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

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

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recomended Range	Overweight	Obese
TOTAL	8,893	185	1.8	1.4- 2.3	3,278	37.2	35.6-38.8	3,122	37.0	35.3-38.6	2,308	24.0	22.6-25.5
GENDER
Male	3,382	34	1.0	0.5- 2.0	1,023	30.6	28.1-33.1	1,496	45.6	43.0-48.3	829	22.8	20.6-25.1
Female	5,511	151	2.6	2.1- 3.3	2,255	43.8	41.8-45.8	1,626	28.3	26.5-30.2	1,479	25.2	23.5-27.0
RACE
White	6,605	148	1.9	1.4- 2.4	2,686	39.7	37.8-41.6	2,321	36.9	35.0-38.8	1,450	21.6	20.0-23.2
African American	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
Asian	45	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	35	77.3	56.7-89.8	6	20.3	8.4-41.4	2	1.7	0.3- 8.4
Native American	221	6	3.3	1.2- 9.0	58	29.3	19.5-41.4	74	34.1	22.6-47.7	83	33.4	23.6-44.7
Other Minorities	239	5	0.8	0.2- 2.5	85	38.7	29.6-48.7	89	38.9	30.0-48.7	60	21.6	14.5-30.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	251	5	1.1	0.4- 3.2	91	37.3	28.2-47.4	89	40.2	30.9-50.2	66	21.5	14.3-31.0
-English Speaking	133	4	3.1	1.0- 9.1	52	37.6	25.1-52.0	40	29.8	18.4-44.4	37	29.5	16.6-46.8
-Spanish Speaking	118	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	39	37.2	25.4-50.7	49	45.5	33.1-58.5	29	17.3	9.8-28.7
Non-Hispanic	8,633	179	1.9	1.4- 2.4	3,183	37.2	35.6-38.9	3,030	36.8	35.2-38.5	2,241	24.1	22.7-25.6
AGE
18-24	544	28	4.4	2.4- 8.0	292	51.4	44.8-58.0	131	26.7	21.1-33.1	93	17.5	12.9-23.3
25-34	1,329	25	1.4	0.9- 2.4	522	35.5	31.9-39.4	461	41.1	37.1-45.2	321	21.9	18.6-25.7
35-44	1,675	33	1.4	0.9- 2.3	621	36.7	33.4-40.2	553	36.7	33.3-40.3	468	25.1	22.2-28.3
45-54	1,739	12	0.6	0.3- 1.3	588	32.3	29.0-35.9	616	37.7	34.2-41.4	523	29.3	26.1-32.7
55-64	1,464	25	1.6	0.9- 2.6	426	27.2	23.9-30.7	551	39.9	36.2-43.7	462	31.4	27.9-35.1
65-74	1,220	26	1.4	0.8- 2.5	415	35.7	31.8-39.8	477	40.1	36.1-44.3	302	22.7	19.5-26.3
75+	883	34	3.1	1.7- 5.6	392	47.4	42.6-52.2	324	35.0	30.6-39.6	133	14.5	11.4-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,448	40	2.1	1.2- 3.4	429	35.7	31.6-40.0	493	34.0	30.1-38.1	486	28.3	24.5-32.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,667	65	1.6	1.1- 2.2	880	33.9	31.0-36.9	970	37.0	34.0-40.1	752	27.6	24.9-30.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,239	41	2.6	1.5- 4.3	828	36.4	33.1-39.8	775	36.6	33.4-40.0	595	24.4	21.6-27.4
College Graduate	2,519	39	1.3	0.9- 1.9	1,135	42.4	39.6-45.2	875	38.8	36.0-41.7	470	17.5	15.5-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,033	30	2.4	1.5- 3.8	330	36.0	31.0-41.4	330	29.9	25.6-34.5	343	31.7	27.2-36.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,656	44	3.0	1.7- 5.4	555	35.2	31.4-39.3	583	34.1	30.4-38.0	474	27.7	24.2-31.5
