2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,480 70 1.7 1.3- 2.3 1,368 31.3 29.5-33.2 1,601 34.9 33.0-36.8 1,441 32.1 30.3-33.9
Region 4 605 *** *** *** 198 29.7 25.7-34.1 205 35.5 31.2-40.1 192 33.1 28.8-37.6
GENDER
Male 304 *** *** *** 85 27.5 22.1-33.7 121 38.5 32.4-45.0 97 33.4 27.5-39.9
Female 301 *** *** *** 113 31.8 26.2-38.0 84 32.6 26.5-39.3 95 32.7 26.7-39.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 *** *** *** 149 32.3 27.4-37.6 141 35.4 30.3-40.8 123 30.6 25.7-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 99 *** *** *** 22 20.5 13.1-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 241 *** *** *** 92 36.3 29.6-43.5 80 32.4 26.2-39.4 67 30.5 24.1-37.6
45-64 209 *** *** *** 49 20.0 14.8-26.4 81 41.1 33.6-49.1 75 36.8 29.5-44.8
65+ 149 *** *** *** 56 32.1 24.4-40.9 43 34.4 25.3-44.7 47 32.1 23.8-41.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 180 *** *** *** 63 32.1 25.0-40.2 51 29.3 22.3-37.5 61 36.4 28.6-45.0
Some College + 425 *** *** *** 135 28.3 23.7-33.4 154 39.2 33.8-44.8 131 31.1 26.3-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 *** *** *** 77 29.9 23.7-37.0 78 32.1 25.7-39.2 88 36.3 29.5-43.6
$50,000+ 274 *** *** *** 89 28.0 22.5-34.2 97 38.1 31.6-45.0 84 32.5 26.3-39.3

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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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 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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