BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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	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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	3,042	14	0.4	0.2- 0.8	907	30.7	28.7-32.8	1,367	45.2	43.0-47.4	754	23.7	22.0-25.6
Female	4,839	135	2.5	2.0- 3.1	2,072	44.3	42.6-46.1	1,491	30.3	28.7-31.9	1,141	22.9	21.5-24.4
RACE
White	6,186	131	1.6	1.3- 2.0	2,484	39.7	38.1-41.2	2,243	37.6	36.1-39.2	1,328	21.1	19.9-22.4
African American	1,260	8	0.4	0.2- 1.0	300	25.5	22.5-28.8	465	38.3	34.9-41.8	487	35.8	32.6-39.1
Other Minorities	68	5	11.8	4.1-29.4	43	56.0	41.0-70.0	17	28.4	16.7-43.9	3	3.9	1.2-12.2
AGE
18-24	387	16	3.2	1.6- 6.5	223	62.0	55.9-67.9	93	24.0	19.0-29.8	55	10.8	7.9-14.5
25-34	1,272	26	1.5	0.9- 2.5	547	44.0	40.6-47.4	422	34.2	31.0-37.6	277	20.3	17.8-23.2
35-44	1,541	19	1.1	0.7- 1.9	586	37.2	34.2-40.3	537	36.9	33.9-40.0	399	24.8	22.2-27.5
45-54	1,491	8	0.5	0.2- 1.3	486	30.4	27.6-33.3	554	39.7	36.6-42.8	443	29.4	26.6-32.3
55-64	1,342	17	1.1	0.6- 2.0	421	29.4	26.5-32.5	552	44.5	41.1-48.0	352	25.0	22.1-28.0
65-74	1,019	21	1.4	0.8- 2.7	340	31.7	28.3-35.3	414	42.0	38.2-45.9	244	24.8	21.5-28.4
75+	798	42	3.9	2.7- 5.5	358	44.5	40.2-48.9	275	34.4	30.4-38.6	123	17.3	14.2-20.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,181	26	1.7	1.0- 3.0	403	32.7	29.4-36.2	412	36.8	33.1-40.6	340	28.8	25.5-32.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,205	41	1.2	0.8- 1.8	766	35.1	32.5-37.7	802	36.9	34.4-39.5	596	26.8	24.5-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,912	33	1.1	0.7- 1.6	688	35.7	33.0-38.5	712	38.7	36.0-41.6	479	24.5	22.1-26.9
College Graduate	2,578	49	1.7	1.2- 2.5	1,119	42.4	40.0-44.8	930	38.1	35.7-40.5	480	17.8	16.1-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	804	19	2.3	1.1- 4.9	265	33.9	29.6-38.6	258	32.2	28.1-36.7	262	31.5	27.5-35.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,219	33	1.9	1.2- 3.1	429	35.1	31.6-38.8	440	36.9	33.4-40.6	317	26.1	23.0-29.4
$25,000- 34,999	877	19	2.1	1.2- 3.7	323	34.9	31.1-39.0	294	34.4	30.5-38.4	241	28.6	24.9-32.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,045	11	0.7	0.4- 1.4	394	37.8	34.3-41.5	368	36.6	33.1-40.3	272	24.8	21.9-28.0
$50,000-74,999	1,032	11	0.6	0.3- 1.1	390	36.8	33.3-40.5	386	38.4	34.8-42.1	245	24.3	21.2-27.6
$75,000+	1,290	16	1.3	0.7- 2.2	509	37.3	34.1-40.6	533	43.4	40.1-46.9	232	18.0	15.5-20.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,316	49	1.4	1.0- 1.9	730	31.8	29.3-34.3	795	35.8	33.3-38.3	742	31.1	28.8-33.5
No	5,355	95	1.4	1.1- 1.8	2,181	39.9	38.3-41.6	1,970	38.2	36.5-39.9	1,109	20.5	19.2-21.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	982	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6	282	27.1	23.9-30.5	452	45.7	41.9-49.5	244	27.0	23.7-30.6
Non-Veteran	6,860	145	1.7	1.3- 2.1	2,685	39.3	37.9-40.8	2,385	36.2	34.8-37.7	1,645	22.7	21.5-24.0
Currently Serving	28	0	0.0	. - .	8	26.3	12.7-46.6	16	60.4	40.3-77.6	4	13.3	4.8-31.9

