BRFSS 2007 - Gaston County: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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	14,090	253	1.8	1.5- 2.2	4,586	33.6	32.3-34.8	5,176	35.9	34.7-37.1	4,075	28.7	27.5-29.9
-Gaston County	377	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	128	34.8	28.3-42.0	131	34.8	28.4-41.8	114	29.2	23.6-35.6
GENDER
Male	147	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	40	31.4	21.7-42.9	65	43.2	32.8-54.2	41	25.0	17.6-34.2
Female	230	3	2.0	0.6- 6.6	88	38.5	30.4-47.4	66	25.9	19.4-33.6	73	33.6	25.8-42.4
RACE
White	329	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1	116	37.5	30.4-45.2	114	32.0	25.9-38.7	95	29.1	23.1-35.9
Other	48	0	0.0	. - .	12	22.5	11.3-39.8	17	47.7	28.5-67.6	19	29.8	16.1-48.4
AGE
18-44	111	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	37	36.5	25.7-48.9	37	34.8	24.3-47.2	36	28.0	19.3-38.7
45+	265	3	1.7	0.5- 5.8	91	33.2	26.9-40.2	93	34.6	28.3-41.5	78	30.5	24.3-37.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	192	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3	57	30.2	21.6-40.5	74	37.6	28.1-48.1	58	30.2	21.9-39.9
Some College +	185	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	71	40.0	30.9-49.9	57	31.6	23.8-40.7	56	28.1	21.1-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	199	4	2.4	0.8- 6.9	70	30.4	22.6-39.4	66	36.3	26.8-46.9	59	30.9	22.6-40.6
$50,000+	115	0	0.0	. - .	33	29.3	19.7-41.3	42	35.7	26.0-46.8	40	34.9	25.4-45.9

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,090

253

1.8

1.5- 2.2

4,586

33.6

32.3-34.8

5,176

35.9

34.7-37.1

4,075

28.7

27.5-29.9

-Gaston County

377

1.2

0.4- 3.4

128

34.8

28.3-42.0

131

34.8

28.4-41.8

114

29.2

23.6-35.6

GENDER

Male

147

0.4

0.1- 2.9

31.4

21.7-42.9

43.2

32.8-54.2

25.0

17.6-34.2

Female

230

2.0

0.6- 6.6

38.5

30.4-47.4

25.9

19.4-33.6

33.6

25.8-42.4

RACE

White

329

1.4

0.5- 4.1

116

37.5

30.4-45.2

114

32.0

25.9-38.7

29.1

23.1-35.9

Other

0.0

. - .

22.5

11.3-39.8

47.7

28.5-67.6

29.8

16.1-48.4

AGE

18-44

111

0.7

0.1- 4.9

36.5

25.7-48.9

34.8

24.3-47.2

28.0

19.3-38.7

45+

265

1.7

0.5- 5.8

33.2

26.9-40.2

34.6

28.3-41.5

30.5

24.3-37.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

192

2.0

0.6- 6.3

30.2

21.6-40.5

37.6

28.1-48.1

30.2

21.9-39.9

Some College +

185

0.3

0.0- 2.0

40.0

30.9-49.9

31.6

23.8-40.7

28.1

21.1-36.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

199

2.4

0.8- 6.9

30.4

22.6-39.4

36.3

26.8-46.9

30.9

22.6-40.6

$50,000+

115

0.0

. - .

29.3

19.7-41.3

35.7

26.0-46.8

34.9

25.4-45.9

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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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