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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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  Total
Respond.#
Past month Past year Past 2 years 2+ years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 510 154 27.7 22.5-33.5 250 52.8 46.6-58.9 51 10.0 6.9-14.2 38 6.3 4.2- 9.5 17 3.2 1.7- 5.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 449 133 27.0 21.5-33.4 234 55.3 48.7-61.8 40 9.2 6.0-13.8 29 6.0 3.8- 9.5 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7
No 61 21 32.4 19.3-49.0 16 34.7 20.0-52.9 11 15.5 7.1-30.6 9 8.4 3.1-20.6 4 9.0 2.7-26.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 3 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Recommended Range 94 25 18.9 10.7-31.2 48 61.2 47.1-73.6 10 9.6 4.0-21.2 8 5.6 2.0-14.4 3 4.7 1.2-16.6
Overweight 150 51 32.2 22.7-43.4 70 49.7 38.6-61.0 14 12.1 6.2-22.1 9 3.6 1.6- 7.9 6 2.4 1.0- 5.9
Obese 222 62 27.3 19.6-36.6 112 52.6 43.3-61.7 22 8.7 4.7-15.3 19 8.5 4.9-14.4 7 3.0 1.2- 7.3
Current Smoker
No 428 126 26.1 20.8-32.3 226 57.5 50.8-63.9 38 8.3 5.5-12.4 29 5.7 3.5- 9.0 9 2.3 1.1- 5.1
Yes 81 27 35.2 21.5-51.9 24 29.6 17.9-44.9 13 18.2 8.4-35.1 9 9.6 3.9-22.0 8 7.4 2.8-18.4
Binge Drinker
No 493 149 27.9 22.6-33.9 243 52.7 46.4-58.9 50 10.1 7.0-14.5 36 6.2 4.0- 9.4 15 3.1 1.6- 5.8
Yes 10 3 9.2 1.9-33.9 3 61.7 23.8-89.3 1 6.3 0.8-37.6 1 12.2 1.5-55.8 2 10.6 1.7-44.8
Heavy Drinker
No 496 150 27.3 22.1-33.2 242 53.0 46.8-59.2 50 10.0 6.9-14.4 37 6.4 4.2- 9.6 17 3.2 1.8- 5.9
Yes 5 2 64.8 15.9-94.7 3 35.2 5.3-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 140 42 27.6 18.7-38.6 72 56.9 45.8-67.4 17 9.7 5.3-17.2 8 5.2 2.2-11.8 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0
Some Physical Activity 179 53 26.0 18.5-35.2 88 52.7 42.4-62.7 17 9.8 5.2-17.6 14 9.2 4.9-16.6 7 2.4 0.9- 5.9
Physically Inactive 156 50 28.6 19.0-40.5 73 52.7 41.3-63.9 16 11.8 6.2-21.6 12 4.0 1.8- 8.4 5 2.9 0.9- 8.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 288 91 30.3 23.1-38.6 135 50.5 42.2-58.8 32 10.8 6.7-17.0 26 7.0 4.2-11.5 4 1.4 0.4- 4.7
No 222 63 24.2 17.6-32.4 115 55.9 46.8-64.6 19 8.9 4.9-15.4 12 5.4 2.6-10.8 13 5.6 2.8-10.9
Disability Status
Yes 266 83 31.0 23.4-39.8 125 50.1 41.5-58.6 32 12.7 8.0-19.7 20 5.2 2.9- 9.3 6 1.0 0.4- 2.7
No 223 64 23.5 17.0-31.5 117 56.4 47.3-65.2 18 7.2 3.9-13.0 15 8.1 4.4-14.3 9 4.8 2.2-10.1
Current Asthma
Yes 59 19 40.8 21.7-63.3 23 37.5 20.4-58.4 10 18.6 7.8-38.1 7 3.1 1.3- 7.4 0 0.0 . - .
No 451 135 25.8 20.9-31.4 227 55.0 48.7-61.2 41 8.7 5.8-13.0 31 6.8 4.4-10.4 17 3.6 2.0- 6.6
Diabetes
Yes 510 154 27.7 22.5-33.5 250 52.8 46.6-58.9 51 10.0 6.9-14.2 38 6.3 4.2- 9.5 17 3.2 1.7- 5.8
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Arthritis
Yes 293 95 33.0 25.6-41.4 138 49.2 41.1-57.3 32 10.0 6.3-15.5 23 6.7 4.0-11.0 5 1.1 0.4- 2.8
No 203 56 21.1 14.9-29.0 106 58.1 48.5-67.1 18 10.1 5.4-18.1 13 6.0 2.9-11.9 10 4.7 2.1-10.1

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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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