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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 375 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.3 | 123 | 34.1 | 27.7-41.2 | 135 | 36.2 | 29.9-43.1 | 108 | 26.5 | 20.9-32.9 |
Buncombe | 344 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 139 | 41.6 | 35.0-48.5 | 131 | 35.3 | 29.5-41.7 | 68 | 21.3 | 15.7-28.2 |
Cabarrus | 368 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 3.9 | 119 | 35.0 | 28.8-41.7 | 135 | 35.3 | 29.4-41.7 | 108 | 28.1 | 22.9-34.0 |
Catawba | 385 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.0 | 137 | 40.0 | 32.8-47.7 | 151 | 35.8 | 29.7-42.4 | 92 | 22.5 | 17.5-28.4 |
Cumberland | 416 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 117 | 31.4 | 25.4-38.0 | 163 | 39.1 | 33.1-45.4 | 134 | 29.3 | 23.9-35.3 |
Davidson | 407 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 | 128 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.1 | 148 | 35.6 | 30.0-41.7 | 120 | 30.0 | 24.7-35.8 |
Durham | 382 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.1 | 152 | 40.2 | 33.5-47.4 | 129 | 34.3 | 27.8-41.5 | 90 | 22.4 | 17.7-27.9 |
Forsyth | 394 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 165 | 41.5 | 35.3-47.9 | 121 | 31.8 | 26.3-37.8 | 101 | 25.7 | 20.8-31.3 |
Gaston | 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 |
Guilford | 428 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 | 165 | 38.4 | 32.7-44.5 | 146 | 32.8 | 27.3-38.8 | 108 | 27.3 | 22.3-32.9 |
Iredell | 418 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.2 | 143 | 37.5 | 31.3-44.2 | 149 | 34.3 | 28.5-40.6 | 118 | 26.3 | 21.1-32.2 |
Johnston | 429 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.5 | 131 | 32.4 | 26.3-39.3 | 155 | 31.9 | 26.6-37.7 | 135 | 32.5 | 26.2-39.4 |
Mecklenburg | 802 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 330 | 41.7 | 37.0-46.5 | 282 | 35.8 | 31.5-40.3 | 179 | 21.4 | 17.9-25.5 |
New Hanover | 380 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.0 | 158 | 37.1 | 31.1-43.5 | 139 | 38.0 | 31.7-44.9 | 79 | 23.7 | 17.9-30.7 |
Onslow | 381 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 130 | 34.1 | 28.1-40.6 | 142 | 39.0 | 32.8-45.7 | 106 | 26.1 | 20.7-32.4 |
Orange | 350 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.9 | 168 | 51.9 | 44.7-59.0 | 99 | 26.3 | 21.0-32.3 | 79 | 20.2 | 15.6-25.7 |
Pitt | 371 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 113 | 32.1 | 26.3-38.5 | 124 | 36.4 | 30.5-42.7 | 128 | 30.6 | 25.5-36.3 |
Randolph | 371 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 136 | 40.6 | 33.3-48.3 | 127 | 35.9 | 28.9-43.6 | 102 | 22.8 | 17.8-28.7 |
Robeson | 375 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.5 | 93 | 23.0 | 17.4-29.7 | 139 | 40.2 | 33.7-47.1 | 138 | 34.6 | 28.7-40.9 |
Rowan | 428 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.1 | 142 | 36.0 | 30.2-42.2 | 156 | 32.6 | 27.2-38.6 | 120 | 29.4 | 23.9-35.5 |
Union | 374 | 9 | 4.3 | 1.4-12.3 | 146 | 37.6 | 31.3-44.3 | 137 | 38.0 | 31.6-44.9 | 82 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.5 |
Wake | 614 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.2 | 237 | 34.5 | 30.1-39.3 | 209 | 38.5 | 33.4-43.8 | 158 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.4 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 394 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 | 132 | 34.5 | 28.2-41.4 | 154 | 40.1 | 33.4-47.2 | 103 | 24.5 | 19.7-30.0 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 482 | 11 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 | 136 | 29.4 | 24.0-35.5 | 162 | 36.9 | 31.6-42.6 | 173 | 31.8 | 26.9-37.1 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 420 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.4 | 93 | 23.0 | 17.8-29.2 | 156 | 37.0 | 31.4-43.1 | 163 | 37.7 | 31.7-44.2 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 426 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 | 123 | 30.8 | 25.2-37.0 | 165 | 41.9 | 36.0-48.0 | 132 | 25.9 | 21.3-31.