2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,871 65 1.8 1.4- 2.4 1,086 28.6 26.9-30.3 1,408 35.6 33.9-37.4 1,312 34.0 32.2-35.8
GENDER
Male 1,874 26 1.4 1.0- 2.1 473 25.6 23.3-28.1 806 42.4 39.8-45.0 569 30.6 28.2-33.1
Female 1,997 39 2.2 1.6- 3.2 613 31.5 29.1-33.9 602 29.0 26.7-31.4 743 37.4 34.8-39.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,416 52 1.6 1.2- 2.2 954 28.2 26.4-30.0 1,248 36.0 34.1-37.9 1,162 34.2 32.3-36.1
No 448 *** *** *** 127 30.1 25.2-35.5 158 33.3 28.5-38.6 150 33.3 28.4-38.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 65 65 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,086 *** *** *** 1,086 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 1,408 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,408 100 . - . *** *** ***
Obese 1,312 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,312 100 . - .
Current Smoker
Yes 656 22 3.1 1.9- 5.1 213 33.2 29.0-37.7 224 33.3 29.2-37.7 197 30.3 26.3-34.7
No 3,158 43 1.6 1.1- 2.2 859 27.6 25.8-29.5 1,158 36.1 34.1-38.1 1,098 34.8 32.8-36.7
History of CVD**
Yes 463 *** *** *** 115 24.1 19.8-29.2 152 32.4 27.3-37.9 189 42.0 36.7-47.5
No 3,374 57 1.9 1.4- 2.5 965 29.1 27.3-31.0 1,244 36.0 34.1-37.9 1,108 33.0 31.2-34.9
Binge Drinker
Yes 502 *** *** *** 173 35.3 30.6-40.2 193 38.2 33.4-43.2 132 25.8 21.7-30.4
No 3,171 55 1.9 1.4- 2.5 861 27.4 25.6-29.3 1,147 35.4 33.4-37.4 1,108 35.3 33.3-37.3
COPD
Yes 335 *** *** *** 84 25.4 20.1-31.5 111 31.4 25.7-37.8 132 40.9 34.6-47.4
No 3,525 57 1.8 1.3- 2.4 998 28.8 27.1-30.6 1,292 36.0 34.2-37.9 1,178 33.4 31.6-35.2
Current Asthma
Yes 340 *** *** *** 68 22.3 17.3-28.2 89 25.7 20.8-31.3 179 50.9 44.8-57.0
No 3,513 61 1.9 1.4- 2.5 1,011 29.1 27.3-30.9 1,317 36.7 34.8-38.6 1,124 32.3 30.5-34.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,280 33 3.0 2.1- 4.4 328 24.9 22.2-27.9 387 30.3 27.2-33.5 532 41.8 38.5-45.1
No 2,542 32 1.3 0.9- 1.9 745 30.3 28.2-32.5 1,001 38.1 36.0-40.3 764 30.3 28.2-32.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,242 17 1.6 0.9- 2.8 267 20.8 18.2-23.7 400 32.2 29.1-35.5 558 45.4 42.0-48.7
No 2,629 48 1.9 1.4- 2.6 819 31.6 29.5-33.7 1,008 37.0 34.8-39.1 754 29.6 27.5-31.7

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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 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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