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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Control-FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recomended Range	Overweight	Obese
TOTAL	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	4,060	125	2.8	2.2- 3.6	1,903	49.2	46.9-51.6	1,159	27.1	25.0-29.2	873	20.8	19.0-22.8
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
Asian	21	2	2.1	0.5- 9.3	17	85.2	50.8-97.0	1	11.7	1.6-51.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.8
Native American	141	2	3.9	0.8-17.1	41	28.2	18.7-40.3	46	30.0	19.0-43.8	52	37.9	24.9-53.0
Other Minorities	112	5	2.2	0.7- 6.8	43	46.2	32.6-60.4	40	31.7	20.1-46.1	24	19.9	11.3-32.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	122	5	3.1	1.1- 8.9	48	46.1	32.5-60.4	40	32.0	19.9-47.0	29	18.7	10.3-31.7
-English Speaking	83	4	6.0	2.0-17.1	34	50.7	33.5-67.7	22	14.0	7.7-24.1	23	29.3	15.1-49.1
-Spanish Speaking	39	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	14	41.5	22.3-63.8	18	50.1	29.1-71.1	6	8.1	3.0-20.3
Non-Hispanic	5,383	145	2.6	2.1- 3.3	2,205	43.8	41.7-45.8	1,584	28.2	26.4-30.1	1,449	25.4	23.7-27.2
AGE
18-24	334	22	4.3	2.5- 7.1	179	52.7	44.5-60.7	68	23.4	16.9-31.4	65	19.7	14.0-26.9
25-34	824	19	2.4	1.4- 4.1	358	44.0	39.2-48.9	236	29.0	24.7-33.7	211	24.6	20.7-29.1
35-44	1,005	31	2.8	1.8- 4.5	433	46.7	42.2-51.2	252	24.0	20.5-28.0	289	26.4	22.7-30.5
45-54	1,061	9	1.1	0.5- 2.7	425	41.2	37.0-45.7	308	27.8	24.0-32.0	319	29.8	25.9-34.1
55-64	887	18	2.2	1.2- 4.1	290	31.7	27.3-36.5	285	34.7	30.0-39.7	294	31.4	27.0-36.1
65-74	763	21	2.0	1.0- 3.7	274	39.9	34.9-45.1	266	33.2	28.6-38.1	202	25.0	20.8-29.7
75+	610	29	4.5	2.4- 8.5	281	50.2	44.4-56.1	205	29.4	24.5-34.8	95	15.8	12.0-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	887	26	2.9	1.5- 5.6	272	36.0	31.2-41.2	274	30.8	26.1-35.9	315	30.3	25.8-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,656	54	2.6	1.8- 3.7	590	39.8	36.0-43.7	523	29.1	25.9-32.6	489	28.5	25.3-32.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,441	35	2.8	1.9- 4.3	587	41.6	37.7-45.6	423	28.6	25.1-32.4	396	27.0	23.5-30.7
College Graduate	1,515	36	2.4	1.5- 3.6	800	54.4	50.8-58.0	402	26.0	22.9-29.4	277	17.2	14.8-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	747	23	2.7	1.6- 4.4	235	32.5	27.4-37.9	225	29.3	24.6-34.5	264	35.5	30.5-40.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,062	32	2.9	1.8- 4.6	353	36.2	31.7-40.9	347	28.4	24.4-32.7	330	32.5	28.0-37.3
$25,000- 34,999	631	12	1.6	0.7- 3.8	230	35.3	29.8-41.3	197	31.8	26.1-38.0	192	31.3	25.9-37.3
