2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 3 603 175 28.5 24.0-33.5 428 71.5 66.5-76.0
GENDER
Male 298 78 24.8 19.0-31.6 220 75.2 68.4-81.0
Female 305 97 32.4 25.7-39.8 208 67.6 60.2-74.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 121 30.8 25.3-37.0 242 69.2 63.0-74.7
Non-Hispanic Black 123 25 21.1 13.8-30.9 98 78.9 69.1-86.2
Other 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 272 94 35.4 28.3-43.2 178 64.6 56.8-71.7
45-64 198 39 21.2 15.0-29.0 159 78.8 71.0-85.0
65+ 120 38 24.5 17.0-34.1 82 75.5 65.9-83.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 170 45 29.9 21.1-40.4 125 70.1 59.6-78.9
Some Post-H.S. 172 52 25.5 18.6-33.9 120 74.5 66.1-81.4
College Graduate 257 77 29.9 23.9-36.7 180 70.1 63.3-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 192 65 30.7 23.6-38.9 127 69.3 61.1-76.4
$50,000+ 285 67 25.5 19.4-32.7 218 74.5 67.3-80.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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