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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?

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  Total
Respond.#		 1 time 2 times 3-4 times 5+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 414 69 20.2 15.0-26.8 97 21.9 16.8-28.0 194 50.0 43.2-56.9 20 2.1 1.1- 3.7 34 5.8 3.8- 8.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 360 58 18.5 13.2-25.4 87 23.9 18.2-30.7 174 51.4 44.0-58.7 16 2.0 1.0- 3.9 25 4.3 2.6- 7.0
No 54 11 31.6 16.4-52.2 10 9.0 4.0-19.1 20 40.9 25.0-58.9 4 2.7 0.9- 8.1 9 15.7 7.2-30.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 3 0 0.0 . - . 1 14.2 1.5-64.8 1 48.2 7.2-91.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 37.5 4.6-88.2
Recommended Range 78 20 37.2 22.7-54.4 12 10.8 5.1-21.4 36 44.6 30.0-60.1 3 1.5 0.3- 6.2 7 5.9 1.9-16.7
Overweight 120 15 10.1 4.6-20.8 28 26.4 16.6-39.1 57 52.3 40.1-64.2 5 1.4 0.5- 3.9 15 9.9 5.4-17.3
Obese 175 27 17.2 10.7-26.6 47 24.1 16.3-34.1 85 54.4 43.9-64.5 9 1.9 0.9- 4.2 7 2.3 0.9- 5.9
Current Smoker
No 347 59 20.7 15.0-28.0 85 22.8 17.2-29.7 162 49.6 42.2-57.0 17 2.4 1.3- 4.4 24 4.5 2.6- 7.5
Yes 67 10 17.7 7.6-36.1 12 17.4 8.4-32.6 32 52.1 35.0-68.7 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 10 12.2 5.9-23.5
Binge Drinker
No 402 66 20.4 15.0-27.1 93 21.7 16.6-27.9 189 49.8 42.9-56.8 20 2.1 1.2- 3.8 34 5.9 3.9- 9.0
Yes 8 2 15.2 2.8-52.7 3 23.9 5.0-65.3 3 60.9 20.7-90.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Heavy Drinker
No 404 67 20.4 15.1-27.1 95 22.0 16.8-28.1 189 49.7 42.7-56.6 20 2.1 1.2- 3.8 33 5.9 3.8- 8.9
Yes 5 1 8.2 0.8-48.8 1 5.7 0.6-38.8 3 86.1 45.8-97.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 118 23 25.1 15.5-38.0 30 22.1 14.1-32.9 47 40.8 29.4-53.2 7 3.3 1.1- 9.2 11 8.7 4.3-16.8
Some Physical Activity 153 23 20.4 12.0-32.3 37 25.6 16.7-37.2 77 49.4 38.3-60.5 7 1.8 0.7- 4.5 9 2.8 1.2- 6.6
Physically Inactive 117 18 14.8 7.6-26.7 26 16.7 9.9-26.8 56 61.0 48.2-72.3 6 1.9 0.7- 5.1 11 5.7 2.8-11.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 222 32 16.5 10.4-25.0 49 22.4 15.3-31.5 108 51.5 42.0-60.9 15 3.0 1.5- 5.9 18 6.6 3.8-11.3
No 192 37 24.6 16.5-35.1 48 21.3 14.8-29.8 86 48.2 38.6-58.0 5 1.0 0.3- 3.1 16 4.8 2.5- 9.1
Disability Status
Yes 202 29 17.9 11.2-27.3 38 13.9 9.0-20.8 109 61.6 52.0-70.5 11 2.0 0.9- 4.1 15 4.6 2.5- 8.5
No 194 37 22.9 15.1-33.2 54 28.6 20.4-38.6 78 39.7 30.7-49.6 8 2.3 0.9- 5.7 17 6.4 3.5-11.5
Current Asthma
Yes 44 7 23.1 9.1-47.6 12 13.2 5.8-27.2 20 60.4 37.4-79.6 4 2.1 0.5- 8.1 1 1.1 0.2- 8.0
No 370 62 19.8 14.4-26.7 85 23.1 17.6-29.8 174 48.6 41.6-55.6 16 2.1 1.1- 3.9 33 6.4 4.2- 9.8
Diabetes
Yes 414 69 20.2 15.0-26.8 97 21.9 16.8-28.0 194 50.0 43.2-56.9 20 2.1 1.1- 3.7 34 5.8 3.8- 8.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Arthritis
Yes 229 31 16.6 10.6-25.1 49 18.5 13.0-25.8 116 55.9 46.9-64.6 15 3.2 1.7- 6.3 18 5.7 3.3- 9.5
No 172 35 23.8 15.4-35.0 45 26.3 17.7-37.2 72 43.2 33.0-54.0 5 0.7 0.2- 2.1 15 6.0 3.0-11.7

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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