2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,722 66 1.8 1.3- 2.5 1,019 29.2 27.2-31.4 1,311 34.9 32.8-37.2 1,326 34.0 31.9-36.2
GENDER
Male 1,709 24 1.6 1.0- 2.6 434 25.5 22.8-28.5 692 41.4 38.2-44.8 559 31.5 28.5-34.6
Female 2,013 42 2.1 1.4- 3.1 585 32.9 30.0-36.0 619 28.5 25.8-31.3 767 36.5 33.6-39.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,411 61 1.9 1.3- 2.6 929 28.8 26.7-31.1 1,195 34.9 32.6-37.2 1,226 34.4 32.2-36.7
No 260 *** *** *** 75 32.6 25.5-40.7 97 35.0 27.6-43.3 85 30.9 24.3-38.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 66 66 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,019 *** *** *** 1,019 100 . - . *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 1,311 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,311 100 . - . *** *** ***
Obese 1,326 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,326 100 . - .
Current Smoker
Yes 470 *** *** *** 127 25.5 20.1-31.7 161 37.9 31.1-45.2 166 33.0 27.1-39.5
No 3,192 48 1.5 1.1- 2.2 868 29.6 27.4-31.9 1,130 34.6 32.3-36.9 1,146 34.3 32.0-36.6
History of CVD**
Yes 412 *** *** *** 89 24.9 19.2-31.6 148 32.2 26.0-39.2 165 41.6 34.8-48.8
No 3,290 56 1.9 1.4- 2.7 926 29.8 27.6-32.0 1,155 35.3 33.0-37.7 1,153 33.0 30.8-35.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 446 *** *** *** 132 30.0 24.8-35.8 167 40.6 34.5-46.9 139 27.4 22.5-32.8
No 3,094 54 1.8 1.3- 2.5 838 29.3 27.0-31.7 1,073 33.4 31.0-35.8 1,129 35.5 33.1-38.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 187 *** *** *** 54 28.8 20.4-39.0 77 41.8 32.5-51.7 52 28.0 20.3-37.2
No 3,361 59 1.9 1.3- 2.6 911 29.0 26.8-31.2 1,171 34.3 32.1-36.7 1,220 34.8 32.6-37.1
COPD
Yes 304 19 7.2 4.0-12.6 65 23.6 17.3-31.2 80 27.1 19.7-36.1 140 42.1 34.1-50.6
No 3,408 46 1.4 1.0- 2.1 951 29.6 27.5-31.9 1,228 35.6 33.3-37.9 1,183 33.4 31.2-35.6
Current Asthma
Yes 404 *** *** *** 81 24.1 17.5-32.2 107 23.9 18.6-30.2 207 50.0 42.4-57.6
No 3,303 56 1.8 1.3- 2.5 934 29.8 27.7-32.1 1,199 36.1 33.8-38.5 1,114 32.3 30.1-34.5
Diabetes
Yes 518 *** *** *** 52 10.4 6.9-15.3 161 33.0 27.2-39.3 301 56.2 49.8-62.4
No 3,201 62 2.0 1.5- 2.8 966 31.9 29.7-34.2 1,149 35.2 32.9-37.6 1,024 30.8 28.6-33.1
Functional Disability
Yes 1,236 28 2.3 1.5- 3.6 279 25.5 22.1-29.1 403 30.1 26.6-33.8 526 42.1 38.2-46.2
No 2,437 37 1.6 1.1- 2.5 726 31.1 28.5-33.7 887 36.9 34.2-39.6 787 30.4 28.0-33.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,058 24 2.8 1.6- 4.7 189 18.7 15.5-22.4 336 31.4 27.4-35.7 509 47.1 42.8-51.5
No 2,664 42 1.5 1.0- 2.3 830 32.6 30.2-35.2 975 36.1 33.6-38.7 817 29.7 27.4-32.2

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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.

**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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