2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Muscle Strengthening Recommendations*
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Met muscle strengthening Did not meet muscle strengthening
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,999 1,314 34.1 32.0-36.3 2,685 65.9 63.7-68.0
GENDER
Male 1,762 651 38.0 34.8-41.3 1,111 62.0 58.7-65.2
Female 2,237 663 30.6 27.9-33.4 1,574 69.4 66.6-72.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,620 1,216 35.1 32.8-37.4 2,404 64.9 62.6-67.2
No 316 75 24.1 18.3-31.0 241 75.9 69.0-81.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,001 394 38.7 34.6-42.9 607 61.3 57.1-65.4
Overweight 1,272 467 39.9 35.9-44.0 805 60.1 56.0-64.1
Obese 1,304 335 25.9 22.6-29.5 969 74.1 70.5-77.4
Current Smoker
Yes 477 116 27.4 21.0-34.9 361 72.6 65.1-79.0
No 3,382 1,147 35.1 32.9-37.4 2,235 64.9 62.6-67.1
History of CVD**
Yes 429 112 24.3 19.2-30.3 317 75.7 69.7-80.8
No 3,545 1,195 35.2 33.0-37.5 2,350 64.8 62.5-67.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 456 192 42.9 36.9-49.3 264 57.1 50.7-63.1
No 3,255 1,004 32.2 29.9-34.6 2,251 67.8 65.4-70.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 189 67 32.1 23.4-42.3 122 67.9 57.7-76.6
No 3,527 1,126 33.4 31.2-35.7 2,401 66.6 64.3-68.8
COPD
Yes 312 69 23.0 16.1-31.7 243 77.0 68.3-83.9
No 3,672 1,240 35.0 32.8-37.2 2,432 65.0 62.8-67.2
Current Asthma
Yes 432 132 28.2 22.6-34.5 300 71.8 65.5-77.4
No 3,548 1,177 34.8 32.5-37.1 2,371 65.2 62.9-67.5
Diabetes
Yes 557 122 22.6 17.9-28.1 435 77.4 71.9-82.1
No 3,436 1,186 35.5 33.2-37.8 2,250 64.5 62.2-66.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,287 344 27.1 23.7-30.7 943 72.9 69.3-76.3
No 2,581 915 36.7 34.1-39.5 1,666 63.3 60.5-65.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,120 297 27.1 23.5-31.2 823 72.9 68.8-76.5
No 2,877 1,015 36.2 33.8-38.7 1,862 63.8 61.3-66.2

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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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