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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	647	12	2.6	1.1- 6.0	264	36.8	32.4-41.5	218	33.7	29.3-38.4	153	26.8	22.5-31.7
GENDER
Male	270	3	2.0	0.5- 7.7	75	22.7	17.6-28.8	118	43.5	36.5-50.7	74	31.8	25.2-39.3
Female	377	9	3.2	1.1- 9.1	189	51.9	45.5-58.4	100	23.3	18.6-28.7	79	21.5	16.4-27.8
RACE
White	446	6	1.4	0.6- 3.2	204	43.3	37.8-49.0	147	33.6	28.5-39.2	89	21.7	17.0-27.3
Other	200	6	4.4	1.4-13.1	59	27.4	20.6-35.4	71	33.9	26.4-42.4	64	34.3	26.4-43.1
AGE
18-44	195	6	4.5	1.6-11.5	81	36.6	29.3-44.5	67	32.6	25.5-40.6	41	26.4	19.3-35.0
45+	447	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	180	36.8	31.9-42.0	150	34.9	29.9-40.3	111	27.4	22.6-32.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	169	6	3.9	1.2-12.4	56	27.2	19.4-36.7	51	26.6	19.0-36.0	56	42.2	32.4-52.7
Some College +	477	6	2.0	0.6- 6.5	207	40.9	35.7-46.2	167	36.9	31.7-42.3	97	20.2	16.1-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	251	7	5.4	1.8-14.7	89	29.2	22.5-36.9	86	35.2	27.7-43.6	69	30.2	22.6-39.1
$50,000+	313	2	0.6	0.2- 2.4	132	39.6	33.7-45.9	112	35.2	29.3-41.5	67	24.6	19.1-31.0

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

-Mecklenburg County

647

2.6

1.1- 6.0

264

36.8

32.4-41.5

218

33.7

29.3-38.4

153

26.8

22.5-31.7

GENDER

Male

270

2.0

0.5- 7.7

22.7

17.6-28.8

118

43.5

36.5-50.7

31.8

25.2-39.3

Female

377

3.2

1.1- 9.1

189

51.9

45.5-58.4

100

23.3

18.6-28.7

21.5

16.4-27.8

RACE

White

446

1.4

0.6- 3.2

204

43.3

37.8-49.0

147

33.6

28.5-39.2

21.7

17.0-27.3

Other

200

4.4

1.4-13.1

27.4

20.6-35.4

33.9

26.4-42.4

34.3

26.4-43.1

AGE

18-44

195

4.5

1.6-11.5

36.6

29.3-44.5

32.6

25.5-40.6

26.4

19.3-35.0

45+

447

0.9

0.4- 2.1

180

36.8

31.9-42.0

150

34.9

29.9-40.3

111

27.4

22.6-32.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

169

3.9

1.2-12.4

27.2

19.4-36.7

26.6

19.0-36.0

42.2

32.4-52.7

Some College +

477

2.0

0.6- 6.5

207

40.9

35.7-46.2

167

36.9

31.7-42.3

20.2

16.1-25.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

251

5.4

1.8-14.7

29.2

22.5-36.9

35.2

27.7-43.6

30.2

22.6-39.1

$50,000+

313

0.6

0.2- 2.4

132

39.6

33.7-45.9

112

35.2

29.3-41.5

24.6

19.1-31.0

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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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