2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 605 208 31.4 27.3-35.8 397 68.6 64.2-72.7
GENDER
Male 304 86 28.0 22.6-34.2 218 72.0 65.8-77.4
Female 301 122 34.7 28.9-41.0 179 65.3 59.0-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 156 34.1 29.1-39.4 264 65.9 60.6-70.9
Non-Hispanic Black 99 24 22.0 14.4-32.2 75 78.0 67.8-85.6
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 241 94 37.1 30.4-44.3 147 62.9 55.7-69.6
45-64 209 53 22.1 16.6-28.7 156 77.9 71.3-83.4
65+ 149 59 33.6 25.7-42.4 90 66.4 57.6-74.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 180 68 34.3 27.0-42.4 112 65.7 57.6-73.0
Some College + 425 140 29.7 25.0-34.9 285 70.3 65.1-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 81 31.6 25.2-38.8 166 68.4 61.2-74.8
$50,000+ 274 93 29.4 23.9-35.7 181 70.6 64.3-76.1

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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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