2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

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
Region 5 558 170 31.7 27.4-36.5 388 68.3 63.5-72.6
GENDER
Male 261 73 26.6 20.9-33.1 188 73.4 66.9-79.1
Female 297 97 36.7 30.5-43.5 200 63.3 56.5-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 350 122 35.1 29.5-41.1 228 64.9 58.9-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 132 28 23.0 15.7-32.5 104 77.0 67.5-84.3
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 226 75 35.6 29.0-42.8 151 64.4 57.2-71.0
45-64 176 41 23.2 16.8-31.2 135 76.8 68.8-83.2
65+ 153 54 37.3 28.2-47.5 99 62.7 52.5-71.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 155 38 25.8 18.4-34.8 117 74.2 65.2-81.6
Some Post-H.S. 147 46 35.2 27.0-44.4 101 64.8 55.6-73.0
College Graduate 254 86 35.0 28.9-41.7 168 65.0 58.3-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 192 53 29.2 22.3-37.1 139 70.8 62.9-77.7
$50,000+ 259 67 25.2 19.8-31.5 192 74.8 68.5-80.2
Don't know/Not Sure 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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