2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 3,871 1,151 30.4 28.7-32.1 2,720 69.6 67.9-71.3
Medicaid Region 1 489 152 33.4 28.3-38.8 337 66.6 61.2-71.7
GENDER
Male 257 69 30.0 23.5-37.5 188 70.0 62.5-76.5
Female 232 83 36.6 29.3-44.6 149 63.4 55.4-70.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 401 127 33.6 28.2-39.6 274 66.4 60.4-71.8
Non-Hispanic Black 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 143 57 42.4 33.4-52.0 86 57.6 48.0-66.6
45-64 171 38 24.9 17.5-34.2 133 75.1 65.8-82.5
65+ 168 56 31.7 23.5-41.2 112 68.3 58.8-76.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 51 32.0 24.1-41.1 109 68.0 58.9-75.9
Some Post-H.S. 148 45 35.5 26.4-45.7 103 64.5 54.3-73.6
College Graduate 181 56 32.5 25.1-40.9 125 67.5 59.1-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 219 64 30.2 23.1-38.3 155 69.8 61.7-76.9
$50,000+ 167 52 33.0 25.0-42.2 115 67.0 57.8-75.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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