BRFSS 2021 - Medicaid region 5: (Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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
North Carolina	4,478	1,346	31.4	29.6-33.2	3,132	68.6	66.8-70.4
Medicaid Region 5	1,094	302	29.7	26.3-33.3	792	70.3	66.7-73.7
GENDER
Male	506	123	26.5	22.0-31.7	383	73.5	68.3-78.0
Female	588	179	32.8	28.0-38.1	409	67.2	61.9-72.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	620	201	33.1	28.7-37.8	419	66.9	62.2-71.3
Non-Hispanic Black	254	52	23.8	17.4-31.6	202	76.2	68.4-82.6
Other	210	46	25.4	17.6-35.2	164	74.6	64.8-82.4
AGE
18-44	331	121	38.1	32.1-44.4	210	61.9	55.6-67.9
45-64	341	59	17.9	13.3-23.6	282	82.1	76.4-86.7
65+	407	118	29.8	24.4-35.8	289	70.2	64.2-75.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	394	99	27.1	21.8-33.1	295	72.9	66.9-78.2
Some Post-H.S.	321	86	29.5	23.6-36.1	235	70.5	63.9-76.4
College Graduate	377	117	34.8	29.4-40.6	260	65.2	59.4-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	441	107	28.1	23.0-33.9	334	71.9	66.1-77.0
$50,000+	426	128	32.0	26.7-37.8	298	68.0	62.2-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	227	67	27.8	20.6-36.4	160	72.2	63.6-79.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

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 5

1,094

302

29.7

26.3-33.3

792

70.3

66.7-73.7

GENDER

Male

506

123

26.5

22.0-31.7

383

73.5

68.3-78.0

Female

588

179

32.8

28.0-38.1

409

67.2

61.9-72.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

620

201

33.1

28.7-37.8

419

66.9

62.2-71.3

Non-Hispanic Black

254

23.8

17.4-31.6

202

76.2

68.4-82.6

Other

210

25.4

17.6-35.2

164

74.6

64.8-82.4

AGE

18-44

331

121

38.1

32.1-44.4

210

61.9

55.6-67.9

45-64

341

17.9

13.3-23.6

282

82.1

76.4-86.7

65+

407

118

29.8

24.4-35.8

289

70.2

64.2-75.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

394

27.1

21.8-33.1

295

72.9

66.9-78.2

Some Post-H.S.

321

29.5

23.6-36.1

235

70.5

63.9-76.4

College Graduate

377

117

34.8

29.4-40.6

260

65.2

59.4-70.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

441

107

28.1

23.0-33.9

334

71.9

66.1-77.0

$50,000+

426

128

32.0

26.7-37.8

298

68.0

62.2-73.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

227

27.8

20.6-36.4

160

72.2

63.6-79.4

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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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