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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	363	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	119	34.1	27.4-41.6	146	37.8	31.7-44.3	94	27.6	22.0-34.0
GENDER
Male	138	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	32	28.5	18.7-40.9	69	42.6	32.9-52.8	36	28.6	20.1-39.1
Female	225	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5	87	39.1	30.5-48.5	77	33.6	26.1-41.9	58	26.6	19.9-34.7
RACE
White	276	4	0.7	0.2- 2.2	100	37.6	30.0-45.8	114	40.6	33.6-48.0	58	21.1	15.8-27.5
Other	84	0	0.0	. - .	17	26.5	14.6-43.1	31	32.4	21.5-45.6	36	41.1	28.5-55.0
AGE
18-44	93	0	0.0	. - .	35	42.4	30.1-55.8	31	30.4	20.9-41.9	27	27.2	17.9-39.0
45+	268	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	83	26.8	21.5-32.9	114	44.2	37.6-51.1	67	28.1	22.1-34.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	108	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0	31	36.4	23.2-52.0	43	36.8	25.7-49.6	32	25.5	16.8-36.9
Some College +	255	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	88	33.2	25.7-41.5	103	38.2	31.1-45.9	62	28.4	21.7-36.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	133	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	34	29.9	19.0-43.6	49	34.4	24.8-45.6	48	35.1	25.3-46.2
$50,000+	178	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	60	32.2	24.0-41.6	78	42.1	33.6-51.0	39	25.4	18.0-34.5

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

-Forsyth County

363

0.5

0.2- 1.5

119

34.1

27.4-41.6

146

37.8

31.7-44.3

27.6

22.0-34.0

GENDER

Male

138

0.3

0.0- 1.9

28.5

18.7-40.9

42.6

32.9-52.8

28.6

20.1-39.1

Female

225

0.7

0.2- 2.5

39.1

30.5-48.5

33.6

26.1-41.9

26.6

19.9-34.7

RACE

White

276

0.7

0.2- 2.2

100

37.6

30.0-45.8

114

40.6

33.6-48.0

21.1

15.8-27.5

Other

0.0

. - .

26.5

14.6-43.1

32.4

21.5-45.6

41.1

28.5-55.0

AGE

18-44

0.0

. - .

42.4

30.1-55.8

30.4

20.9-41.9

27.2

17.9-39.0

45+

268

0.9

0.3- 2.7

26.8

21.5-32.9

114

44.2

37.6-51.1

28.1

22.1-34.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

108

1.2

0.3- 5.0

36.4

23.2-52.0

36.8

25.7-49.6

25.5

16.8-36.9

Some College +

255

0.2

0.0- 0.8

33.2

25.7-41.5

103

38.2

31.1-45.9

28.4

21.7-36.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

133

0.6

0.2- 2.6

29.9

19.0-43.6

34.4

24.8-45.6

35.1

25.3-46.2

$50,000+

178

0.4

0.1- 2.9

32.2

24.0-41.6

42.1

33.6-51.0

25.4

18.0-34.5

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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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