BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Obesity Risk Factors
Body Mass Index Grouping - Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*
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| Total # Respondents |
Underweight | Recommended Range | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,948 | 156 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 | 3,283 | 33.2 | 31.8-34.6 | 3,694 | 36.3 | 34.9-37.6 | 2,815 | 29.0 | 27.7-30.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 3,854 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 997 | 28.1 | 26.0-30.4 | 1,803 | 43.1 | 40.9-45.4 | 1,032 | 28.4 | 26.3-30.6 |
| Female | 6,094 | 134 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.2 | 2,286 | 38.1 | 36.4-39.8 | 1,891 | 29.6 | 28.1-31.2 | 1,783 | 29.7 | 28.2-31.3 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 7,367 | 116 | 1.5 | 1.2- 2.0 | 2,647 | 35.5 | 33.9-37.0 | 2,781 | 36.7 | 35.2-38.3 | 1,823 | 26.3 | 24.8-27.8 |
| African American | 1,918 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 | 414 | 25.3 | 22.2-28.6 | 679 | 35.2 | 32.1-38.4 | 804 | 38.4 | 35.3-41.6 |
| Other | 465 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.8 | 160 | 38.8 | 32.3-45.7 | 168 | 36.6 | 30.4-43.4 | 126 | 22.6 | 17.8-28.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 156 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.5 | 56 | 39.9 | 29.6-51.3 | 54 | 35.5 | 25.6-46.7 | 43 | 22.8 | 14.9-33.3 |
| No | 9,631 | 145 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.8 | 3,177 | 33.0 | 31.6-34.4 | 3,591 | 36.4 | 35.0-37.8 | 2,718 | 29.2 | 27.9-30.6 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 342 | 17 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.1 | 171 | 51.0 | 44.3-57.7 | 92 | 25.0 | 19.9-31.1 | 62 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.3 |
| 25-34 | 897 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 339 | 35.3 | 31.5-39.3 | 280 | 33.0 | 29.1-37.0 | 265 | 30.9 | 27.1-35.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,497 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 489 | 32.5 | 29.5-35.8 | 532 | 36.2 | 33.2-39.4 | 462 | 30.2 | 27.4-33.2 |
| 45-54 | 2,083 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 609 | 27.3 | 25.1-29.7 | 770 | 37.8 | 35.3-40.5 | 683 | 33.8 | 31.3-36.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,184 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 625 | 27.2 | 25.0-29.6 | 831 | 39.8 | 37.2-42.4 | 701 | 32.0 | 29.6-34.5 |
| 65+ | 2,945 | 64 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 1,050 | 33.4 | 31.3-35.5 | 1,189 | 41.6 | 39.4-43.9 | 642 | 23.0 | 21.1-25.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,264 | 37 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 | 364 | 33.0 | 28.8-37.6 | 420 | 28.2 | 24.8-31.8 | 443 | 36.2 | 32.1-40.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,001 | 48 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 921 | 30.1 | 27.7-32.7 | 1,093 | 35.7 | 33.2-38.3 | 939 | 32.6 | 30.1-35.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,490 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.8 | 803 | 32.0 | 29.3-34.7 | 933 | 36.8 | 34.2-39.6 | 722 | 30.0 | 27.5-32.7 |
| College Graduate | 3,174 | 39 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 1,188 | 37.3 | 35.0-39.7 | 1,239 | 39.7 | 37.3-42.1 | 708 | 21.8 | 19.9-23.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 972 | 23 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 274 | 30.8 | 26.1-35.9 | 301 | 28.6 | 24.8-32.7 | 374 | 38.4 | 34.0-43.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,438 | 23 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 444 | 30.0 | 26.4-33.9 | 486 | 31.5 | 28.0-35.3 | 485 | 36.7 | 32.7-40.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,126 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.7 | 333 | 31.6 | 27.6-35.9 | 415 | 34.8 | 30.9-38.9 | 358 | 32.1 | 28.3-36.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,437 | 25 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 465 | 31.0 | 27.5-34.6 | 540 | 38.6 | 34.9-42.4 | 407 | 28.7 | 25.3-32.3 |
