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Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,883 | 262 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.5 | 5,052 | 35.1 | 33.9-36.2 | 5,349 | 36.2 | 35.1-37.4 | 4,220 | 26.6 | 25.7-27.6 |
-Gaston County | 371 | 7 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.6 | 125 | 34.3 | 28.2-40.9 | 136 | 32.2 | 26.5-38.5 | 103 | 28.8 | 23.1-35.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 134 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.8-11.7 | 39 | 31.4 | 22.2-42.4 | 54 | 35.4 | 26.0-46.2 | 39 | 30.0 | 21.0-40.9 |
Female | 237 | 5 | 6.3 | 1.9-18.7 | 86 | 36.9 | 29.5-45.0 | 82 | 29.2 | 23.1-36.2 | 64 | 27.6 | 21.1-35.2 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 314 | 6 | 5.4 | 2.0-13.9 | 111 | 35.1 | 28.6-42.2 | 112 | 31.8 | 25.6-38.8 | 85 | 27.7 | 21.6-34.7 |
Other | 56 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-15.6 | 14 | 31.3 | 17.5-49.4 | 23 | 33.0 | 20.6-48.4 | 18 | 33.2 | 20.2-49.4 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-44 | 114 | 5 | 7.7 | 2.7-20.3 | 45 | 39.4 | 29.1-50.8 | 29 | 24.4 | 16.1-35.3 | 35 | 28.4 | 19.5-39.5 |
45+ | 257 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3- 9.3 | 80 | 29.0 | 23.2-35.5 | 107 | 40.2 | 33.7-47.1 | 68 | 29.1 | 23.0-36.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 190 | 4 | 7.7 | 2.6-20.6 | 58 | 31.0 | 22.8-40.6 | 75 | 32.6 | 25.0-41.3 | 53 | 28.7 | 20.8-38.0 |
Some College + | 180 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.3 | 67 | 37.7 | 29.2-47.0 | 60 | 31.6 | 23.5-41.0 | 50 | 28.9 | 21.2-38.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 197 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.6-11.7 | 58 | 31.2 | 23.1-40.7 | 82 | 38.2 | 29.7-47.5 | 52 | 26.1 | 19.0-34.7 |
$50,000+ | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 44 | 38.6 | 29.1-49.0 | 36 | 25.3 | 18.0-34.3 | 37 | 36.2 | 26.4-47.2 |
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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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