2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,175 22 1.1 0.7- 1.7 557 26.8 24.5-29.3 882 38.0 35.5-40.5 714 34.1 31.6-36.7
Female 2,303 34 1.7 1.0- 2.9 733 33.1 30.6-35.7 661 27.3 25.0-29.6 875 37.9 35.4-40.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,002 47 1.3 0.8- 1.9 1,138 29.3 27.5-31.1 1,374 32.7 31.0-34.5 1,443 36.8 34.9-38.7
No 393 *** *** *** 114 31.3 25.9-37.2 146 35.4 29.8-41.4 124 30.3 25.1-35.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 56 56 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,290 *** *** *** 1,290 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 1,543 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,543 100 . - . *** *** ***
Obese 1,589 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,589 100 . - .
Current Smoker
Yes 621 *** *** *** 184 27.9 23.7-32.5 217 33.8 29.4-38.5 209 35.4 30.9-40.3
No 3,806 45 1.2 0.8- 1.6 1,095 30.4 28.5-32.3 1,302 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,364 36.2 34.3-38.2
History of CVD**
Yes 504 *** *** *** 123 25.0 20.4-30.2 174 28.0 23.6-32.9 200 46.1 40.4-51.9
No 3,929 49 1.5 1.0- 2.2 1,155 30.6 28.8-32.5 1,353 33.1 31.3-34.9 1,372 34.9 33.0-36.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 641 *** *** *** 214 31.4 27.3-35.7 229 36.4 32.1-41.0 195 31.7 27.5-36.3
No 3,622 50 1.6 1.1- 2.3 1,008 29.4 27.5-31.4 1,236 31.7 29.9-33.6 1,328 37.3 35.3-39.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 245 *** *** *** 102 39.3 32.6-46.5 78 33.9 27.2-41.3 64 26.5 20.6-33.4
No 4,014 52 1.5 1.0- 2.1 1,126 29.5 27.7-31.4 1,381 32.2 30.4-34.0 1,455 36.9 34.9-38.8
COPD
Yes 353 *** *** *** 96 30.2 23.5-37.9 92 22.8 17.8-28.7 155 42.8 35.8-50.1
No 4,109 46 1.2 0.8- 1.6 1,191 30.0 28.2-31.8 1,445 33.4 31.7-35.2 1,427 35.4 33.6-37.3
Current Asthma
Yes 404 *** *** *** 84 24.3 19.1-30.3 116 26.5 21.5-32.2 201 46.7 40.5-52.9
No 4,059 53 1.3 0.9- 1.7 1,201 30.5 28.7-32.4 1,422 33.2 31.5-35.0 1,383 35.0 33.1-36.9
Diabetes
Yes 621 *** *** *** 87 15.1 11.8-19.1 178 26.8 22.8-31.1 354 57.9 52.9-62.7
No 3,854 54 1.6 1.1- 2.3 1,201 32.1 30.2-34.0 1,365 33.5 31.7-35.3 1,234 32.9 31.0-34.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,415 24 1.7 1.1- 2.7 320 24.0 21.1-27.2 440 28.9 26.1-31.9 631 45.3 41.9-48.7
No 3,015 30 1.2 0.7- 2.1 960 32.6 30.5-34.8 1,085 34.2 32.2-36.3 940 32.0 29.9-34.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,417 *** *** *** 303 20.8 18.3-23.6 445 28.9 26.1-31.8 658 49.1 45.8-52.4
No 3,061 45 1.5 1.1- 2.0 987 33.6 31.5-35.8 1,098 34.1 32.1-36.2 931 30.8 28.7-32.9

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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