2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

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 6 607 151 25.4 21.1-30.2 456 74.6 69.8-78.9
GENDER
Male 282 63 24.5 18.4-31.9 219 75.5 68.1-81.6
Female 325 88 26.3 20.6-33.1 237 73.7 66.9-79.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 384 111 29.5 23.7-36.0 273 70.5 64.0-76.3
Non-Hispanic Black 135 23 16.8 10.7-25.4 112 83.2 74.6-89.3
Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 197 55 30.6 22.8-39.7 142 69.4 60.3-77.2
45-64 202 41 16.2 11.7-22.0 161 83.8 78.0-88.3
65+ 202 51 25.9 19.4-33.6 151 74.1 66.4-80.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 216 45 23.3 16.9-31.3 171 76.7 68.7-83.1
Some Post-H.S. 177 45 25.3 18.0-34.3 132 74.7 65.7-82.0
College Graduate 210 59 29.4 21.9-38.2 151 70.6 61.8-78.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 243 58 23.0 17.4-29.8 185 77.0 70.2-82.6
$50,000+ 237 59 26.9 19.5-35.8 178 73.1 64.2-80.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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