2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 900 236 25.6 21.9-29.7 664 74.4 70.3-78.1
GENDER
Male 443 91 19.3 15.0-24.5 352 80.7 75.5-85.0
Female 457 145 31.9 26.2-38.3 312 68.1 61.7-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 475 130 27.1 22.3-32.4 345 72.9 67.6-77.7
Non-Hispanic Black 174 27 13.3 8.3-20.6 147 86.7 79.4-91.7
Other 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 317 93 29.9 23.7-36.9 224 70.1 63.1-76.3
45-64 303 56 13.8 9.6-19.4 247 86.2 80.6-90.4
65+ 270 83 32.3 24.8-40.8 187 67.7 59.2-75.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 311 82 28.3 21.4-36.4 229 71.7 63.6-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 302 68 20.1 15.1-26.2 234 79.9 73.8-84.9
College Graduate 286 86 31.0 24.6-38.2 200 69.0 61.8-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 355 101 25.6 20.0-32.1 254 74.4 67.9-80.0
$50,000+ 366 71 17.9 13.5-23.3 295 82.1 76.7-86.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 179 *** *** *** 115 57.6 47.0-67.7

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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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