BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
North Carolina	14,883	5,314	37.1	36.0-38.3	9,569	62.9	61.7-64.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	375	132	37.3	30.6-44.5	243	62.7	55.5-69.4
Buncombe	344	145	43.3	36.7-50.2	199	56.7	49.8-63.3
Cabarrus	368	125	36.6	30.3-43.3	243	63.4	56.7-69.7
Catawba	385	142	41.7	34.5-49.3	243	58.3	50.7-65.5
Cumberland	416	119	31.7	25.7-38.3	297	68.3	61.7-74.3
Davidson	407	139	34.4	28.4-41.0	268	65.6	59.0-71.6
Durham	382	163	43.3	36.5-50.4	219	56.7	49.6-63.5
Forsyth	394	172	42.6	36.4-49.0	222	57.4	51.0-63.6
Gaston	371	132	39.1	32.6-46.0	239	60.9	54.0-67.4
Guilford	428	174	39.9	34.1-45.9	254	60.1	54.1-65.9
Iredell	418	151	39.4	33.1-46.0	267	60.6	54.0-66.9
Johnston	429	139	35.6	29.2-42.6	290	64.4	57.4-70.8
Mecklenburg	802	341	42.8	38.1-47.6	461	57.2	52.4-61.9
New Hanover	380	162	38.3	32.2-44.7	218	61.7	55.3-67.8
Onslow	381	133	34.8	28.8-41.3	248	65.2	58.7-71.2
Orange	350	172	53.5	46.4-60.6	178	46.5	39.4-53.6
Pitt	371	119	33.0	27.2-39.4	252	67.0	60.6-72.8
Randolph	371	142	41.3	34.0-49.1	229	58.7	50.9-66.0
Robeson	375	98	25.2	19.3-32.2	277	74.8	67.8-80.7
Rowan	428	152	38.0	32.1-44.3	276	62.0	55.7-67.9
Union	374	155	41.9	35.2-48.9	219	58.1	51.1-64.8
Wake	614	247	38.2	33.3-43.3	367	61.8	56.7-66.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	394	137	35.4	29.1-42.3	257	64.6	57.7-70.9
Northeast Partnership II***	482	147	31.3	25.9-37.4	335	68.7	62.6-74.1
Northeast Partnership I***	420	101	25.2	19.8-31.5	319	74.8	68.5-80.2
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	426	129	32.2	26.5-38.4	297	67.8	61.6-73.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	442	120	28.9	23.5-35.1	322	71.1	64.9-76.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	411	152	39.7	33.6-46.2	259	60.3	53.8-66.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	377	84	25.1	19.0-32.4	293	74.9	67.6-81.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	428	167	40.6	34.0-47.5	261	59.4	52.5-66.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	550	181	34.5	29.3-40.1	369	65.5	59.9-70.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	404	143	34.1	28.5-40.2	261	65.9	59.8-71.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	403	145	35.3	28.9-42.3	258	64.7	57.7-71.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	440	148	34.8	29.2-40.9	292	65.2	59.1-70.8
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	543	206	39.1	33.5-44.9	337	60.9	55.1-66.5
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,032	291	30.4	26.4-34.6	741	69.6	65.4-73.6
No	13,851	5,023	37.5	36.3-38.7	8,828	62.5	61.3-63.7
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	4,970	1,566	32.4	30.5-34.3	3,404	67.6	65.7-69.5
Piedmont	8,323	3,153	39.1	37.6-40.6	5,170	60.9	59.4-62.4
Western NC	1,590	595	38.6	35.2-42.0	995	61.4	58.0-64.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	887	351	40.4	36.0-45.0	536	59.6	55.0-64.0
Northwest	2,970	1,090	38.4	35.9-41.0	1,880	61.6	59.0-64.1
Charlotte	2,292	889	40.0	37.1-42.9	1,403	60.0	57.1-62.9
Greensboro	1,919	762	40.8	37.6-44.0	1,157	59.2	56.0-62.4
Southern Regional	1,506	444	28.9	25.6-32.4	1,062	71.1	67.6-74.4
Coastal	787	306	38.5	34.0-43.2	481	61.5	56.8-66.0
Wake	1,986	693	36.6	33.5-39.8	1,293	63.4	60.2-66.5
Area L	646	187	32.3	27.4-37.6	459	67.7	62.4-72.6
Eastern	1,890	592	32.9	29.9-36.2	1,298	67.1	63.8-70.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,883