$25,000- 34,999	992	15	1.0	0.4- 2.1	331	29.9	25.8-34.4	342	38.8	33.9-43.9	304	30.3	25.9-35.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,209	13	1.3	0.6- 2.9	433	36.7	32.7-40.9	455	40.4	36.3-44.6	308	21.6	18.5-25.1
$50,000-74,999	979	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4	361	33.6	29.4-38.1	364	39.1	34.6-43.7	246	26.3	22.2-30.9
$75,000+	1,116	26	2.0	1.2- 3.2	465	37.2	33.3-41.4	438	45.8	41.4-50.1	187	15.0	12.4-18.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	432	7	1.0	0.4- 2.0	191	45.7	40.1-51.5	144	33.7	28.6-39.2	90	19.6	15.8-24.1
Guilford	423	5	2.1	0.6- 7.3	163	37.5	32.2-43.2	161	37.3	31.9-43.0	94	23.0	18.7-28.1
Mecklenburg	421	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	174	43.7	37.5-50.0	156	37.3	31.6-43.4	84	17.6	13.9-22.1
Orange	429	10	2.3	1.0- 5.0	221	52.3	44.5-60.0	121	28.3	22.0-35.5	77	17.2	11.3-25.2
Wake	420	12	2.3	1.3- 4.1	166	39.6	34.0-45.4	165	40.5	34.9-46.2	77	17.7	13.7-22.5
Chatham/Lee	366	10	3.1	1.4- 6.4	143	36.8	30.8-43.2	120	36.6	30.1-43.6	93	23.6	18.8-29.1
Nash/Wilson	351	5	1.4	0.5- 4.0	109	29.3	24.1-35.1	122	34.5	28.8-40.6	115	34.8	28.9-41.2
Craven/Pamlico	430	11	2.9	1.5- 5.6	151	36.3	30.9-42.0	152	36.3	31.0-42.1	116	24.5	20.0-29.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	401	10	2.7	1.3- 5.6	146	34.5	29.1-40.3	133	32.6	27.4-38.2	112	30.2	24.2-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	14	3.9	2.1- 6.9	186	42.6	35.9-49.5	146	35.5	28.9-42.6	85	18.1	14.3-22.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	459	14	3.2	1.7- 6.0	140	28.1	22.2-34.8	158	38.6	29.9-48.2	147	30.1	23.8-37.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	409	12	2.8	1.4- 5.5	144	37.8	26.7-50.3	149	37.1	27.0-48.4	104	22.3	16.7-29.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	448	6	1.6	0.7- 3.7	119	27.1	22.4-32.4	173	39.1	34.0-44.5	150	32.2	27.4-37.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	397	8	2.1	1.0- 4.5	121	33.4	27.6-39.8	139	34.7	28.7-41.2	129	29.8	24.7-35.4
Northeast NC I	438	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	132	32.1	27.0-37.6	141	32.2	27.2-37.5	159	34.7	29.8-40.1
Northeast NC II	487	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4	155	31.1	26.3-36.3	169	36.2	31.1-41.7	156	30.9	26.2-36.0
Northeastern Partnership	925	13	1.5	0.7- 3.1	287	31.4	27.8-35.3	310	34.8	31.0-38.9	315	32.2	28.6-36.0
Mountain AHEC	1,241	33	2.4	1.5- 3.9	496	40.6	36.5-44.9	437	34.8	30.9-38.9	275	22.2	18.0-27.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,131	49	1.4	0.8- 2.5	1,002	34.5	31.6-37.5	1,112	37.2	34.4-40.2	968	26.8	24.4-29.4
Piedmont	3,800	82	1.9	1.4- 2.7	1,500	38.2	36.0-40.5	1,331	37.3	35.1-39.7	887	22.6	20.7-24.6
Western NC	1,962	54	2.3	1.6- 3.2	776	38.9	35.5-42.4	679	34.9	31.5-38.4	453	24.0	20.6-27.6

