BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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
-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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	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
-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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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