| $50,000+ | 3,669 | 28 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 | 1,285 | 34.9 | 32.8-37.0 | 1,485 | 39.2 | 37.1-41.3 | 871 | 25.3 | 23.4-27.3 |
| Health District** | |||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 726 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 242 | 31.2 | 26.9-35.8 | 285 | 41.0 | 36.2-46.1 | 187 | 26.5 | 21.9-31.5 |
| Appalachia II | 679 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 247 | 37.6 | 32.9-42.6 | 254 | 36.6 | 32.1-41.4 | 167 | 24.2 | 20.3-28.7 |
| Appalachia III | 509 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 | 169 | 31.5 | 26.4-37.0 | 176 | 30.3 | 25.5-35.6 | 156 | 36.5 | 30.7-42.8 |
| Catawba | 403 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.5 | 113 | 29.2 | 23.7-35.4 | 153 | 34.1 | 28.8-39.9 | 131 | 34.6 | 28.9-40.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,239 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 393 | 32.1 | 28.7-35.8 | 415 | 31.7 | 28.5-35.1 | 415 | 34.7 | 31.4-38.3 |
| Low Country | 1,184 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 426 | 33.8 | 30.0-37.7 | 474 | 38.8 | 34.8-43.0 | 263 | 25.6 | 21.9-29.7 |
| Palmetto | 819 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 287 | 35.6 | 31.5-40.0 | 291 | 36.7 | 32.5-41.1 | 227 | 26.2 | 22.7-30.1 |
| Pee Dee | 779 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 | 228 | 28.6 | 24.8-32.8 | 296 | 40.1 | 35.7-44.6 | 239 | 29.4 | 25.6-33.6 |
| Trident | 1,208 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 411 | 35.3 | 31.7-39.0 | 455 | 36.8 | 33.4-40.4 | 327 | 26.9 | 23.8-30.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 596 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.4 | 175 | 30.6 | 25.8-35.8 | 231 | 39.5 | 34.4-44.9 | 180 | 28.3 | 24.0-32.9 |
| Waccamaw | 1,215 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 400 | 30.8 | 27.3-34.5 | 475 | 40.1 | 36.4-44.0 | 324 | 28.2 | 24.9-31.8 |
| Wateree | 484 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 | 146 | 33.4 | 26.8-40.6 | 155 | 29.7 | 24.6-35.3 | 175 | 35.3 | 29.6-41.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,322 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.4 | 417 | 30.9 | 27.7-34.4 | 516 | 40.4 | 36.8-44.0 | 367 | 27.3 | 24.1-30.7 |
| Region II | 1,188 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 416 | 34.9 | 31.4-38.6 | 430 | 33.8 | 30.5-37.4 | 323 | 29.6 | 26.1-33.4 |
| Region III | 1,222 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 400 | 33.6 | 30.2-37.1 | 444 | 35.9 | 32.5-39.4 | 358 | 28.9 | 25.8-32.1 |
| Region IV | 1,263 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 374 | 30.5 | 27.0-34.3 | 451 | 36.0 | 32.5-39.5 | 414 | 31.7 | 28.5-35.2 |
| Region V | 1,239 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 393 | 32.1 | 28.7-35.8 | 415 | 31.7 | 28.5-35.1 | 415 | 34.7 | 31.4-38.3 |
| Region VI | 1,215 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 400 | 30.8 | 27.3-34.5 | 475 | 40.1 | 36.4-44.0 | 324 | 28.2 | 24.9-31.8 |
| Region VII | 1,208 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 411 | 35.3 | 31.7-39.0 | 455 | 36.8 | 33.4-40.4 | 327 | 26.9 | 23.8-30.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,184 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 426 | 33.8 | 30.0-37.7 | 474 | 38.8 | 34.8-43.0 | 263 | 25.6 | 21.9-29.7 |
*Underweight corresponds to BMI<18.5
Recommended Range corresponds to 18.5<=BMI<25
Overweight correponds to 25<=BMI<30
Obese corresponds to 30<=BMI<99.
This table corresponds to what was titled Obese or Overweight in 2003
#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.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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