2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 4

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 4 517 157 32.0 27.4-36.9 360 68.0 63.1-72.6
GENDER
Male 244 69 27.3 21.3-34.2 175 72.7 65.8-78.7
Female 273 88 36.5 30.0-43.6 185 63.5 56.4-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 317 111 35.9 29.9-42.3 206 64.1 57.7-70.1
Non-Hispanic Black 127 27 23.4 15.8-33.1 100 76.6 66.9-84.2
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 213 72 36.3 29.5-43.8 141 63.7 56.2-70.5
45-64 163 39 24.0 17.2-32.3 124 76.0 67.7-82.8
65+ 138 46 36.1 26.5-46.9 92 63.9 53.1-73.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 144 36 26.6 18.9-36.1 108 73.4 63.9-81.1
Some Post-H.S. 142 45 35.5 27.1-44.8 97 64.5 55.2-72.9
College Graduate 229 76 34.6 28.2-41.6 153 65.4 58.4-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 181 49 29.1 21.9-37.5 132 70.9 62.5-78.1
$50,000+ 232 61 25.9 20.2-32.7 171 74.1 67.3-79.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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