2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 6

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 6 434 119 28.2 23.3-33.5 315 71.8 66.5-76.7
GENDER
Male 202 54 27.3 20.6-35.3 148 72.7 64.7-79.4
Female 232 65 29.0 22.5-36.5 167 71.0 63.5-77.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 294 90 33.3 27.1-40.1 204 66.7 59.9-72.9
Non-Hispanic Black 94 16 19.4 11.7-30.4 78 80.6 69.6-88.3
Other 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 147 49 33.4 25.5-42.5 98 66.6 57.5-74.5
45-64 146 31 23.1 15.8-32.4 115 76.9 67.6-84.2
65+ 139 39 25.1 17.4-34.9 100 74.9 65.1-82.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 143 43 32.3 24.2-41.6 100 67.7 58.4-75.8
Some Post-H.S. 127 35 28.8 20.5-39.0 92 71.2 61.0-79.5
College Graduate 161 40 19.7 13.9-27.1 121 80.3 72.9-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 137 34 27.7 19.4-38.0 103 72.3 62.0-80.6
$50,000+ 203 52 26.3 19.7-34.3 151 73.7 65.7-80.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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