2011 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 10,790 179 1.6 1.2- 2.1 3,686 33.3 31.8-34.7 3,944 36.0 34.5-37.5 2,981 29.1 27.7-30.6
-MALES 4,224 36 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,174 28.6 26.5-30.8 1,858 42.0 39.7-44.3 1,156 28.3 26.2-30.5
RACE
White 3,321 24 0.9 0.4- 1.8 923 28.7 26.3-31.2 1,493 42.7 40.1-45.3 881 27.8 25.4-30.3
African American 563 *** *** *** 157 28.1 22.9-33.8 204 37.1 31.5-43.1 194 33.1 27.8-38.9
Other Minorities 311 *** *** *** 87 28.7 21.4-37.2 149 47.5 39.1-56.1 71 22.3 16.0-30.2
AGE
18-34 567 *** *** *** 215 38.0 33.1-43.0 216 35.2 30.6-40.1 126 24.7 20.4-29.5
35-44 575 *** *** *** 145 25.4 20.7-30.8 250 44.8 39.2-50.5 170 28.8 24.1-33.9
45-54 778 *** *** *** 171 20.6 16.9-24.9 342 44.3 39.3-49.5 260 34.6 29.7-39.8
55-64 936 *** *** *** 201 21.8 18.1-26.0 454 48.8 44.1-53.5 278 29.0 25.0-33.2
65-74 790 *** *** *** 200 25.1 20.6-30.3 366 43.7 38.6-48.9 222 31.0 26.3-36.1
75+ 551 *** *** *** 234 37.9 32.1-44.2 218 40.9 34.4-47.7 93 20.5 15.1-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 535 *** *** *** 150 29.2 23.4-35.7 225 40.0 34.0-46.3 153 29.8 24.3-35.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,204 *** *** *** 311 28.3 24.5-32.4 511 40.2 36.0-44.5 372 29.9 26.0-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 978 *** *** *** 248 26.0 22.0-30.4 424 42.4 37.8-47.1 300 30.7 26.6-35.2
College Graduate 1,496 12 0.7 0.3- 1.5 460 31.6 28.3-35.2 695 45.3 41.7-49.0 329 22.4 19.4-25.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 403 *** *** *** 129 34.1 27.1-41.7 144 35.5 28.7-42.9 122 28.2 22.0-35.3
$15,000- 24,999 679 *** *** *** 200 28.4 23.3-34.1 286 42.7 36.8-48.7 184 27.3 22.2-33.0
$25,000- 34,999 431 *** *** *** 129 32.5 25.6-40.3 175 34.2 27.9-41.2 123 32.2 25.6-39.6
$35,000- 49,999 580 *** *** *** 146 24.8 20.1-30.3 272 48.6 42.6-54.6 158 26.2 21.3-31.8
$50,000- 74,999 582 *** *** *** 151 28.2 22.6-34.6 253 43.8 37.6-50.3 176 27.2 22.2-32.7
$75,000+ 1,025 *** *** *** 246 22.6 19.1-26.6 512 47.9 43.3-52.5 261 28.3 24.2-32.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,163 12 0.9 0.4- 1.9 260 22.6 18.8-26.9 474 37.2 32.8-41.8 417 39.3 34.8-44.0
No 2,850 20 1.2 0.6- 2.3 849 30.1 27.5-32.8 1,295 43.7 41.0-46.5 686 25.0 22.6-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,432 *** *** *** 404 26.6 23.2-30.4 649 44.8 40.8-48.8 371 28.1 24.5-31.9
Non-Veteran 2,790 28 1.3 0.7- 2.3 769 29.2 26.6-31.9 1,208 41.2 38.5-43.9 785 28.4 25.9-31.0

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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 30 or greater.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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