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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Union County 363 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 128 35.5 29.3-42.2 143 40.4 33.8-47.3 91 23.9 18.6-30.1
GENDER
Male 147 0 0.0 . - . 35 24.0 15.9-34.6 73 49.0 38.4-59.6 39 27.0 19.0-37.0
Female 216 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 93 47.3 39.1-55.8 70 31.5 24.5-39.5 52 20.6 14.4-28.6
RACE
White 312 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 117 40.4 33.6-47.7 119 35.7 29.6-42.2 75 23.6 18.2-29.9
Other 50 0 0.0 . - . 11 18.6 9.4-33.5 24 56.9 38.8-73.3 15 24.5 12.3-43.0
AGE
18-44 118 0 0.0 . - . 44 38.5 28.4-49.7 44 39.1 28.7-50.6 30 22.4 14.6-32.7
45+ 244 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 84 32.3 26.0-39.4 98 41.5 34.4-49.1 61 25.6 19.4-33.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 146 0 0.0 . - . 56 32.5 23.5-42.9 55 39.2 28.6-51.0 35 28.3 18.9-40.0
Some College + 217 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 72 37.6 29.5-46.5 88 41.2 33.2-49.7 56 20.7 15.3-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 159 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 55 34.5 24.9-45.5 60 37.2 27.6-48.0 43 27.6 19.0-38.3
$50,000+ 153 0 0.0 . - . 50 34.7 26.1-44.4 68 46.9 37.2-56.8 35 18.4 12.8-25.7

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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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