2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 3

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 3 637 201 31.7 27.7-36.0 436 68.3 64.0-72.3
GENDER
Male 313 90 28.8 23.4-34.8 223 71.2 65.2-76.6
Female 324 111 34.6 28.9-40.8 213 65.4 59.2-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 427 140 32.5 27.5-37.8 287 67.5 62.2-72.5
Non-Hispanic Black 119 35 29.8 21.5-39.7 84 70.2 60.3-78.5
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 250 94 39.5 33.0-46.4 156 60.5 53.6-67.0
45-64 211 61 27.8 21.7-34.9 150 72.2 65.1-78.3
65+ 166 44 20.8 14.7-28.6 122 79.2 71.4-85.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 210 61 27.6 21.4-34.9 149 72.4 65.1-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 196 58 32.9 25.9-40.8 138 67.1 59.2-74.1
College Graduate 228 82 36.4 29.8-43.5 146 63.6 56.5-70.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 252 77 30.5 24.4-37.4 175 69.5 62.6-75.6
$50,000+ 280 93 33.1 27.2-39.6 187 66.9 60.4-72.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 31 30.5 21.2-41.8 74 69.5 58.2-78.8

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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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