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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 |
-Wake County | 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 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 222 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 77 | 34.1 | 27.6-41.3 | 106 | 49.3 | 42.0-56.7 | 39 | 16.5 | 11.9-22.5 |
Female | 326 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.0 | 166 | 51.5 | 45.3-57.6 | 83 | 25.6 | 20.5-31.4 | 65 | 19.4 | 15.1-24.6 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 408 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 | 199 | 47.7 | 42.2-53.1 | 141 | 36.4 | 31.2-41.9 | 59 | 14.7 | 11.1-19.1 |
Other | 135 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.2 | 41 | 29.7 | 21.6-39.3 | 47 | 42.0 | 32.3-52.3 | 44 | 25.5 | 18.5-34.1 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-44 | 300 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.8 | 152 | 49.7 | 43.3-56.2 | 90 | 32.5 | 26.6-39.0 | 52 | 15.9 | 11.9-20.9 |
45+ | 246 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 | 90 | 32.7 | 26.6-39.5 | 98 | 44.6 | 37.5-51.9 | 52 | 21.2 | 15.9-27.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 136 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 46 | 34.2 | 25.6-43.9 | 48 | 40.7 | 31.2-50.9 | 39 | 24.3 | 17.0-33.4 |
Some College + | 412 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 197 | 45.5 | 40.1-51.1 | 141 | 36.9 | 31.6-42.5 | 65 | 15.6 | 12.1-19.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 196 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 85 | 43.2 | 35.2-51.6 | 55 | 29.5 | 22.4-37.7 | 49 | 24.4 | 18.0-32.2 |
$50,000+ | 234 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 96 | 37.6 | 31.1-44.6 | 97 | 45.7 | 38.5-53.0 | 37 | 15.6 | 11.2-21.4 |
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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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