Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese*
Pitt 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 282 6   2.0  ( 0.9- 4.6) 114  39.1  (33.0-45.5) 107  38.0  (32.0-44.5) 55  20.9  (15.9-26.9)
SEX          
Male 128 1   0.3  ( 0.0- 2.4)  40  30.3  (22.4-39.7)  57  45.1  (35.8-54.8) 30  24.2  (16.7-33.7)
Female 154 5   3.5  ( 1.4- 8.5)  74  47.2  (38.6-55.9)  50  31.4  (24.0-40.0) 25  17.8  (11.9-25.9)
RACE          
White 200 6   2.9  ( 1.2- 6.6)  90  44.1  (36.7-51.8)  69  34.4  (27.6-42.0) 35  18.6  (13.0-25.8)
Other  77 0   0.0  (    -    )  23  28.7  (18.8-41.2)  34  42.8  (31.1-55.4) 20  28.5  (18.6-41.0)
AGE          
18-44 153 5   3.1  ( 1.3- 7.5)  67  42.3  (34.0-51.1)  53  34.0  (26.2-42.7) 28  20.6  (14.2-28.9)
45+ 129 1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.9)  47  34.3  (26.1-43.7)  54  43.9  (34.7-53.6) 27  21.3  (14.3-30.6)
EDUCATION          
<=H.S./GED 111 1   0.4  ( 0.1- 3.0)  39  33.3  (24.4-43.5)  41  38.7  (29.1-49.3) 30  27.6  (19.2-37.8)
Any Post-H.S. 171 5   3.0  ( 1.2- 7.3)  75  42.8  (34.9-51.1)  66  37.6  (30.0-45.8) 25  16.6  (10.9-24.4)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $35,000 139 1   0.6  ( 0.1- 4.4)  55  35.3  (27.2-44.4)  54  40.2  (31.3-49.7) 29  23.8  (16.4-33.3)
$35,000+ 109 4   3.7  ( 1.4- 9.8)  46  43.1  (33.4-53.4)  38  33.8  (25.0-43.9) 21  19.4  (12.5-28.8)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  84 1   0.6  ( 0.1- 3.9)  28  30.1  (20.6-41.5)  30  38.8  (27.6-51.2) 25  30.6  (20.4-43.3)
No Disability 196 5   2.6  ( 1.1- 6.3)  86  43.1  (35.7-50.8)  77  37.9  (30.8-45.6) 28  16.3  (11.2-23.1)

*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.