Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese*
Wake 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 314 6   1.9  ( 0.8- 4.5) 146  44.5  (38.5-50.7) 111  37.5  (31.6-43.8) 51  16.0  (11.8-21.4)
SEX          
Male 124 0   0.0  (    -    )  48  37.2  (28.6-46.8)  56  45.8  (36.3-55.6) 20  17.0  (10.6-26.0)
Female 190 6   3.9  ( 1.6- 8.8)  98  51.8  (44.1-59.5)  55  29.2  (22.7-36.7) 31  15.1  (10.3-21.6)
RACE          
White 239 5   2.2  ( 0.8- 5.5) 126  51.5  (44.5-58.5)  78  34.6  (28.2-41.7) 30  11.7  ( 7.9-17.0)
Other  73 1   1.3  ( 0.2- 8.5)  19  25.1  (15.5-38.0)  32  45.4  (32.6-58.8) 21  28.3  (17.7-42.0)
AGE          
18-44 173 5   2.9  ( 1.1- 7.0)  83  44.1  (36.1-52.5)  58  36.9  (29.0-45.5) 27  16.2  (10.6-23.9)
45+ 139 1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.8)  62  45.2  (36.4-54.2)  52  38.5  (30.1-47.6) 24  15.9  (10.5-23.5)
EDUCATION          
< College 143 4   2.6  ( 0.9- 7.5)  50  31.5  (23.6-40.5)  55  42.3  (33.1-52.1) 34  23.6  (16.3-32.9)
College Graduate or More 171 2   1.3  ( 0.3- 5.2)  96  56.4  (48.2-64.3)  56  33.2  (25.9-41.3) 17   9.1  ( 5.4-14.9)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME          
Less than $75,000 123 2   2.0  ( 0.5- 7.8)  54  41.6  (31.9-52.0)  43  37.7  (28.1-48.4) 24  18.7  (11.7-28.4)
$75,000+ 141 1   0.4  ( 0.1- 2.6)  75  52.6  (43.6-61.4)  48  35.7  (27.4-44.8) 17  11.4  ( 6.8-18.3)
DISABILITY STATUS          
Any Disability  68 1   0.8  ( 0.1- 5.6)  31  44.6  (32.1-57.9)  21  34.4  (23.0-48.1) 15  20.1  (11.7-32.3)
No Disability 240 5   2.2  ( 0.9- 5.5) 111  44.2  (37.3-51.3)  88  38.1  (31.4-45.4) 36  15.4  (10.7-21.7)

*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.