2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

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 2 459 124 25.3 20.9-30.3 335 74.7 69.7-79.1
GENDER
Male 235 57 24.0 18.1-31.2 178 76.0 68.8-81.9
Female 224 67 26.7 20.5-33.9 157 73.3 66.1-79.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 351 98 27.0 21.9-32.8 253 73.0 67.2-78.1
Non-Hispanic Black 59 *** *** *** 50 87.6 76.1-93.9
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 139 47 30.9 23.1-40.0 92 69.1 60.0-76.9
45-64 173 31 14.4 9.9-20.5 142 85.6 79.5-90.1
65+ 143 44 30.2 21.3-40.8 99 69.8 59.2-78.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 154 41 23.3 16.7-31.5 113 76.7 68.5-83.3
Some Post-H.S. 150 41 26.7 19.0-36.0 109 73.3 64.0-81.0
College Graduate 155 42 27.1 20.1-35.5 113 72.9 64.5-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 193 56 26.0 19.7-33.5 137 74.0 66.5-80.3
$50,000+ 174 42 25.5 18.3-34.3 132 74.5 65.7-81.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 26 23.8 15.1-35.6 66 76.2 64.4-84.9

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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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