2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 460 157 35.0 29.0-41.4 303 65.0 58.6-71.0
Region 3 443 133 31.1 26.0-36.8 310 68.9 63.2-74.0
Region 4 650 196 30.5 26.5-34.8 454 69.5 65.2-73.5
Region 5 608 219 36.9 32.3-41.8 389 63.1 58.2-67.7
Region 6 499 143 30.5 25.8-35.7 356 69.5 64.3-74.2
Region 7 628 192 31.0 26.8-35.5 436 69.0 64.5-73.2
Region 8 734 184 24.4 20.5-28.7 550 75.6 71.3-79.5
Region 9 & 10 456 122 27.5 22.7-32.8 334 72.5 67.2-77.3
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,699 446 28.2 25.4-31.2 1,253 71.8 68.8-74.6
Piedmont 2,207 706 31.9 29.6-34.3 1,501 68.1 65.7-70.4
Western NC 572 194 35.2 29.9-40.8 378 64.8 59.2-70.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 380 134 36.3 29.6-43.7 246 63.7 56.3-70.4
Northwest 663 195 30.3 25.9-35.0 468 69.7 65.0-74.1
Charlotte 523 160 30.1 25.7-34.8 363 69.9 65.2-74.3
Greensboro 472 176 38.2 33.0-43.7 296 61.8 56.3-67.0
Southern Regional 725 186 28.3 24.1-33.0 539 71.7 67.0-75.9
Southeast 348 107 28.6 23.3-34.7 241 71.4 65.3-76.7
Wake 729 223 29.9 26.2-33.9 506 70.1 66.1-73.8
Area L & Eastern 638 165 27.9 23.5-32.8 473 72.1 67.2-76.5
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 484 172 36.5 30.7-42.7 312 63.5 57.3-69.3
Region 2 685 208 32.9 28.6-37.5 477 67.1 62.5-71.4
Region 3 663 199 30.4 26.4-34.6 464 69.6 65.4-73.6
Region 4 945 314 32.8 29.4-36.4 631 67.2 63.6-70.6
Region 5 1,094 302 29.7 26.3-33.3 792 70.3 66.7-73.7
Region 6 607 151 25.4 21.1-30.2 456 74.6 69.8-78.9

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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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