2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 4

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 4 809 283 35.1 31.4-39.1 526 64.9 60.9-68.6
GENDER
Male 395 120 30.6 25.6-36.2 275 69.4 63.8-74.4
Female 414 163 39.4 33.9-45.2 251 60.6 54.8-66.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 510 204 39.2 34.4-44.1 306 60.8 55.9-65.6
Non-Hispanic Black 186 40 22.7 16.2-30.8 146 77.3 69.2-83.8
Other 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 319 138 42.2 36.3-48.3 181 57.8 51.7-63.7
45-64 279 68 22.5 17.7-28.2 211 77.5 71.8-82.3
65+ 204 74 41.5 33.0-50.6 130 58.5 49.4-67.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 239 67 31.4 24.8-38.9 172 68.6 61.1-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 181 55 31.8 24.6-40.1 126 68.2 59.9-75.4
College Graduate 388 161 40.7 35.4-46.3 227 59.3 53.7-64.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 293 86 29.0 23.0-35.8 207 71.0 64.2-77.0
$50,000+ 381 145 36.3 31.1-41.8 236 63.7 58.2-68.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 135 52 43.4 33.7-53.6 83 56.6 46.4-66.3

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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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