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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County 429 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 170 39.8 33.9-46.1 161 37.7 32.1-43.7 94 21.5 17.1-26.7
GENDER
Male 145 0 0.0 . - . 46 36.8 27.0-47.8 69 44.2 34.5-54.4 30 19.0 12.9-27.1
Female 284 4 1.7 0.6- 4.8 124 42.5 35.8-49.5 92 32.0 25.9-38.8 64 23.7 18.0-30.6
RACE
White 325 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 143 43.3 36.6-50.3 123 38.1 31.8-44.9 56 17.8 13.3-23.5
Other 102 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6 26 29.4 18.1-44.0 37 36.8 25.5-49.8 38 32.3 22.0-44.6
AGE
18-44 140 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 53 42.8 32.3-53.9 52 35.5 26.3-46.0 34 21.4 14.4-30.7
45+ 288 3 1.5 0.4- 4.7 116 37.3 31.3-43.7 109 39.6 33.4-46.3 60 21.6 16.7-27.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 152 2 1.4 0.3- 6.3 54 38.3 27.8-50.0 60 40.4 30.4-51.3 36 20.0 13.6-28.4
Some College + 277 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5 116 40.8 33.9-48.1 101 36.1 29.6-43.2 58 22.5 16.9-29.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 213 3 1.5 0.5- 5.1 70 33.4 25.0-42.9 89 43.6 34.8-52.7 51 21.5 15.6-28.9
$50,000+ 156 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 70 40.3 31.7-49.5 55 35.6 27.5-44.6 30 23.6 16.1-33.2

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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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