BRFSS 2008 - Gaston County: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2008 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	15,135	234	1.5	1.2- 1.9	4,937	32.7	31.6-34.0	5,587	36.2	35.1-37.4	4,377	29.5	28.4-30.7
-Gaston County	394	8	1.2	0.6- 2.6	130	34.6	27.9-42.0	152	35.3	28.9-42.2	104	28.8	23.1-35.3
GENDER
Male	168	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	41	27.9	18.5-39.6	76	36.3	27.3-46.4	50	35.4	26.2-45.9
Female	226	7	2.1	0.9- 4.6	89	41.5	32.5-51.0	76	34.3	25.7-44.0	54	22.2	16.3-29.4
RACE
White	339	8	1.6	0.7- 3.2	120	37.3	30.4-44.8	131	36.8	29.8-44.4	80	24.3	19.0-30.5
Other	55	0	0.0	. - .	10	24.6	9.6-49.8	21	29.7	17.3-46.1	24	45.7	28.3-64.2
AGE
18-44	105	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	39	41.2	29.3-54.3	35	32.4	21.8-45.2	29	25.6	16.7-37.1
45+	287	6	1.7	0.7- 4.0	90	28.3	22.9-34.4	117	38.3	32.2-44.9	74	31.6	25.4-38.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	209	6	1.6	0.7- 3.8	73	37.3	27.8-48.0	73	32.3	23.6-42.4	57	28.7	20.7-38.3
Some College +	184	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	56	31.3	22.7-41.5	79	38.9	30.1-48.4	47	29.0	21.4-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	6	2.0	0.9- 4.6	70	38.1	28.2-49.0	74	28.0	21.1-36.2	58	31.9	23.4-41.9
$50,000+	122	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	37	32.7	22.7-44.5	53	36.2	27.2-46.4	31	30.5	21.4-41.4

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,135

234

1.5

1.2- 1.9

4,937

32.7

31.6-34.0

5,587

36.2

35.1-37.4

4,377

29.5

28.4-30.7

-Gaston County

394

1.2

0.6- 2.6

130

34.6

27.9-42.0

152

35.3

28.9-42.2

104

28.8

23.1-35.3

GENDER

Male

168

0.4

0.1- 2.6

27.9

18.5-39.6

36.3

27.3-46.4

35.4

26.2-45.9

Female

226

2.1

0.9- 4.6

41.5

32.5-51.0

34.3

25.7-44.0

22.2

16.3-29.4

RACE

White

339

1.6

0.7- 3.2

120

37.3

30.4-44.8

131

36.8

29.8-44.4

24.3

19.0-30.5

Other

0.0

. - .

24.6

9.6-49.8

29.7

17.3-46.1

45.7

28.3-64.2

AGE

18-44

105

0.7

0.2- 2.9

41.2

29.3-54.3

32.4

21.8-45.2

25.6

16.7-37.1

45+

287

1.7

0.7- 4.0

28.3

22.9-34.4

117

38.3

32.2-44.9

31.6

25.4-38.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

209

1.6

0.7- 3.8

37.3

27.8-48.0

32.3

23.6-42.4

28.7

20.7-38.3

Some College +

184

0.8

0.2- 3.1

31.3

22.7-41.5

38.9

30.1-48.4

29.0

21.4-38.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

2.0

0.9- 4.6

38.1

28.2-49.0

28.0

21.1-36.2

31.9

23.4-41.9

$50,000+

122

0.5

0.1- 3.8

32.7

22.7-44.5

36.2

27.2-46.4

30.5

21.4-41.4

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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 cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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