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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^
Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,389 9 0.6 0.3- 1.6 275 23.6 20.5-27.1 434 30.7 27.4-34.1 671 45.1 41.5-48.7
AGE
18-24 58 1 1.7 0.2-11.3 20 33.3 20.6-49.0 20 34.1 21.0-50.2 17 30.9 18.1-47.4
25-34 191 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 49 26.8 19.4-35.6 57 30.1 22.7-38.7 84 42.8 34.4-51.8
35-44 249 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 48 18.6 13.4-25.2 81 33.6 26.7-41.4 119 47.6 40.0-55.2
45-54 283 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 49 20.8 14.8-28.3 78 27.1 20.9-34.3 155 51.8 44.2-59.3
55-64 282 2 1.4 0.2- 7.6 40 15.2 10.5-21.4 85 29.5 23.4-36.6 155 53.9 46.5-61.2
65-74 209 2 0.5 0.1- 1.9 35 21.5 14.4-30.7 73 30.0 23.1-37.9 99 48.1 39.6-56.7
75+ 112 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 34 38.4 27.3-51.0 38 29.4 20.4-40.2 39 31.9 22.7-42.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 271 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 49 21.7 15.3-29.8 69 25.2 17.5-34.8 152 52.8 43.8-61.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 2 0.3 0.0- 1.3 90 22.1 17.1-28.2 157 33.9 28.3-40.1 220 43.7 37.8-49.7
Some Post-H.S. 364 4 1.6 0.5- 5.0 68 24.3 18.3-31.5 110 27.7 22.0-34.2 182 46.4 39.3-53.7
College Graduate 284 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 68 26.7 20.2-34.4 97 33.7 26.9-41.2 117 39.4 32.5-46.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 261 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9 41 19.9 13.3-28.7 81 33.5 26.4-41.3 135 45.9 38.2-53.9
$15,000- 24,999 338 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 61 22.2 16.3-29.5 102 26.3 20.7-32.8 174 51.2 44.0-58.4
$25,000- 34,999 205 0 0.0 . - . 36 20.2 13.6-28.9 77 38.6 29.4-48.7 92 41.2 32.4-50.5
$35,000- 49,999 164 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 37 18.2 12.3-26.1 44 29.4 21.1-39.4 82 52.2 42.4-61.8
$50,000-74,999 134 2 1.8 0.4- 7.9 27 28.3 18.2-41.3 48 33.2 23.9-44.1 57 36.7 26.6-48.1
$75,000+ 91 0 0.0 . - . 19 23.8 14.0-37.3 29 27.1 17.3-39.6 43 49.2 35.3-63.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 512 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5 77 17.8 13.4-23.4 141 27.4 22.3-33.1 291 54.4 48.3-60.3
No 803 6 0.8 0.3- 2.4 176 24.9 20.8-29.6 268 32.3 28.0-36.9 353 42.0 37.3-46.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 1 2.0 0.3-12.8 8 18.2 7.1-39.3 24 54.1 35.9-71.3 14 25.7 13.5-43.6
Non-Veteran 1,342 8 0.6 0.2- 1.6 267 23.8 20.6-27.3 410 30.0 26.6-33.5 657 45.7 42.0-49.4

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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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