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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance Counties

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,883 5,314 37.1 36.0-38.3 9,569 62.9 61.7-64.0
-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 377 84 25.1 19.0-32.4 293 74.9 67.6-81.0
GENDER
Male 148 24 19.5 12.3-29.6 124 80.5 70.4-87.7
Female 229 60 30.9 21.9-41.7 169 69.1 58.3-78.1
RACE
White 252 62 27.1 19.3-36.5 190 72.9 63.5-80.7
Other 122 21 20.7 12.0-33.3 101 79.3 66.7-88.0
AGE
18-44 134 36 30.5 20.5-42.8 98 69.5 57.2-79.5
45+ 241 46 18.1 13.3-24.3 195 81.9 75.7-86.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 40 19.1 12.9-27.4 162 80.9 72.6-87.1
Some College + 175 44 32.1 22.0-44.2 131 67.9 55.8-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 225 50 25.7 17.4-36.3 175 74.3 63.7-82.6
$50,000+ 94 17 19.3 11.6-30.4 77 80.7 69.6-88.4

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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=B MI 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.


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