2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 4,035 1,226 30.7 28.8-32.7 2,809 69.3 67.3-71.2
GENDER
Male 1,982 511 26.3 23.8-28.9 1,471 73.7 71.1-76.2
Female 2,053 715 35.1 32.3-38.1 1,338 64.9 61.9-67.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,634 1,095 30.3 28.3-32.4 2,539 69.7 67.6-71.7
No 344 109 33.3 27.0-40.3 235 66.7 59.7-73.0
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 535 188 36.2 30.2-42.5 347 63.8 57.5-69.8
No 3,394 999 29.6 27.6-31.7 2,395 70.4 68.3-72.4
History of CVD**
Yes 453 122 29.9 23.2-37.6 331 70.1 62.4-76.8
No 3,546 1,093 30.9 28.9-33.0 2,453 69.1 67.0-71.1
Binge Drinker
Yes 602 177 28.7 24.6-33.3 425 71.3 66.7-75.4
No 3,155 961 31.1 28.8-33.4 2,194 68.9 66.6-71.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 248 74 26.6 20.5-33.8 174 73.4 66.2-79.5
No 3,524 1,066 30.8 28.7-32.9 2,458 69.2 67.1-71.3
COPD
Yes 326 113 35.9 27.7-45.0 213 64.1 55.0-72.3
No 3,698 1,110 30.1 28.2-32.2 2,588 69.9 67.8-71.8
Current Asthma
Yes 357 81 25.7 19.0-33.9 276 74.3 66.1-81.0
No 3,661 1,138 31.1 29.2-33.2 2,523 68.9 66.8-70.8
Diabetes
Yes 536 71 13.2 9.8-17.4 465 86.8 82.6-90.2
No 3,492 1,152 33.2 31.1-35.4 2,340 66.8 64.6-68.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,284 354 28.5 24.9-32.4 930 71.5 67.6-75.1
No 2,689 854 32.0 29.8-34.4 1,835 68.0 65.6-70.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,231 326 26.8 23.3-30.8 905 73.2 69.2-76.7
No 2,804 900 32.2 30.0-34.6 1,904 67.8 65.4-70.0

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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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