.5

22.4-55.5

41.8

26.1-59.4

$75,000+

3.7

0.5-22.2

36.0

19.9-56.1

33.5

19.6-50.9

26.8

14.4-44.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

3.2

0.4-20.6

20.3

4.6-57.7

44.5

20.0-72.1

31.9

13.4-58.7

Guilford

0.0

. - .

32.4

20.3-47.5

30.4

18.4-45.7

37.2

24.9-51.4

Mecklenburg

5.2

1.3-18.9

22.8

13.7-35.6

41.7

29.7-54.8

30.3

19.6-43.6

Orange

0.0

. - .

19.6

8.7-38.5

34.7

18.1-55.9

45.8

27.2-65.6

Wake

2.3

0.3-14.8

25.8

13.7-43.2

35.9

22.3-52.1

36.0

22.6-52.0

Chatham/Lee

0.0

. - .

26.9

15.2-43.2

21.1

11.4-35.9

51.9

36.2-67.3

Nash/Wilson

1.8

0.3-11.7

20.5

12.2-32.2

31.7

21.5-44.1

46.0

33.7-58.9

Craven/Pamlico

4.0

0.6-23.4

24.7

12.6-42.8

33.2

16.8-55.1

38.1

23.8-54.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

4.5

0.5-31.6

28.2

6.2-70.1

5.4

0.6-35.9

61.8

19.6-91.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

56.1

19.3-87.2

17.7

2.4-65.5

26.2

5.9-66.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

3.0

0.9- 9.1

18.8

11.4-29.6

25.5

17.2-36.0

52.7

41.5-63.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

31.4

9.8-65.7

44.9

16.9-76.6

23.7

5.8-61.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

0.6

0.1- 4.1

26.2

17.0-37.9

32.6

22.1-45.1

40.7

29.4-53.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

0.0

. - .

25.9

16.9-37.7

23.6

15.8-33.7

50.5

39.5-61.4

Northeast NC I

158

0.9

0.2- 3.5

27.7

19.5-37.7

28.8

21.6-37.3

42.6

34.1-51.6

Northeast NC II

0.0

. - .

11.7

6.0-21.4

41.0

29.5-53.6

47.3

35.5-59.4

Northeastern Partnership

247

0.5

0.1- 1.9

20.2

14.7-27.2

34.5

27.7-42.1

117

44.8

37.6-52.2

Mountain AHEC

2.0

0.3-13.1

15.2

4.3-41.5

44.1

23.6-66.8

38.8

19.7-62.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

617

0.9

0.3- 2.7

121

22.1

16.4-29.1

201

36.3

30.2-42.9

290

40.7

34.7-47.1

Piedmont

506

2.5

0.9- 6.5

116

24.8

19.8-30.6

160

30.0

24.9-35.7

222

42.7

36.7-49.0

Western NC

2.0

0.4- 8.2

14.3

5.5-32.4

26.3

11.8-48.8

57.4

32.4-79.1

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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 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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