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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 422 8 1.7 0.8- 3.5 134 33.3 27.3-39.9 141 34.2 28.7-40.1 139 30.8 25.6-36.6
GENDER
Male 164 0 0.0 . - . 39 26.9 18.1-38.1 70 40.4 31.7-49.8 55 32.6 24.6-41.8
Female 258 8 3.6 1.7- 7.6 95 40.9 33.8-48.4 71 26.8 21.1-33.5 84 28.7 22.9-35.3
RACE
White 277 6 1.9 0.8- 4.6 97 33.6 27.3-40.4 93 36.2 29.6-43.3 81 28.4 22.6-34.9
Other 145 2 1.3 0.3- 5.4 37 33.0 21.9-46.3 48 31.2 22.5-41.4 58 34.6 25.1-45.4
AGE
18-44 163 4 2.0 0.7- 5.5 59 39.3 29.5-50.0 46 30.3 22.3-39.6 54 28.4 20.9-37.4
45+ 256 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 74 26.9 21.2-33.5 95 38.8 32.1-46.0 84 33.2 26.7-40.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 170 2 1.5 0.4- 5.7 49 32.0 21.6-44.5 59 32.2 23.9-41.8 60 34.4 25.4-44.6
Some College + 251 6 1.8 0.7- 4.3 84 34.2 27.6-41.5 82 35.7 28.9-43.2 79 28.3 22.4-35.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 234 6 2.6 1.1- 6.1 74 33.0 26.1-40.8 72 32.3 25.3-40.2 82 32.0 25.2-39.8
$50,000+ 136 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 43 28.1 20.6-37.0 52 41.9 32.7-51.7 40 29.4 21.5-38.8

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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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