BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Overweight or Obese*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Overweight or Obese*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	8,893	3,463	39.0	37.4-40.7	5,430	61.0	59.3-62.6
-Western NC	1,962	830	41.1	37.7-44.7	1,132	58.9	55.3-62.3
GENDER
Male	758	273	37.1	31.7-42.8	485	62.9	57.2-68.3
Female	1,204	557	45.2	41.0-49.3	647	54.8	50.7-59.0
RACE
White	1,798	779	42.3	38.8-46.0	1,019	57.7	54.0-61.2
African American	67	21	26.6	13.8-45.2	46	73.4	54.8-86.2
Other Minorities	90	25	27.3	11.7-51.5	65	72.7	48.5-88.3
AGE
18-24	126	80	55.9	42.9-68.0	46	44.1	32.0-57.1
25-34	271	117	30.9	23.0-40.1	154	69.1	59.9-77.0
35-44	324	129	37.6	29.9-45.9	195	62.4	54.1-70.1
45-54	358	135	41.2	32.9-50.2	223	58.8	49.8-67.1
55-64	338	135	39.5	31.9-47.6	203	60.5	52.4-68.1
65-74	329	137	46.0	38.5-53.6	192	54.0	46.4-61.5
75+	207	94	48.1	39.3-57.1	113	51.9	42.9-60.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	318	111	35.8	26.5-46.3	207	64.2	53.7-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	606	250	41.6	35.7-47.8	356	58.4	52.2-64.3
Some Post-H.S.	527	212	39.0	32.8-45.6	315	61.0	54.4-67.2
College Graduate	508	257	47.5	41.6-53.4	251	52.5	46.6-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	258	116	45.0	36.0-54.3	142	55.0	45.7-64.0
$15,000- 24,999	392	150	35.6	27.7-44.4	242	64.4	55.6-72.3
$25,000- 34,999	242	101	41.6	32.7-51.0	141	58.4	49.0-67.3
$35,000- 49,999	268	105	39.8	31.3-49.0	163	60.2	51.0-68.7
$50,000-74,999	200	69	31.8	23.9-40.9	131	68.2	59.1-76.1
$75,000+	199	96	50.4	40.8-59.9	103	49.6	40.1-59.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	432	198	46.7	41.1-52.4	234	53.3	47.6-58.9
Guilford	423	168	39.6	34.1-45.4	255	60.4	54.6-65.9
Mecklenburg	421	181	45.1	38.9-51.4	240	54.9	48.6-61.1
Orange	429	231	54.6	46.7-62.2	198	45.4	37.8-53.3
Wake	420	178	41.9	36.3-47.7	242	58.1	52.3-63.7
Chatham/Lee	366	153	39.8	33.7-46.3	213	60.2	53.7-66.3
Nash/Wilson	351	114	30.8	25.4-36.6	237	69.2	63.4-74.6
Craven/Pamlico	430	162	39.1	33.6-44.9	268	60.9	55.1-66.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	401	156	37.2	31.6-43.1	245	62.8	56.9-68.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	200	46.4	39.6-53.3	231	53.6	46.7-60.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	459	154	31.3	25.0-38.3	305	68.7	61.7-75.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	409	156	40.6	29.6-52.7	253	59.4	47.3-70.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	448	125	28.7	23.9-34.1	323	71.3	65.9-76.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	397	129	35.5	29.6-42.0	268	64.5	58.0-70.4
Northeast NC I	438	138	33.1	28.0-38.6	300	66.9	61.4-72.0
Northeast NC II	487	162	32.9	28.0-38.2	325	67.1	61.8-72.0
Northeastern Partnership	925	300	32.9	29.2-36.9	625	67.1	63.1-70.8
Mountain AHEC	1,241	529	43.0	38.8-47.4	712	57.0	52.6-61.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,131	1,051	35.9	33.0-38.9	2,080	64.1	61.1-67.0
Piedmont	3,800	1,582	40.1	37.8-42.4	2,218	59.9	57.6-62.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,893

