2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 1 473 135 26.7 21.8-32.3 338 73.3 67.7-78.2
GENDER
Male 204 50 23.7 16.7-32.4 154 76.3 67.6-83.3
Female 269 85 29.9 23.3-37.5 184 70.1 62.5-76.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 120 26.7 21.4-32.7 271 73.3 67.3-78.6
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 109 *** *** *** 75 67.1 56.0-76.6
45-64 161 37 20.8 14.1-29.6 124 79.2 70.4-85.9
65+ 195 57 24.0 16.9-33.0 138 76.0 67.0-83.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 151 39 20.8 14.2-29.4 112 79.2 70.6-85.8
College Graduate 191 61 31.4 23.9-39.9 130 68.6 60.1-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 35 18.2 11.5-27.8 126 81.8 72.2-88.5
$50,000+ 203 56 29.5 22.0-38.4 147 70.5 61.6-78.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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