2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 535 138 28.0 23.6-32.8 397 72.0 67.2-76.4
GENDER
Male 259 61 26.3 20.5-33.0 198 73.7 67.0-79.5
Female 276 77 29.7 23.4-36.7 199 70.3 63.3-76.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 343 98 30.5 25.1-36.5 245 69.5 63.5-74.9
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 199 59 32.5 25.4-40.5 140 67.5 59.5-74.6
45-64 174 35 21.2 14.7-29.7 139 78.8 70.3-85.3
65+ 158 43 28.4 20.6-37.8 115 71.6 62.2-79.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 45 26.4 19.5-34.7 134 73.6 65.3-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 157 41 31.2 23.2-40.4 116 68.8 59.6-76.8
College Graduate 199 52 26.3 19.9-33.8 147 73.7 66.2-80.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 39 22.8 16.1-31.1 131 77.2 68.9-83.9
$50,000+ 257 69 28.0 22.1-34.7 188 72.0 65.3-77.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 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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