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

3,042

0.4

0.2- 0.8

907

30.7

28.7-32.8

1,367

45.2

43.0-47.4

754

23.7

22.0-25.6

Female

4,839

135

2.5

2.0- 3.1

2,072

44.3

42.6-46.1

1,491

30.3

28.7-31.9

1,141

22.9

21.5-24.4

RACE

White

6,186

131

1.6

1.3- 2.0

2,484

39.7

38.1-41.2

2,243

37.6

36.1-39.2

1,328

21.1

19.9-22.4

African American

1,260

0.4

0.2- 1.0

300

25.5

22.5-28.8

465

38.3

34.9-41.8

487

35.8

32.6-39.1

Other Minorities

11.8

4.1-29.4

56.0

41.0-70.0

28.4

16.7-43.9

3.9

1.2-12.2

AGE

18-24

387

3.2

1.6- 6.5

223

62.0

55.9-67.9

24.0

19.0-29.8

10.8

7.9-14.5

25-34

1,272

1.5

0.9- 2.5

547

44.0

40.6-47.4

422

34.2

31.0-37.6

277

20.3

17.8-23.2

35-44

1,541

1.1

0.7- 1.9

586

37.2

34.2-40.3

537

36.9

33.9-40.0

399

24.8

22.2-27.5

45-54

1,491

0.5

0.2- 1.3

486

30.4

27.6-33.3

554

39.7

36.6-42.8

443

29.4

26.6-32.3

55-64

1,342

1.1

0.6- 2.0

421

29.4

26.5-32.5

552

44.5

41.1-48.0

352

25.0

22.1-28.0

65-74

1,019

1.4

0.8- 2.7

340

31.7

28.3-35.3

414

42.0

38.2-45.9

244

24.8

21.5-28.4

75+

798

3.9

2.7- 5.5

358

44.5

40.2-48.9

275

34.4

30.4-38.6

123

17.3

14.2-20.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,181

1.7

1.0- 3.0

403

32.7

29.4-36.2

412

36.8

33.1-40.6

340

28.8

25.5-32.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,205

1.2

0.8- 1.8

766

35.1

32.5-37.7

802

36.9

34.4-39.5

596

26.8

24.5-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,912

1.1

0.7- 1.6

688

35.7

33.0-38.5

712

38.7

36.0-41.6

479

24.5

22.1-26.9

College Graduate

2,578

1.7

1.2- 2.5

1,119

42.4

40.0-44.8

930

38.1

35.7-40.5

480

17.8

16.1-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

804

2.3

1.1- 4.9

265

33.9

29.6-38.6

258

32.2

28.1-36.7

262

31.5

27.5-35.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,219

1.9

1.2- 3.1

429

35.1

31.6-38.8

440

36.9

33.4-40.6

317

26.1

23.0-29.4

$25,000- 34,999

877

2.1

1.2- 3.7

323

34.9

31.1-39.0

294

34.4

30.5-38.4

241

28.6

24.9-32.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,045

0.7

0.4- 1.4

394

37.8

34.3-41.5

368

36.6

33.1-40.3

272

24.8

21.9-28.0

$50,000-74,999

1,032

0.6

0.3- 1.1

390

36.8

33.3-40.5

386

38.4

34.8-42.1

245

24.3

21.2-27.6

$75,000+

1,290

1.3

0.7- 2.2

509

37.3

34.1-40.6

533

43.4

40.1-46.9

232

18.0

15.5-20.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,316

1.4

1.0- 1.9

730

31.8

29.3-34.3

795

35.8

33.3-38.3

742

31.1

28.8-33.5

5,355

1.4

1.1- 1.8

2,181

39.9

38.3-41.6

1,970

38.2

36.5-39.9

1,109

20.5

19.2-21.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

982

0.2

0.1- 0.6

282

27.1

23.9-30.5

452

45.7

41.9-49.5

244

27.0

23.7-30.6

Non-Veteran

6,860

145

1.7

1.3- 2.1

2,685

39.3

37.9-40.8

2,385

36.2

34.8-37.7

1,645

22.7

21.5-24.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

26.3

12.7-46.6

60.4

40.3-77.6

13.3

4.8-31.9

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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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