2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 4,292 1,345 32.0 30.2-33.8 2,947 68.0 66.2-69.8
GENDER
Male 2,074 569 28.4 26.1-30.9 1,505 71.6 69.1-73.9
Female 2,218 776 35.5 33.0-38.0 1,442 64.5 62.0-67.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,759 1,195 32.7 30.8-34.6 2,564 67.3 65.4-69.2
No 531 148 26.8 22.4-31.7 383 73.2 68.3-77.6
Current Smoker
Yes 721 267 36.1 31.7-40.8 454 63.9 59.2-68.3
No 3,499 1,057 31.1 29.2-33.1 2,442 68.9 66.9-70.8
History of CVD**
Yes 561 134 21.3 17.5-25.8 427 78.7 74.2-82.5
No 3,716 1,206 33.3 31.4-35.2 2,510 66.7 64.8-68.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 548 205 41.9 36.9-47.0 343 58.1 53.0-63.1
No 3,510 1,071 30.6 28.7-32.5 2,439 69.4 67.5-71.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 244 90 37.6 30.4-45.4 154 62.4 54.6-69.6
No 3,802 1,184 32.0 30.2-33.9 2,618 68.0 66.1-69.8
COPD
Yes 401 117 25.2 20.2-31.0 284 74.8 69.0-79.8
No 3,879 1,222 32.5 30.6-34.3 2,657 67.5 65.7-69.4
Current Asthma
Yes 388 87 21.1 16.6-26.5 301 78.9 73.5-83.4
No 3,891 1,252 32.9 31.1-34.8 2,639 67.1 65.2-68.9
Diabetes
Yes 628 89 12.4 9.6-15.8 539 87.6 84.2-90.4
No 3,670 1,258 34.9 32.9-36.8 2,412 65.1 63.2-67.1
Functional Disability
Yes 1,364 372 26.7 23.8-29.8 992 73.3 70.2-76.2
No 2,888 960 34.2 32.1-36.4 1,928 65.8 63.6-67.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,461 375 24.8 22.1-27.7 1,086 75.2 72.3-77.9
No 2,837 972 34.9 32.7-37.1 1,865 65.1 62.9-67.3

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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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