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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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 658 7 1.2 0.4- 3.1 156 26.0 21.3-31.2 275 40.8 35.5-46.2 220 32.1 27.0-37.6
AGE
18-24 40 2 4.6 1.1-17.1 17 40.2 24.6-58.1 14 35.1 20.5-53.1 7 20.1 9.1-38.8
25-34 64 0 0.0 . - . 20 28.5 16.9-43.8 23 35.5 22.0-51.8 21 36.0 21.1-54.2
35-44 100 0 0.0 . - . 21 21.9 13.2-33.9 41 45.6 34.2-57.6 38 32.5 22.9-43.9
45-54 161 2 1.3 0.3- 5.5 29 21.2 13.9-31.0 72 42.3 33.1-52.0 58 35.2 26.6-44.8
55-64 147 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 30 15.6 10.1-23.2 57 39.0 29.2-49.7 59 45.2 34.8-56.0
65-74 96 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 26 24.8 16.1-36.1 43 48.2 36.2-60.5 26 26.4 17.6-37.7
75+ 47 1 1.9 0.3-12.3 10 29.8 15.7-49.2 25 50.9 33.4-68.3 11 17.4 8.5-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 5 5.5 1.8-15.5 35 27.9 18.2-40.3 55 33.9 24.0-45.5 43 32.6 21.8-45.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 0 0.0 . - . 69 33.8 25.5-43.2 85 36.3 28.1-45.4 76 29.9 22.6-38.4
Some Post-H.S. 183 2 0.7 0.1- 3.7 30 17.1 10.6-26.4 86 48.1 37.1-59.2 65 34.1 23.7-46.3
College Graduate 107 0 0.0 . - . 22 21.3 12.7-33.4 49 45.8 33.9-58.1 36 32.9 22.4-45.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 1 1.0 0.1- 6.9 25 38.8 23.7-56.4 35 36.2 23.1-51.9 18 23.9 13.4-39.0
$15,000- 24,999 139 2 0.7 0.1- 2.9 39 32.3 21.7-45.2 55 33.3 22.9-45.6 43 33.7 20.8-49.6
$25,000- 34,999 95 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 16 25.3 13.0-43.4 46 49.3 34.7-64.0 32 25.1 15.9-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 113 0 0.0 . - . 20 14.3 7.7-24.9 48 42.9 31.6-55.0 45 42.8 31.2-55.3
$50,000-74,999 75 1 1.4 0.2- 9.5 19 22.5 12.5-37.2 34 55.2 39.7-69.7 21 20.8 12.1-33.6
$75,000+ 71 0 0.0 . - . 12 21.9 11.2-38.3 27 37.4 24.1-52.9 32 40.7 27.0-56.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 245 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 61 28.7 20.8-38.2 96 30.9 23.5-39.4 86 39.7 30.0-50.4
No 378 5 1.5 0.5- 4.6 83 23.2 17.6-29.9 164 45.4 38.6-52.4 126 29.8 24.0-36.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 0 0.0 . - . 49 24.2 16.3-34.3 112 50.7 41.7-59.6 70 25.2 18.7-32.9
Non-Veteran 427 7 1.6 0.6- 4.1 107 26.6 21.2-32.8 163 37.4 31.2-44.1 150 34.4 28.2-41.3

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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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