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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 2,824 27 1.0 0.6- 1.5 633 26.0 23.6-28.5 956 34.9 32.5-37.4 1,208 38.1 35.8-40.6
GENDER
Male 880 5 0.5 0.2- 1.3 237 29.7 25.7-34.1 346 39.4 35.2-43.7 292 30.4 26.7-34.4
Female 1,944 22 1.4 0.9- 2.4 396 22.6 20.1-25.2 610 30.8 28.2-33.4 916 45.2 42.4-48.1
AGE
18-24 166 5 1.9 0.7- 4.8 77 47.9 37.7-58.3 41 26.6 18.3-36.8 43 23.6 16.0-33.5
25-34 433 4 0.5 0.2- 1.4 147 33.6 27.9-39.8 133 32.1 26.5-38.3 149 33.8 28.3-39.8
35-44 589 5 0.8 0.3- 2.4 109 19.1 15.4-23.4 204 36.8 32.0-41.7 271 43.3 38.5-48.3
45-54 616 5 0.7 0.2- 1.9 89 15.3 11.9-19.4 225 40.5 35.4-45.8 297 43.5 38.6-48.5
55-64 506 0 0.0 . - . 87 19.1 15.1-23.9 163 33.9 28.8-39.4 256 47.0 41.6-52.5
65-74 323 2 0.8 0.2- 3.3 72 25.1 19.6-31.6 110 33.0 27.2-39.4 139 41.1 34.7-47.8
75+ 184 6 4.3 1.8-10.3 50 26.8 20.1-34.9 76 42.0 33.8-50.7 52 26.8 20.0-35.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 548 6 1.6 0.7- 3.7 124 29.8 23.4-37.1 174 29.0 24.0-34.5 244 39.6 33.5-46.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,020 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0 227 27.8 23.8-32.1 337 34.4 30.5-38.5 445 36.9 33.2-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 681 4 0.4 0.1- 1.0 135 21.2 17.4-25.6 240 39.4 34.1-44.8 302 39.1 34.3-44.0
College Graduate 573 6 1.3 0.5- 3.1 145 24.6 20.6-29.2 205 36.1 31.3-41.2 217 38.1 33.1-43.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 565 10 1.6 0.8- 3.2 138 32.4 27.1-38.1 170 29.0 24.5-33.9 247 37.0 32.1-42.3
$15,000- 24,999 676 9 1.7 0.8- 3.6 140 23.2 19.2-27.9 214 35.0 30.3-40.0 313 40.1 35.6-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 423 2 0.7 0.1- 3.5 89 25.4 20.0-31.7 152 36.8 30.7-43.3 180 37.2 31.5-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 328 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 75 27.0 19.3-36.4 125 37.2 30.4-44.6 127 35.5 28.9-42.9
$50,000-74,999 231 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 48 18.9 13.0-26.7 73 36.8 27.6-47.0 109 43.7 35.1-52.7
$75,000+ 210 2 0.7 0.1- 3.1 42 19.6 13.6-27.4 78 37.5 29.7-46.0 88 42.2 34.1-50.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,011 12 1.4 0.8- 2.7 199 23.4 19.9-27.3 297 29.6 25.9-33.6 503 45.6 41.5-49.6
No 1,695 15 0.8 0.5- 1.6 403 26.9 23.8-30.3 615 37.2 34.0-40.5 662 35.0 32.0-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 0 0.0 . - . 69 21.6 16.3-28.0 129 37.9 31.8-44.5 113 40.4 33.8-47.4
Non-Veteran 2,507 27 1.1 0.7- 1.8 561 26.5 23.9-29.2 825 34.5 31.9-37.2 1,094 37.9 35.3-40.5

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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.

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