2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Aerobic and Strengthening Guidelines* (4-LEVEL)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met both guidelines Met aerobic guidelines only Met strengthening guidelines only Did not meet either guideline
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,355 829 26.0 23.9-28.3 1,157 33.9 31.7-36.2 338 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,031 29.5 27.3-31.7
GENDER
Male 1,502 427 29.5 26.2-33.0 525 33.0 29.8-36.3 151 10.7 8.7-13.1 399 26.8 23.8-30.0
Female 1,853 402 22.8 20.1-25.6 632 34.7 31.7-37.9 187 10.6 8.7-12.8 632 32.0 28.9-35.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,063 770 26.6 24.3-29.0 1,066 33.8 31.5-36.2 312 10.8 9.3-12.6 915 28.8 26.5-31.2
No 245 46 19.2 13.1-27.2 80 35.5 28.1-43.7 20 8.5 5.3-13.4 99 36.7 29.4-44.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 864 272 31.0 26.9-35.5 301 33.6 29.5-38.0 84 10.6 8.2-13.8 207 24.7 20.6-29.4
Overweight 1,107 323 32.2 28.0-36.6 398 34.0 30.3-38.0 113 11.5 8.8-14.9 273 22.3 19.2-25.9
Obese 1,053 173 17.3 14.2-20.9 364 35.7 31.6-39.9 99 8.8 6.8-11.3 417 38.3 34.2-42.5
Current Smoker
Yes 396 64 19.3 13.2-27.5 121 26.1 20.7-32.2 40 12.7 7.8-20.0 171 41.9 34.8-49.3
No 2,842 741 27.3 25.0-29.7 998 35.3 32.9-37.8 278 10.0 8.6-11.6 825 27.4 25.2-29.8
History of CVD**
Yes 367 60 18.6 13.6-25.0 110 29.2 22.9-36.3 39 8.3 5.5-12.5 158 43.9 36.7-51.3
No 2,969 767 27.0 24.7-29.4 1,040 34.3 31.9-36.7 297 10.9 9.3-12.6 865 27.9 25.6-30.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 382 125 32.1 26.0-38.8 124 32.9 27.0-39.4 46 13.2 8.6-19.8 87 21.8 17.0-27.5
No 2,733 636 24.7 22.4-27.2 966 34.6 32.1-37.2 253 9.8 8.3-11.4 878 30.9 28.4-33.5
Heavy Drinker
Yes 157 *** *** *** 53 34.9 25.5-45.6 16 6.7 3.9-11.3 43 27.6 19.4-37.7
No 2,959 716 25.6 23.4-28.0 1,038 34.4 32.0-36.8 281 10.1 8.7-11.8 924 29.9 27.6-32.3
COPD
Yes 262 22 9.1 5.4-15.1 82 28.1 20.8-36.7 35 13.9 7.6-24.1 123 48.9 39.7-58.1
No 3,083 806 27.4 25.2-29.8 1,074 34.5 32.2-36.8 302 10.4 9.0-12.0 901 27.7 25.5-30.0
Current Asthma
Yes 348 55 15.4 11.1-21.0 104 31.6 24.2-40.1 53 13.3 9.2-18.8 136 39.7 31.7-48.2
No 2,991 772 27.4 25.1-29.8 1,046 34.2 31.9-36.5 283 10.2 8.8-11.9 890 28.3 26.1-30.6
Diabetes
Yes 466 68 16.0 11.5-21.7 144 32.6 26.8-38.9 37 6.7 4.5- 9.9 217 44.8 38.4-51.3
No 2,885 758 27.3 25.0-29.7 1,013 34.1 31.8-36.6 300 11.2 9.6-12.9 814 27.4 25.1-29.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,070 186 19.4 16.2-23.0 307 30.4 26.5-34.7 105 9.2 7.0-12.1 472 40.9 36.8-45.2
No 2,175 617 28.9 26.2-31.7 816 35.7 33.0-38.5 212 10.7 9.0-12.7 530 24.7 22.2-27.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 944 154 17.9 14.7-21.7 285 30.1 26.1-34.4 98 10.4 7.6-13.9 407 41.6 37.2-46.3
No 2,410 675 28.6 26.1-31.3 872 35.1 32.5-37.8 239 10.7 9.1-12.5 624 25.6 23.2-28.2

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*This is a recommendation based on the type of physical activity respondents reported doing in the past month.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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