2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,480 1,438 33.1 31.3-34.9 3,042 66.9 65.1-68.7
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 751 261 33.4 28.8-38.4 490 66.6 61.6-71.2
Region 3 & 5 839 286 33.5 29.8-37.5 553 66.5 62.5-70.2
Region 4 605 208 31.9 27.8-36.2 397 68.1 63.8-72.2
Region 6 & 7 936 287 33.5 29.6-37.7 649 66.5 62.3-70.4
Region 8 659 189 33.6 29.2-38.3 470 66.4 61.7-70.8
Region 9 & 10 691 207 32.8 28.2-37.7 484 67.2 62.3-71.8
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,807 522 32.6 29.7-35.7 1,285 67.4 64.3-70.3
Piedmont 1,798 621 33.4 30.9-36.1 1,177 66.6 63.9-69.1
Western NC 876 295 32.5 28.3-36.9 581 67.5 63.1-71.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 676 236 35.4 30.2-40.8 440 64.6 59.2-69.8
Northwest 572 170 26.3 22.2-30.8 402 73.7 69.2-77.8
Charlotte 492 176 33.6 29.0-38.5 316 66.4 61.5-71.0
Greensboro 342 122 34.3 28.6-40.4 220 65.7 59.6-71.4
Southern Regional 648 177 32.6 27.1-38.6 471 67.4 61.4-72.9
Southeast 281 92 36.6 30.3-43.5 189 63.4 56.5-69.7
Wake 575 200 35.9 31.4-40.7 375 64.1 59.3-68.6
Area L & Eastern 895 265 32.4 28.3-36.7 630 67.6 63.3-71.7

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity.
Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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