2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 3,722 1,085 31.1 29.0-33.2 2,637 68.9 66.8-71.0
Medicaid Region 2 518 141 30.4 25.0-36.3 377 69.6 63.7-75.0
GENDER
Male 234 55 25.8 19.0-34.0 179 74.2 66.0-81.0
Female 284 86 35.0 27.2-43.7 198 65.0 56.3-72.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 371 98 27.8 21.9-34.6 273 72.2 65.4-78.1
Non-Hispanic Black 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 164 54 36.8 27.6-47.0 110 63.2 53.0-72.4
45-64 193 40 20.3 13.8-28.8 153 79.7 71.2-86.2
65+ 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 161 46 30.5 21.4-41.3 115 69.5 58.7-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 230 63 26.7 20.6-33.9 167 73.3 66.1-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 45 33.2 24.1-43.7 128 66.8 56.3-75.9
$50,000+ 233 67 28.3 21.0-37.0 166 71.7 63.0-79.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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