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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 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
-Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 1,489 16 1.0 0.4- 2.5 462 30.6 27.3-34.1 688 47.3 43.7-51.0 323 21.1 18.3-24.3
Female 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
RACE
White 2,826 67 2.1 1.5- 3.1 1,216 40.0 37.4-42.7 993 37.6 34.9-40.3 550 20.3 18.1-22.7
African American 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
Other Minorities 154 2 0.7 0.1- 3.7 65 40.5 30.0-52.0 53 41.0 30.2-52.8 34 17.8 11.3-26.8
AGE
18-24 225 13 4.7 2.1-10.4 121 47.8 38.6-57.1 54 29.4 21.3-39.1 37 18.1 11.7-26.9
25-34 592 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 257 38.8 33.7-44.2 200 38.8 33.4-44.4 124 21.0 16.7-26.1
35-44 790 23 1.8 1.0- 3.1 317 39.2 34.7-44.0 261 37.0 32.4-41.8 189 21.9 18.3-26.1
45-54 764 4 0.3 0.1- 1.4 290 33.7 29.0-38.8 268 38.9 34.0-44.1 202 27.0 22.8-31.8
55-64 589 9 1.6 0.7- 3.5 170 26.4 21.7-31.8 232 41.0 35.6-46.7 178 31.0 26.0-36.5
65-74 451 7 1.2 0.4- 3.3 155 34.8 29.0-41.1 181 42.0 35.8-48.4 108 22.0 17.2-27.7
75+ 371 13 3.5 1.5- 8.2 176 47.7 40.9-54.5 133 34.8 28.7-41.5 49 14.0 9.8-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 527 11 2.2 1.0- 5.1 180 38.8 32.8-45.2 184 34.3 28.6-40.5 152 24.7 19.6-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,004 16 0.8 0.4- 1.7 340 34.2 29.8-38.8 360 38.6 34.0-43.4 288 26.4 22.6-30.5
Some Post-H.S. 905 24 3.0 1.6- 5.7 341 35.1 30.6-39.8 324 36.3 31.8-41.1 216 25.6 21.4-30.2
College Graduate 1,352 31 1.8 1.1- 2.8 635 43.9 40.3-47.6 457 38.4 34.9-42.1 229 15.9 13.4-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 332 9 1.6 0.8- 3.4 115 41.8 33.5-50.7 106 30.0 23.4-37.6 102 26.5 20.2-33.9
$15,000- 24,999 633 15 2.8 1.1- 6.7 238 35.9 30.4-41.7 218 34.1 28.7-40.0 162 27.2 22.1-33.0
$25,000- 34,999 385 6 0.9 0.3- 2.7 133 30.2 24.1-37.1 134 39.4 32.2-47.0 112 29.5 23.1-36.8
$35,000- 49,999 533 6 1.3 0.3- 4.9 198 38.4 32.7-44.4 195 37.7 32.2-43.7 134 22.6 18.1-27.8
$50,000-74,999 454 6 1.5 0.6- 3.9 180 32.4 27.1-38.1 165 38.7 32.8-45.0 103 27.4 21.6-34.0
$75,000+ 638 21 2.7 1.6- 4.5 277 38.7 33.6-44.0 246 45.0 39.7-50.5 94 13.6 10.5-17.5
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

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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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