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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 427 9 1.8 0.9- 3.8 137 32.9 26.9-39.6 169 39.5 33.4-46.0 112 25.7 21.0-31.2
GENDER
Male 149 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 38 28.7 18.7-41.4 63 41.7 31.0-53.2 47 28.8 20.6-38.6
Female 278 8 2.7 1.2- 5.7 99 36.7 30.5-43.4 106 37.5 31.3-44.2 65 23.1 17.9-29.2
RACE
White 373 8 2.0 0.9- 4.3 128 35.0 28.4-42.2 144 37.9 31.3-44.9 93 25.2 20.0-31.1
Other 54 1 0.8 0.1- 5.7 9 19.8 9.8-36.0 25 50.0 34.4-65.7 19 29.4 17.9-44.2
AGE
18-44 138 3 1.6 0.5- 5.2 47 38.5 27.5-50.8 54 38.0 27.3-50.0 34 21.9 14.7-31.4
45+ 287 6 2.1 0.8- 5.2 88 27.9 22.6-33.8 115 41.0 34.6-47.6 78 29.1 23.4-35.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 218 6 2.2 0.8- 5.4 70 34.9 25.8-45.2 82 37.3 29.3-46.0 60 25.7 19.1-33.6
Some College + 208 2 1.3 0.3- 4.9 67 30.9 23.8-39.1 87 42.0 33.0-51.5 52 25.9 19.3-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 242 4 1.3 0.4- 3.9 74 35.6 26.7-45.6 99 38.5 30.7-46.8 65 24.7 18.6-32.0
$50,000+ 120 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 37 30.8 22.5-40.5 49 37.2 28.3-47.2 33 31.0 22.1-41.5

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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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