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Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
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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 |
-Forsyth County | 424 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 170 | 39.5 | 34.3-44.9 | 152 | 36.6 | 31.6-42.0 | 98 | 23.2 | 19.0-28.0 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 160 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 52 | 32.9 | 25.3-41.5 | 72 | 44.6 | 36.3-53.2 | 36 | 22.5 | 16.2-30.3 |
Female | 264 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.6 | 118 | 45.8 | 39.2-52.5 | 80 | 28.9 | 23.3-35.2 | 62 | 23.9 | 18.6-30.1 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 313 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 140 | 42.1 | 36.1-48.3 | 112 | 37.6 | 31.7-44.0 | 57 | 19.3 | 14.8-24.8 |
Other | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 30 | 33.2 | 23.5-44.6 | 39 | 33.5 | 24.4-44.0 | 40 | 33.3 | 24.2-43.9 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-44 | 160 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 68 | 44.7 | 36.3-53.5 | 54 | 33.0 | 25.5-41.6 | 36 | 21.3 | 15.1-29.2 |
45+ | 263 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 | 102 | 35.9 | 29.7-42.7 | 98 | 39.2 | 32.6-46.2 | 61 | 24.4 | 18.9-30.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 49 | 32.9 | 24.9-42.0 | 65 | 43.9 | 35.2-52.9 | 38 | 23.2 | 16.7-31.4 |
Some College + | 272 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.9 | 121 | 43.1 | 36.6-49.9 | 87 | 32.7 | 26.6-39.4 | 60 | 23.2 | 17.9-29.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 223 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.6 | 78 | 35.5 | 28.6-43.0 | 85 | 38.3 | 31.3-45.8 | 58 | 25.6 | 19.7-32.5 |
$50,000+ | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 59 | 40.0 | 31.2-49.4 | 45 | 36.2 | 27.5-45.8 | 29 | 23.9 | 16.6-33.1 |
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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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