BRFSS 2010 - Mecklenburg County: (Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*)

2010 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	11,534	205	1.4	1.2- 1.7	3,766	33.2	31.8-34.7	4,269	36.7	35.3-38.2	3,294	28.6	27.3-30.0
-Mecklenburg County	565	11	1.3	0.7- 2.6	213	39.4	33.6-45.5	194	32.6	27.3-38.4	147	26.7	22.0-32.0
GENDER
Male	198	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	51	27.8	19.7-37.6	75	35.3	26.5-45.3	70	36.2	27.8-45.6
Female	367	9	1.9	0.9- 4.1	162	49.3	42.1-56.6	119	30.2	24.4-36.8	77	18.5	14.2-23.7
RACE
White	392	9	1.7	0.8- 3.6	166	42.1	35.3-49.2	137	34.2	28.1-40.9	80	22.0	16.6-28.5
Other	170	2	0.7	0.1- 3.3	45	35.2	25.1-46.8	57	30.5	21.3-41.5	66	33.6	25.2-43.2
AGE
18-44	144	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	61	45.2	35.1-55.7	43	30.7	21.9-41.2	38	23.5	16.4-32.6
45+	419	9	2.1	1.0- 4.4	151	33.6	28.5-39.0	150	34.3	29.3-39.7	109	30.1	24.9-35.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	149	4	1.3	0.4- 4.1	49	46.6	34.3-59.3	52	25.6	17.4-36.0	44	26.5	18.1-36.9
Some College +	414	7	1.3	0.6- 3.0	164	36.3	30.4-42.6	140	35.4	29.1-42.3	103	27.0	21.5-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	69	31.2	22.2-41.9	67	28.9	21.5-37.7	67	38.1	29.3-47.8
$50,000+	273	4	1.1	0.4- 3.4	110	44.7	36.8-52.9	99	31.0	24.6-38.2	60	23.2	17.1-30.6

Total
Respond.^

Underweight

Recommended Range

Overweight

Obese

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,534

205

1.4

1.2- 1.7

3,766

33.2

31.8-34.7

4,269

36.7

35.3-38.2

3,294

28.6

27.3-30.0

-Mecklenburg County

565

1.3

0.7- 2.6

213

39.4

33.6-45.5

194

32.6

27.3-38.4

147

26.7

22.0-32.0

GENDER

Male

198

0.6

0.1- 2.6

27.8

19.7-37.6

35.3

26.5-45.3

36.2

27.8-45.6

Female

367

1.9

0.9- 4.1

162

49.3

42.1-56.6

119

30.2

24.4-36.8

18.5

14.2-23.7

RACE

White

392

1.7

0.8- 3.6

166

42.1

35.3-49.2

137

34.2

28.1-40.9

22.0

16.6-28.5

Other

170

0.7

0.1- 3.3

35.2

25.1-46.8

30.5

21.3-41.5

33.6

25.2-43.2

AGE

18-44

144

0.6

0.1- 2.6

45.2

35.1-55.7

30.7

21.9-41.2

23.5

16.4-32.6

45+

419

2.1

1.0- 4.4

151

33.6

28.5-39.0

150

34.3

29.3-39.7

109

30.1

24.9-35.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

149

1.3

0.4- 4.1

46.6

34.3-59.3

25.6

17.4-36.0

26.5

18.1-36.9

Some College +

414

1.3

0.6- 3.0

164

36.3

30.4-42.6

140

35.4

29.1-42.3

103

27.0

21.5-33.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

1.8

0.6- 4.9

31.2

22.2-41.9

28.9

21.5-37.7

38.1

29.3-47.8

$50,000+

273

1.1

0.4- 3.4

110

44.7

36.8-52.9

31.0

24.6-38.2

23.2

17.1-30.6

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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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