2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 4,478 1,346 31.4 29.6-33.2 3,132 68.6 66.8-70.4
Medicaid Region 1 484 172 36.5 30.7-42.7 312 63.5 57.3-69.3
GENDER
Male 231 78 33.1 26.1-41.0 153 66.9 59.0-73.9
Female 253 94 39.7 31.0-49.1 159 60.3 50.9-69.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 396 155 39.5 32.9-46.3 241 60.5 53.7-67.1
Non-Hispanic Black 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 134 47 36.0 26.5-46.7 87 64.0 53.3-73.5
45-64 179 58 29.4 22.2-37.7 121 70.6 62.3-77.8
65+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 193 80 40.2 33.0-47.9 113 59.8 52.1-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 193 71 35.1 27.7-43.2 122 64.9 56.8-72.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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