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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-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
GENDER
Male	605	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	184	27.6	23.7-31.9	276	48.3	43.6-53.1	143	23.8	20.0-28.2
Female	965	28	2.8	1.8- 4.2	413	43.1	39.4-46.9	298	31.2	27.7-34.9	226	23.0	19.9-26.3
RACE
White	1,406	28	1.6	1.1- 2.5	550	36.3	33.4-39.3	516	39.7	36.6-42.9	312	22.4	19.9-25.1
African American	64	0	0.0	. - .	18	25.5	15.4-39.2	25	38.2	25.5-52.7	21	36.2	23.8-50.9
Other Minorities	4	1	27.2	3.5-79.1	2	34.4	6.7-79.3	1	38.4	6.0-86.0	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	83	0	0.0	. - .	40	46.8	34.8-59.3	26	34.9	23.8-47.8	17	18.3	10.8-29.2
25-34	202	5	0.9	0.3- 2.4	76	35.9	28.2-44.4	76	45.2	36.3-54.3	45	18.1	12.7-25.1
35-44	287	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	106	33.8	27.8-40.3	104	39.5	32.8-46.5	74	25.6	20.0-32.2
45-54	298	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8	104	33.2	27.0-40.0	104	37.9	31.2-45.2	87	28.1	22.0-35.2
55-64	273	5	1.4	0.5- 3.7	86	27.4	21.7-33.8	111	43.5	36.5-50.8	71	27.7	21.7-34.7
65-74	240	3	1.7	0.5- 5.3	100	37.8	30.8-45.3	88	37.8	30.6-45.5	49	22.8	16.7-30.3
75+	182	10	5.0	2.4-10.1	82	45.0	36.3-54.0	65	36.9	28.7-45.9	25	13.1	8.4-20.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	282	4	1.7	0.6- 4.5	94	28.9	23.0-35.7	102	41.5	34.1-49.2	82	28.0	22.0-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9	174	35.2	30.1-40.7	174	38.6	33.2-44.2	111	25.3	20.5-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	411	8	1.4	0.6- 3.1	154	36.0	30.7-41.7	155	40.4	34.7-46.4	94	22.2	17.7-27.5
College Graduate	406	10	2.3	1.1- 4.6	172	39.6	34.2-45.4	143	39.5	33.7-45.6	81	18.6	14.6-23.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	6	2.3	1.0- 5.2	80	36.2	28.1-45.2	63	31.1	22.8-40.9	56	30.3	21.7-40.6
$15,000- 24,999	296	5	1.3	0.5- 3.9	100	29.7	23.8-36.3	110	42.3	35.3-49.6	81	26.6	20.9-33.2
$25,000- 34,999	223	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	75	32.9	26.0-40.6	94	40.3	32.9-48.2	52	25.9	19.5-33.6
$35,000- 49,999	218	3	1.4	0.4- 4.6	73	32.3	25.5-40.1	93	44.1	36.4-52.1	49	22.1	16.0-29.6
$50,000-74,999	182	4	1.4	0.4- 4.4	63	31.7	24.4-40.0	65	40.5	32.2-49.3	50	26.5	19.8-34.5
$75,000+	142	2	1.2	0.2- 5.7	68	47.1	37.9-56.5	48	36.3	27.6-45.9	24	15.4	10.0-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	559	11	1.3	0.6- 2.5	190	29.0	24.7-33.6	187	37.1	32.1-42.4	171	32.7	27.8-37.9
No	976	19	1.7	1.0- 2.8	389	38.6	34.9-42.3	378	41.4	37.6-45.3	190	18.3	15.6-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	68	27.1	20.9-34.5	102	47.9	39.8-56.1	48	24.7	18.0-33.1
Non-Veteran	1,344	29	1.8	1.2- 2.7	524	37.0	33.9-40.1	470	38.0	34.8-41.4	321	23.2	20.6-26.1
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	3	35.6	6.2-82.1	2	64.4	17.9-93.8	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,570

