2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

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 6 520 138 27.8 23.0-33.3 382 72.2 66.7-77.0
GENDER
Male 251 57 26.0 19.6-33.6 194 74.0 66.4-80.4
Female 269 81 29.8 23.0-37.7 188 70.2 62.3-77.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 341 104 33.8 27.4-41.0 237 66.2 59.0-72.6
Non-Hispanic Black 111 20 17.7 10.5-28.1 91 82.3 71.9-89.5
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 190 60 34.0 26.1-42.9 130 66.0 57.1-73.9
45-64 164 37 21.1 13.9-30.8 127 78.9 69.2-86.1
65+ 164 41 23.7 16.2-33.3 123 76.3 66.7-83.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 183 53 28.8 21.3-37.6 130 71.2 62.4-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 166 42 29.7 21.4-39.6 124 70.3 60.4-78.6
College Graduate 170 42 22.0 15.7-29.8 128 78.0 70.2-84.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 53 24.8 18.1-33.0 168 75.2 67.0-81.9
$50,000+ 206 52 24.2 17.9-32.0 154 75.8 68.0-82.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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