2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 659 *** *** *** 183 31.8 27.5-36.5 243 33.5 29.2-38.1 227 33.0 28.7-37.7
GENDER
Male 299 *** *** *** 77 32.2 26.0-39.1 133 37.8 31.6-44.5 88 28.7 22.9-35.3
Female 360 *** *** *** 106 31.4 25.5-37.9 110 28.8 23.1-35.3 139 37.6 31.2-44.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 377 *** *** *** 116 33.2 27.9-39.1 142 34.8 29.4-40.7 114 29.8 24.7-35.6
Non-Hispanic Black 128 *** *** *** 29 24.8 16.4-35.6 41 29.1 20.2-39.9 *** *** ***
Other 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 32.8 24.0-43.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 201 *** *** *** 76 39.6 32.1-47.6 62 30.1 23.2-37.9 59 27.6 20.9-35.4
45-64 234 *** *** *** 45 23.3 17.1-30.9 90 34.3 27.5-41.8 98 41.6 33.9-49.6
65+ 222 *** *** *** 61 28.3 21.3-36.5 91 39.4 31.5-47.9 69 31.6 24.1-40.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 285 *** *** *** 79 33.7 26.9-41.3 98 30.3 24.1-37.1 103 33.0 26.4-40.4
Some College + 374 *** *** *** 104 30.2 24.9-36.0 145 36.4 30.6-42.6 124 33.0 27.4-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 352 *** *** *** 88 29.7 23.8-36.4 120 30.9 25.1-37.3 140 37.3 31.0-44.1
$50,000+ 198 *** *** *** 50 28.6 21.7-36.7 88 41.9 34.1-50.2 60 29.5 22.5-37.5

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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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