2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 3,871 1,151 30.4 28.7-32.1 2,720 69.6 67.9-71.3
GENDER
Male 1,874 499 27.1 24.7-29.5 1,375 72.9 70.5-75.3
Female 1,997 652 33.7 31.3-36.2 1,345 66.3 63.8-68.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,416 1,006 29.8 28.0-31.7 2,410 70.2 68.3-72.0
No 448 140 33.4 28.3-38.8 308 66.6 61.2-71.7
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 656 235 36.4 32.1-40.9 421 63.6 59.1-67.9
No 3,158 902 29.2 27.3-31.1 2,256 70.8 68.9-72.7
History of CVD**
Yes 463 122 25.6 21.1-30.7 341 74.4 69.3-78.9
No 3,374 1,022 31.0 29.2-32.9 2,352 69.0 67.1-70.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 502 177 36.0 31.4-41.0 325 64.0 59.0-68.6
No 3,171 916 29.3 27.5-31.3 2,255 70.7 68.7-72.5
COPD
Yes 335 92 27.7 22.3-33.9 243 72.3 66.1-77.7
No 3,525 1,055 30.6 28.9-32.5 2,470 69.4 67.5-71.1
Current Asthma
Yes 340 72 23.4 18.3-29.3 268 76.6 70.7-81.7
No 3,513 1,072 31.0 29.2-32.8 2,441 69.0 67.2-70.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,280 361 27.9 25.1-31.0 919 72.1 69.0-74.9
No 2,542 777 31.6 29.5-33.8 1,765 68.4 66.2-70.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,242 284 22.4 19.7-25.4 958 77.6 74.6-80.3
No 2,629 867 33.5 31.4-35.6 1,762 66.5 64.4-68.6

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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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