2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 710 233 31.2 26.8-36.0 477 68.8 64.0-73.2
Region 3 359 103 29.6 24.3-35.6 256 70.4 64.4-75.7
Region 4 628 198 31.8 27.7-36.1 430 68.2 63.9-72.3
Region 5 515 167 33.2 28.6-38.1 348 66.8 61.9-71.4
Region 6 386 125 32.8 27.5-38.6 261 67.2 61.4-72.5
Region 7 563 188 34.2 29.8-38.9 375 65.8 61.1-70.2
Region 8 485 161 31.8 27.1-36.9 324 68.2 63.1-72.9
Region 9 & 10 652 172 28.4 24.1-33.2 480 71.6 66.8-75.9
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,559 455 29.7 26.9-32.6 1,104 70.3 67.4-73.1
Piedmont 1,920 627 33.3 30.8-35.8 1,293 66.7 64.2-69.2
Western NC 819 265 30.8 26.8-35.2 554 69.2 64.8-73.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 626 205 32.9 27.9-38.3 421 67.1 61.7-72.1
Northwest 590 173 29.2 24.9-33.9 417 70.8 66.1-75.1
Charlotte 490 159 32.3 27.8-37.2 331 67.7 62.8-72.2
Greensboro 417 131 32.5 27.5-37.9 286 67.5 62.1-72.5
Southern Regional 481 155 31.5 26.7-36.7 326 68.5 63.3-73.3
Southeast 245 84 36.8 29.6-44.7 161 63.2 55.3-70.4
Wake 618 218 35.5 31.3-40.0 400 64.5 60.0-68.7
Area L & Eastern 831 222 28.1 24.2-32.4 609 71.9 67.6-75.8
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 710 233 31.2 26.8-36.0 477 68.8 64.0-73.2
Region 2 597 169 29.6 25.4-34.2 428 70.4 65.8-74.6
Region 3 637 201 31.7 27.7-36.0 436 68.3 64.0-72.3
Region 4 809 283 35.1 31.4-39.1 526 64.9 60.9-68.6
Region 5 741 243 33.2 29.2-37.4 498 66.8 62.6-70.8
Region 6 804 218 28.5 24.7-32.7 586 71.5 67.3-75.3

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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.

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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