2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,035 65 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,161 28.8 26.9-30.7 1,457 35.2 33.3-37.2 1,352 34.1 32.1-36.1
GENDER
Male 1,982 27 1.1 0.7- 1.8 484 25.1 22.6-27.8 843 41.6 38.8-44.5 628 32.1 29.5-34.8
Female 2,053 38 2.7 1.6- 4.6 677 32.4 29.7-35.3 614 28.8 26.3-31.4 724 36.1 33.2-39.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,634 54 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,041 28.4 26.5-30.4 1,306 34.8 32.8-36.8 1,233 34.9 32.8-37.0
No 344 *** *** *** 100 30.9 24.7-37.8 132 41.7 34.7-49.1 103 24.9 19.9-30.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 65 65 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,161 *** *** *** 1,161 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 1,457 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,457 100 . - . *** *** ***
Obese 1,352 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,352 100 . - .
Current Smoker
Yes 535 *** *** *** 173 30.6 25.4-36.5 178 30.9 25.9-36.5 169 32.9 27.3-39.0
No 3,394 49 1.3 0.9- 1.8 950 28.3 26.3-30.4 1,239 35.9 33.8-38.0 1,156 34.5 32.4-36.7
History of CVD**
Yes 453 *** *** *** 114 26.5 20.5-33.5 166 35.3 29.4-41.7 165 34.8 28.7-41.5
No 3,546 56 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,037 29.1 27.2-31.1 1,280 35.2 33.2-37.3 1,173 33.9 31.8-36.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 602 *** *** *** 173 28.1 24.0-32.6 247 39.1 34.5-43.9 178 32.1 27.7-37.0
No 3,155 57 2.2 1.4- 3.4 904 28.9 26.8-31.2 1,110 34.2 32.0-36.4 1,084 34.7 32.5-37.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 248 *** *** *** 72 25.6 19.6-32.7 97 38.6 31.1-46.6 77 34.8 27.6-42.7
No 3,524 59 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,007 28.8 26.8-30.9 1,268 34.8 32.8-36.9 1,190 34.4 32.3-36.6
COPD
Yes 326 *** *** *** 103 28.4 21.7-36.3 88 22.2 16.8-28.7 125 41.9 34.0-50.2
No 3,698 55 1.4 1.1- 2.0 1,055 28.7 26.8-30.7 1,368 36.4 34.4-38.5 1,220 33.4 31.4-35.5
Current Asthma
Yes 357 *** *** *** 74 19.3 14.4-25.3 108 30.1 24.2-36.8 168 44.1 37.0-51.6
No 3,661 57 1.4 1.0- 1.9 1,081 29.7 27.8-31.8 1,345 35.9 33.9-38.0 1,178 32.9 30.9-35.0
Diabetes
Yes 536 *** *** *** 68 12.7 9.4-17.0 193 35.6 30.1-41.5 272 51.2 45.4-57.0
No 3,492 61 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,091 31.1 29.1-33.2 1,264 35.4 33.3-37.4 1,076 31.4 29.4-33.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,284 *** *** *** 329 25.5 22.2-29.2 435 32.5 29.1-36.1 495 39.0 35.1-43.0
No 2,689 39 1.4 1.0- 2.1 815 30.6 28.4-32.9 994 36.2 33.9-38.5 841 31.8 29.6-34.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,231 *** *** *** 303 23.4 20.3-26.9 391 30.7 27.3-34.3 514 42.5 38.6-46.4
No 2,804 42 1.3 0.9- 1.9 858 30.9 28.7-33.2 1,066 37.0 34.8-39.4 838 30.7 28.5-33.1

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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 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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