2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 6

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 6 804 218 28.5 24.7-32.7 586 71.5 67.3-75.3
GENDER
Male 380 98 25.9 20.8-31.8 282 74.1 68.2-79.2
Female 424 120 31.2 25.6-37.4 304 68.8 62.6-74.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 522 155 31.0 26.2-36.2 367 69.0 63.8-73.8
Non-Hispanic Black 216 46 22.3 15.9-30.5 170 77.7 69.5-84.1
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 242 72 30.5 24.1-37.8 170 69.5 62.2-75.9
45-64 295 70 22.7 17.4-29.2 225 77.3 70.8-82.6
65+ 261 76 33.7 26.6-41.6 185 66.3 58.4-73.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 320 87 30.5 24.3-37.5 233 69.5 62.5-75.7
Some Post-H.S. 244 55 22.2 16.6-29.0 189 77.8 71.0-83.4
College Graduate 239 76 36.5 29.3-44.4 163 63.5 55.6-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 411 109 30.9 25.4-37.0 302 69.1 63.0-74.6
$50,000+ 267 71 22.3 17.0-28.6 196 77.7 71.4-83.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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