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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Underweight Recomended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,545 23 0.9 0.4- 2.0 783 30.1 27.3-33.0 1,162 46.8 43.7-49.8 577 22.3 19.8-25.0
AGE
18-24 131 5 4.6 1.3-14.8 76 53.6 40.5-66.3 38 27.1 17.0-40.2 12 14.7 7.1-28.0
25-34 353 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 119 25.9 20.2-32.4 162 53.7 45.8-61.5 69 20.2 13.7-28.7
35-44 504 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 142 26.1 21.1-31.7 232 49.7 43.6-55.9 128 24.0 19.0-29.8
45-54 484 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 121 23.5 18.1-30.0 224 48.5 41.8-55.2 137 27.9 22.4-34.2
55-64 452 5 0.9 0.3- 2.9 105 22.7 17.6-28.7 213 45.9 39.5-52.5 129 30.5 24.7-37.0
65-74 385 2 0.8 0.2- 3.0 121 30.0 24.0-36.8 189 52.2 45.1-59.2 73 17.1 12.5-22.8
75+ 230 4 0.6 0.2- 1.5 95 45.1 36.3-54.3 102 44.8 36.1-53.9 29 9.5 5.7-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 329 9 1.7 0.8- 3.6 92 33.0 25.2-41.9 133 34.8 27.2-43.3 95 30.5 21.6-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 718 7 0.4 0.1- 1.4 212 27.9 23.1-33.3 326 45.8 40.0-51.6 173 25.9 21.1-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 627 4 1.8 0.5- 6.8 184 30.3 24.3-37.1 285 45.4 39.1-51.9 154 22.5 17.6-28.3
College Graduate 865 3 0.3 0.1- 0.8 295 31.1 26.9-35.5 415 52.7 48.0-57.4 152 16.0 12.8-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 183 6 3.1 1.1- 8.3 56 36.6 25.5-49.4 82 40.8 30.1-52.4 39 19.5 12.3-29.4
$15,000- 24,999 360 6 2.8 0.6-12.1 136 37.3 29.4-45.9 139 38.1 30.4-46.5 79 21.8 15.2-30.1
$25,000- 34,999 272 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0 77 25.6 18.7-34.0 106 42.9 34.2-52.0 87 31.4 23.4-40.6
$35,000- 49,999 416 2 1.3 0.2- 7.7 114 27.9 22.0-34.6 201 49.9 43.0-56.9 99 20.9 15.9-27.0
$50,000-74,999 358 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 101 25.2 18.9-32.7 177 47.6 40.0-55.4 79 27.0 20.1-35.2
$75,000+ 447 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 125 24.8 19.3-31.1 242 61.5 54.8-67.8 78 13.6 10.0-18.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 154 2 0.6 0.2- 2.4 63 45.4 36.3-54.8 58 34.7 26.8-43.6 31 19.3 13.4-26.9
Guilford 110 1 3.9 0.6-22.8 31 24.0 16.7-33.3 51 44.2 34.0-55.0 27 27.8 19.3-38.3
Mecklenburg 109 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 41 47.2 34.5-60.4 49 39.5 28.1-52.1 18 12.9 7.5-21.4
Orange 135 4 5.0 1.7-13.7 52 37.8 28.9-47.5 57 44.3 34.8-54.1 22 13.0 8.4-19.7
Wake 125 0 0.0 . - . 35 27.2 19.3-36.9 71 56.6 46.4-66.2 19 16.2 9.5-26.2
Chatham/Lee 114 1 1.0 0.1- 6.5 42 38.7 28.1-50.4 50 45.7 34.6-57.3 21 14.7 9.1-22.8
Nash/Wilson 84 0 0.0 . - . 19 22.1 13.6-33.8 34 38.7 27.5-51.3 31 39.2 27.0-52.9
Craven/Pamlico 130 0 0.0 . - . 49 40.5 30.7-51.2 56 38.7 29.6-48.6 25 20.8 13.0-31.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 145 2 1.4 0.3- 6.2 43 29.7 21.4-39.6 65 41.1 31.8-51.0 35 27.8 17.9-40.4
Appalachian/Wilkes 159 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 50 37.7 26.9-49.8 76 43.8 34.0-54.1 32 17.9 12.2-25.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance 105 2 3.1 0.7-13.3 28 18.3 11.7-27.5 48 46.6 33.8-59.9 27 32.0 19.7-47.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson 138 3 2.2 0.5- 8.3 48 34.5 25.8-44.4 60 44.0 34.1-54.3 27 19.4 13.1-27.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 82 0 0.0 . - . 17 25.5 15.0-39.8 42 49.4 37.0-61.9 23 25.1 16.5-36.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 84 0 0.0 . - . 16 24.8 14.7-38.7 39 43.7 32.5-55.6 29 31.5 21.8-43.1
Northeast NC I 72 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 21 28.6 17.7-42.8 29 44.2 31.4-57.7 21 26.6 17.0-39.0
Northeast NC II 126 1 0.9 0.1- 6.3 34 26.7 18.4-36.9 49 39.6 30.1-49.9 42 32.8 24.0-43.0
Northeastern Partnership 198 2 0.9 0.2- 4.3 55 27.1 20.2-35.5 78 40.7 32.7-49.2 63 31.3 24.1-39.5
Mountain AHEC 424 7 1.3 0.4- 4.0 160 37.7 31.0-45.0 173 37.7 31.0-44.9 84 23.2 15.5-33.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 738 2 0.1 0.0- 0.8 196 28.1 22.6-34.4 335 48.3 42.3-54.4 205 23.4 19.0-28.5
Piedmont 1,121 13 1.2 0.5- 3.3 343 28.9 25.2-32.9 536 48.4 44.2-52.7 229 21.4 18.0-25.3
Western NC 686 8 0.9 0.3- 2.5 244 37.0 31.4-42.9 291 38.7 33.2-44.6 143 23.4 17.7-30.3

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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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