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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 839 16 1.6 1.0- 2.7 336 42.8 38.6-47.1 287 32.3 28.7-36.2 200 23.3 20.0-27.0
GENDER
Male 309 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 114 43.4 36.7-50.4 126 35.4 29.6-41.8 68 20.9 16.0-26.7
Female 530 15 3.0 1.7- 5.0 222 42.2 37.2-47.3 161 29.2 24.9-33.8 132 25.7 21.5-30.4
RACE
White 578 12 1.8 1.0- 3.3 254 44.9 40.0-50.0 203 33.9 29.4-38.6 109 19.4 15.6-23.8
Other 258 4 1.2 0.4- 3.1 80 38.4 30.7-46.8 84 29.5 23.4-36.5 90 30.9 24.6-37.9
AGE
18-44 326 7 1.5 0.7- 3.2 150 50.3 43.7-57.0 98 28.9 23.5-34.9 71 19.3 14.7-24.8
45+ 506 9 1.7 0.9- 3.4 180 33.6 29.2-38.3 189 36.7 32.0-41.6 128 28.0 23.5-33.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 218 5 1.9 0.8- 4.9 69 40.0 30.7-50.0 74 29.4 22.5-37.4 70 28.7 21.5-37.2
Some College + 619 11 1.5 0.8- 2.7 265 43.7 39.1-48.4 213 33.6 29.4-38.0 130 21.3 17.7-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 344 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 127 43.0 35.9-50.5 111 30.2 24.5-36.7 102 25.9 20.7-31.8
$50,000+ 374 6 1.4 0.6- 3.2 156 42.7 36.9-48.7 137 34.4 29.1-40.0 75 21.5 17.0-26.8

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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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