2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

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 6 494 145 28.7 24.0-33.9 349 71.3 66.1-76.0
GENDER
Male 224 59 26.7 20.2-34.3 165 73.3 65.7-79.8
Female 270 86 30.9 24.4-38.3 184 69.1 61.7-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 311 100 33.0 26.8-39.7 211 67.0 60.3-73.2
Non-Hispanic Black 113 21 19.5 12.1-29.9 92 80.5 70.1-87.9
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 160 48 27.7 20.6-36.2 112 72.3 63.8-79.4
45-64 168 43 25.1 17.6-34.5 125 74.9 65.5-82.4
65+ 165 54 34.7 26.1-44.4 111 65.3 55.6-73.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 156 44 30.3 22.1-39.9 112 69.7 60.1-77.9
Some Post-H.S. 158 44 26.5 19.1-35.4 114 73.5 64.6-80.9
College Graduate 178 56 30.0 22.7-38.4 122 70.0 61.6-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 178 52 29.5 21.8-38.6 126 70.5 61.4-78.2
$50,000+ 230 70 28.7 22.2-36.1 160 71.3 63.9-77.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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