$35,000- 49,999	689	11	1.6	0.8- 3.3	292	46.4	40.8-52.2	203	29.2	24.4-34.6	183	22.7	18.6-27.5
$50,000-74,999	546	6	1.8	0.7- 4.9	248	44.4	38.7-50.2	160	29.9	24.7-35.8	132	23.9	19.2-29.3
$75,000+	612	24	4.4	2.7- 7.1	327	54.0	48.6-59.3	172	27.4	22.9-32.5	89	14.2	10.9-18.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	259	5	1.4	0.6- 3.4	121	47.0	40.1-54.0	82	33.6	27.3-40.5	51	18.0	13.5-23.5
Guilford	260	4	1.7	0.5- 5.8	113	45.0	37.9-52.2	85	30.4	24.1-37.4	58	23.0	17.6-29.6
Mecklenburg	257	6	2.7	1.1- 6.6	116	45.6	38.9-52.5	82	31.1	25.2-37.8	53	20.6	15.5-26.8
Orange	264	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	155	64.6	54.2-73.9	56	21.6	13.4-32.9	47	12.5	8.7-17.6
Wake	249	12	4.6	2.6- 8.1	114	47.6	40.4-54.8	73	26.8	21.1-33.4	50	21.0	15.5-27.8
Chatham/Lee	222	8	4.9	2.1-11.3	95	41.4	34.4-48.9	60	28.2	22.1-35.2	59	25.5	19.6-32.4
Nash/Wilson	215	5	2.9	1.0- 8.0	77	36.4	29.5-44.0	68	27.9	22.1-34.7	65	32.7	25.9-40.2
Craven/Pamlico	262	10	5.4	2.7-10.6	93	36.4	29.9-43.4	79	31.3	24.7-38.8	80	26.9	21.5-33.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	245	8	3.9	1.7- 9.0	102	40.5	33.6-47.9	64	24.8	19.1-31.5	71	30.7	23.9-38.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	264	13	6.7	3.6-12.2	132	46.1	37.5-55.0	69	29.2	20.0-40.5	50	17.9	13.0-24.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	284	10	4.1	2.1- 7.8	95	37.2	29.9-45.2	80	23.6	18.5-29.7	99	35.0	28.3-42.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	249	9	4.7	2.3- 9.4	91	37.3	30.2-44.9	81	31.2	25.0-38.1	68	26.8	21.0-33.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	277	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2	86	31.8	25.9-38.3	86	30.9	25.1-37.4	101	35.4	29.4-42.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	275	6	2.8	1.1- 6.8	95	38.3	31.8-45.1	87	28.9	23.5-35.1	87	30.0	24.3-36.4
Northeast NC I	299	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2	90	34.0	27.9-40.7	92	28.7	23.4-34.7	113	36.2	30.3-42.5
Northeast NC II	306	5	1.7	0.6- 4.9	103	32.6	27.0-38.9	100	33.6	27.7-39.9	98	32.1	26.5-38.4
Northeastern Partnership	605	9	1.5	0.6- 3.3	193	33.1	28.9-37.7	192	31.7	27.5-36.2	211	33.7	29.4-38.2
Mountain AHEC	763	26	3.7	2.2- 6.1	320	43.4	38.7-48.2	247	32.0	27.7-36.6	170	20.9	17.2-25.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,996	39	1.7	1.1- 2.6	706	40.9	37.4-44.6	615	29.1	26.0-32.4	636	28.3	25.4-31.4
Piedmont	2,311	66	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,038	45.9	43.1-48.9	643	27.2	24.7-29.8	564	24.0	21.6-26.6
Western NC	1,204	46	3.7	2.6- 5.3	511	41.4	37.4-45.6	368	31.3	27.3-35.6	279	23.5	20.1-27.4

