2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 3,722 1,085 31.1 29.0-33.2 2,637 68.9 66.8-71.0
GENDER
Male 1,709 458 27.1 24.3-30.1 1,251 72.9 69.9-75.7
Female 2,013 627 35.0 32.0-38.1 1,386 65.0 61.9-68.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,411 990 30.7 28.5-33.0 2,421 69.3 67.0-71.5
No 260 78 34.1 26.8-42.2 182 65.9 57.8-73.2
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 470 143 29.1 23.5-35.5 327 70.9 64.5-76.5
No 3,192 916 31.2 28.9-33.5 2,276 68.8 66.5-71.1
History of CVD**
Yes 412 99 26.1 20.4-32.8 313 73.9 67.2-79.6
No 3,290 982 31.7 29.5-34.0 2,308 68.3 66.0-70.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 446 140 32.1 26.7-38.0 306 67.9 62.0-73.3
No 3,094 892 31.1 28.8-33.5 2,202 68.9 66.5-71.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 187 58 30.2 21.7-40.4 129 69.8 59.6-78.3
No 3,361 970 30.8 28.7-33.1 2,391 69.2 66.9-71.3
COPD
Yes 304 84 30.8 23.7-38.9 220 69.2 61.1-76.3
No 3,408 997 31.0 28.9-33.3 2,411 69.0 66.7-71.1
Current Asthma
Yes 404 90 26.0 19.3-34.1 314 74.0 65.9-80.7
No 3,303 990 31.6 29.4-33.9 2,313 68.4 66.1-70.6
Diabetes
Yes 518 56 10.8 7.3-15.6 462 89.2 84.4-92.7
No 3,201 1,028 33.9 31.7-36.3 2,173 66.1 63.7-68.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,236 307 27.8 24.3-31.5 929 72.2 68.5-75.7
No 2,437 763 32.7 30.1-35.4 1,674 67.3 64.6-69.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,058 213 21.5 18.1-25.3 845 78.5 74.7-81.9
No 2,664 872 34.2 31.7-36.7 1,792 65.8 63.3-68.3

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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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