2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 561 189 31.2 26.6-36.1 372 68.8 63.9-73.4
Region 3 316 94 31.8 25.8-38.4 222 68.2 61.6-74.2
Region 4 780 226 31.5 27.5-35.7 554 68.5 64.3-72.5
Region 5 568 194 32.7 28.2-37.5 374 67.3 62.5-71.8
Region 6 278 67 26.7 20.8-33.6 211 73.3 66.4-79.2
Region 7 724 227 31.9 28.0-36.1 497 68.1 63.9-72.0
Region 8 362 101 29.5 24.3-35.3 261 70.5 64.7-75.7
Region 9 & 10 313 84 27.2 21.6-33.6 229 72.8 66.4-78.4
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,060 266 26.7 23.5-30.1 794 73.3 69.9-76.5
Piedmont 2,160 693 32.6 30.2-35.0 1,467 67.4 65.0-69.8
Western NC 682 223 31.1 26.8-35.7 459 68.9 64.3-73.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 480 164 33.0 28.0-38.4 316 67.0 61.6-72.0
Northwest 551 160 28.2 23.7-33.2 391 71.8 66.8-76.3
Charlotte 635 187 32.9 28.6-37.6 448 67.1 62.4-71.4
Greensboro 430 143 33.2 27.9-39.0 287 66.8 61.0-72.1
Southern Regional 316 69 24.5 19.1-30.9 247 75.5 69.1-80.9
Southeast 207 62 34.1 27.0-41.9 145 65.9 58.1-73.0
Wake 794 264 32.2 28.6-36.1 530 67.8 63.9-71.4
Area L & Eastern 489 133 28.4 23.7-33.6 356 71.6 66.4-76.3
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 561 189 31.2 26.6-36.1 372 68.8 63.9-73.4
Region 2 551 169 32.3 27.5-37.4 382 67.7 62.6-72.5
Region 3 789 228 31.6 27.7-35.8 561 68.4 64.2-72.3
Region 4 1,032 339 31.9 28.7-35.3 693 68.1 64.7-71.3
Region 5 535 138 28.0 23.6-32.8 397 72.0 67.2-76.4
Region 6 434 119 28.2 23.3-33.5 315 71.8 66.5-76.7

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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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