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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 427 5 1.1 0.4- 3.0 129 32.4 26.7-38.6 139 33.0 27.3-39.2 154 33.5 28.2-39.3
GENDER
Male 148 0 0.0 . - . 44 32.1 23.3-42.4 59 38.4 29.1-48.6 45 29.5 21.5-38.9
Female 279 5 2.3 0.9- 6.1 85 32.6 26.3-39.6 80 27.3 21.5-33.9 109 37.8 31.4-44.7
RACE
White 175 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2 56 35.1 26.6-44.6 62 32.9 25.3-41.4 55 31.0 23.4-39.8
Other 251 3 1.2 0.3- 4.3 73 31.2 24.0-39.4 77 33.4 25.8-41.9 98 34.2 27.2-41.9
AGE
18-44 178 5 2.1 0.8- 5.5 51 34.0 25.5-43.8 54 31.6 23.1-41.5 68 32.3 24.5-41.1
45+ 248 0 0.0 . - . 78 30.4 24.0-37.7 84 34.5 27.9-41.8 86 35.1 28.4-42.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 245 4 1.6 0.5- 4.8 72 33.2 25.8-41.7 81 30.9 24.4-38.2 88 34.3 27.4-42.0
Some College + 181 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 57 31.4 23.3-40.8 57 35.5 26.0-46.3 66 32.6 24.5-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 318 4 1.2 0.4- 3.7 92 33.6 26.9-40.9 94 27.6 22.1-33.8 128 37.6 31.3-44.4
$50,000+ 58 1 1.7 0.2-11.3 15 25.0 14.6-39.5 25 43.3 29.5-58.2 17 29.9 17.9-45.6

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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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