2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,074 33 2.0 1.3- 3.1 536 26.4 24.1-28.8 855 39.5 36.9-42.2 650 32.1 29.6-34.7
Female 2,218 47 2.3 1.6- 3.2 729 33.2 30.8-35.8 684 30.7 28.3-33.1 758 33.9 31.4-36.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,759 71 2.1 1.6- 2.9 1,124 30.6 28.7-32.5 1,353 34.9 33.0-36.8 1,211 32.4 30.6-34.4
No 531 *** *** *** 140 24.8 20.6-29.7 187 36.7 31.8-42.0 196 36.5 31.5-41.8
Current Smoker
Yes 721 24 3.8 2.3- 6.3 243 32.3 28.1-36.9 235 31.5 27.3-36.1 219 32.3 28.1-36.9
No 3,499 54 1.8 1.3- 2.5 1,003 29.3 27.5-31.3 1,268 35.4 33.4-37.4 1,174 33.5 31.6-35.5
History of CVD**
Yes 561 *** *** *** 124 19.7 16.0-24.0 204 37.0 31.6-42.8 223 41.6 36.2-47.3
No 3,716 70 2.2 1.6- 3.0 1,136 31.0 29.2-32.9 1,334 34.9 33.0-36.8 1,176 31.8 30.0-33.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 548 *** *** *** 194 39.0 34.1-44.1 201 33.2 28.7-38.0 142 24.9 20.7-29.7
No 3,510 64 2.0 1.5- 2.7 1,007 28.6 26.7-30.5 1,252 35.2 33.2-37.2 1,187 34.3 32.3-36.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 244 *** *** *** 85 34.6 27.7-42.2 88 34.4 27.6-41.8 66 28.0 21.3-35.9
No 3,802 71 2.1 1.6- 2.8 1,113 29.9 28.1-31.8 1,359 34.9 33.0-36.8 1,259 33.1 31.2-35.1
COPD
Yes 401 *** *** *** 101 21.4 16.9-26.7 117 30.8 24.9-37.5 167 43.9 37.6-50.4
No 3,879 64 2.0 1.5- 2.7 1,158 30.5 28.7-32.3 1,426 35.7 33.8-37.6 1,231 31.9 30.0-33.8
Current Asthma
Yes 388 *** *** *** 84 20.5 16.1-25.9 119 32.8 26.8-39.5 182 46.0 39.7-52.5
No 3,891 77 2.3 1.7- 3.0 1,175 30.6 28.9-32.5 1,419 35.4 33.5-37.3 1,220 31.7 29.9-33.6
Diabetes
Yes 628 *** *** *** 85 11.7 9.0-15.0 205 32.1 27.3-37.3 334 55.5 50.2-60.7
No 3,670 76 2.3 1.8- 3.1 1,182 32.5 30.6-34.4 1,338 35.6 33.7-37.5 1,074 29.6 27.8-31.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,364 26 2.0 1.2- 3.4 346 24.7 21.9-27.8 437 32.2 29.0-35.6 555 41.1 37.7-44.6
No 2,888 53 2.2 1.6- 3.0 907 32.0 29.9-34.2 1,086 36.0 33.9-38.2 842 29.8 27.7-31.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,461 25 1.6 1.0- 2.7 350 23.2 20.5-26.0 497 33.0 29.9-36.3 589 42.2 38.9-45.6
No 2,837 55 2.3 1.7- 3.2 917 32.5 30.4-34.7 1,046 36.0 33.8-38.1 819 29.2 27.1-31.3

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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