2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4 867 286 32.8 28.9-37.0 581 67.2 63.0-71.1
GENDER
Male 416 121 26.9 22.0-32.3 295 73.1 67.7-78.0
Female 451 165 38.9 33.1-45.0 286 61.1 55.0-66.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 526 190 35.0 30.2-40.1 336 65.0 59.9-69.8
Non-Hispanic Black 176 33 18.8 12.3-27.7 143 81.2 72.3-87.7
Other 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 342 152 45.4 38.9-52.0 190 54.6 48.0-61.1
45-64 279 61 17.2 12.9-22.5 218 82.8 77.5-87.1
65+ 240 72 28.4 21.5-36.5 168 71.6 63.5-78.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 57 26.3 19.5-34.6 145 73.7 65.4-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 197 55 32.0 24.1-41.0 142 68.0 59.0-75.9
College Graduate 465 174 38.9 33.8-44.3 291 61.1 55.7-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 227 67 32.3 24.8-41.0 160 67.7 59.0-75.2
$50,000+ 499 162 31.2 26.2-36.7 337 68.8 63.3-73.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 57 38.9 29.7-49.0 84 61.1 51.0-70.3

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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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