Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese*
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond.#		 Underwt
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Healthy wt.
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Overwt
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)		 Obese
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 271 5   1.8  ( 0.7- 4.5) 120  40.5  (34.3-47.1) 89  37.0  (30.6-43.8) 57  20.7  (15.9-26.6)
SEX          
Male 106 1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.6)  38  31.8  (23.2-41.8) 44  45.7  (35.6-56.2) 23  21.4  (14.2-31.0)
Female 165 4   2.5  ( 0.9- 6.8)  82  49.7  (41.4-58.0) 45  27.8  (20.9-36.0) 34  20.0  (14.2-27.5)
RACE          
White 223 4   1.4  ( 0.5- 3.9) 101  41.5  (34.6-48.6) 73  37.3  (30.4-44.8) 45  19.8  (14.7-26.3)
Other  46 1   4.8  ( 0.7-26.9)  19  37.2  (23.3-53.7) 15  30.8  (17.0-49.2) 11  27.2  (15.0-44.3)
AGE          
18-44 129 3   2.3  ( 0.7- 7.5)  58  41.1  (32.0-50.8) 41  36.2  (27.1-46.4) 27  20.5  (13.7-29.4)
45+ 142 2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.3)  62  40.0  (31.7-49.0) 48  37.7  (29.2-47.1) 30  21.0  (14.6-29.3)
EDUCATION          
<=H.S./GED 128 3   2.5  ( 0.7- 8.2)  52  36.8  (28.3-46.2) 44  39.3  (30.1-49.3) 29  21.4  (14.7-30.1)
Any Post-H.S. 143 2   1.2  ( 0.3- 4.9)  68  43.8  (35.0-53.0) 45  35.0  (26.5-44.6) 28  20.1  (13.6-28.7)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $35,000 112 1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.7)  49  42.3  (32.7-52.6) 36  34.2  (24.9-44.9) 26  22.4  (14.9-32.1)
$35,000+ 133 0   0.0  (    -    )  62  41.4  (32.6-50.8) 44  37.5  (28.6-47.3) 27  21.1  (14.4-29.7)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  74 0   0.0  (    -    )  29  33.1  (22.7-45.5) 19  30.9  (19.9-44.7) 26  35.9  (24.6-49.0)
No Disability 192 4   1.9  ( 0.7- 5.5)  89  43.5  (36.0-51.4) 68  38.8  (31.2-46.9) 31  15.8  (10.9-22.4)

*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2). BMI is an intermediate variable used incalculating these measures. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recomended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9,Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 29.9.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.