2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 2 551 169 32.3 27.5-37.4 382 67.7 62.6-72.5
GENDER
Male 259 67 27.6 21.6-34.6 192 72.4 65.4-78.4
Female 292 102 36.7 29.8-44.3 190 63.3 55.7-70.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 374 116 31.7 26.2-37.8 258 68.3 62.2-73.8
Non-Hispanic Black 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 189 71 41.7 33.4-50.5 118 58.3 49.5-66.6
45-64 184 37 16.5 11.6-22.9 147 83.5 77.1-88.4
65+ 170 58 35.5 26.9-45.2 112 64.5 54.8-73.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 176 43 28.2 20.2-37.9 133 71.8 62.1-79.8
Some Post-H.S. 154 54 37.6 29.0-47.0 100 62.4 53.0-71.0
College Graduate 219 72 31.4 24.8-38.7 147 68.6 61.3-75.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 54 29.2 22.0-37.7 137 70.8 62.3-78.0
$50,000+ 234 68 32.4 25.1-40.7 166 67.6 59.3-74.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 47 36.6 27.0-47.5 *** *** ***

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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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