BRFSS 2009 - Buncombe County: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe 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	12,649	216	1.7	1.3- 2.2	4,201	32.9	31.4-34.5	4,557	35.3	33.8-36.8	3,675	30.1	28.6-31.6
-Buncombe County	386	5	1.2	0.4- 3.4	179	44.1	38.0-50.5	124	34.6	28.7-40.9	78	20.1	15.6-25.5
GENDER
Male	144	0	0.0	. - .	54	38.0	28.7-48.3	61	41.5	31.9-51.7	29	20.5	13.7-29.6
Female	242	5	2.4	0.9- 6.4	125	49.8	42.1-57.4	63	28.2	21.6-35.9	49	19.6	14.3-26.4
RACE
White	354	4	0.8	0.3- 2.5	165	44.5	38.3-50.9	111	32.6	26.9-38.8	74	22.1	17.1-27.9
Other	29	1	4.9	0.7-28.3	12	36.8	16.6-62.9	12	54.0	29.2-77.0	4	4.3	1.3-13.3
AGE
18-44	104	2	1.5	0.3- 6.3	48	45.3	34.7-56.4	32	34.5	24.6-45.8	22	18.7	11.8-28.4
45+	281	3	1.0	0.3- 3.7	130	42.9	36.7-49.4	92	34.7	28.8-41.2	56	21.4	16.3-27.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	3	2.8	0.8- 9.9	42	36.7	25.8-49.2	35	32.6	22.3-45.0	34	27.9	18.7-39.3
Some College +	271	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	136	46.3	39.2-53.6	89	35.9	29.1-43.4	44	17.1	12.3-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	186	2	0.7	0.2- 3.3	86	44.1	35.2-53.4	61	33.9	25.8-43.0	37	21.3	14.5-30.0
$50,000+	155	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	75	44.3	35.4-53.7	46	32.8	24.3-42.6	33	22.1	15.4-30.7

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,649

216

1.7

1.3- 2.2

4,201

32.9

31.4-34.5

4,557

35.3

33.8-36.8

3,675

30.1

28.6-31.6

-Buncombe County

386

1.2

0.4- 3.4

179

44.1

38.0-50.5

124

34.6

28.7-40.9

20.1

15.6-25.5

GENDER

Male

144

0.0

. - .

38.0

28.7-48.3

41.5

31.9-51.7

20.5

13.7-29.6

Female

242

2.4

0.9- 6.4

125

49.8

42.1-57.4

28.2

21.6-35.9

19.6

14.3-26.4

RACE

White

354

0.8

0.3- 2.5

165

44.5

38.3-50.9

111

32.6

26.9-38.8

22.1

17.1-27.9

Other

4.9

0.7-28.3

36.8

16.6-62.9

54.0

29.2-77.0

4.3

1.3-13.3

AGE

18-44

104

1.5

0.3- 6.3

45.3

34.7-56.4

34.5

24.6-45.8

18.7

11.8-28.4

45+

281

1.0

0.3- 3.7

130

42.9

36.7-49.4

34.7

28.8-41.2

21.4

16.3-27.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

114

2.8

0.8- 9.9

36.7

25.8-49.2

32.6

22.3-45.0

27.9

18.7-39.3

Some College +

271

0.6

0.1- 2.8

136

46.3

39.2-53.6

35.9

29.1-43.4

17.1

12.3-23.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

186

0.7

0.2- 3.3

44.1

35.2-53.4

33.9

25.8-43.0

21.3

14.5-30.0

$50,000+

155

0.8

0.1- 5.3

44.3

35.4-53.7

32.8

24.3-42.6

22.1

15.4-30.7

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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=BMI 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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