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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 16,417 284 1.8 1.5- 2.1 5,701 35.5 34.5-36.6 5,926 36.7 35.7-37.8 4,506 25.9 25.1-26.9
-Durham County 439 10 2.1 1.1- 4.3 172 38.7 33.2-44.6 147 35.6 30.0-41.7 110 23.5 19.0-28.7
GENDER
Male 151 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 53 34.0 25.5-43.7 58 41.3 32.0-51.4 39 24.4 17.1-33.4
Female 288 9 3.9 1.9- 7.8 119 43.2 36.6-50.1 89 30.3 24.4-36.9 71 22.7 17.6-28.7
RACE
White 256 7 2.6 1.2- 5.7 116 45.4 38.3-52.7 87 34.9 28.4-42.0 46 17.1 12.5-23.1
Other 181 3 1.7 0.4- 6.0 55 31.7 23.8-40.9 60 36.6 27.6-46.6 63 30.0 22.4-38.9
AGE
18-44 215 5 2.2 0.9- 5.6 98 42.9 35.2-51.0 65 34.0 26.4-42.6 47 20.8 15.0-28.2
45+ 224 5 2.0 0.8- 5.2 74 32.3 24.9-40.8 82 38.1 30.5-46.3 63 27.5 21.0-35.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 1 0.6 0.1- 4.5 50 36.2 26.0-47.8 44 35.6 24.9-48.1 37 27.6 18.6-38.7
Some College + 307 9 3.0 1.4- 6.1 122 40.1 33.9-46.7 103 35.6 29.6-42.2 73 21.3 16.6-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 217 6 2.1 0.9- 4.9 83 35.9 28.3-44.2 66 36.6 28.1-46.0 62 25.5 18.7-33.6
$50,000+ 172 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 68 40.5 32.4-49.2 65 35.6 28.1-43.9 38 23.3 16.8-31.4

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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