2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 1 561 189 31.2 26.6-36.1 372 68.8 63.9-73.4
GENDER
Male 264 72 26.6 20.8-33.4 192 73.4 66.6-79.2
Female 297 117 35.7 28.9-43.1 180 64.3 56.9-71.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 469 151 29.4 24.6-34.7 318 70.6 65.3-75.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 144 51 32.9 24.5-42.5 93 67.1 57.5-75.5
45-64 172 42 23.7 17.1-31.8 130 76.3 68.2-82.9
65+ 242 95 36.7 29.3-44.8 147 63.3 55.2-70.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 164 54 33.7 25.5-43.0 110 66.3 57.0-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 165 42 21.0 14.7-29.1 123 79.0 70.9-85.3
College Graduate 230 91 39.9 32.2-48.2 139 60.1 51.8-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 200 64 33.2 25.5-41.8 136 66.8 58.2-74.5
$50,000+ 233 70 25.9 19.8-33.2 163 74.1 66.8-80.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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