2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

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 2 597 169 29.6 25.4-34.2 428 70.4 65.8-74.6
GENDER
Male 288 73 28.2 22.4-34.9 215 71.8 65.1-77.6
Female 309 96 30.9 25.1-37.3 213 69.1 62.7-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 439 127 30.2 25.2-35.6 312 69.8 64.4-74.8
Non-Hispanic Black 106 25 22.7 14.8-33.1 81 77.3 66.9-85.2
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 197 68 36.0 28.6-44.1 129 64.0 55.9-71.4
45-64 205 42 19.7 14.5-26.1 163 80.3 73.9-85.5
65+ 189 55 29.7 22.5-38.2 134 70.3 61.8-77.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 216 67 35.3 27.9-43.5 149 64.7 56.5-72.1
Some Post-H.S. 177 45 22.3 16.3-29.8 132 77.7 70.2-83.7
College Graduate 202 56 30.2 23.4-38.0 146 69.8 62.0-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 256 74 29.7 23.3-37.0 182 70.3 63.0-76.7
$50,000+ 235 60 27.3 21.1-34.5 175 72.7 65.5-78.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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