2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4 1,032 339 31.9 28.7-35.3 693 68.1 64.7-71.3
GENDER
Male 470 143 28.4 23.9-33.3 327 71.6 66.7-76.1
Female 562 196 35.3 30.8-40.2 366 64.7 59.8-69.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 613 224 35.2 31.0-39.6 389 64.8 60.4-69.0
Non-Hispanic Black 194 44 22.8 16.4-30.9 150 77.2 69.1-83.6
Other 213 64 30.6 23.5-38.6 149 69.4 61.4-76.5
AGE
18-44 426 167 37.7 32.6-43.2 259 62.3 56.8-67.4
45-64 343 86 22.9 18.3-28.3 257 77.1 71.7-81.7
65+ 248 80 32.4 25.5-40.2 168 67.6 59.8-74.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 265 62 24.6 18.7-31.5 203 75.4 68.5-81.3
Some Post-H.S. 253 77 31.8 25.7-38.5 176 68.2 61.5-74.3
College Graduate 513 199 38.0 33.5-42.7 314 62.0 57.3-66.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 276 83 29.2 23.0-36.3 193 70.8 63.7-77.0
$50,000+ 520 174 30.7 26.5-35.3 346 69.3 64.7-73.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 82 37.6 30.5-45.3 154 62.4 54.7-69.5

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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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