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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership 1,137 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0 337 33.2 29.5-37.1 393 35.3 31.7-39.0 396 30.6 27.3-34.1
GENDER
Male 412 2 0.6 0.2- 2.6 122 33.1 27.2-39.7 171 41.4 35.4-47.7 117 24.8 20.0-30.4
Female 725 9 1.3 0.6- 3.0 215 33.2 29.2-37.6 222 28.8 25.2-32.7 279 36.6 32.5-41.0
RACE
White 674 7 1.1 0.4- 2.8 253 39.0 34.1-44.2 241 35.5 30.9-40.4 173 24.4 20.3-29.0
African American 411 3 0.9 0.3- 2.8 66 22.2 16.8-28.7 134 34.4 28.4-40.9 208 42.5 36.6-48.7
Other Minorities 46 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 17 40.9 25.3-58.6 16 36.7 22.0-54.3 12 22.0 11.7-37.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 29 0 0.0 . - . 14 45.8 25.6-67.4 10 46.8 25.9-68.9 5 7.4 2.7-18.8
Non-Hispanic 1,108 11 1.0 0.5- 2.1 323 32.6 28.9-36.5 383 34.7 31.1-38.4 391 31.7 28.3-35.3
AGE
18-24 34 0 0.0 . - . 20 61.7 42.1-78.1 7 23.4 10.6-44.1 7 14.9 6.5-30.6
25-34 120 2 1.2 0.3- 4.8 44 36.7 27.1-47.5 31 26.1 18.0-36.2 43 36.0 25.8-47.8
35-44 173 4 3.5 1.2- 9.7 51 31.5 23.6-40.7 56 35.1 27.0-44.3 62 29.9 22.5-38.4
45-54 255 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 60 25.6 19.7-32.5 93 42.3 34.8-50.2 100 31.8 25.5-38.9
55-64 243 0 0.0 . - . 63 27.8 21.6-35.0 70 28.8 22.5-35.9 110 43.4 36.3-50.8
65-74 170 2 1.1 0.2- 4.7 51 27.7 20.8-35.8 66 40.0 31.7-48.9 51 31.3 23.6-40.2
75+ 137 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 44 31.9 23.7-41.4 69 51.5 42.1-60.8 23 16.1 10.6-23.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 58 29.5 22.0-38.3 74 34.9 26.7-44.0 94 35.5 28.0-43.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 5 1.4 0.5- 4.0 118 34.1 27.7-41.1 149 32.9 27.3-38.9 154 31.7 26.1-37.9
Some Post-H.S. 252 3 0.9 0.3- 2.8 77 30.6 23.6-38.7 82 37.2 29.4-45.8 90 31.3 24.6-38.9
College Graduate 231 2 1.0 0.2- 4.5 84 38.5 31.4-46.1 87 38.1 31.2-45.6 58 22.4 16.8-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 2 1.0 0.2- 4.6 50 29.8 21.8-39.2 60 34.7 25.8-44.9 75 34.5 26.6-43.4
$15,000- 24,999 223 3 2.1 0.6- 7.4 66 33.5 24.8-43.6 56 25.1 17.6-34.5 98 39.3 30.9-48.3
$25,000- 34,999 154 0 0.0 . - . 38 30.9 20.9-43.1 50 31.7 22.6-42.5 66 37.4 27.1-48.9
$35,000- 49,999 135 2 1.2 0.3- 4.9 43 32.9 24.3-42.7 52 42.2 32.9-52.1 38 23.7 17.0-32.2
$50,000-74,999 130 0 0.0 . - . 40 35.4 26.0-46.1 51 36.6 27.6-46.6 39 28.0 19.8-38.1
$75,000+ 127 1 1.2 0.2- 8.0 49 36.2 27.6-45.9 54 43.7 34.1-53.8 23 18.9 12.2-28.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 456 6 1.5 0.5- 3.9 113 26.7 21.4-32.9 145 30.9 25.9-36.5 192 40.9 35.0-47.0
No 652 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 219 37.1 32.2-42.2 232 36.7 31.9-41.8 196 25.5 21.6-29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 0 0.0 . - . 46 30.6 22.4-40.2 64 39.1 30.2-48.7 53 30.4 21.6-40.9
Non-Veteran 969 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4 289 33.6 29.5-37.9 326 34.4 30.5-38.6 343 30.8 27.3-34.6

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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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