2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 5

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 5 741 243 33.2 29.2-37.4 498 66.8 62.6-70.8
GENDER
Male 360 99 29.0 23.6-35.0 261 71.0 65.0-76.4
Female 381 144 37.3 31.7-43.3 237 62.7 56.7-68.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 467 176 38.1 33.0-43.4 291 61.9 56.6-67.0
Non-Hispanic Black 141 26 21.9 14.6-31.5 115 78.1 68.5-85.4
Other 133 41 29.6 21.1-39.8 92 70.4 60.2-78.9
AGE
18-44 257 104 41.3 34.7-48.3 153 58.7 51.7-65.3
45-64 238 58 22.1 16.8-28.6 180 77.9 71.4-83.2
65+ 234 78 33.8 26.7-41.7 156 66.2 58.3-73.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 277 96 35.1 28.6-42.1 181 64.9 57.9-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 223 62 29.9 23.3-37.6 161 70.1 62.4-76.7
College Graduate 241 85 34.7 28.2-41.8 156 65.3 58.2-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 377 116 31.1 25.7-37.0 261 68.9 63.0-74.3
$50,000+ 249 88 35.6 28.8-43.0 161 64.4 57.0-71.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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