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

GENDER

Male

605

0.2

0.1- 0.9

184

27.6

23.7-31.9

276

48.3

43.6-53.1

143

23.8

20.0-28.2

Female

965

2.8

1.8- 4.2

413

43.1

39.4-46.9

298

31.2

27.7-34.9

226

23.0

19.9-26.3

RACE

White

1,406

1.6

1.1- 2.5

550

36.3

33.4-39.3

516

39.7

36.6-42.9

312

22.4

19.9-25.1

African American

0.0

. - .

25.5

15.4-39.2

38.2

25.5-52.7

36.2

23.8-50.9

Other Minorities

27.2

3.5-79.1

34.4

6.7-79.3

38.4

6.0-86.0

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

46.8

34.8-59.3

34.9

23.8-47.8

18.3

10.8-29.2

25-34

202

0.9

0.3- 2.4

35.9

28.2-44.4

45.2

36.3-54.3

18.1

12.7-25.1

35-44

287

1.1

0.3- 3.7

106

33.8

27.8-40.3

104

39.5

32.8-46.5

25.6

20.0-32.2

45-54

298

0.8

0.2- 2.8

104

33.2

27.0-40.0

104

37.9

31.2-45.2

28.1

22.0-35.2

55-64

273

1.4

0.5- 3.7

27.4

21.7-33.8

111

43.5

36.5-50.8

27.7

21.7-34.7

65-74

240

1.7

0.5- 5.3

100

37.8

30.8-45.3

37.8

30.6-45.5

22.8

16.7-30.3

75+

182

5.0

2.4-10.1

45.0

36.3-54.0

36.9

28.7-45.9

13.1

8.4-20.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

282

1.7

0.6- 4.5

28.9

23.0-35.7

102

41.5

34.1-49.2

28.0

22.0-34.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

467

0.9

0.4- 1.9

174

35.2

30.1-40.7

174

38.6

33.2-44.2

111

25.3

20.5-30.8

Some Post-H.S.

411

1.4

0.6- 3.1

154

36.0

30.7-41.7

155

40.4

34.7-46.4

22.2

17.7-27.5

College Graduate

406

2.3

1.1- 4.6

172

39.6

34.2-45.4

143

39.5

33.7-45.6

18.6

14.6-23.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

205

2.3

1.0- 5.2

36.2

28.1-45.2

31.1

22.8-40.9

30.3

21.7-40.6

$15,000- 24,999

296

1.3

0.5- 3.9

100

29.7

23.8-36.3

110

42.3

35.3-49.6

26.6

20.9-33.2

$25,000- 34,999

223

0.9

0.2- 3.9

32.9

26.0-40.6

40.3

32.9-48.2

25.9

19.5-33.6

$35,000- 49,999

218

1.4

0.4- 4.6

32.3

25.5-40.1

44.1

36.4-52.1

22.1

16.0-29.6

$50,000-74,999

182

1.4

0.4- 4.4

31.7

24.4-40.0

40.5

32.2-49.3

26.5

19.8-34.5

$75,000+

142

1.2

0.2- 5.7

47.1

37.9-56.5

36.3

27.6-45.9

15.4

10.0-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

559

1.3

0.6- 2.5

190

29.0

24.7-33.6

187

37.1

32.1-42.4

171

32.7

27.8-37.9

976

1.7

1.0- 2.8

389

38.6

34.9-42.3

378

41.4

37.6-45.3

190

18.3

15.6-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

0.2

0.0- 1.5

27.1

20.9-34.5

102

47.9

39.8-56.1

24.7

18.0-33.1

Non-Veteran

1,344

1.8

1.2- 2.7

524

37.0

33.9-40.1

470

38.0

34.8-41.4

321

23.2

20.6-26.1

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

35.6

6.2-82.1

64.4

17.9-93.8

0.0

. - .

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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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