3,463

39.0

37.4-40.7

5,430

61.0

59.3-62.6

-Western NC

1,962

830

41.1

37.7-44.7

1,132

58.9

55.3-62.3

GENDER

Male

758

273

37.1

31.7-42.8

485

62.9

57.2-68.3

Female

1,204

557

45.2

41.0-49.3

647

54.8

50.7-59.0

RACE

White

1,798

779

42.3

38.8-46.0

1,019

57.7

54.0-61.2

African American

26.6

13.8-45.2

73.4

54.8-86.2

Other Minorities

27.3

11.7-51.5

72.7

48.5-88.3

AGE

18-24

126

55.9

42.9-68.0

44.1

32.0-57.1

25-34

271

117

30.9

23.0-40.1

154

69.1

59.9-77.0

35-44

324

129

37.6

29.9-45.9

195

62.4

54.1-70.1

45-54

358

135

41.2

32.9-50.2

223

58.8

49.8-67.1

55-64

338

135

39.5

31.9-47.6

203

60.5

52.4-68.1

65-74

329

137

46.0

38.5-53.6

192

54.0

46.4-61.5

75+

207

48.1

39.3-57.1

113

51.9

42.9-60.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

318

111

35.8

26.5-46.3

207

64.2

53.7-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

606

250

41.6

35.7-47.8

356

58.4

52.2-64.3

Some Post-H.S.

527

212

39.0

32.8-45.6

315

61.0

54.4-67.2

College Graduate

508

257

47.5

41.6-53.4

251

52.5

46.6-58.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

258

116

45.0

36.0-54.3

142

55.0

45.7-64.0

$15,000- 24,999

392

150

35.6

27.7-44.4

242

64.4

55.6-72.3

$25,000- 34,999

242

101

41.6

32.7-51.0

141

58.4

49.0-67.3

$35,000- 49,999

268

105

39.8

31.3-49.0

163

60.2

51.0-68.7

$50,000-74,999

200

31.8

23.9-40.9

131

68.2

59.1-76.1

$75,000+

199

50.4

40.8-59.9

103

49.6

40.1-59.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

432

198

46.7

41.1-52.4

234

53.3

47.6-58.9

Guilford

423

168

39.6

34.1-45.4

255

60.4

54.6-65.9

Mecklenburg

421

181

45.1

38.9-51.4

240

54.9

48.6-61.1

Orange

429

231

54.6

46.7-62.2

198

45.4

37.8-53.3

Wake

420

178

41.9

36.3-47.7

242

58.1

52.3-63.7

Chatham/Lee

366

153

39.8

33.7-46.3

213

60.2

53.7-66.3

Nash/Wilson

351

114

30.8

25.4-36.6

237

69.2

63.4-74.6

Craven/Pamlico

430

162

39.1

33.6-44.9

268

60.9

55.1-66.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

401

156

37.2

31.6-43.1

245

62.8

56.9-68.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

200

46.4

39.6-53.3

231

53.6

46.7-60.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

459

154

31.3

25.0-38.3

305

68.7

61.7-75.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

409

156

40.6

29.6-52.7

253

59.4

47.3-70.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

448

125

28.7

23.9-34.1

323

71.3

65.9-76.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

397

129

35.5

29.6-42.0

268

64.5

58.0-70.4

Northeast NC I

438

138

33.1

28.0-38.6

300

66.9

61.4-72.0

Northeast NC II

487

162

32.9

28.0-38.2

325

67.1

61.8-72.0

Northeastern Partnership

925

300

32.9

29.2-36.9

625

67.1

63.1-70.8

Mountain AHEC

1,241

529

43.0

38.8-47.4

712

57.0

52.6-61.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,131

1,051

35.9

33.0-38.9

2,080

64.1

61.1-67.0

Piedmont

3,800

1,582

40.1

37.8-42.4

2,218

59.9

57.6-62.2

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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. No=BMI less than 25.0, and Yes= BMI greater than 25.0.

^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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