2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4,035 1,226 30.7 28.8-32.7 2,809 69.3 67.3-71.2
Medicaid Region 4 976 314 30.4 27.1-34.0 662 69.6 66.0-72.9
GENDER
Male 485 135 25.4 21.1-30.2 350 74.6 69.8-78.9
Female 491 179 35.5 30.5-40.7 312 64.5 59.3-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 595 207 31.5 27.3-36.1 388 68.5 63.9-72.7
Non-Hispanic Black 198 38 21.2 15.1-29.0 160 78.8 71.0-84.9
Other 168 62 41.3 32.4-50.9 106 58.7 49.1-67.6
AGE
18-44 443 162 35.7 30.7-41.1 281 64.3 58.9-69.3
45-64 324 80 21.2 16.5-26.7 244 78.8 73.3-83.5
65+ 197 65 31.7 24.2-40.3 132 68.3 59.7-75.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 241 66 28.0 21.6-35.4 175 72.0 64.6-78.4
Some Post-H.S. 233 58 23.3 17.7-30.0 175 76.7 70.0-82.3
College Graduate 499 188 37.2 32.5-42.2 311 62.8 57.8-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 83 27.8 21.9-34.5 186 72.2 65.5-78.1
$50,000+ 522 155 27.4 23.2-32.0 367 72.6 68.0-76.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 185 76 41.8 33.3-50.7 109 58.2 49.3-66.7

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 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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