2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 4,292 80 2.1 1.6- 2.8 1,265 29.8 28.1-31.6 1,539 35.1 33.3-36.9 1,408 33.0 31.2-34.8
Region 5 515 *** *** *** 160 31.8 27.3-36.8 180 33.5 29.0-38.3 168 33.3 28.7-38.3
GENDER
Male 227 *** *** *** 62 27.0 21.0-34.0 96 40.2 33.3-47.5 66 31.4 24.8-38.7
Female 288 *** *** *** 98 36.3 29.8-43.3 84 27.3 21.8-33.6 102 35.1 28.8-42.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 328 *** *** *** 122 36.1 30.3-42.3 120 35.5 29.9-41.6 82 27.3 22.1-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 134 *** *** *** 24 19.9 13.1-29.2 44 31.5 23.0-41.4 65 48.1 38.3-58.2
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 190 *** *** *** 74 37.0 29.8-44.8 60 33.3 26.3-41.0 52 27.5 21.0-35.1
45-64 170 *** *** *** 35 20.3 14.5-27.6 60 34.6 27.0-43.0 74 44.4 36.1-53.0
65+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 33.5 25.0-43.2 40 29.3 20.9-39.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 167 *** *** *** 42 30.4 22.5-39.8 58 31.5 24.1-40.1 62 35.4 27.7-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 143 *** *** *** 39 25.7 18.7-34.2 48 33.0 25.1-42.1 56 41.3 32.5-50.7
College Graduate 204 *** *** *** 79 40.1 32.9-47.8 74 36.6 29.5-44.3 49 22.0 16.4-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 220 *** *** *** 51 26.9 19.9-35.3 86 35.6 28.7-43.2 78 34.9 28.0-42.5
$50,000+ 213 *** *** *** 78 34.5 27.8-41.9 65 31.8 25.1-39.3 69 33.1 26.3-40.8
Don't know/Not Sure 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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