2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 889 225 30.7 25.9-36.0 664 69.3 64.0-74.1
GENDER
Male 394 103 28.8 21.7-37.1 291 71.2 62.9-78.3
Female 495 122 32.7 26.6-39.4 373 67.3 60.6-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 385 130 33.7 27.8-40.0 255 66.3 60.0-72.2
Non-Hispanic Black 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 344 54 20.7 12.7-31.9 290 79.3 68.1-87.3
AGE
18-44 291 82 35.8 27.8-44.6 209 64.2 55.4-72.2
45-64 319 59 22.8 16.1-31.1 260 77.2 68.9-83.9
65+ 274 84 31.3 22.7-41.3 190 68.7 58.7-77.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 291 85 37.5 28.2-47.9 206 62.5 52.1-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 278 57 24.3 17.7-32.3 221 75.7 67.7-82.3
College Graduate 320 83 29.3 23.0-36.5 237 70.7 63.5-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 340 90 31.2 23.3-40.5 250 68.8 59.5-76.7
$50,000+ 375 74 25.0 19.3-31.6 301 75.0 68.4-80.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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