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recomended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,893

185

1.8

1.4- 2.3

3,278

37.2

35.6-38.8

3,122

37.0

35.3-38.6

2,308

24.0

22.6-25.5

GENDER

Male

3,382

1.0

0.5- 2.0

1,023

30.6

28.1-33.1

1,496

45.6

43.0-48.3

829

22.8

20.6-25.1

Female

5,511

151

2.6

2.1- 3.3

2,255

43.8

41.8-45.8

1,626

28.3

26.5-30.2

1,479

25.2

23.5-27.0

RACE

White

6,605

148

1.9

1.4- 2.4

2,686

39.7

37.8-41.6

2,321

36.9

35.0-38.8

1,450

21.6

20.0-23.2

African American

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

Asian

0.8

0.2- 3.3

77.3

56.7-89.8

20.3

8.4-41.4

1.7

0.3- 8.4

Native American

221

3.3

1.2- 9.0

29.3

19.5-41.4

34.1

22.6-47.7

33.4

23.6-44.7

Other Minorities

239

0.8

0.2- 2.5

38.7

29.6-48.7

38.9

30.0-48.7

21.6

14.5-30.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

251

1.1

0.4- 3.2

37.3

28.2-47.4

40.2

30.9-50.2

21.5

14.3-31.0

-English Speaking

133

3.1

1.0- 9.1

37.6

25.1-52.0

29.8

18.4-44.4

29.5

16.6-46.8

-Spanish Speaking

118

0.1

0.0- 0.4

37.2

25.4-50.7

45.5

33.1-58.5

17.3

9.8-28.7

Non-Hispanic

8,633

179

1.9

1.4- 2.4

3,183

37.2

35.6-38.9

3,030

36.8

35.2-38.5

2,241

24.1

22.7-25.6

AGE

18-24

544

4.4

2.4- 8.0

292

51.4

44.8-58.0

131

26.7

21.1-33.1

17.5

12.9-23.3

25-34

1,329

1.4

0.9- 2.4

522

35.5

31.9-39.4

461

41.1

37.1-45.2

321

21.9

18.6-25.7

35-44

1,675

1.4

0.9- 2.3

621

36.7

33.4-40.2

553

36.7

33.3-40.3

468

25.1

22.2-28.3

45-54

1,739

0.6

0.3- 1.3

588

32.3

29.0-35.9

616

37.7

34.2-41.4

523

29.3

26.1-32.7

55-64

1,464

1.6

0.9- 2.6

426

27.2

23.9-30.7

551

39.9

36.2-43.7

462

31.4

27.9-35.1

65-74

1,220

1.4

0.8- 2.5

415

35.7

31.8-39.8

477

40.1

36.1-44.3

302

22.7

19.5-26.3

75+

883

3.1

1.7- 5.6

392

47.4

42.6-52.2

324

35.0

30.6-39.6

133

14.5

11.4-18.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,448

2.1

1.2- 3.4

429

35.7

31.6-40.0

493

34.0

30.1-38.1

486

28.3

24.5-32.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,667

1.6

1.1- 2.2

880

33.9

31.0-36.9

970

37.0

34.0-40.1

752

27.6

24.9-30.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,239

2.6

1.5- 4.3

828

36.4

33.1-39.8

775

36.6

33.4-40.0

595

24.4

21.6-27.4

College Graduate

2,519

1.3

0.9- 1.9

1,135

42.4

39.6-45.2

875

38.8

36.0-41.7

470

17.5

15.5-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,033

2.4

1.5- 3.8

330

36.0

31.0-41.4

330

29.9

25.6-34.5

343

31.7

27.2-36.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,656

3.0

1.7- 5.4

555

35.2

31.4-39.3

583

34.1

30.4-38.0

474

27.7

24.2-31.5

$25,000- 34,999

992

1.0

0.4- 2.1

331

29.9

25.8-34.4

342

38.8

33.9-43.9

304

30.3

