2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 4,478 1,346 31.4 29.6-33.2 3,132 68.6 66.8-70.4
GENDER
Male 2,175 579 27.9 25.6-30.4 1,596 72.1 69.6-74.4
Female 2,303 767 34.8 32.3-37.4 1,536 65.2 62.6-67.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,002 1,185 30.5 28.7-32.4 2,817 69.5 67.6-71.3
No 393 123 34.4 28.8-40.4 270 65.6 59.6-71.2
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 621 195 30.7 26.2-35.6 426 69.3 64.4-73.8
No 3,806 1,140 31.5 29.7-33.5 2,666 68.5 66.5-70.3
History of CVD**
Yes 504 130 25.9 21.3-31.1 374 74.1 68.9-78.7
No 3,929 1,204 32.0 30.2-34.0 2,725 68.0 66.0-69.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 641 217 31.8 27.8-36.2 424 68.2 63.8-72.2
No 3,622 1,058 31.0 29.0-33.0 2,564 69.0 67.0-71.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 245 103 39.6 32.9-46.7 142 60.4 53.3-67.1
No 4,014 1,178 30.9 29.1-32.9 2,836 69.1 67.1-70.9
COPD
Yes 353 106 34.4 27.2-42.3 247 65.6 57.7-72.8
No 4,109 1,237 31.1 29.4-33.0 2,872 68.9 67.0-70.6
Current Asthma
Yes 404 87 26.8 21.2-33.4 317 73.2 66.6-78.8
No 4,059 1,254 31.8 30.0-33.7 2,805 68.2 66.3-70.0
Diabetes
Yes 621 89 15.4 12.0-19.4 532 84.6 80.6-88.0
No 3,854 1,255 33.6 31.7-35.6 2,599 66.4 64.4-68.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,415 344 25.8 22.8-29.0 1,071 74.2 71.0-77.2
No 3,015 990 33.8 31.7-36.0 2,025 66.2 64.0-68.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,417 314 22.0 19.3-25.0 1,103 78.0 75.0-80.7
No 3,061 1,032 35.1 33.0-37.3 2,029 64.9 62.7-67.0

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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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