The County Health Rankings measure of obesity serves as a proxy metric for poor diet and limited physical activity and has been shown to have very high reliability. Obesity increases the risk for health conditions such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems (such as asthma), osteoarthritis, and poor health status.

For more information, please visit the Adult Obesity for Cabarrus County Page on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings.

Adult Obesity is based on responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and is the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m². Participants are asked to self-report their height and weight. From these reported values, BMIs for the participants are calculated.

To learn more about the Measure Methods. Please visit the Adult Obesity, Measure Methods Section, on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings Website.