BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	378	9	2.3	1.1- 4.8	85	26.0	19.8-33.3	175	45.1	38.6-51.8	109	26.6	21.3-32.7
Female	654	12	1.4	0.8- 2.6	185	30.8	26.2-35.9	199	30.5	26.3-35.0	258	37.3	32.9-41.9
RACE
White	652	16	2.4	1.3- 4.2	207	32.6	27.6-38.1	248	40.0	35.1-45.2	181	25.0	21.2-29.2
African American	332	5	1.2	0.4- 3.0	48	18.3	12.7-25.7	107	32.6	26.7-39.3	172	47.8	40.8-55.0
Other Minorities	46	0	0.0	. - .	14	33.2	18.4-52.3	19	36.5	22.3-53.6	13	30.3	16.3-49.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	28	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.9	7.5-43.3	14	46.7	27.4-67.0	9	33.4	16.2-56.5
Non-Hispanic	1,002	21	2.0	1.2- 3.2	264	29.0	25.0-33.4	360	37.1	33.2-41.1	357	32.0	28.4-35.8
AGE
18-24	35	0	0.0	. - .	20	60.3	41.0-76.9	9	22.5	10.7-41.2	6	17.2	6.9-36.9
25-34	86	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	18	19.4	12.0-29.9	32	46.9	35.3-58.8	35	32.9	23.3-44.1
35-44	138	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	37	27.2	19.5-36.5	48	37.3	28.6-46.8	51	34.1	26.1-43.1
45-54	228	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	51	20.2	15.1-26.5	86	39.2	32.1-46.7	87	39.5	32.4-47.1
55-64	231	3	1.7	0.5- 5.2	51	22.3	16.7-29.1	87	41.2	34.2-48.6	90	34.8	28.3-42.0
65-74	179	3	1.8	0.5- 5.8	50	24.7	18.6-32.2	61	36.2	28.6-44.5	65	37.2	29.5-45.8
75+	128	6	7.9	3.1-18.8	41	30.8	22.7-40.4	50	39.7	30.6-49.6	31	21.5	15.1-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	4	1.7	0.6- 4.6	53	28.7	20.9-38.0	65	29.3	22.3-37.3	97	40.4	31.9-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	356	7	2.1	0.9- 5.2	86	26.0	19.4-34.0	133	39.2	32.4-46.4	130	32.7	26.7-39.3
Some Post-H.S.	226	4	1.6	0.6- 4.7	70	33.2	25.0-42.6	86	39.9	31.7-48.6	66	25.3	19.0-32.8
College Graduate	229	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2	61	28.0	20.9-36.4	89	40.4	33.0-48.1	73	29.9	23.5-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	2	1.4	0.3- 6.1	44	34.0	24.3-45.2	39	23.1	16.1-31.9	72	41.5	32.3-51.4
$15,000- 24,999	201	3	2.2	0.5- 9.0	47	23.6	16.7-32.4	76	38.6	30.7-47.1	75	35.6	27.9-44.1
$25,000- 34,999	133	3	2.4	0.7- 7.8	34	30.1	19.2-43.9	46	27.6	19.6-37.5	50	39.8	29.3-51.3
$35,000- 49,999	143	4	2.2	0.7- 6.2	36	24.0	15.8-34.8	61	52.8	42.3-63.0	42	21.0	14.9-28.8
$50,000-74,999	118	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	30	28.4	19.1-40.0	50	42.6	32.7-53.2	37	28.0	20.0-37.7
$75,000+	126	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	37	27.0	19.1-36.8	49	44.1	33.5-55.3	38	27.6	19.7-37.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	425	14	3.7	2.0- 6.7	93	24.0	18.1-31.2	128	31.7	26.4-37.6	190	40.6	34.8-46.6
No	577	7	0.8	0.4- 1.7	169	31.8	26.6-37.5	234	40.9	35.7-46.4	167	26.5	22.0-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	2	2.6	0.6-10.9	33	23.3	15.3-33.9	76	51.8	41.9-61.6	41	22.3	15.6-30.9
Non-Veteran	879	19	1.7	1.1- 2.8	237	29.5	25.1-34.2	298	35.0	30.9-39.3	325	33.9	29.9-38.1

