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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 383 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 | 124 | 32.9 | 27.8-38.5 | 145 | 36.6 | 31.2-42.4 | 103 | 28.3 | 23.1-34.1 |
Buncombe | 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 |
Cabarrus | 406 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 | 153 | 34.3 | 29.4-39.5 | 154 | 39.6 | 34.3-45.1 | 90 | 24.1 | 19.6-29.3 |
Catawba | 361 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.1 | 121 | 33.8 | 28.0-40.1 | 143 | 39.6 | 33.9-45.6 | 92 | 25.7 | 20.8-31.3 |
Cumberland | 430 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 | 160 | 35.5 | 30.5-40.7 | 151 | 36.5 | 31.4-41.9 | 117 | 27.3 | 22.6-32.5 |
Davidson | 359 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 130 | 36.0 | 30.0-42.4 | 136 | 37.0 | 31.2-43.2 | 84 | 25.3 | 20.1-31.2 |
Durham | 389 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 160 | 41.2 | 35.6-47.0 | 130 | 35.4 | 30.0-41.2 | 91 | 21.6 | 17.3-26.6 |
Forsyth | 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 |
Gaston | 361 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 | 110 | 28.8 | 23.9-34.4 | 143 | 40.1 | 34.5-45.9 | 101 | 29.4 | 24.2-35.1 |
Guilford | 401 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 | 155 | 39.3 | 33.8-45.1 | 153 | 39.8 | 34.4-45.5 | 88 | 19.9 | 16.0-24.5 |
Iredell | 411 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.4 | 146 | 32.8 | 27.8-38.2 | 166 | 40.9 | 35.5-46.4 | 89 | 24.6 | 19.5-30.5 |
Johnston | 449 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 | 139 | 30.4 | 25.3-36.1 | 177 | 40.4 | 34.9-46.1 | 124 | 28.1 | 23.3-33.4 |
Mecklenburg | 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 |
New Hanover | 360 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 | 151 | 39.8 | 34.3-45.6 | 117 | 35.4 | 29.9-41.2 | 85 | 23.2 | 18.7-28.4 |
Onslow | 378 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 133 | 34.3 | 29.1-39.9 | 133 | 39.3 | 33.8-45.0 | 104 | 24.3 | 20.0-29.3 |
Orange | 392 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 197 | 46.9 | 41.3-52.6 | 126 | 34.0 | 28.7-39.8 | 65 | 18.5 | 14.3-23.7 |
Pitt | 355 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 | 119 | 31.8 | 26.6-37.6 | 133 | 40.1 | 34.3-46.1 | 98 | 26.3 | 21.6-31.6 |
Randolph | 329 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 120 | 31.7 | 26.3-37.6 | 110 | 38.2 | 32.1-44.6 | 92 | 29.3 | 23.8-35.4 |
Robeson | 349 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.7 | 81 | 23.6 | 18.7-29.3 | 143 | 39.3 | 33.6-45.3 | 120 | 35.7 | 30.1-41.7 |
Rowan | 420 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.2 | 159 | 39.2 | 33.9-44.8 | 139 | 33.6 | 28.5-39.0 | 111 | 24.7 | 20.4-29.6 |
Union | 406 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 148 | 37.4 | 31.9-43.2 | 151 | 36.2 | 31.0-41.8 | 103 | 25.8 | 20.9-31.4 |
Wake | 548 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.4 | 243 | 42.5 | 37.8-47.3 | 189 | 37.9 | 33.2-42.8 | 104 | 17.9 | 14.6-21.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 353 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 | 121 | 33.8 | 28.3-39.8 | 131 | 37.2 | 31.7-43.1 | 98 | 28.1 | 23.0-33.8 |
Northeast Partnership II | 453 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 130 | 28.2 | 23.7-33.3 | 160 | 35.6 | 30.7-40.7 | 155 | 34.6 | 29.7-39.8 |