25.9-35.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,209

1.3

0.6- 2.9

433

36.7

32.7-40.9

455

40.4

36.3-44.6

308

21.6

18.5-25.1

$50,000-74,999

979

1.0

0.4- 2.4

361

33.6

29.4-38.1

364

39.1

34.6-43.7

246

26.3

22.2-30.9

$75,000+

1,116

2.0

1.2- 3.2

465

37.2

33.3-41.4

438

45.8

41.4-50.1

187

15.0

12.4-18.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

432

1.0

0.4- 2.0

191

45.7

40.1-51.5

144

33.7

28.6-39.2

19.6

15.8-24.1

Guilford

423

2.1

0.6- 7.3

163

37.5

32.2-43.2

161

37.3

31.9-43.0

23.0

18.7-28.1

Mecklenburg

421

1.4

0.6- 3.3

174

43.7

37.5-50.0

156

37.3

31.6-43.4

17.6

13.9-22.1

Orange

429

2.3

1.0- 5.0

221

52.3

44.5-60.0

121

28.3

22.0-35.5

17.2

11.3-25.2

Wake

420

2.3

1.3- 4.1

166

39.6

34.0-45.4

165

40.5

34.9-46.2

17.7

13.7-22.5

Chatham/Lee

366

3.1

1.4- 6.4

143

36.8

30.8-43.2

120

36.6

30.1-43.6

23.6

18.8-29.1

Nash/Wilson

351

1.4

0.5- 4.0

109

29.3

24.1-35.1

122

34.5

28.8-40.6

115

34.8

28.9-41.2

Craven/Pamlico

430

2.9

1.5- 5.6

151

36.3

30.9-42.0

152

36.3

31.0-42.1

116

24.5

20.0-29.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

401

2.7

1.3- 5.6

146

34.5

29.1-40.3

133

32.6

27.4-38.2

112

30.2

24.2-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

3.9

2.1- 6.9

186

42.6

35.9-49.5

146

35.5

28.9-42.6

18.1

14.3-22.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

459

3.2

1.7- 6.0

140

28.1

22.2-34.8

158

38.6

29.9-48.2

147

30.1

23.8-37.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

409

2.8

1.4- 5.5

144

37.8

26.7-50.3

149

37.1

27.0-48.4

104

22.3

16.7-29.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

448

1.6

0.7- 3.7

119

27.1

22.4-32.4

173

39.1

34.0-44.5

150

32.2

27.4-37.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

397

2.1

1.0- 4.5

121

33.4

27.6-39.8

139

34.7

28.7-41.2

129

29.8

24.7-35.4

Northeast NC I

438

1.0

0.4- 2.4

132

32.1

27.0-37.6

141

32.2

27.2-37.5

159

34.7

29.8-40.1

Northeast NC II

487

1.8

0.7- 4.4

155

31.1

26.3-36.3

169

36.2

31.1-41.7

156

30.9

26.2-36.0

Northeastern Partnership

925

1.5

0.7- 3.1

287

31.4

27.8-35.3

310

34.8

31.0-38.9

315

32.2

28.6-36.0

Mountain AHEC

1,241

2.4

1.5- 3.9

496

40.6

36.5-44.9

437

34.8

30.9-38.9

275

22.2

18.0-27.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,131

1.4

0.8- 2.5

1,002

34.5

31.6-37.5

1,112

37.2

34.4-40.2

968

26.8

24.4-29.4

Piedmont

3,800

1.9

1.4- 2.7

1,500

38.2

36.0-40.5

1,331

37.3

35.1-39.7

887

22.6

20.7-24.6

Western NC

1,962

2.3

1.6- 3.2

776

38.9

35.5-42.4

679

34.9

31.5-38.4

453

24.0

20.6-27.6

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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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