BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

	Total Respond.^	Underweight	Recommended Range	Overweight	Obese
North Carolina	14,228	243	1.4	1.2- 1.6	5,108	35.5	34.5-36.5	5,194	37.9	36.9-39.0	3,683	25.2	24.3-26.1
-Buncombe County	353	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	147	39.2	33.8-45.0	128	36.6	31.1-42.4	72	23.0	18.3-28.5
GENDER
Male	139	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	49	32.1	24.5-40.8	65	47.7	38.9-56.7	24	19.6	13.2-28.1
Female	214	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	98	46.2	38.9-53.7	63	25.7	20.1-32.3	48	26.3	19.9-33.8
RACE
White	317	5	1.0	0.4- 2.7	137	41.2	35.3-47.3	113	36.3	30.5-42.4	62	21.5	16.8-27.2
Other	34	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	9	22.4	11.2-39.7	14	37.7	22.2-56.2	10	37.2	21.1-56.8
AGE
18-44	129	0	0.0	. - .	58	45.0	35.8-54.4	44	34.0	25.6-43.6	27	21.0	14.4-29.7
45+	224	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7	89	35.5	28.9-42.6	84	38.2	31.4-45.6	45	24.3	18.2-31.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1	46	35.3	26.7-45.1	46	36.9	28.0-46.7	28	26.6	18.5-36.6
Some College +	231	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	101	41.3	34.5-48.5	82	36.4	29.7-43.7	44	21.0	15.6-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	79	35.9	28.9-43.4	75	35.3	28.4-42.8	51	27.9	21.4-35.5
$50,000+	87	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	43	47.2	36.1-58.5	28	33.4	23.6-44.8	14	18.4	10.7-29.9

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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 (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	Underweight			Recommended Range			Overweight			Obese
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,228	243	1.4	1.2- 1.6	5,108	35.5	34.5-36.5	5,194	37.9	36.9-39.0	3,683	25.2	24.3-26.1
-Buncombe County	353	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	147	39.2	33.8-45.0	128	36.6	31.1-42.4	72	23.0	18.3-28.5
GENDER
Male	139	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	49	32.1	24.5-40.8	65	47.7	38.9-56.7	24	19.6	13.2-28.1
Female	214	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	98	46.2	38.9-53.7	63	25.7	20.1-32.3	48	26.3	19.9-33.8
RACE
White	317	5	1.0	0.4- 2.7	137	41.2	35.3-47.3	113	36.3	30.5-42.4	62	21.5	16.8-27.2
Other	34	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	9	22.4	11.2-39.7	14	37.7	22.2-56.2	10	37.2	21.1-56.8
AGE
18-44	129	0	0.0	. - .	58	45.0	35.8-54.4	44	34.0	25.6-43.6	27	21.0	14.4-29.7
45+	224	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7	89	35.5	28.9-42.6	84	38.2	31.4-45.6	45	24.3	18.2-31.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	122	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1	46	35.3	26.7-45.1	46	36.9	28.0-46.7	28	26.6	18.5-36.6
Some College +	231	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	101	41.3	34.5-48.5	82	36.4	29.7-43.7	44	21.0	15.6-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	79	35.9	28.9-43.4	75	35.3	28.4-42.8	51	27.9	21.4-35.5
$50,000+	87	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	43	47.2	36.1-58.5	28	33.4	23.6-44.8	14	18.4	10.7-29.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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