BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	601	10	1.5	0.8- 3.1	244	39.4	35.2-43.9	216	38.1	33.8-42.6	131	20.9	17.5-24.8
GENDER
Male	242	0	0.0	. - .	80	32.5	26.3-39.3	120	48.6	41.8-55.5	42	18.9	13.9-25.1
Female	359	10	3.1	1.5- 6.1	164	46.6	40.9-52.3	96	27.4	22.5-32.9	89	23.0	18.5-28.1
RACE
White	422	10	2.3	1.1- 4.5	185	41.0	35.9-46.2	153	38.9	33.8-44.2	74	17.9	14.0-22.5
Other	175	0	0.0	. - .	57	35.7	27.9-44.4	62	36.5	28.8-45.1	56	27.7	21.1-35.6
AGE
18-44	296	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	147	47.6	41.4-53.9	88	32.3	26.6-38.5	57	18.7	14.1-24.2
45+	304	6	1.6	0.7- 3.8	96	30.2	24.5-36.4	128	44.7	38.5-51.2	74	23.5	18.5-29.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	168	3	1.9	0.5- 7.1	63	36.9	28.9-45.8	53	31.2	23.7-39.8	49	29.9	22.5-38.6
Some College +	432	7	1.4	0.6- 2.9	180	40.4	35.5-45.6	163	41.2	36.1-46.4	82	17.0	13.5-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	5	2.1	0.7- 5.7	93	38.4	31.5-45.8	80	35.1	28.5-42.3	66	24.4	18.9-31.0
$50,000+	241	4	1.6	0.6- 4.1	103	39.8	33.4-46.6	92	39.7	33.2-46.6	42	19.0	13.9-25.5

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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
-Mecklenburg County	601	10	1.5	0.8- 3.1	244	39.4	35.2-43.9	216	38.1	33.8-42.6	131	20.9	17.5-24.8
GENDER
Male	242	0	0.0	. - .	80	32.5	26.3-39.3	120	48.6	41.8-55.5	42	18.9	13.9-25.1
Female	359	10	3.1	1.5- 6.1	164	46.6	40.9-52.3	96	27.4	22.5-32.9	89	23.0	18.5-28.1
RACE
White	422	10	2.3	1.1- 4.5	185	41.0	35.9-46.2	153	38.9	33.8-44.2	74	17.9	14.0-22.5
Other	175	0	0.0	. - .	57	35.7	27.9-44.4	62	36.5	28.8-45.1	56	27.7	21.1-35.6
AGE
18-44	296	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	147	47.6	41.4-53.9	88	32.3	26.6-38.5	57	18.7	14.1-24.2
45+	304	6	1.6	0.7- 3.8	96	30.2	24.5-36.4	128	44.7	38.5-51.2	74	23.5	18.5-29.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	168	3	1.9	0.5- 7.1	63	36.9	28.9-45.8	53	31.2	23.7-39.8	49	29.9	22.5-38.6
Some College +	432	7	1.4	0.6- 2.9	180	40.4	35.5-45.6	163	41.2	36.1-46.4	82	17.0	13.5-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	5	2.1	0.7- 5.7	93	38.4	31.5-45.8	80	35.1	28.5-42.3	66	24.4	18.9-31.0
$50,000+	241	4	1.6	0.6- 4.1	103	39.8	33.4-46.6	92	39.7	33.2-46.6	42	19.0	13.9-25.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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