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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County	575	11	1.5	0.7- 3.1	217	36.6	31.5-41.9	198	33.8	29.0-38.9	149	28.1	23.0-33.9
GENDER
Male	218	3	1.1	0.3- 4.6	59	28.4	21.1-37.1	107	42.5	34.3-51.1	49	28.0	19.8-38.0
Female	357	8	1.9	0.9- 4.2	158	45.0	38.7-51.3	91	24.9	19.8-30.8	100	28.2	22.7-34.4
RACE
White	434	10	1.9	0.8- 4.0	170	39.1	33.3-45.3	154	35.9	30.4-41.7	100	23.2	18.5-28.6
Other	141	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	47	31.3	22.6-41.5	44	29.5	20.8-39.9	49	38.5	27.3-51.0
AGE
18-44	201	3	1.4	0.4- 4.7	82	37.0	29.2-45.7	61	30.7	23.6-38.9	55	30.9	22.8-40.4
45+	372	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6	135	36.3	30.9-42.1	136	37.3	31.9-43.0	93	24.7	19.9-30.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	155	5	1.7	0.7- 4.2	57	36.6	26.5-48.0	48	30.2	21.7-40.4	45	31.5	22.3-42.4
Some College +	420	6	1.5	0.6- 3.7	160	36.6	30.9-42.7	150	34.9	29.3-41.0	104	27.0	21.1-34.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	191	6	2.6	0.8- 7.8	67	32.0	23.8-41.4	62	35.0	26.2-45.0	56	30.4	20.9-41.9
$50,000+	310	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	110	35.3	28.8-42.4	117	35.1	28.9-41.9	78	28.3	21.8-35.9

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

-Wake County

575

1.5

0.7- 3.1

217

36.6

31.5-41.9

198

33.8

29.0-38.9

149

28.1

23.0-33.9

GENDER

Male

218

1.1

0.3- 4.6

28.4

21.1-37.1

107

42.5

34.3-51.1

28.0

19.8-38.0

Female

357

1.9

0.9- 4.2

158

45.0

38.7-51.3

24.9

19.8-30.8

100

28.2

22.7-34.4

RACE

White

434

1.9

0.8- 4.0

170

39.1

33.3-45.3

154

35.9

30.4-41.7

100

23.2

18.5-28.6

Other

141

0.8

0.1- 5.3

31.3

22.6-41.5

29.5

20.8-39.9

38.5

27.3-51.0

AGE

18-44

201

1.4

0.4- 4.7

37.0

29.2-45.7

30.7

23.6-38.9

30.9

22.8-40.4

45+

372

1.7

0.8- 3.6

135

36.3

30.9-42.1

136

37.3

31.9-43.0

24.7

19.9-30.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

155

1.7

0.7- 4.2

36.6

26.5-48.0

30.2

21.7-40.4

31.5

22.3-42.4

Some College +

420

1.5

0.6- 3.7

160

36.6

30.9-42.7

150

34.9

29.3-41.0

104

27.0

21.1-34.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

191

2.6

0.8- 7.8

32.0

23.8-41.4

35.0

26.2-45.0

30.4

20.9-41.9

$50,000+

310

1.3

0.5- 3.2

110

35.3

28.8-42.4

117

35.1

28.9-41.9

28.3

21.8-35.9

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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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