2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 3

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 3 541 166 30.3 26.1-34.8 375 69.7 65.2-73.9
GENDER
Male 279 79 28.3 22.7-34.5 200 71.7 65.5-77.3
Female 262 87 32.3 26.2-39.0 175 67.7 61.0-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 109 31.7 26.5-37.5 221 68.3 62.5-73.5
Non-Hispanic Black 112 22 21.7 14.3-31.6 90 78.3 68.4-85.7
Other 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 203 73 34.7 28.1-42.1 130 65.3 57.9-71.9
45-64 186 45 23.0 17.1-30.3 141 77.0 69.7-82.9
65+ 143 43 28.5 21.0-37.4 100 71.5 62.6-79.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 156 45 26.3 19.4-34.5 111 73.7 65.5-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 160 45 27.5 20.6-35.7 115 72.5 64.3-79.4
College Graduate 225 76 37.2 30.4-44.5 149 62.8 55.5-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 56 27.2 20.9-34.7 141 72.8 65.3-79.1
$50,000+ 239 71 29.6 23.6-36.4 168 70.4 63.6-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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