2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 3,902 1,182 30.8 29.0-32.6 2,720 69.2 67.4-71.0
Medicaid Region 3 789 228 31.6 27.7-35.8 561 68.4 64.2-72.3
GENDER
Male 386 103 29.3 24.2-35.0 283 70.7 65.0-75.8
Female 403 125 34.0 28.3-40.1 278 66.0 59.9-71.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 463 144 32.2 27.3-37.4 319 67.8 62.6-72.7
Non-Hispanic Black 161 35 26.9 18.4-37.4 126 73.1 62.6-81.6
Other 158 48 35.7 26.7-45.8 110 64.3 54.2-73.3
AGE
18-44 319 121 41.4 35.2-47.9 198 58.6 52.1-64.8
45-64 259 51 20.1 14.7-27.0 208 79.9 73.0-85.3
65+ 195 53 27.9 20.2-37.1 142 72.1 62.9-79.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 214 63 33.1 25.6-41.5 151 66.9 58.5-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 204 59 28.7 21.9-36.6 145 71.3 63.4-78.1
College Graduate 368 106 32.9 27.6-38.7 262 67.1 61.3-72.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 223 58 26.3 19.3-34.7 165 73.7 65.3-80.7
$50,000+ 412 124 32.1 27.1-37.5 288 67.9 62.5-72.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 154 46 37.4 28.0-48.0 108 62.6 52.0-72.0

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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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