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recomended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

4,060

125

2.8

2.2- 3.6

1,903

49.2

46.9-51.6

1,159

27.1

25.0-29.2

873

20.8

19.0-22.8

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

Asian

2.1

0.5- 9.3

85.2

50.8-97.0

11.7

1.6-51.3

0.9

0.1- 6.8

Native American

141

3.9

0.8-17.1

28.2

18.7-40.3

30.0

19.0-43.8

37.9

24.9-53.0

Other Minorities

112

2.2

0.7- 6.8

46.2

32.6-60.4

31.7

20.1-46.1

19.9

11.3-32.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

122

3.1

1.1- 8.9

46.1

32.5-60.4

32.0

19.9-47.0

18.7

10.3-31.7

-English Speaking

6.0

2.0-17.1

50.7

33.5-67.7

14.0

7.7-24.1

29.3

15.1-49.1

-Spanish Speaking

0.2

0.0- 1.6

41.5

22.3-63.8

50.1

29.1-71.1

8.1

3.0-20.3

Non-Hispanic

5,383

145

2.6

2.1- 3.3

2,205

43.8

41.7-45.8

1,584

28.2

26.4-30.1

1,449

25.4

23.7-27.2

AGE

18-24

334

4.3

2.5- 7.1

179

52.7

44.5-60.7

23.4

16.9-31.4

19.7

14.0-26.9

25-34

824

2.4

1.4- 4.1

358

44.0

39.2-48.9

236

29.0

24.7-33.7

211

24.6

20.7-29.1

35-44

1,005

2.8

1.8- 4.5

433

46.7

42.2-51.2

252

24.0

20.5-28.0

289

26.4

22.7-30.5

45-54

1,061

1.1

0.5- 2.7

425

41.2

37.0-45.7

308

27.8

24.0-32.0

319

29.8

25.9-34.1

55-64

887

2.2

1.2- 4.1

290

31.7

27.3-36.5

285

34.7

30.0-39.7

294

31.4

27.0-36.1

65-74

763

2.0

1.0- 3.7

274

39.9

34.9-45.1

266

33.2

28.6-38.1

202

25.0

20.8-29.7

75+

610

4.5

2.4- 8.5

281

50.2

44.4-56.1

205

29.4

24.5-34.8

15.8

12.0-20.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

887

2.9

1.5- 5.6

272

36.0

31.2-41.2

274

30.8

26.1-35.9

315

30.3

25.8-35.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,656

2.6

1.8- 3.7

590

39.8

36.0-43.7

523

29.1

25.9-32.6

489

28.5

25.3-32.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,441

2.8

1.9- 4.3

587

41.6

37.7-45.6

423

28.6

25.1-32.4

396

27.0

23.5-30.7

College Graduate

1,515

2.4

1.5- 3.6

800

54.4

50.8-58.0

402

26.0

22.9-29.4

277

17.2

14.8-20.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

747

2.7

1.6- 4.4

235

32.5

27.4-37.9

225

29.3

24.6-34.5

264

35.5

30.5-40.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,062

2.9

1.8- 4.6

353

36.2

31.7-40.9

347

28.4

24.4-32.7

330

32.5

28.0-37.3

$25,000- 34,999

631

1.6

0.7- 3.8

230

35.3

29.8-41.3

197

31.8

26.1-38.0

192

31.3

25.9-37.3

$35,000- 49,999

689

1.6

0.8- 3.3

292

46.4

40.8-52.2

203

29.2

24.4-34.6

183

22.7

18.6-27.5

$50,000-74,999

546

1.8

0.7- 4.9

248

44.4

38.7-50.2

160

29.9

24.7-35.8

132

23.9

19.2-29.3

$75,000+

612

4.4

2.7- 7.1

327

54.0

48.6-59.3

172

27.4

22.9-32.5

14.2

10.9-18.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

259

1.4

0.6- 3.4

121

47.0

40.1-54.0

33.6

27.3-40.5

18.0

13.5-23.5

Guilford

260

1.7

0.5- 5.8

113

45.0

37.9-52.2

30.4

24.1-37.4

23.0

17.6-29.6

Mecklenburg

257

2.7

1.1- 6.6

116

45.6

38.9-52.5

31.1

25.2-37.8

20.6

15.5-26.8

Orange

264

1.2

0.5- 2.8

155

64.6

54.2-73.9

21.6

13.4-32.9

12.5

8.7-17.6

Wake

249

4.6

2.6- 8.1

114

47.6

40.4-54.8

26.8

21.1-33.4

21.0

15.5-27.8

Chatham/Lee

222

4.9

2.1-11.3

41.4

34.4-48.9

28.2

22.1-35.2

25.5

19.6-32.4

Nash/Wilson

215

2.9

1.0- 8.0

36.4

29.5-44.0

27.9

22.1-34.7

32.7

25.9-40.2

Craven/Pamlico

262

5.4

2.7-10.6

36.4

29.9-43.4

31.3

24.7-38.8

26.9

21.5-33.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

245

3.9

1.7- 9.0

102

40.5

33.6-47.9

24.8

19.1-31.5

30.7

23.9-38.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

264

6.7

3.6-12.2

132

46.1

37.5-55.0

29.2

20.0-40.5

17.9

13.0-24.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

284

4.1

2.1- 7.8

37.2

29.9-45.2

23.6

18.5-29.7

35.0

28.3-42.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

249

4.7

2.3- 9.4

37.3

30.2-44.9

31.2

25.0-38.1

26.8

21.0-33.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

277

1.9

0.7- 5.2

31.8

25.9-38.3

30.9

25.1-37.4

101

35.4

29.4-42.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

275

2.8

1.1- 6.8

38.3

31.8-45.1

28.9

23.5-35.1

30.0

24.3-36.4

Northeast NC I

299

1.1

0.4- 3.2

34.0

27.9-40.7

28.7

23.4-34.7

113

36.2

30.3-42.5

Northeast NC II

306

1.7

0.6- 4.9

103

32.6

27.0-38.9

100

33.6

27.7-39.9

32.1

26.5-38.4

Northeastern Partnership

605

1.5

0.6- 3.3

193

33.1

28.9-37.7

192

31.7

27.5-36.2

211

33.7

29.4-38.2

Mountain AHEC

763

3.7

2.2- 6.1

320

43.4

38.7-48.2

247

32.0

27.7-36.6

170

20.9

17.2-25.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,996

1.7

1.1- 2.6

706

40.9

37.4-44.6

615

29.1

26.0-32.4

636

28.3

25.4-31.4

Piedmont

2,311

2.9

2.1- 4.0

1,038

45.9

43.1-48.9

643

27.2

24.7-29.8

564

24.0

21.6-26.6

Western NC

1,204

3.7

2.6- 5.3

511

41.4

37.4-45.6

368

31.3

27.3-35.6

279

23.5

20.1-27.4

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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=B MI 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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