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,032

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

GENDER

Male

378

2.3

1.1- 4.8

26.0

19.8-33.3

175

45.1

38.6-51.8

109

26.6

21.3-32.7

Female

654

1.4

0.8- 2.6

185

30.8

26.2-35.9

199

30.5

26.3-35.0

258

37.3

32.9-41.9

RACE

White

652

2.4

1.3- 4.2

207

32.6

27.6-38.1

248

40.0

35.1-45.2

181

25.0

21.2-29.2

African American

332

1.2

0.4- 3.0

18.3

12.7-25.7

107

32.6

26.7-39.3

172

47.8

40.8-55.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

33.2

18.4-52.3

36.5

22.3-53.6

30.3

16.3-49.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

19.9

7.5-43.3

46.7

27.4-67.0

33.4

16.2-56.5

Non-Hispanic

1,002

2.0

1.2- 3.2

264

29.0

25.0-33.4

360

37.1

33.2-41.1

357

32.0

28.4-35.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

60.3

41.0-76.9

22.5

10.7-41.2

17.2

6.9-36.9

25-34

0.8

0.1- 5.5

19.4

12.0-29.9

46.9

35.3-58.8

32.9

23.3-44.1

35-44

138

1.5

0.4- 6.0

27.2

19.5-36.5

37.3

28.6-46.8

34.1

26.1-43.1

45-54

228

1.1

0.4- 3.1

20.2

15.1-26.5

39.2

32.1-46.7

39.5

32.4-47.1

55-64

231

1.7

0.5- 5.2

22.3

16.7-29.1

41.2

34.2-48.6

34.8

28.3-42.0

65-74

179

1.8

0.5- 5.8

24.7

18.6-32.2

36.2

28.6-44.5

37.2

29.5-45.8

75+

128

7.9

3.1-18.8

30.8

22.7-40.4

39.7

30.6-49.6

21.5

15.1-29.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

219

1.7

0.6- 4.6

28.7

20.9-38.0

29.3

22.3-37.3

40.4

31.9-49.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

356

2.1

0.9- 5.2

26.0

19.4-34.0

133

39.2

32.4-46.4

130

32.7

26.7-39.3

Some Post-H.S.

226

1.6

0.6- 4.7

33.2

25.0-42.6

39.9

31.7-48.6

25.3

19.0-32.8

College Graduate

229

1.8

0.8- 4.2

28.0

20.9-36.4

40.4

33.0-48.1

29.9

23.5-37.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

1.4

0.3- 6.1

34.0

24.3-45.2

23.1

16.1-31.9

41.5

32.3-51.4

$15,000- 24,999

201

2.2

0.5- 9.0

23.6

16.7-32.4

38.6

30.7-47.1

35.6

27.9-44.1

$25,000- 34,999

133

2.4

0.7- 7.8

30.1

19.2-43.9

27.6

19.6-37.5

39.8

29.3-51.3

$35,000- 49,999

143

2.2

0.7- 6.2

24.0

15.8-34.8

52.8

42.3-63.0

21.0

14.9-28.8

$50,000-74,999

118

0.9

0.1- 6.3

28.4

19.1-40.0

42.6

32.7-53.2

28.0

20.0-37.7

$75,000+

126

1.2

0.3- 4.8

27.0

19.1-36.8

44.1

33.5-55.3

27.6

19.7-37.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

425

3.7

2.0- 6.7

24.0

18.1-31.2

128

31.7

26.4-37.6

190

40.6

34.8-46.6

577

0.8

0.4- 1.7

169

31.8

26.6-37.5

234

40.9

35.7-46.4

167

26.5

22.0-31.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

2.6

0.6-10.9

23.3

15.3-33.9

51.8

41.9-61.6

22.3

15.6-30.9

Non-Veteran

879

1.7

1.1- 2.8

237

29.5

25.1-34.2

298

35.0

30.9-39.3

325

33.9

29.9-38.1

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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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