Northeast Partnership I | 378 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 102 | 27.8 | 21.6-34.9 | 135 | 38.3 | 32.3-44.6 | 139 | 33.7 | 28.1-39.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 345 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 105 | 30.1 | 24.7-36.0 | 132 | 39.9 | 34.0-46.1 | 103 | 28.9 | 23.7-34.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 444 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 129 | 28.4 | 23.7-33.7 | 165 | 36.3 | 31.3-41.7 | 146 | 33.6 | 28.6-38.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 398 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 137 | 34.2 | 29.0-39.8 | 145 | 35.2 | 30.1-40.5 | 112 | 29.7 | 24.9-35.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 387 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.5 | 123 | 30.0 | 25.3-35.2 | 130 | 35.9 | 30.7-41.5 | 128 | 33.0 | 28.0-38.4 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 424 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 173 | 39.4 | 34.1-44.9 | 138 | 33.9 | 28.7-39.6 | 100 | 24.6 | 20.1-29.8 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 515 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 162 | 31.2 | 26.7-36.1 | 197 | 37.3 | 32.6-42.2 | 149 | 30.9 | 26.3-35.9 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 338 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.9 | 131 | 36.1 | 30.8-41.9 | 119 | 35.8 | 30.3-41.6 | 82 | 26.5 | 21.5-32.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 345 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.9 | 127 | 34.4 | 28.7-40.5 | 124 | 36.8 | 30.8-43.3 | 85 | 27.3 | 21.1-34.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 407 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 139 | 32.2 | 27.2-37.7 | 177 | 43.7 | 38.2-49.4 | 87 | 23.6 | 19.1-28.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 576 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 219 | 36.2 | 31.6-41.1 | 206 | 41.8 | 36.7-47.0 | 137 | 19.7 | 16.1-23.9 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 945 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 280 | 30.8 | 27.1-34.8 | 333 | 35.9 | 32.4-39.7 | 322 | 32.4 | 29.0-36.1 |
No | 13,283 | 233 | 1.4 | 1.2- 1.7 | 4,828 | 35.8 | 34.7-36.8 | 4,861 | 38.1 | 37.0-39.1 | 3,361 | 24.7 | 23.8-25.7 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,777 | 64 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 1,532 | 31.8 | 30.2-33.5 | 1,762 | 37.4 | 35.8-39.1 | 1,419 | 29.5 | 28.0-31.2 |
Piedmont | 7,881 | 149 | 1.4 | 1.2- 1.8 | 2,979 | 37.5 | 36.1-38.9 | 2,858 | 37.7 | 36.4-39.1 | 1,895 | 23.3 | 22.2-24.5 |
Western NC | 1,570 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 597 | 35.4 | 32.6-38.3 | 574 | 39.7 | 36.7-42.8 | 369 | 23.4 | 20.9-26.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 908 | 20 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 360 | 37.5 | 33.8-41.4 | 325 | 40.2 | 36.2-44.4 | 203 | 20.2 | 17.2-23.5 |
Northwest | 2,763 | 52 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 | 1,019 | 35.7 | 33.5-37.9 | 1,032 | 38.0 | 35.8-40.3 | 660 | 25.1 | 23.1-27.2 |
Charlotte | 2,109 | 34 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 767 | 36.0 | 33.5-38.6 | 804 | 39.0 | 36.4-41.6 | 504 | 23.6 | 21.4-26.0 |
Greensboro | 1,842 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 730 | 37.8 | 35.0-40.7 | 641 | 37.4 | 34.5-40.3 | 438 | 23.7 | 21.4-26.2 |
Southern Regional | 1,497 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 462 | 31.3 | 28.5-34.2 | 568 | 37.9 | 34.9-40.9 | 448 | 29.9 | 27.2-32.8 |
Coastal | 728 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 | 282 | 36.9 | 33.0-41.1 | 247 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.2 | 187 | 27.1 | 23.4-31.0 |
Wake | 1,919 | 37 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 719 | 38.5 | 35.7-41.4 | 676 | 37.7 | 34.8-40.7 | 487 | 22.2 | 20.0-24.6 |
Area L | 559 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 153 | 26.4 | 22.4-30.8 | 206 | 39.5 | 34.8-44.4 | 192 | 33.2 | 28.7-37.9 |
Eastern | 1,811 | 25 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.3 | 584 | 31.1 | 28.5-33.8 | 662 | 37.7 | 35.0-40.4 | 540 | 29.8 | 27.3-32.5 |
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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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