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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 409 6 1.4 0.5- 4.1 195 46.9 40.5-53.4 128 32.2 26.7-38.3 80 19.4 14.6-25.4
GENDER
Male 159 2 1.9 0.4- 8.0 54 35.1 26.4-44.9 72 41.8 32.9-51.3 31 21.2 13.5-31.6
Female 250 4 1.0 0.3- 2.9 141 59.1 50.8-66.9 56 22.3 16.1-29.9 49 17.6 12.6-24.0
RACE
White 342 4 1.5 0.4- 5.1 173 52.0 45.3-58.6 106 30.8 25.3-36.9 59 15.8 11.8-20.8
Other 64 2 1.5 0.3- 6.4 22 29.6 16.6-47.2 19 35.9 21.5-53.5 21 33.0 18.2-52.2
AGE
18-44 163 3 1.8 0.4- 7.1 89 51.4 41.3-61.4 46 30.8 22.7-40.2 25 16.1 9.3-26.4
45+ 243 3 1.0 0.3- 3.8 105 41.4 34.5-48.7 81 34.1 27.4-41.5 54 23.4 17.7-30.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 88 3 3.8 1.0-13.8 32 32.7 20.8-47.4 35 41.5 28.3-56.0 18 22.0 10.8-39.6
Some College + 320 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 163 52.5 45.6-59.3 93 28.8 23.3-35.0 61 18.2 13.7-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 3 1.4 0.4- 4.5 71 45.0 33.8-56.6 48 31.6 22.5-42.4 39 22.1 13.6-33.7
$50,000+ 190 0 0.0 . - . 104 53.3 45.2-61.2 59 30.9 24.1-38.7 27 15.8 10.5-23.0

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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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