5,314

37.1

36.0-38.3

9,569

62.9

61.7-64.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

375

132

37.3

30.6-44.5

243

62.7

55.5-69.4

Buncombe

344

145

43.3

36.7-50.2

199

56.7

49.8-63.3

Cabarrus

368

125

36.6

30.3-43.3

243

63.4

56.7-69.7

Catawba

385

142

41.7

34.5-49.3

243

58.3

50.7-65.5

Cumberland

416

119

31.7

25.7-38.3

297

68.3

61.7-74.3

Davidson

407

139

34.4

28.4-41.0

268

65.6

59.0-71.6

Durham

382

163

43.3

36.5-50.4

219

56.7

49.6-63.5

Forsyth

394

172

42.6

36.4-49.0

222

57.4

51.0-63.6

Gaston

371

132

39.1

32.6-46.0

239

60.9

54.0-67.4

Guilford

428

174

39.9

34.1-45.9

254

60.1

54.1-65.9

Iredell

418

151

39.4

33.1-46.0

267

60.6

54.0-66.9

Johnston

429

139

35.6

29.2-42.6

290

64.4

57.4-70.8

Mecklenburg

802

341

42.8

38.1-47.6

461

57.2

52.4-61.9

New Hanover

380

162

38.3

32.2-44.7

218

61.7

55.3-67.8

Onslow

381

133

34.8

28.8-41.3

248

65.2

58.7-71.2

Orange

350

172

53.5

46.4-60.6

178

46.5

39.4-53.6

Pitt

371

119

33.0

27.2-39.4

252

67.0

60.6-72.8

Randolph

371

142

41.3

34.0-49.1

229

58.7

50.9-66.0

Robeson

375

25.2

19.3-32.2

277

74.8

67.8-80.7

Rowan

428

152

38.0

32.1-44.3

276

62.0

55.7-67.9

Union

374

155

41.9

35.2-48.9

219

58.1

51.1-64.8

Wake

614

247

38.2

33.3-43.3

367

61.8

56.7-66.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

394

137

35.4

29.1-42.3

257

64.6

57.7-70.9

Northeast Partnership II***

482

147

31.3

25.9-37.4

335

68.7

62.6-74.1

Northeast Partnership I***

420

101

25.2

19.8-31.5

319

74.8

68.5-80.2

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

426

129

32.2

26.5-38.4

297

67.8

61.6-73.5

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

442

120

28.9

23.5-35.1

322

71.1

64.9-76.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

411

152

39.7

33.6-46.2

259

60.3

53.8-66.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

377

25.1

19.0-32.4

293

74.9

67.6-81.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

428

167

40.6

34.0-47.5

261

59.4

52.5-66.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

550

181

34.5

29.3-40.1

369

65.5

59.9-70.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

404

143

34.1

28.5-40.2

261

65.9

59.8-71.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

403

145

35.3

28.9-42.3

258

64.7

57.7-71.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

440

148

34.8

29.2-40.9

292

65.2

59.1-70.8

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

543

206

39.1

33.5-44.9

337

60.9

55.1-66.5

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,032

291

30.4

26.4-34.6

741

69.6

65.4-73.6

13,851

5,023

37.5

36.3-38.7

8,828

62.5

61.3-63.7

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

4,970

1,566

32.4

30.5-34.3

3,404

67.6

65.7-69.5

Piedmont

8,323

3,153

39.1

37.6-40.6

5,170

60.9

59.4-62.4

Western NC

1,590

595

38.6

35.2-42.0

995

61.4

58.0-64.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

887

351

40.4

36.0-45.0

536

59.6

55.0-64.0

Northwest

2,970

1,090

38.4

35.9-41.0

1,880

61.6

59.0-64.1

Charlotte

2,292

889

40.0

37.1-42.9

1,403

60.0

57.1-62.9

Greensboro

1,919

762

40.8

37.6-44.0

1,157

59.2

56.0-62.4

Southern Regional

1,506

444

28.9

25.6-32.4

1,062

71.1

67.6-74.4

Coastal

787

306

38.5

34.0-43.2

481

61.5

56.8-66.0

Wake

1,986

693

36.6

33.5-39.8

1,293

63.4

60.2-66.5

Area L

646

187

32.3

27.4-37.6

459

67.7

62.4-72.6

Eastern

1,890

592

32.9

29.9-36.2

1,298

67.1

63.8-70.1

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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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