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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 6,053 52 0.9 0.6- 1.3 1,696 30.9 29.3-32.6 2,690 42.9 41.2-44.5 1,615 25.3 23.9-26.8
Female 10,364 232 2.6 2.2- 3.2 4,005 40.1 38.9-41.3 3,236 30.7 29.6-31.9 2,891 26.6 25.5-27.7
RACE
White 12,537 232 1.9 1.6- 2.3 4,691 37.3 36.1-38.5 4,599 37.2 36.0-38.3 3,015 23.6 22.7-24.6
African American 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
Asian 110 7 7.1 2.7-17.1 69 60.3 48.8-70.7 28 28.4 19.2-39.7 6 4.3 1.8- 9.8
Native American 280 4 0.7 0.2- 1.8 72 32.2 25.1-40.2 97 34.2 27.5-41.5 107 33.0 26.5-40.2
Other Minorities 621 14 1.7 0.9- 3.5 223 38.5 32.9-44.3 227 38.1 32.8-43.8 157 21.7 17.8-26.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 711 15 1.5 0.8- 2.8 243 33.8 29.0-38.9 276 42.7 37.7-47.9 177 22.0 18.4-26.2
-English Speaking 249 6 1.0 0.4- 2.6 92 31.3 24.9-38.5 88 44.8 36.9-53.0 63 22.8 17.1-29.8
-Spanish Speaking 462 9 1.6 0.7- 3.5 151 34.6 28.7-41.0 188 42.0 35.9-48.4 114 21.8 17.4-26.9
Non-Hispanic 15,693 269 1.8 1.5- 2.1 5,452 35.7 34.6-36.7 5,646 36.3 35.3-37.3 4,326 26.3 25.4-27.2
AGE
18-24 753 28 3.6 2.3- 5.6 384 53.5 48.8-58.1 204 26.3 22.5-30.6 137 16.6 13.6-20.2
25-34 2,253 43 1.7 1.2- 2.4 895 38.2 35.7-40.7 738 35.9 33.4-38.4 577 24.2 22.1-26.5
35-44 3,039 32 0.8 0.6- 1.3 1,055 33.6 31.5-35.7 1,057 37.7 35.6-40.0 895 27.8 25.9-29.8
45-54 3,207 51 1.3 0.9- 1.9 943 27.5 25.7-29.4 1,167 38.8 36.7-40.9 1,046 32.4 30.4-34.5
55-64 3,016 38 1.4 0.9- 2.0 841 26.8 25.0-28.8 1,158 39.8 37.6-41.9 979 32.1 30.1-34.1
65-74 2,293 35 1.8 1.2- 2.6 766 31.7 29.5-34.0 875 39.5 37.2-42.0 617 27.0 24.9-29.2
75+ 1,802 55 3.0 2.2- 4.1 787 43.0 40.3-45.8 709 40.5 37.7-43.3 251 13.5 11.7-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,490 51 2.3 1.5- 3.6 811 36.6 33.5-39.8 879 34.9 32.1-37.8 749 26.2 23.8-28.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 5,002 91 2.0 1.5- 2.6 1,593 33.0 31.1-34.9 1,851 37.0 35.2-38.9 1,467 28.0 26.4-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 4,017 63 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,302 33.4 31.4-35.5 1,451 37.1 35.1-39.2 1,201 28.0 26.2-29.8
College Graduate 4,882 77 1.5 1.1- 1.9 1,985 39.4 37.7-41.1 1,736 37.2 35.5-38.9 1,084 22.0 20.6-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,964 44 1.9 1.4- 2.8 633 37.5 34.3-40.8 634 31.4 28.6-34.4 653 29.2 26.5-31.9
$15,000- 24,999 2,925 70 2.8 2.1- 3.9 974 34.8 32.3-37.5 993 35.4 32.8-38.1 888 26.9 24.7-29.2
$25,000- 34,999 2,040 25 1.0 0.6- 1.6 643 34.2 31.1-37.4 754 37.2 34.3-40.3 618 27.6 25.1-30.2
$35,000- 49,999 2,289 35 1.5 1.0- 2.3 758 31.7 29.2-34.3 860 39.0 36.4-41.6 636 27.9 25.6-30.3
$50,000-74,999 2,173 22 1.1 0.7- 1.8 748 33.5 30.9-36.3 809 38.0 35.3-40.7 594 27.4 25.1-29.8
$75,000+ 2,713 29 1.1 0.7- 1.6 1,045 36.7 34.5-39.0 1,055 39.9 37.7-42.2 584 22.3 20.3-24.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,161 116 2.1 1.6- 2.6 1,471 31.1 29.2-33.0 1,762 33.7 32.0-35.5 1,812 33.1 31.4-34.9
No 10,836 163 1.7 1.4- 2.1 4,069 37.1 35.9-38.4 4,020 38.0 36.7-39.2 2,584 23.2 22.2-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,287 26 1.2 0.8- 1.8 617 26.0 23.8-28.3 1,063 46.8 44.2-49.5 581 26.0 23.7-28.4
Non-Veteran 14,112 258 1.9 1.6- 2.2 5,076 37.1 35.9-38.2 4,856 35.1 34.0-36.2 3,922 26.0 25.0-26.9

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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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