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 442 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.4- 2.0 | 114 | 28.1 | 22.7-34.3 | 163 | 39.5 | 33.5-45.9 | 159 | 31.5 | 26.4-37.1 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 411 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.8 | 142 | 37.2 | 31.2-43.7 | 160 | 37.6 | 32.0-43.5 | 99 | 22.7 | 18.2-27.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 377 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.6 | 80 | 24.3 | 18.2-31.6 | 144 | 36.0 | 29.4-43.1 | 149 | 38.9 | 32.5-45.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 428 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 159 | 38.5 | 31.9-45.5 | 154 | 35.0 | 29.4-41.1 | 107 | 24.4 | 19.5-30.1 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 550 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.4 | 172 | 32.8 | 27.7-38.4 | 194 | 34.1 | 29.0-39.6 | 175 | 31.4 | 26.5-36.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 404 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 133 | 31.1 | 25.7-37.1 | 140 | 33.8 | 28.4-39.8 | 121 | 32.1 | 26.6-38.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 403 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.5 | 139 | 33.3 | 27.0-40.3 | 155 | 38.9 | 32.2-46.1 | 103 | 25.8 | 20.4-32.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 440 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.7 | 136 | 31.9 | 26.4-37.9 | 158 | 36.2 | 30.5-42.3 | 134 | 29.0 | 23.9-34.6 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 543 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 196 | 36.2 | 30.8-42.1 | 191 | 37.3 | 31.9-43.1 | 146 | 23.6 | 19.3-28.6 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,032 | 21 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.0 | 270 | 28.5 | 24.6-32.8 | 374 | 37.5 | 33.7-41.5 | 367 | 32.1 | 28.6-35.9 |
No | 13,851 | 241 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.5 | 4,782 | 35.5 | 34.3-36.6 | 4,975 | 36.2 | 35.0-37.3 | 3,853 | 26.3 | 25.3-27.3 |
NC REGIONS** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,970 | 77 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.9 | 1,489 | 31.0 | 29.1-32.9 | 1,834 | 38.3 | 36.4-40.2 | 1,570 | 29.3 | 27.7-31.1 |
Piedmont | 8,323 | 156 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 | 2,997 | 36.8 | 35.3-38.3 | 2,929 | 35.2 | 33.7-36.7 | 2,241 | 25.7 | 24.4-27.0 |
Western NC | 1,590 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 566 | 36.3 | 33.1-39.7 | 586 | 36.3 | 33.2-39.6 | 409 | 25.1 | 22.4-28.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 887 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.2- 4.9 | 335 | 37.9 | 33.6-42.4 | 322 | 36.7 | 32.5-41.2 | 214 | 22.9 | 19.4-26.9 |
Northwest | 2,970 | 60 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 1,030 | 36.4 | 33.9-39.0 | 1,067 | 34.3 | 31.9-36.7 | 813 | 27.3 | 25.2-29.6 |
Charlotte | 2,292 | 42 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 847 | 37.6 | 34.8-40.5 | 820 | 35.3 | 32.6-38.2 | 583 | 24.7 | 22.3-27.2 |
Greensboro | 1,919 | 38 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 724 | 38.9 | 35.8-42.1 | 643 | 33.1 | 30.2-36.2 | 514 | 26.1 | 23.5-28.9 |
Southern Regional | 1,506 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 428 | 28.1 | 24.9-31.6 | 584 | 42.0 | 38.3-45.7 | 478 | 29.1 | 26.1-32.4 |
Coastal | 787 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.0 | 292 | 36.5 | 32.0-41.1 | 295 | 36.7 | 32.5-41.1 | 186 | 24.8 | 21.0-29.0 |
Wake | 1,986 | 35 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.5 | 658 | 33.6 | 30.7-36.6 | 705 | 37.2 | 34.0-40.4 | 588 | 26.2 | 23.8-28.8 |
Area L | 646 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 175 | 30.3 | 25.5-35.6 | 231 | 36.1 | 31.5-41.0 | 228 | 31.7 | 27.2-36.4 |
Eastern | 1,890 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 | 563 | 31.8 | 28.7-35.0 | 682 | 37.6 | 34.5-40.7 | 616 | 29.5 | 26.9-32.2 |
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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.
**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.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.
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