2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,478 56 1.4 1.0- 2.0 1,290 30.0 28.3-31.7 1,543 32.6 30.9-34.3 1,589 36.0 34.2-37.9
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 460 *** *** *** 147 33.0 27.1-39.4 141 25.8 21.5-30.6 162 39.3 33.0-45.8
Region 3 443 *** *** *** 129 30.5 25.4-36.1 152 33.5 28.2-39.3 158 35.3 30.2-40.8
Region 4 650 *** *** *** 190 29.6 25.6-33.9 237 34.7 30.6-39.0 217 34.8 30.7-39.3
Region 5 608 *** *** *** 211 34.8 30.3-39.6 199 29.8 25.8-34.2 190 33.3 28.9-37.9
Region 6 499 *** *** *** 139 29.1 24.5-34.2 159 31.0 26.5-36.0 197 38.5 33.5-43.7
Region 7 628 *** *** *** 184 29.7 25.6-34.2 220 32.8 28.7-37.1 216 36.3 31.8-40.9
Region 8 734 11 1.8 0.9- 3.8 173 22.6 18.8-26.8 273 38.4 33.7-43.2 277 37.2 32.8-41.9
Region 9 & 10 456 *** *** *** 117 25.9 21.3-31.1 162 32.5 27.6-37.8 172 40.0 34.4-45.9
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,699 21 1.6 0.9- 2.6 425 26.6 23.9-29.6 594 32.6 29.9-35.5 659 39.2 36.1-42.4
Piedmont 2,207 22 1.2 0.6- 2.2 684 30.7 28.4-33.1 775 33.9 31.6-36.3 726 34.2 31.8-36.6
Western NC 572 13 2.0 1.1- 3.8 181 33.1 27.9-38.7 174 25.7 21.9-30.0 204 39.1 33.8-44.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 380 *** *** *** 126 34.6 27.9-42.0 116 25.9 21.2-31.3 130 37.7 30.9-45.1
Northwest 663 *** *** *** 188 29.2 24.9-33.9 224 33.0 28.5-37.8 244 36.8 32.2-41.5
Charlotte 523 *** *** *** 155 29.2 24.9-33.9 194 35.3 30.9-40.1 169 34.6 30.0-39.5
Greensboro 472 *** *** *** 168 35.7 30.6-41.2 143 26.6 22.3-31.4 153 35.2 30.2-40.5
Southern Regional 725 *** *** *** 180 26.9 22.8-31.5 241 31.5 27.2-36.1 298 40.2 35.5-45.0
Southeast 348 *** *** *** 102 27.1 21.9-33.1 127 34.9 29.1-41.2 114 36.4 30.6-42.8
Wake 729 *** *** *** 216 28.9 25.3-32.9 264 35.3 31.4-39.4 242 34.8 30.9-38.9
Area L & Eastern 638 *** *** *** 155 26.2 21.9-31.0 234 34.2 29.9-38.8 239 37.9 32.9-43.2
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 484 11 2.1 1.1- 4.1 161 34.3 28.6-40.6 146 25.3 21.2-29.9 166 38.2 32.3-44.6
Region 2 685 *** *** *** 202 31.2 26.9-35.8 229 30.6 26.6-34.8 248 36.6 32.3-41.1
Region 3 663 *** *** *** 193 29.5 25.6-33.7 241 34.9 30.9-39.2 223 34.7 30.6-39.1
Region 4 945 12 1.1 0.6- 2.1 302 31.7 28.3-35.2 329 33.6 30.2-37.1 302 33.6 30.2-37.2
Region 5 1,094 11 1.5 0.7- 3.0 291 28.2 24.9-31.7 377 32.9 29.5-36.5 415 37.4 33.9-41.1
Region 6 607 *** *** *** 141 23.7 19.5-28.5 221 34.5 30.0-39.3 235 40.1 34.9-45.6

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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.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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