2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,902 52 1.2 0.8- 1.6 1,130 29.6 27.8-31.4 1,360 34.8 33.0-36.6 1,360 34.5 32.7-36.3
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 561 *** *** *** 183 30.8 26.2-35.8 180 33.1 28.4-38.3 192 35.7 30.9-40.8
Region 3 316 *** *** *** 86 29.9 24.0-36.5 121 36.7 30.6-43.3 101 31.5 25.5-38.2
Region 4 780 *** *** *** 217 30.6 26.7-34.8 278 33.8 30.0-37.8 276 34.7 30.9-38.7
Region 5 568 *** *** *** 184 31.0 26.6-35.7 182 33.1 28.7-37.9 192 34.1 29.7-38.9
Region 6 278 *** *** *** 64 25.5 19.7-32.3 96 34.1 27.9-40.8 115 39.2 32.7-46.0
Region 7 724 *** *** *** 220 31.0 27.2-35.2 250 35.6 31.5-39.9 247 32.5 28.6-36.6
Region 8 362 *** *** *** 96 28.2 23.0-33.9 147 38.7 33.2-44.6 114 31.8 26.5-37.6
Region 9 & 10 313 *** *** *** 80 25.9 20.4-32.3 106 31.6 25.9-38.0 123 41.2 34.7-48.0
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,060 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4 254 25.4 22.3-28.8 394 35.7 32.4-39.2 400 37.6 34.2-41.1
Piedmont 2,160 30 1.2 0.8- 1.8 663 31.4 29.0-33.8 740 34.2 31.9-36.6 727 33.2 30.9-35.6
Western NC 682 *** *** *** 213 30.2 25.9-34.9 226 33.7 29.2-38.4 233 35.3 30.8-40.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 480 *** *** *** 159 32.5 27.6-37.9 155 32.5 27.5-37.9 161 34.5 29.5-39.9
Northwest 551 *** *** *** 151 27.2 22.8-32.2 205 37.6 32.7-42.8 186 34.2 29.4-39.3
Charlotte 635 *** *** *** 178 31.8 27.5-36.4 221 32.6 28.6-37.0 227 34.4 30.3-38.8
Greensboro 430 *** *** *** 135 31.0 25.8-36.6 141 33.0 27.8-38.6 146 33.8 28.7-39.3
Southern Regional 316 *** *** *** 65 23.0 17.7-29.4 118 35.7 29.8-42.0 129 39.8 33.7-46.3
Southeast 207 *** *** *** 60 33.5 26.4-41.4 84 37.4 30.3-45.1 61 28.5 22.0-36.0
Wake 794 *** *** *** 255 31.3 27.6-35.1 262 35.4 31.6-39.5 268 32.4 28.7-36.3
Area L & Eastern 489 *** *** *** 127 27.0 22.4-32.1 174 33.7 28.9-38.8 182 38.0 32.9-43.2
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 561 *** *** *** 183 30.8 26.2-35.8 180 33.1 28.4-38.3 192 35.7 30.9-40.8
Region 2 551 12 2.2 1.1- 4.4 157 30.0 25.4-35.1 199 34.2 29.6-39.1 183 33.5 28.9-38.5
Region 3 789 *** *** *** 219 30.7 26.8-34.8 280 33.7 29.9-37.7 281 34.7 31.0-38.7
Region 4 1,032 13 1.1 0.6- 1.9 326 30.9 27.6-34.3 347 35.8 32.3-39.4 346 32.3 29.0-35.7
Region 5 535 *** *** *** 132 26.9 22.6-31.6 202 35.7 31.2-40.5 195 36.3 31.7-41.2
Region 6 434 *** *** *** 113 26.6 21.9-32.0 152 33.2 28.2-38.5 163 38.7 33.3-44.3

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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.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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