BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?

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	Total Respond.^	1 time	2 times	3-4 times	5+ times	Never
TOTAL	758	121	15.8	12.2-20.3	169	23.5	19.3-28.2	337	44.1	39.0-49.3	54	6.3	4.4- 8.9	77	10.4	7.6-14.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	675	107	15.6	11.8-20.4	152	24.6	20.1-29.8	308	45.1	39.7-50.7	48	5.9	4.1- 8.6	60	8.6	6.0-12.2
No	83	14	18.0	9.5-31.5	17	10.6	5.9-18.4	29	32.7	20.7-47.6	6	9.8	3.4-25.2	17	28.9	15.6-47.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.8	1.6-56.3	1	8.3	0.7-52.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	78.9	30.4-97.0
Recommended Range	111	20	14.4	8.0-24.6	21	28.6	17.2-43.5	43	35.5	23.9-48.9	7	5.0	1.9-12.8	20	16.5	8.9-28.6
Overweight	226	45	20.0	12.6-30.3	50	20.8	14.4-29.1	96	40.7	31.6-50.6	15	7.4	3.9-13.8	20	11.0	6.2-18.8
Obese	376	51	14.6	10.2-20.4	87	24.1	18.2-31.2	175	47.1	39.9-54.4	32	6.5	4.1-10.2	31	7.7	4.5-12.9
Current Smoker
No	618	97	16.4	12.3-21.6	138	22.3	17.8-27.6	280	45.0	39.4-50.8	38	5.4	3.6- 8.1	65	10.9	7.8-15.0
Yes	138	23	13.3	7.4-22.7	31	28.3	18.7-40.5	57	40.2	28.8-52.8	16	10.0	4.9-19.2	11	8.1	3.2-19.3
Binge Drinker
No	742	116	15.0	11.5-19.4	160	23.0	18.8-27.8	335	44.9	39.7-50.2	54	6.4	4.5- 9.1	77	10.6	7.8-14.4
Yes	14	5	47.3	17.7-79.0	8	39.9	14.4-72.4	1	12.7	1.8-54.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	747	119	15.6	12.0-20.0	165	23.4	19.2-28.2	334	44.4	39.2-49.7	53	6.2	4.3- 8.8	76	10.5	7.7-14.2
Yes	5	2	52.9	10.0-91.9	1	3.1	0.3-24.5	1	26.6	3.1-80.5	1	17.4	1.9-69.6	0	0.0	. - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	218	34	17.0	10.1-27.2	50	23.5	16.2-32.8	95	44.5	35.0-54.4	18	7.7	4.1-13.8	21	7.4	4.4-12.1
Some Physical Activity	291	52	19.3	13.4-27.0	68	22.2	16.0-29.8	128	41.3	33.4-49.7	14	3.7	1.8- 7.5	29	13.6	8.3-21.4
Physically Inactive	226	33	10.6	6.7-16.2	46	24.1	16.6-33.5	101	46.6	37.4-56.0	21	9.3	5.4-15.7	25	9.5	5.5-15.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	402	52	11.6	7.9-16.7	80	20.0	14.8-26.6	197	49.5	42.4-56.6	37	8.0	5.3-12.1	36	10.8	7.0-16.4
No	356	69	19.7	14.0-26.9	89	26.5	20.5-33.7	140	39.2	32.0-46.9	17	4.6	2.5- 8.6	41	9.9	6.3-15.4
Disability Status
Yes	453	64	14.1	10.0-19.7	86	20.0	14.9-26.4	216	46.2	39.5-53.0	41	8.2	5.5-12.2	46	11.5	7.6-17.0
No	295	56	18.6	12.6-26.6	78	26.8	20.3-34.6	117	41.9	33.9-50.4	13	3.6	1.7- 7.6	31	9.1	5.7-14.2
Current Asthma
Yes	84	17	27.1	13.9-46.1	8	9.4	3.7-21.8	41	45.5	30.6-61.4	12	13.1	6.0-26.2	6	4.8	1.8-11.8
No	672	104	14.6	11.0-19.1	161	25.0	20.5-30.2	294	43.9	38.5-49.5	42	5.5	3.7- 8.2	71	11.0	7.9-15.0
Diabetes
Yes	758	121	15.8	12.2-20.3	169	23.5	19.3-28.2	337	44.1	39.0-49.3	54	6.3	4.4- 8.9	77	10.4	7.6-14.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	432	64	16.1	11.7-21.8	81	20.1	14.7-26.9	216	47.0	40.1-54.1	34	5.5	3.5- 8.3	37	11.3	7.3-17.1
No	324	57	15.6	10.2-23.1	88	27.2	21.0-34.4	120	40.9	33.5-48.8	19	7.0	4.0-12.0	40	9.3	5.9-14.4
High Blood Pressure
Yes	530	79	16.1	11.8-21.6	114	22.2	17.4-27.7	249	45.5	39.4-51.7	40	7.5	5.0-11.1	48	8.7	5.9-12.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	2	49.6	11.8-87.8	1	26.8	3.6-78.1	1	6.3	0.7-38.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.3	2.1-66.9
No	223	40	14.8	9.0-23.3	54	26.2	18.4-35.8	87	41.6	32.3-51.5	14	3.7	1.9- 7.2	28	13.7	8.1-22.2
High Cholesterol
Yes	371	51	15.8	10.3-23.3	81	21.1	15.7-27.7	175	46.6	39.1-54.3	35	8.5	5.4-13.2	29	8.0	4.7-13.2
No	333	59	15.8	11.3-21.5	77	26.8	20.2-34.7	144	42.5	35.1-50.2	17	3.5	1.9- 6.3	36	11.4	7.2-17.6
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	195	21	9.0	5.2-15.1	34	18.0	11.7-26.7	99	50.9	41.2-60.6	20	9.4	5.5-15.6	21	12.7	6.9-22.1
No	543	99	18.8	14.1-24.6	128	24.3	19.3-30.1	228	41.9	35.8-48.2	34	5.4	3.3- 8.6	54	9.7	6.6-13.8

