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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 1,916 42 2.3 1.5- 3.3 723 38.7 35.7-41.7 655 33.3 30.6-36.1 496 25.8 23.2-28.5
GENDER
Male 702 8 1.6 0.7- 3.4 204 32.9 28.2-37.9 309 40.2 35.7-44.9 181 25.4 21.4-29.8
Female 1,214 34 2.9 1.9- 4.5 519 44.0 40.4-47.7 346 26.9 24.0-30.1 315 26.1 23.1-29.4
RACE
White 1,720 36 2.2 1.4- 3.3 666 38.7 35.7-41.9 592 34.1 31.3-37.0 426 25.0 22.5-27.8
African American 86 2 3.2 0.7-12.3 19 26.4 14.6-43.0 28 26.0 15.1-41.1 37 44.4 29.1-60.9
Other Minorities 110 4 2.7 0.5-12.2 38 46.5 33.4-60.2 35 29.1 18.3-42.8 33 21.7 13.4-33.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 24 41.5 26.5-58.3 21 34.6 21.3-50.9 18 23.5 13.4-37.9
Non-Hispanic 1,849 40 2.4 1.6- 3.6 697 38.4 35.4-41.4 634 33.3 30.6-36.0 478 26.0 23.4-28.7
AGE
18-24 96 3 4.0 1.3-12.0 50 56.5 44.0-68.2 25 20.6 12.8-31.3 18 18.9 10.8-30.9
25-34 254 5 1.6 0.5- 4.8 103 41.2 34.1-48.6 72 29.1 22.9-36.1 74 28.1 21.8-35.5
35-44 296 2 0.1 0.0- 0.6 111 36.8 30.2-43.9 91 32.8 26.5-39.8 92 30.3 24.4-36.9
45-54 333 6 1.4 0.5- 3.8 101 27.4 22.4-33.2 118 38.9 32.8-45.5 108 32.2 26.6-38.4
55-64 364 7 2.5 1.1- 5.6 105 28.9 23.6-34.9 153 40.9 35.1-47.0 99 27.7 22.4-33.6
65-74 299 9 3.7 1.8- 7.6 109 32.2 26.6-38.3 110 39.1 32.9-45.8 71 25.0 19.8-31.0
75+ 270 10 3.9 1.9- 7.8 141 49.4 42.6-56.3 85 34.1 27.8-41.1 34 12.6 8.8-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 8 2.4 1.1- 5.2 114 41.0 33.0-49.5 108 31.1 24.7-38.3 96 25.5 19.4-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 15 3.0 1.5- 5.9 213 36.8 31.7-42.2 220 36.3 31.3-41.5 140 23.9 19.4-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 464 10 2.2 1.0- 5.0 170 37.8 31.9-43.9 156 31.4 26.4-36.9 128 28.6 23.7-34.1
College Graduate 531 9 1.2 0.6- 2.4 223 40.2 35.3-45.4 167 32.7 28.1-37.7 132 25.9 21.7-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 8 2.3 1.1- 5.0 93 40.3 32.2-48.9 88 30.8 23.8-38.9 80 26.5 20.4-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 394 11 3.8 1.9- 7.6 143 39.8 33.2-46.9 139 32.4 26.6-38.8 101 23.9 18.6-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 258 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 85 31.0 24.4-38.5 93 38.0 30.8-45.9 78 30.4 24.0-37.6
$35,000- 49,999 288 6 2.8 1.0- 7.5 108 35.3 28.8-42.5 99 34.8 28.4-41.8 75 27.0 21.3-33.6
$50,000-74,999 210 3 1.2 0.3- 3.9 72 36.3 27.1-46.7 70 34.6 26.8-43.4 65 27.9 21.2-35.8
$75,000+ 216 5 1.9 0.7- 4.9 92 40.1 32.8-47.9 75 33.4 26.6-41.0 44 24.5 17.5-33.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 650 16 1.6 0.9- 2.9 209 35.9 30.8-41.4 214 30.7 26.4-35.4 211 31.7 27.3-36.5
No 1,220 26 2.6 1.6- 4.2 496 39.7 36.0-43.4 423 34.3 30.9-37.8 275 23.5 20.4-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 4 1.8 0.7- 5.0 68 23.7 18.2-30.3 132 50.1 43.0-57.3 57 24.3 18.5-31.2
Non-Veteran 1,654 38 2.3 1.5- 3.5 655 40.9 37.7-44.3 523 30.8 28.0-33.7 438 26.0 23.2-28.9

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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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