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

2009 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	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
-Gaston County	330	6	2.2	0.8- 5.8	112	34.9	28.2-42.3	132	39.1	32.5-46.3	80	23.7	18.1-30.5
GENDER
Male	132	0	0.0	. - .	41	35.3	25.1-46.9	58	38.0	28.4-48.6	33	26.8	17.6-38.4
Female	198	6	4.3	1.6-11.2	71	34.6	26.4-43.9	74	40.3	31.4-49.8	47	20.8	15.1-27.9
RACE
White	280	5	1.9	0.6- 6.0	102	37.1	29.8-45.2	110	40.4	33.0-48.2	63	20.6	15.4-26.9
Other	50	1	3.3	0.5-20.1	10	25.7	12.9-44.6	22	33.9	20.5-50.6	17	37.1	20.6-57.3
AGE
18-44	89	2	3.2	0.8-12.0	26	34.9	23.6-48.0	46	42.3	31.0-54.4	15	19.7	10.9-32.8
45+	240	4	1.3	0.5- 3.5	86	35.1	28.0-43.0	86	36.5	28.9-44.8	64	27.1	20.9-34.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	180	3	1.9	0.4- 7.7	59	32.6	24.1-42.5	75	44.0	34.6-53.9	43	21.5	14.9-29.8
Some College +	148	3	2.5	0.6- 9.4	52	37.2	27.4-48.1	56	34.3	25.4-44.4	37	26.1	17.6-36.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	187	3	2.0	0.5- 7.2	64	37.5	28.0-47.9	72	34.3	26.3-43.2	48	26.3	18.2-36.4
$50,000+	81	0	0.0	. - .	25	27.6	18.2-39.6	35	45.9	33.0-59.4	21	26.5	16.6-39.4

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

-Gaston County

330

2.2

0.8- 5.8

112

34.9

28.2-42.3

132

39.1

32.5-46.3

23.7

18.1-30.5

GENDER

Male

132

0.0

. - .

35.3

25.1-46.9

38.0

28.4-48.6

26.8

17.6-38.4

Female

198

4.3

1.6-11.2

34.6

26.4-43.9

40.3

31.4-49.8

20.8

15.1-27.9

RACE

White

280

1.9

0.6- 6.0

102

37.1

29.8-45.2

110

40.4

33.0-48.2

20.6

15.4-26.9

Other

3.3

0.5-20.1

25.7

12.9-44.6

33.9

20.5-50.6

37.1

20.6-57.3

AGE

18-44

3.2

0.8-12.0

34.9

23.6-48.0

42.3

31.0-54.4

19.7

10.9-32.8

45+

240

1.3

0.5- 3.5

35.1

28.0-43.0

36.5

28.9-44.8

27.1

20.9-34.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

180

1.9

0.4- 7.7

32.6

24.1-42.5

44.0

34.6-53.9

21.5

14.9-29.8

Some College +

148

2.5

0.6- 9.4

37.2

27.4-48.1

34.3

25.4-44.4

26.1

17.6-36.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

187

2.0

0.5- 7.2

37.5

28.0-47.9

34.3

26.3-43.2

26.3

18.2-36.4

$50,000+

0.0

. - .

27.6

18.2-39.6

45.9

33.0-59.4

26.5

16.6-39.4

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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=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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