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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-MALES 4,405 42 0.8 0.6- 1.3 1,134 27.7 25.5-30.1 1,982 42.6 40.3-45.0 1,247 28.8 26.7-31.0
RACE
White 3,554 34 1.0 0.6- 1.5 916 26.5 24.1-28.9 1,640 45.4 42.8-48.0 964 27.2 25.0-29.5
African American 542 4 0.6 0.2- 2.2 136 29.7 23.5-36.7 198 31.5 26.0-37.5 204 38.2 32.1-44.8
Other Minorities 283 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 74 33.2 24.6-43.0 130 41.7 33.0-51.0 75 24.7 17.6-33.5
AGE
18-24 160 7 2.4 1.0- 5.4 78 51.9 41.8-61.9 45 26.8 18.7-36.7 30 18.9 12.1-28.3
25-34 341 2 0.5 0.1- 2.4 84 26.3 20.2-33.3 163 43.8 37.0-50.9 92 29.4 23.4-36.3
35-44 631 4 0.5 0.2- 1.4 144 22.8 18.8-27.4 261 41.7 36.8-46.7 222 35.0 30.4-40.0
45-54 879 8 0.7 0.3- 1.6 217 23.1 19.5-27.0 398 46.3 41.8-50.8 256 29.9 26.0-34.2
55-64 1,052 7 0.6 0.2- 1.4 226 19.8 16.9-23.1 462 46.4 42.2-50.5 357 33.2 29.5-37.2
65+ 1,323 14 0.8 0.4- 1.5 379 28.4 25.4-31.8 644 48.0 44.4-51.7 286 22.7 19.7-26.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 580 10 1.2 0.5- 2.8 185 38.6 32.1-45.6 223 33.3 27.6-39.6 162 26.9 21.6-32.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,231 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6 302 30.2 25.6-35.4 525 38.1 33.5-42.9 391 30.9 26.7-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 977 10 1.2 0.5- 2.8 245 24.7 20.5-29.6 420 41.1 36.4-45.9 302 33.0 28.5-37.8
College Graduate 1,611 9 0.5 0.2- 1.1 400 22.8 20.0-25.8 810 51.8 48.3-55.4 392 24.9 21.9-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 390 7 1.0 0.4- 2.4 125 34.2 26.9-42.4 141 38.2 30.6-46.5 117 26.6 20.7-33.4
$15,000- 24,999 645 5 0.8 0.2- 2.8 181 28.9 22.6-36.1 265 36.8 30.9-43.1 194 33.5 27.5-40.1
$25,000- 34,999 474 8 0.7 0.3- 1.6 123 23.7 18.5-29.9 185 39.5 32.6-46.8 158 36.1 29.4-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 571 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 135 28.2 22.4-34.7 263 41.8 35.6-48.2 169 29.4 24.1-35.4
$50,000- 74,999 643 2 0.3 0.1- 1.6 126 18.8 14.7-23.8 320 48.0 42.5-53.5 195 32.9 27.9-38.3
$75,000+ 1,187 6 0.5 0.2- 1.2 296 24.5 20.9-28.4 589 49.5 45.2-53.7 296 25.6 22.0-29.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,571 20 1.1 0.6- 2.0 402 27.3 23.7-31.3 616 35.7 31.9-39.7 533 35.9 32.2-39.7
No 2,624 19 0.8 0.4- 1.3 676 27.8 25.0-30.8 1,273 45.5 42.5-48.6 656 25.9 23.3-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,480 16 0.8 0.4- 1.4 389 24.0 20.9-27.4 703 48.0 44.2-51.9 372 27.2 23.8-30.9
Non-Veteran 2,922 26 0.8 0.5- 1.4 744 29.0 26.2-31.9 1,277 40.9 38.0-43.7 875 29.3 26.8-32.0

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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=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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