2023 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 3,722 1,085 31.1 29.0-33.2 2,637 68.9 66.8-71.0
Medicaid Region 3 481 153 32.6 27.5-38.2 328 67.4 61.8-72.5
GENDER
Male 237 70 30.0 23.0-38.1 167 70.0 61.9-77.0
Female 244 83 35.3 28.1-43.1 161 64.7 56.9-71.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 276 99 36.0 29.2-43.4 177 64.0 56.6-70.8
Non-Hispanic Black 110 25 21.1 13.4-31.7 85 78.9 68.3-86.6
Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 195 77 38.2 30.3-46.7 118 61.8 53.3-69.7
45-64 153 31 23.8 15.5-34.7 122 76.2 65.3-84.5
65+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 135 44 34.0 25.0-44.3 91 66.0 55.7-75.0
Some Post-H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 209 67 30.2 23.6-37.7 142 69.8 62.3-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 145 44 27.5 19.4-37.3 101 72.5 62.7-80.6
$50,000+ 235 67 30.8 23.8-38.7 168 69.2 61.3-76.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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