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BRFSS Survey Results 2010 for South Carolina

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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 9,021 131 1.6 1.1- 2.1 2,667 31.0 29.2-33.0 3,235 35.4 33.6-37.3 2,988 32.0 30.1-33.9
GENDER
Male 3,486 35 0.7 0.4- 1.1 852 27.4 24.4-30.6 1,529 40.5 37.5-43.6 1,070 31.4 28.5-34.5
Female 5,535 96 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,815 34.6 32.4-36.8 1,706 30.5 28.4-32.7 1,918 32.6 30.3-34.9
RACE
White 5,781 93 1.6 1.1- 2.4 1,949 34.2 32.0-36.6 2,176 35.8 33.7-38.0 1,563 28.3 26.2-30.5
African American 2,569 27 1.4 0.7- 2.6 523 22.9 19.9-26.2 815 34.7 30.9-38.6 1,204 41.0 37.2-45.0
Other 395 4 0.7 0.2- 2.7 124 33.8 23.6-45.7 139 31.0 22.8-40.6 128 34.5 24.1-46.6
HISPANIC
Yes 114 1 0.8 0.1- 5.9 29 19.9 10.1-35.3 41 24.5 13.5-40.2 43 54.8 34.9-73.3
No 8,680 125 1.5 1.1- 2.1 2,578 31.4 29.5-33.4 3,109 35.6 33.7-37.5 2,868 31.5 29.7-33.4
AGE
18-24 242 11 5.1 2.3-10.8 119 49.2 39.7-58.7 52 19.2 12.9-27.5 60 26.6 18.9-36.0
25-34 618 13 1.5 0.7- 3.2 194 31.4 25.7-37.8 196 32.4 26.8-38.6 215 34.6 28.6-41.2
35-44 1,078 9 0.4 0.2- 0.9 306 29.6 25.9-33.6 364 36.7 32.7-41.0 399 33.3 29.3-37.4
45-54 1,545 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0 422 25.9 22.8-29.2 537 38.6 35.0-42.4 573 34.4 31.0-38.0
55-64 2,151 35 1.6 1.0- 2.5 558 26.1 23.4-28.9 757 37.7 34.7-40.9 801 34.6 31.7-37.7
65+ 3,387 50 1.3 0.9- 2.0 1,068 32.0 29.8-34.2 1,329 40.7 38.3-43.1 940 26.0 23.9-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,302 26 1.2 0.7- 2.1 370 32.7 27.3-38.5 417 31.4 26.4-36.8 489 34.7 29.6-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,895 44 2.1 1.2- 3.7 742 25.7 22.9-28.7 1,031 35.3 32.2-38.5 1,078 36.9 33.7-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 2,197 27 1.2 0.6- 2.3 642 31.2 27.2-35.6 793 35.0 31.3-38.9 735 32.6 28.6-36.8
College Graduate 2,615 34 1.5 0.8- 2.5 910 35.4 32.2-38.8 986 37.3 34.0-40.8 685 25.9 22.7-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,205 28 1.4 0.8- 2.5 300 22.8 18.6-27.7 367 29.0 23.7-34.8 510 46.9 40.2-53.6
$15,000- $24,999 1,629 21 1.3 0.7- 2.4 412 28.1 23.4-33.3 569 35.6 31.1-40.4 627 35.0 30.7-39.5
$25,000- $34,999 945 15 2.8 1.3- 6.1 258 30.4 24.1-37.4 330 33.5 27.8-39.8 342 33.3 26.5-40.8
$35,000- $49,999 1,131 12 1.1 0.6- 2.1 311 26.2 21.9-31.0 432 38.8 34.0-43.8 376 33.9 29.2-38.9
$50,000+ 2,654 26 0.8 0.4- 1.6 853 31.7 28.9-34.6 1,053 40.0 36.9-43.1 722 27.6 24.9-30.5
REGION**
Region I 1,151 19 2.9 1.5- 5.5 332 28.9 24.9-33.3 412 33.4 29.2-38.0 388 34.7 30.2-39.5
Region II 1,050 13 0.8 0.4- 1.5 355 34.2 29.0-39.8 374 33.7 29.0-38.7 308 31.4 26.2-37.1
Region III 1,160 10 1.6 0.6- 4.2 338 30.0 25.4-35.0 422 36.7 32.0-41.6 390 31.7 27.2-36.6
Region IV 1,240 17 1.2 0.6- 2.3 336 27.2 23.7-31.0 432 36.6 32.7-40.7 455 35.0 31.1-39.1
Region V 1,151 12 1.0 0.5- 1.9 289 27.1 23.2-31.4 418 33.3 29.6-37.1 432 38.7 34.7-42.8
Region VI 1,081 16 0.9 0.5- 1.6 314 32.2 28.0-36.8 391 37.8 33.4-42.4 360 29.1 25.1-33.5
Region VII 1,105 26 2.7 1.5- 4.8 342 32.0 27.2-37.2 382 36.3 31.2-41.8 355 29.0 24.3-34.3
Region VIII 1,083 18 1.2 0.7- 2.0 361 36.9 32.4-41.6 404 34.8 30.8-39.0 300 27.2 23.6-31.0

*Underweight corresponds to BMI<18.5
Recommended Range corresponds to 18.5<=BMI<25
Overweight correponds to 25<=BMI<30
Obese corresponds to BMI>=30

** 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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