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Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,019 | 94 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 | 1,903 | 32.7 | 31.2-34.2 | 2,214 | 35.8 | 34.3-37.2 | 1,808 | 30.1 | 28.7-31.5 |
Region 5 | 737 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 254 | 34.8 | 30.8-39.0 | 270 | 35.6 | 31.7-39.6 | 198 | 28.0 | 24.2-32.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 327 | *** | *** | *** | 77 | 25.1 | 19.9-31.2 | 157 | 45.1 | 39.1-51.3 | 86 | 27.8 | 22.3-33.9 |
Female | 410 | *** | *** | *** | 177 | 44.1 | 38.5-49.9 | 113 | 26.4 | 21.8-31.5 | 112 | 28.3 | 23.2-34.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 457 | *** | *** | *** | 169 | 34.3 | 29.5-39.4 | 176 | 37.7 | 32.8-42.9 | 103 | 26.5 | 21.8-31.8 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 174 | *** | *** | *** | 54 | 38.3 | 29.9-47.6 | 51 | 27.6 | 20.8-35.5 | 68 | 33.6 | 26.1-42.0 |
Other | 96 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-44 | 273 | *** | *** | *** | 112 | 41.8 | 35.2-48.7 | 82 | 28.2 | 22.7-34.5 | 72 | 28.2 | 22.2-35.0 |
44-64 | 260 | *** | *** | *** | 71 | 27.9 | 22.1-34.6 | 105 | 43.3 | 36.6-50.1 | 83 | 28.4 | 22.9-34.8 |
65+ | 198 | *** | *** | *** | 69 | 30.3 | 23.7-37.9 | 81 | 39.7 | 32.1-47.8 | 41 | 26.8 | 19.2-36.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 249 | *** | *** | *** | 70 | 29.2 | 22.8-36.6 | 96 | 35.7 | 29.2-42.7 | 79 | 33.9 | 27.0-41.7 |
Some College + | 486 | *** | *** | *** | 183 | 38.3 | 33.5-43.4 | 174 | 35.6 | 30.9-40.6 | 119 | 24.3 | 20.2-28.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 313 | *** | *** | *** | 93 | 30.6 | 24.8-37.0 | 114 | 35.5 | 29.6-41.8 | 99 | 32.2 | 26.2-38.9 |
$50,000+ | 282 | *** | *** | *** | 106 | 37.8 | 31.4-44.5 | 110 | 38.6 | 32.3-45.2 | 63 | 22.5 | 17.3-28.8 |
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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.
See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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