2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 3,902 1,182 30.8 29.0-32.6 2,720 69.2 67.4-71.0
GENDER
Male 1,840 500 27.7 25.3-30.2 1,340 72.3 69.8-74.7
Female 2,062 682 33.8 31.3-36.4 1,380 66.2 63.6-68.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,526 1,053 30.0 28.1-31.8 2,473 70.0 68.2-71.9
No 315 100 33.5 27.4-40.1 215 66.5 59.9-72.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 52 52 100 . - . *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,130 1,130 100 . - . *** *** ***
Overweight 1,360 *** *** *** 1,360 100 . - .
Obese 1,360 *** *** *** 1,360 100 . - .
Current Smoker
Yes 425 142 33.7 28.4-39.3 283 66.3 60.7-71.6
No 3,393 1,014 30.4 28.5-32.3 2,379 69.6 67.7-71.5
History of CVD**
Yes 416 102 25.0 19.8-31.0 314 75.0 69.0-80.2
No 3,452 1,069 31.3 29.4-33.2 2,383 68.7 66.8-70.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 465 138 30.7 25.9-35.9 327 69.3 64.1-74.1
No 3,248 981 30.6 28.7-32.6 2,267 69.4 67.4-71.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 164 52 34.2 25.9-43.5 112 65.8 56.5-74.1
No 3,549 1,070 30.6 28.8-32.5 2,479 69.4 67.5-71.2
COPD
Yes 282 72 25.1 19.5-31.7 210 74.9 68.3-80.5
No 3,608 1,104 31.2 29.4-33.1 2,504 68.8 66.9-70.6
Current Asthma
Yes 370 91 26.5 21.3-32.5 279 73.5 67.5-78.7
No 3,513 1,085 31.3 29.4-33.2 2,428 68.7 66.8-70.6
Diabetes
Yes 549 88 16.6 13.0-20.9 461 83.4 79.1-87.0
No 3,350 1,092 33.0 31.1-35.0 2,258 67.0 65.0-68.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,221 328 28.1 25.0-31.5 893 71.9 68.5-75.0
No 2,618 838 32.2 30.1-34.4 1,780 67.8 65.6-69.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,237 291 22.5 19.8-25.5 946 77.5 74.5-80.2
No 2,665 891 34.1 32.0-36.3 1,774 65.9 63.7-68.0

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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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