BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.#	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
TOTAL	499	50	10.6	7.0-15.9	158	35.5	29.7-41.8	122	23.5	18.7-29.1	169	30.3	25.0-36.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	437	40	9.7	5.9-15.5	132	33.7	27.7-40.3	106	23.2	18.1-29.2	159	33.4	27.5-40.0
No	62	10	17.3	8.1-33.3	26	48.0	31.2-65.2	16	25.8	13.7-43.3	10	8.9	3.6-20.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	3	1	48.2	7.2-91.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	51.8	8.3-92.8
Recommended Range	92	17	13.4	6.9-24.2	24	31.7	19.6-46.9	17	22.5	12.0-38.1	34	32.4	20.8-46.6
Overweight	146	10	6.2	2.5-14.6	29	19.9	12.4-30.3	36	23.9	15.2-35.5	71	49.9	38.5-61.4
Obese	219	15	9.6	4.3-20.1	95	47.6	38.3-57.0	58	23.4	17.0-31.2	51	19.5	13.0-28.1
Current Smoker
No	415	38	9.3	5.8-14.5	117	31.4	25.4-38.1	106	25.4	19.9-31.7	154	33.9	27.8-40.7
Yes	83	12	16.8	6.7-36.3	41	54.4	38.8-69.2	16	15.1	7.9-27.1	14	13.6	6.6-26.2
Binge Drinker
No	483	48	10.8	7.0-16.2	152	35.0	29.2-41.3	118	23.6	18.7-29.2	165	30.7	25.2-36.7
Yes	10	1	1.9	0.2-14.6	6	81.5	47.1-95.6	3	16.6	3.6-51.4	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	486	49	10.7	7.0-16.1	157	35.9	30.0-42.2	119	23.5	18.7-29.2	161	29.8	24.4-35.9
Yes	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.5	2.8-80.3	1	4.0	0.4-30.2	3	70.5	18.6-96.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	139	14	7.6	3.8-14.8	45	40.0	29.5-51.6	33	20.9	13.6-30.8	47	31.5	21.7-43.3
Some Physical Activity	171	17	10.3	5.6-18.1	55	35.4	25.9-46.1	50	32.1	23.0-42.9	49	22.2	15.0-31.5
Physically Inactive	155	16	13.1	5.9-26.6	44	31.9	22.2-43.5	36	18.6	11.9-28.0	59	36.3	26.3-47.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	281	31	12.4	7.2-20.7	94	34.1	26.5-42.6	64	21.9	16.0-29.2	92	31.6	24.3-40.0
No	217	19	8.3	4.3-15.1	64	37.5	28.9-46.8	58	25.7	18.4-34.8	76	28.6	21.2-37.2
Disability Status
Yes	258	31	12.5	7.0-21.3	86	35.3	27.5-44.0	56	18.9	13.4-25.8	85	33.4	25.5-42.2
No	220	17	8.0	4.2-14.6	63	34.9	26.3-44.6	63	29.5	21.6-38.8	77	27.6	20.5-36.0
Current Asthma
Yes	58	9	27.0	10.4-54.3	28	34.8	19.4-54.3	11	11.6	5.1-24.4	10	26.5	11.5-50.1
No	441	41	8.3	5.5-12.3	130	35.6	29.5-42.2	111	25.2	20.0-31.3	159	30.9	25.4-37.0
Diabetes
Yes	499	50	10.6	7.0-15.9	158	35.5	29.7-41.8	122	23.5	18.7-29.1	169	30.3	25.0-36.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	285	19	8.8	4.1-17.7	84	30.7	23.8-38.6	69	22.9	17.0-30.2	113	37.6	29.9-45.9
No	198	30	12.5	7.7-19.7	67	41.8	32.2-52.0	50	25.0	17.4-34.5	51	20.7	14.1-29.4

Total
Respond.#

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

499

10.6

7.0-15.9

158

35.5

29.7-41.8

122

23.5

18.7-29.1

169

30.3

25.0-36.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

437

9.7

5.9-15.5

132

33.7

27.7-40.3

106

23.2

18.1-29.2

159

33.4

27.5-40.0

17.3

8.1-33.3

48.0

31.2-65.2

25.8

13.7-43.3

8.9

3.6-20.2

Body Mass Index

Underweight

48.2

7.2-91.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.8

8.3-92.8

Recommended Range

13.4

6.9-24.2

31.7

19.6-46.9

22.5

12.0-38.1

32.4

20.8-46.6

Overweight

146

6.2

2.5-14.6

19.9

12.4-30.3

23.9

15.2-35.5

49.9

38.5-61.4

Obese

219

9.6

4.3-20.1

47.6

38.3-57.0

23.4

17.0-31.2

19.5

13.0-28.1

Current Smoker

415

9.3

5.8-14.5

117

31.4

25.4-38.1

106

25.4

19.9-31.7

154

33.9

27.8-40.7

Yes

16.8

6.7-36.3

54.4

38.8-69.2

15.1

7.9-27.1

13.6

6.6-26.2

Binge Drinker

483

10.8

7.0-16.2

152

35.0

29.2-41.3

118

23.6

18.7-29.2

165

30.7

25.2-36.7

Yes

1.9

0.2-14.6

81.5

47.1-95.6

16.6

3.6-51.4

0.0

. - .

Heavy Drinker

486

10.7

7.0-16.1

157

35.9

30.0-42.2

119

23.5

18.7-29.2

161

29.8

24.4-35.9

Yes

0.0

. - .

25.5

2.8-80.3

4.0

0.4-30.2

70.5

18.6-96.1

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

139

7.6

3.8-14.8

40.0

29.5-51.6

20.9

13.6-30.8

31.5

21.7-43.3

Some Physical Activity

171

10.3

5.6-18.1

35.4

25.9-46.1

32.1

23.0-42.9

22.2

15.0-31.5

Physically Inactive

155

13.1

5.9-26.6

31.9

22.2-43.5

18.6

11.9-28.0

36.3

26.3-47.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

281

12.4

7.2-20.7

34.1

26.5-42.6

21.9

16.0-29.2

31.6

24.3-40.0

217

8.3

4.3-15.1

37.5

28.9-46.8

25.7

18.4-34.8

28.6

21.2-37.2

Disability Status

Yes

258

12.5

7.0-21.3

35.3

27.5-44.0

18.9

13.4-25.8

33.4

25.5-42.2

220

8.0

4.2-14.6

34.9

26.3-44.6

29.5

21.6-38.8

27.6

20.5-36.0

Current Asthma

Yes

27.0

10.4-54.3

34.8

19.4-54.3

11.6

5.1-24.4

26.5

11.5-50.1

441

8.3

5.5-12.3

130

35.6

29.5-42.2

111

25.2

20.0-31.3

159

30.9

25.4-37.0

Diabetes

Yes

499

10.6

7.0-15.9

158

35.5

29.7-41.8

122

23.5

18.7-29.1

169

30.3

25.0-36.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

285

8.8

4.1-17.7

30.7

23.8-38.6

22.9

17.0-30.2

113

37.6

29.9-45.9

198

12.5

7.7-19.7

41.8

32.2-52.0

25.0

17.4-34.5

20.7

14.1-29.4

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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.