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

758

121

15.8

12.2-20.3

169

23.5

19.3-28.2

337

44.1

39.0-49.3

6.3

4.4- 8.9

10.4

7.6-14.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

675

107

15.6

11.8-20.4

152

24.6

20.1-29.8

308

45.1

39.7-50.7

5.9

4.1- 8.6

8.6

6.0-12.2

18.0

9.5-31.5

10.6

5.9-18.4

32.7

20.7-47.6

9.8

3.4-25.2

28.9

15.6-47.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

12.8

1.6-56.3

8.3

0.7-52.8

0.0

. - .

78.9

30.4-97.0

Recommended Range

111

14.4

8.0-24.6

28.6

17.2-43.5

35.5

23.9-48.9

5.0

1.9-12.8

16.5

8.9-28.6

Overweight

226

20.0

12.6-30.3

20.8

14.4-29.1

40.7

31.6-50.6

7.4

3.9-13.8

11.0

6.2-18.8

Obese

376

14.6

10.2-20.4

24.1

18.2-31.2

175

47.1

39.9-54.4

6.5

4.1-10.2

7.7

4.5-12.9

Current Smoker

618

16.4

12.3-21.6

138

22.3

17.8-27.6

280

45.0

39.4-50.8

5.4

3.6- 8.1

10.9

7.8-15.0

Yes

138

13.3

7.4-22.7

28.3

18.7-40.5

40.2

28.8-52.8

10.0

4.9-19.2

8.1

3.2-19.3

Binge Drinker

742

116

15.0

11.5-19.4

160

23.0

18.8-27.8

335

44.9

39.7-50.2

6.4

4.5- 9.1

10.6

7.8-14.4

Yes

47.3

17.7-79.0

39.9

14.4-72.4

12.7

1.8-54.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Heavy Drinker

747

119

15.6

12.0-20.0

165

23.4

19.2-28.2

334

44.4

39.2-49.7

6.2

4.3- 8.8

10.5

7.7-14.2

Yes

52.9

10.0-91.9

3.1

0.3-24.5

26.6

3.1-80.5

17.4

1.9-69.6

0.0

. - .

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

218

17.0

10.1-27.2

23.5

16.2-32.8

44.5

35.0-54.4

7.7

4.1-13.8

7.4

4.4-12.1

Some Physical Activity

291

19.3

13.4-27.0

22.2

16.0-29.8

128

41.3

33.4-49.7

3.7

1.8- 7.5

13.6

8.3-21.4

Physically Inactive

226

10.6

6.7-16.2

24.1

16.6-33.5

101

46.6

37.4-56.0

9.3

5.4-15.7

9.5

5.5-15.8

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

402

11.6

7.9-16.7

20.0

14.8-26.6

197

49.5

42.4-56.6

8.0

5.3-12.1

10.8

7.0-16.4

356

19.7

14.0-26.9

26.5

20.5-33.7

140

39.2

32.0-46.9

4.6

2.5- 8.6

9.9

6.3-15.4

Disability Status

Yes

453

14.1

10.0-19.7

20.0

14.9-26.4

216

46.2

39.5-53.0

8.2

5.5-12.2

11.5

7.6-17.0

295

18.6

12.6-26.6

26.8

20.3-34.6

117

41.9

33.9-50.4

3.6

1.7- 7.6

9.1

5.7-14.2

Current Asthma

Yes

27.1

13.9-46.1

9.4

3.7-21.8

45.5

30.6-61.4

13.1

6.0-26.2

4.8

1.8-11.8

672

104

14.6

11.0-19.1

161

25.0

20.5-30.2

294

43.9

38.5-49.5

5.5

3.7- 8.2

11.0

7.9-15.0

Diabetes

Yes

758

121

15.8

12.2-20.3

169

23.5

19.3-28.2

337

44.1

39.0-49.3

6.3

4.4- 8.9

10.4

7.6-14.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

432

16.1

11.7-21.8

20.1

14.7-26.9

216

47.0

40.1-54.1

5.5

3.5- 8.3

11.3

7.3-17.1

324

15.6

10.2-23.1

27.2

21.0-34.4

120

40.9

33.5-48.8

7.0

4.0-12.0

9.3

5.9-14.4

High Blood Pressure

Yes

530

16.1

11.8-21.6

114

22.2

17.4-27.7

249

45.5

39.4-51.7

7.5

5.0-11.1

8.7

5.9-12.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

49.6

11.8-87.8

26.8

3.6-78.1

6.3

0.7-38.4

0.0

. - .

17.3

2.1-66.9

223

14.8

9.0-23.3

26.2

18.4-35.8

41.6

32.3-51.5

3.7

1.9- 7.2

13.7

8.1-22.2

High Cholesterol

Yes

371

15.8

10.3-23.3

21.1

15.7-27.7

175

46.6

39.1-54.3

8.5

5.4-13.2

8.0

4.7-13.2

333

15.8

11.3-21.5

26.8

20.2-34.7

144

42.5

35.1-50.2

3.5

1.9- 6.3

11.4

7.2-17.6

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

195

9.0

5.2-15.1

18.0

11.7-26.7

50.9

41.2-60.6

9.4

5.5-15.6

12.7

6.9-22.1

543

18.8

14.1-24.6

128

24.3

19.3-30.1

228

41.9

35.8-48.2

5.4

3.3- 8.6

9.7

6.6-13.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.