BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.#	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	501	67	14.8	10.9-19.8	125	25.1	20.0-31.0	191	36.4	30.6-42.7	118	23.7	18.9-29.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	435	55	14.2	10.1-19.6	109	25.9	20.3-32.3	169	36.6	30.3-43.4	102	23.3	18.3-29.3
No	66	12	18.6	8.8-34.9	16	20.4	10.4-36.3	22	35.3	21.2-52.5	16	25.7	13.5-43.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.2	1.5-64.8	1	48.2	7.2-91.7	1	37.5	4.6-88.2
Recommended Range	93	13	19.6	10.1-34.8	22	17.8	10.2-29.3	34	34.4	22.3-48.9	24	28.1	16.7-43.4
Overweight	148	22	20.4	12.2-32.1	38	23.8	15.4-34.9	50	28.3	19.7-38.9	38	27.5	18.4-38.9
Obese	216	27	9.6	5.9-15.3	54	29.3	21.3-39.0	88	41.8	32.6-51.5	47	19.3	13.4-27.0
Current Smoker
No	419	58	16.4	11.9-22.2	106	26.6	20.9-33.2	159	34.8	28.6-41.6	96	22.1	17.1-28.0
Yes	81	9	7.1	2.6-17.8	18	17.8	9.0-32.0	32	44.1	29.2-60.1	22	31.0	18.5-47.1
Binge Drinker
No	484	64	14.9	10.9-20.1	118	25.1	19.9-31.0	188	36.4	30.5-42.8	114	23.6	18.7-29.3
Yes	10	2	8.2	1.4-36.6	3	17.5	3.1-58.4	2	48.1	12.4-85.9	3	26.2	6.3-65.3
Heavy Drinker
No	488	65	14.9	10.9-19.9	120	24.9	19.8-30.9	190	37.0	31.0-43.3	113	23.2	18.4-28.9
Yes	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.8	2.8-83.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	72.2	16.4-97.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	143	21	15.8	9.5-25.0	38	25.5	17.2-36.1	50	30.5	21.4-41.4	34	28.2	19.0-39.8
Some Physical Activity	173	22	16.9	10.0-27.1	45	27.9	19.0-38.9	67	34.6	25.6-45.0	39	20.6	13.5-30.1
Physically Inactive	151	21	12.0	6.7-20.6	32	23.7	15.2-34.9	62	43.8	32.5-55.8	36	20.5	13.2-30.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	279	26	10.5	6.4-16.9	68	25.7	18.8-34.1	120	40.9	32.8-49.6	65	22.8	16.7-30.3
No	221	41	20.4	13.9-29.0	57	24.3	17.4-32.9	70	30.5	22.7-39.6	53	24.8	17.6-33.7
Disability Status
Yes	253	31	12.5	8.1-18.9	60	25.6	18.6-34.0	111	41.7	33.2-50.7	51	20.2	14.1-28.2
No	226	35	17.8	11.4-26.5	59	24.6	17.4-33.5	71	31.5	23.6-40.6	61	26.2	19.1-34.8
Current Asthma
Yes	53	4	4.3	1.2-14.5	12	22.8	10.0-44.0	27	58.6	37.2-77.1	10	14.3	5.3-33.2
No	448	63	16.1	11.8-21.6	113	25.4	20.1-31.6	164	33.7	27.9-39.9	108	24.8	19.7-30.8
Diabetes
Yes	501	67	14.8	10.9-19.8	125	25.1	20.0-31.0	191	36.4	30.6-42.7	118	23.7	18.9-29.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	280	34	11.1	7.3-16.6	69	26.2	19.6-34.0	111	41.3	33.0-50.0	66	21.4	15.7-28.5
No	205	32	19.6	12.7-28.9	51	24.3	16.6-34.1	76	32.0	24.1-41.0	46	24.2	16.8-33.5

Total
Respond.#

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

501

14.8

10.9-19.8

125

25.1

20.0-31.0

191

36.4

30.6-42.7

118

23.7

18.9-29.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

435

14.2

10.1-19.6

109

25.9

20.3-32.3

169

36.6

30.3-43.4

102

23.3

18.3-29.3

18.6

8.8-34.9

20.4

10.4-36.3

35.3

21.2-52.5

25.7

13.5-43.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

14.2

1.5-64.8

48.2

7.2-91.7

37.5

4.6-88.2

Recommended Range

19.6

10.1-34.8

17.8

10.2-29.3

34.4

22.3-48.9

28.1

16.7-43.4

Overweight

148

20.4

12.2-32.1

23.8

15.4-34.9

28.3

19.7-38.9

27.5

18.4-38.9

Obese

216

9.6

5.9-15.3

29.3

21.3-39.0

41.8

32.6-51.5

19.3

13.4-27.0

Current Smoker

419

16.4

11.9-22.2

106

26.6

20.9-33.2

159

34.8

28.6-41.6

22.1

17.1-28.0

Yes

7.1

2.6-17.8

17.8

9.0-32.0

44.1

29.2-60.1

31.0

18.5-47.1

Binge Drinker

484

14.9

10.9-20.1

118

25.1

19.9-31.0

188

36.4

30.5-42.8

114

23.6

18.7-29.3

Yes

8.2

1.4-36.6

17.5

3.1-58.4

48.1

12.4-85.9

26.2

6.3-65.3

Heavy Drinker

488

14.9

10.9-19.9

120

24.9

19.8-30.9

190

37.0

31.0-43.3

113

23.2

18.4-28.9

Yes

0.0

. - .

27.8

2.8-83.6

0.0

. - .

72.2

16.4-97.2

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

143

15.8

9.5-25.0

25.5

17.2-36.1

30.5

21.4-41.4

28.2

19.0-39.8

Some Physical Activity

173

16.9

10.0-27.1

27.9

19.0-38.9

34.6

25.6-45.0

20.6

13.5-30.1

Physically Inactive

151

12.0

6.7-20.6

23.7

15.2-34.9

43.8

32.5-55.8

20.5

13.2-30.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

279

10.5

6.4-16.9

25.7

18.8-34.1

120

40.9

32.8-49.6

22.8

16.7-30.3

221

20.4

13.9-29.0

24.3

17.4-32.9

30.5

22.7-39.6

24.8

17.6-33.7

Disability Status

Yes

253

12.5

8.1-18.9

25.6

18.6-34.0

111

41.7

33.2-50.7

20.2

14.1-28.2

226

17.8

11.4-26.5

24.6

17.4-33.5

31.5

23.6-40.6

26.2

19.1-34.8

Current Asthma

Yes

4.3

1.2-14.5

22.8

10.0-44.0

58.6

37.2-77.1

14.3

5.3-33.2

448

16.1

11.8-21.6

113

25.4

20.1-31.6

164

33.7

27.9-39.9

108

24.8

19.7-30.8

Diabetes

Yes

501

14.8

10.9-19.8

125

25.1

20.0-31.0

191

36.4

30.6-42.7

118

23.7

18.9-29.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

280

11.1

7.3-16.6

26.2

19.6-34.0

111

41.3

33.0-50.0

21.4

15.7-28.5

205

19.6

12.7-28.9

24.3

16.6-34.1

32.0

24.1-41.0

24.2

16.8-33.5

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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.