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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.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 531 146 30.2 24.8-36.2 385 69.8 63.8-75.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 464 128 29.2 23.6-35.5 336 70.8 64.5-76.4
No 67 18 37.1 22.1-55.1 49 62.9 44.9-77.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 3 1 48.2 7.2-91.7 2 51.8 8.3-92.8
Recommended Range 99 32 37.2 24.6-51.8 67 62.8 48.2-75.4
Overweight 155 34 24.2 16.1-34.8 121 75.8 65.2-83.9
Obese 231 69 31.7 23.7-40.9 162 68.3 59.1-76.3
Current Smoker
No 443 118 28.5 22.9-34.9 325 71.5 65.1-77.1
Yes 86 28 38.3 24.3-54.5 58 61.7 45.5-75.7
Binge Drinker
No 514 142 30.4 24.9-36.5 372 69.6 63.5-75.1
Yes 10 4 34.9 9.0-74.5 6 65.1 25.5-91.0
Heavy Drinker
No 517 145 30.5 25.0-36.6 372 69.5 63.4-75.0
Yes 5 1 25.5 2.8-80.3 4 74.5 19.7-97.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 146 28 16.3 10.1-25.2 118 83.7 74.8-89.9
Some Physical Activity 183 52 31.3 22.8-41.2 131 68.7 58.8-77.2
Physically Inactive 165 52 39.0 28.4-50.8 113 61.0 49.2-71.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 300 104 38.2 30.5-46.6 196 61.8 53.4-69.5
No 230 42 19.4 13.1-27.7 188 80.6 72.3-86.9
Disability Status
Yes 275 95 37.8 29.8-46.5 180 62.2 53.5-70.2
No 233 48 23.2 16.5-31.7 185 76.8 68.3-83.5
Current Asthma
Yes 60 13 24.0 9.7-48.2 47 76.0 51.8-90.3
No 470 132 31.1 25.5-37.3 338 68.9 62.7-74.5
Diabetes
Yes 528 146 30.3 24.9-36.3 382 69.7 63.7-75.1
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 2 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Arthritis
Yes 300 75 27.7 20.8-35.8 225 72.3 64.2-79.2
No 214 65 32.8 24.4-42.4 149 67.2 57.6-75.6

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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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