2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,292 80 2.1 1.6- 2.8 1,265 29.8 28.1-31.6 1,539 35.1 33.3-36.9 1,408 33.0 31.2-34.8
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 710 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 218 29.9 25.5-34.7 261 37.1 32.2-42.3 216 31.7 27.0-36.8
Region 3 359 *** *** *** 98 27.4 22.3-33.2 145 36.8 31.1-42.9 111 33.6 27.8-39.9
Region 4 628 *** *** *** 188 30.1 26.2-34.4 238 37.3 33.0-41.8 192 30.9 26.8-35.4
Region 5 515 *** *** *** 160 31.8 27.3-36.8 180 33.5 29.0-38.3 168 33.3 28.7-38.3
Region 6 386 *** *** *** 116 30.3 25.2-35.9 137 32.9 27.7-38.6 124 34.3 28.6-40.4
Region 7 563 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1 177 30.9 26.7-35.6 203 35.3 30.9-40.0 172 30.5 26.3-35.0
Region 8 485 13 3.0 1.5- 5.7 148 28.8 24.3-33.8 171 34.4 29.3-39.9 153 33.8 28.7-39.3
Region 9 & 10 652 *** *** *** 162 26.0 21.9-30.7 208 30.5 26.2-35.3 272 41.1 36.2-46.1
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,559 28 2.1 1.3- 3.2 427 27.6 24.9-30.5 540 34.0 31.1-37.1 564 36.3 33.3-39.4
Piedmont 1,920 36 2.3 1.6- 3.4 591 31.0 28.6-33.4 696 34.9 32.4-37.4 597 31.8 29.4-34.4
Western NC 819 16 1.4 0.7- 2.8 249 29.4 25.5-33.7 307 38.0 33.5-42.6 247 31.2 27.0-35.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 626 15 1.6 0.8- 2.9 190 31.3 26.4-36.7 236 38.7 33.6-44.2 185 28.4 23.8-33.4
Northwest 590 *** *** *** 166 27.5 23.4-32.1 226 35.4 30.8-40.4 191 35.4 30.5-40.5
Charlotte 490 *** *** *** 150 30.6 26.1-35.4 186 38.5 33.7-43.6 145 29.2 24.8-34.0
Greensboro 417 *** *** *** 124 30.7 25.8-36.0 143 32.7 27.8-38.1 143 34.7 29.7-40.2
Southern Regional 481 *** *** *** 146 29.9 25.2-35.1 163 31.2 26.5-36.3 163 37.3 32.0-42.9
Southeast 245 *** *** *** 76 31.6 24.9-39.2 91 34.3 27.5-41.9 70 28.9 22.1-36.7
Wake 618 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9 206 32.3 28.3-36.6 219 34.4 30.3-38.8 181 30.1 26.0-34.4
Area L & Eastern 831 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 209 26.2 22.4-30.5 279 34.0 29.7-38.5 330 37.9 33.7-42.3
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 710 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 218 29.9 25.5-34.7 261 37.1 32.2-42.3 216 31.7 27.0-36.8
Region 2 597 *** *** *** 161 27.9 23.8-32.5 230 36.0 31.7-40.6 198 34.4 30.1-39.0
Region 3 637 11 1.7 0.9- 3.3 190 30.0 26.1-34.3 242 37.4 33.1-41.9 194 30.9 26.8-35.3
Region 4 809 15 2.8 1.6- 4.8 268 32.4 28.7-36.2 286 34.0 30.4-37.8 240 30.9 27.2-34.8
Region 5 741 17 2.9 1.6- 5.0 226 30.3 26.5-34.4 256 32.0 28.1-36.1 242 34.8 30.6-39.3
Region 6 804 14 2.2 1.2- 4.2 204 26.3 22.6-30.4 268 33.3 29.0-37.8 318 38.2 33.9-42.7

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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.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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