2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 4,292 1,345 32.0 30.2-33.8 2,947 68.0 66.2-69.8
Medicaid Region 1 710 233 31.2 26.8-36.0 477 68.8 64.0-73.2
GENDER
Male 338 89 25.4 19.5-32.2 249 74.6 67.8-80.5
Female 372 144 36.9 30.5-43.9 228 63.1 56.1-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 624 214 32.9 28.1-38.1 410 67.1 61.9-71.9
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 177 67 37.8 29.5-46.9 110 62.2 53.1-70.5
45-64 247 61 22.3 16.4-29.7 186 77.7 70.3-83.6
65+ 274 100 32.3 25.1-40.5 174 67.7 59.5-74.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 246 78 28.6 21.8-36.5 168 71.4 63.5-78.2
Some Post-H.S. 214 76 34.0 26.1-42.9 138 66.0 57.1-73.9
College Graduate 250 79 31.8 24.7-40.0 171 68.2 60.0-75.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 322 109 31.8 25.4-39.0 213 68.2 61.0-74.6
$50,000+ 251 63 27.9 20.8-36.2 188 72.1 63.8-79.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 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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