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

Henderson 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	286	7   2.4  ( 0.9- 6.2)	139  45.6  (39.2-52.2)	96  36.1  (29.9-42.7)	44  15.9  (11.7-21.2)
SEX
Male	97	1   2.1  ( 0.3-13.5)	40  39.6  (29.8-50.3)	41  43.8  (33.5-54.7)	15  14.5  ( 8.5-23.4)
Female	189	6   2.7  ( 1.2- 6.2)	99  51.4  (43.7-59.1)	55  28.6  (22.2-36.0)	29  17.2  (12.0-24.2)
AGE
18-44	100	4   4.3  ( 1.2-13.8)	45  41.5  (31.3-52.5)	28  32.8  (22.9-44.5)	23  21.5  (13.9-31.6)
45+	184	3   1.1  ( 0.3- 3.8)	92  48.2  (40.2-56.2)	68  38.7  (31.1-46.8)	21  12.0  ( 7.8-18.2)
EDUCATION
<=H.S./GED	119	1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.1)	60  47.2  (37.2-57.4)	42  38.1  (28.4-48.8)	16  14.3  ( 8.5-23.1)
Any Post-H.S.	165	6   3.8  ( 1.4-10.2)	77  44.2  (36.0-52.8)	54  34.9  (27.1-43.5)	28  17.1  (11.6-24.4)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $35,000	120	3   3.7  ( 0.8-15.1)	58  48.7  (38.7-58.8)	40  32.2  (23.6-42.2)	19  15.3  ( 9.4-23.9)
$35,000+	110	4   2.3  ( 0.8- 6.3)	47  37.8  (28.6-48.0)	40  41.7  (31.7-52.4)	19  18.2  (11.5-27.4)
DISABILITY STATUS
Any Disability	92	2   1.8  ( 0.4- 7.5)	39  40.1  (29.3-52.0)	32  38.4  (27.5-50.6)	19  19.7  (12.3-30.0)
No Disability	192	5   2.7  ( 0.8- 8.2)	100  48.0  (40.3-55.9)	62  34.8  (27.5-42.8)	25  14.5  ( 9.7-21.1)

*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.