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

Surry 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	280	7   2.0  ( 0.9- 4.3)	117  41.2  (35.1-47.7)	98  35.8  (29.8-42.3)	58  20.9  (16.0-26.8)
SEX
Male	118	0   0.0  (    -    )	47  39.3  (30.2-49.2)	50  42.5  (33.1-52.4)	21  18.2  (11.7-27.2)
Female	162	7   4.0  ( 1.9- 8.4)	70  43.2  (35.1-51.7)	48  29.2  (22.2-37.4)	37  23.6  (16.9-31.8)
AGE
18-44	133	3   2.1  ( 0.7- 6.3)	59  41.5  (32.8-50.8)	43  36.2  (27.6-45.8)	28  20.1  (13.7-28.7)
45+	147	4   1.9  ( 0.7- 5.4)	58  41.0  (32.5-50.1)	55  35.5  (27.5-44.4)	30  21.6  (14.9-30.2)
EDUCATION
<=H.S./GED	173	3   1.3  ( 0.4- 4.3)	70  39.4  (31.6-47.8)	59  34.9  (27.4-43.3)	41  24.3  (17.7-32.3)
Any Post-H.S.	107	4   3.1  ( 1.1- 8.2)	47  44.2  (34.4-54.4)	39  37.2  (27.9-47.7)	17  15.5  ( 9.4-24.5)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $25,000	89	3   2.5  ( 0.8- 7.9)	35  39.1  (28.5-50.8)	31  37.1  (26.7-49.0)	20  21.2  (13.2-32.4)
$25,000+	130	3   1.7  ( 0.5- 5.4)	58  43.8  (34.8-53.2)	46  36.6  (28.1-46.0)	23  17.9  (11.7-26.4)
DISABILITY STATUS
Any Disability	90	1   1.2  ( 0.2- 8.3)	32  34.3  (24.4-45.7)	34  38.1  (27.5-49.9)	23  26.4  (17.4-37.9)
No Disability	190	6   2.4  ( 1.1- 5.4)	85  44.7  (37.1-52.5)	64  34.7  (27.7-42.5)	35  18.2  (12.8-25.2)

*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.