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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.#		 1 or more times/day 1 or more times/week 1 or more times/month 1 or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 513 363 70.9 65.1-76.0 85 15.6 11.8-20.3 12 1.8 0.8- 4.0 10 1.4 0.5- 4.0 43 10.4 7.2-14.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 446 319 71.8 65.6-77.3 68 14.4 10.4-19.5 11 1.9 0.8- 4.5 9 1.5 0.5- 4.6 39 10.4 7.0-15.0
No 67 44 64.8 48.2-78.5 17 23.4 12.8-38.9 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 4 10.5 3.6-26.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Recommended Range 94 75 80.5 67.6-89.1 9 6.4 2.3-16.6 3 2.4 0.7- 8.4 1 1.9 0.3-12.6 6 8.8 3.4-20.6
Overweight 149 105 73.0 61.7-81.9 25 13.5 7.6-22.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 4 0.7 0.2- 2.0 14 12.3 6.1-23.4
Obese 227 152 67.5 58.7-75.3 45 20.2 14.1-28.2 7 2.3 0.8- 6.9 5 1.6 0.3- 7.5 18 8.3 4.8-14.0
Current Smoker
No 428 301 70.0 63.6-75.8 71 15.6 11.4-20.9 10 2.1 0.9- 4.8 8 1.6 0.5- 4.9 38 10.6 7.1-15.5
Yes 84 61 74.5 60.2-85.0 14 15.6 7.8-28.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 5 9.3 3.8-21.2
Binge Drinker
No 498 355 71.1 65.2-76.3 82 15.6 11.7-20.4 10 1.8 0.8- 4.0 10 1.4 0.5- 4.1 41 10.2 7.0-14.5
Yes 9 5 77.2 38.5-94.8 2 18.9 3.6-59.1 2 3.9 0.7-18.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Heavy Drinker
No 500 355 71.1 65.2-76.3 83 15.7 11.8-20.5 12 1.8 0.8- 4.0 10 1.4 0.5- 4.1 40 10.0 6.9-14.4
Yes 5 4 91.8 51.2-99.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.2 0.8-48.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 139 99 71.9 60.3-81.1 26 10.5 6.4-16.8 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 3 2.1 0.4- 9.9 10 15.1 7.7-27.6
Some Physical Activity 181 128 70.0 60.2-78.3 32 20.8 13.7-30.1 3 1.2 0.3- 4.4 4 2.0 0.4-10.2 14 6.0 3.2-11.1
Physically Inactive 158 112 73.9 63.3-82.3 22 12.1 6.7-20.9 8 3.7 1.3-10.3 3 0.5 0.1- 1.8 13 9.8 4.9-18.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 293 216 73.4 65.6-79.9 42 14.2 9.5-20.7 8 2.5 0.9- 6.4 6 1.4 0.3- 6.4 21 8.6 5.0-14.4
No 219 146 67.4 58.5-75.2 43 17.5 11.8-25.2 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 4 1.4 0.3- 5.4 22 12.9 7.9-20.2
Disability Status
Yes 268 201 72.8 64.6-79.8 42 15.7 10.6-22.8 5 2.0 0.6- 6.6 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 19 9.4 5.3-16.0
No 223 148 70.5 62.0-77.8 39 14.0 9.2-20.7 7 1.7 0.7- 4.2 8 3.1 1.0- 9.1 21 10.7 6.4-17.2
Current Asthma
Yes 57 45 87.1 73.2-94.4 7 8.8 3.2-21.9 1 1.1 0.2- 7.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 1 2.3 0.3-15.0
No 455 317 68.7 62.5-74.3 78 16.5 12.3-21.7 11 1.9 0.8- 4.4 7 1.5 0.5- 4.6 42 11.5 8.0-16.3
Diabetes
Yes 513 363 70.9 65.1-76.0 85 15.6 11.8-20.3 12 1.8 0.8- 4.0 10 1.4 0.5- 4.0 43 10.4 7.2-14.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Arthritis
Yes 289 209 73.1 65.3-79.6 45 15.4 10.4-22.2 7 2.4 0.8- 6.5 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8 23 8.8 5.2-14.5
No 208 143 68.9 59.7-76.9 37 16.0 10.5-23.7 5 1.1 0.3- 3.8 5 2.8 0.8- 9.1 18 11.2 6.4-18.6

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Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

#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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