2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 2 685 208 32.9 28.6-37.5 477 67.1 62.5-71.4
GENDER
Male 334 85 29.1 23.3-35.6 249 70.9 64.4-76.7
Female 351 123 36.6 30.1-43.6 228 63.4 56.4-69.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 492 164 35.1 30.3-40.3 328 64.9 59.7-69.7
Non-Hispanic Black 109 24 24.2 15.7-35.3 85 75.8 64.7-84.3
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 248 80 35.7 28.5-43.6 168 64.3 56.4-71.5
45-64 237 64 29.6 22.3-38.3 173 70.4 61.7-77.7
65+ 191 62 33.2 25.5-41.9 129 66.8 58.1-74.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 215 64 35.0 27.9-42.9 151 65.0 57.1-72.1
Some Post-H.S. 207 54 28.6 21.4-37.2 153 71.4 62.8-78.6
College Graduate 263 90 35.7 29.3-42.6 173 64.3 57.4-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 254 64 26.9 20.6-34.2 190 73.1 65.8-79.4
$50,000+ 297 91 31.2 25.4-37.6 206 68.8 62.4-74.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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