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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

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 4,725 42 1.0 0.7- 1.4 1,320 30.3 28.5-32.2 2,157 44.0 42.2-45.9 1,206 24.7 23.1-26.3
AGE
18-24 193 6 2.2 0.9- 5.3 98 55.2 46.6-63.4 59 25.8 19.2-33.8 30 16.9 11.5-24.1
25-34 576 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 189 34.1 29.6-38.9 267 45.6 40.8-50.5 116 19.4 15.8-23.6
35-44 841 4 0.4 0.2- 1.2 224 26.7 23.3-30.3 379 45.2 41.3-49.2 234 27.7 24.3-31.3
45-54 946 8 0.6 0.3- 1.4 203 20.2 17.4-23.4 446 47.1 43.3-50.9 289 32.1 28.6-35.8
55-64 936 10 1.4 0.7- 2.8 206 21.9 18.9-25.2 440 47.7 44.0-51.5 280 29.0 25.7-32.6
65-74 716 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 196 25.6 22.2-29.4 325 48.1 43.9-52.3 191 25.7 22.3-29.5
75+ 507 6 1.4 0.5- 3.5 199 39.1 34.2-44.1 238 47.6 42.5-52.7 64 12.0 9.0-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 616 10 1.9 0.9- 3.7 197 39.6 33.4-46.1 245 36.7 31.3-42.5 164 21.8 17.9-26.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,369 17 1.5 0.8- 2.8 352 28.4 25.1-31.9 621 42.2 38.7-45.8 379 27.9 24.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,083 9 0.7 0.3- 1.6 274 29.1 25.4-33.2 505 44.7 40.9-48.6 295 25.5 22.4-28.8
College Graduate 1,651 6 0.4 0.2- 0.9 497 29.5 26.8-32.2 783 47.8 44.8-50.7 365 22.4 20.0-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 341 6 1.7 0.7- 4.0 112 35.6 28.3-43.8 123 35.1 28.3-42.5 100 27.6 21.7-34.4
$15,000- 24,999 640 10 2.6 1.2- 5.3 207 36.1 30.9-41.7 271 39.0 33.8-44.5 152 22.3 18.1-27.2
$25,000- 34,999 582 7 0.9 0.4- 2.0 169 33.2 28.0-38.8 264 43.1 37.7-48.7 142 22.8 18.7-27.5
$35,000- 49,999 763 7 1.0 0.4- 2.4 203 26.0 22.2-30.1 350 45.5 41.1-50.0 203 27.5 23.6-31.8
$50,000-74,999 793 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6 194 26.7 22.5-31.4 372 45.9 41.5-50.5 224 26.9 23.2-30.9
$75,000+ 1,071 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 266 25.5 22.3-28.9 546 50.3 46.7-53.9 255 23.8 20.9-27.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,401 19 1.1 0.6- 1.8 378 31.1 27.6-34.8 591 39.7 36.3-43.1 413 28.2 25.2-31.3
No 3,212 23 1.0 0.6- 1.6 904 29.6 27.5-31.9 1,517 45.7 43.4-47.9 768 23.7 21.8-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,747 21 1.3 0.8- 2.2 468 25.6 23.1-28.3 842 49.5 46.4-52.5 416 23.6 21.0-26.3
Non-Veteran 2,972 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4 849 32.2 29.9-34.6 1,312 41.7 39.4-44.0 790 25.2 23.3-27.3

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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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