BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	944	244	23.3	19.7-27.3	700	76.7	72.7-80.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	840	213	22.5	18.8-26.7	627	77.5	73.3-81.2
No	104	31	31.1	20.0-44.8	73	68.9	55.2-80.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	2	68.3	21.9-94.3	5	31.7	5.7-78.1
Recommended Range	157	37	25.7	16.2-38.1	120	74.3	61.9-83.8
Overweight	267	64	16.9	12.1-23.1	203	83.1	76.9-87.9
Obese	455	126	26.3	21.0-32.4	329	73.7	67.6-79.0
Current Smoker
No	776	203	24.3	20.3-28.9	573	75.7	71.1-79.7
Yes	166	40	18.7	12.0-28.0	126	81.3	72.0-88.0
Binge Drinker
No	923	239	23.4	19.8-27.5	684	76.6	72.5-80.2
Yes	17	4	20.8	4.8-57.5	13	79.2	42.5-95.2
Heavy Drinker
No	929	238	23.2	19.6-27.2	691	76.8	72.8-80.4
Yes	8	2	9.5	1.6-39.7	6	90.5	60.3-98.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	245	43	13.8	9.5-19.8	202	86.2	80.2-90.5
Some Physical Activity	335	87	23.2	17.4-30.2	248	76.8	69.8-82.6
Physically Inactive	322	103	30.4	23.6-38.3	219	69.6	61.7-76.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	524	179	30.3	25.1-36.1	345	69.7	63.9-74.9
No	419	65	16.3	11.8-22.0	354	83.7	78.0-88.2
Disability Status
Yes	569	184	30.3	25.1-35.9	385	69.7	64.1-74.9
No	359	55	13.2	9.0-18.8	304	86.8	81.2-91.0
Current Asthma
Yes	110	36	30.0	19.4-43.3	74	70.0	56.7-80.6
No	831	206	22.0	18.4-26.1	625	78.0	73.9-81.6
Diabetes
Yes	944	244	23.3	19.7-27.3	700	76.7	72.7-80.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	542	152	26.0	21.0-31.7	390	74.0	68.3-79.0
No	396	91	20.3	15.6-26.1	305	79.7	73.9-84.4
High Blood Pressure
Yes	662	193	26.2	21.7-31.2	469	73.8	68.8-78.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	1	12.7	1.5-57.9	4	87.3	42.1-98.5
No	277	50	17.2	12.1-23.9	227	82.8	76.1-87.9
High Cholesterol
Yes	462	125	22.7	17.9-28.4	337	77.3	71.6-82.1
No	401	101	24.4	18.9-30.8	300	75.6	69.2-81.1
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	246	89	36.3	28.3-45.1	157	63.7	54.9-71.7
No	669	146	18.0	14.3-22.3	523	82.0	77.7-85.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

840

213

22.5

18.8-26.7

627

77.5

73.3-81.2

104

31.1

20.0-44.8

68.9

55.2-80.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

68.3

21.9-94.3

31.7

5.7-78.1

Recommended Range

157

25.7

16.2-38.1

120

74.3

61.9-83.8

Overweight

267

16.9

12.1-23.1

203

83.1

76.9-87.9

Obese

455

126

26.3

21.0-32.4

329

73.7

67.6-79.0

Current Smoker

776

203

24.3

20.3-28.9

573

75.7

71.1-79.7

Yes

166

18.7

12.0-28.0

126

81.3

72.0-88.0

Binge Drinker

923

239

23.4

19.8-27.5

684

76.6

72.5-80.2

Yes

20.8

4.8-57.5

79.2

42.5-95.2

Heavy Drinker

929

238

23.2

19.6-27.2

691

76.8

72.8-80.4

Yes

9.5

1.6-39.7

90.5

60.3-98.4

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

245

13.8

9.5-19.8

202

86.2

80.2-90.5

Some Physical Activity

335

23.2

17.4-30.2

248

76.8

69.8-82.6

Physically Inactive

322

103

30.4

23.6-38.3

219

69.6

61.7-76.4

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

524

179

30.3

25.1-36.1

345

69.7

63.9-74.9

419

16.3

11.8-22.0

354

83.7

78.0-88.2

Disability Status

Yes

569

184

30.3

25.1-35.9

385

69.7

64.1-74.9

359

13.2

9.0-18.8

304

86.8

81.2-91.0

Current Asthma

Yes

110

30.0

19.4-43.3

70.0

56.7-80.6

831

206

22.0

18.4-26.1

625

78.0

73.9-81.6

Diabetes

Yes

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

542

152

26.0

21.0-31.7

390

74.0

68.3-79.0

396

20.3

15.6-26.1

305

79.7

73.9-84.4

High Blood Pressure

Yes

662

193

26.2

21.7-31.2

469

73.8

68.8-78.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

12.7

1.5-57.9

87.3

42.1-98.5

277

17.2

12.1-23.9

227

82.8

76.1-87.9

High Cholesterol

Yes

462

125

22.7

17.9-28.4

337

77.3

71.6-82.1

401

101

24.4

18.9-30.8

300

75.6

69.2-81.1

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

246

36.3

28.3-45.1

157

63.7

54.9-71.7

669

146

18.0

14.3-22.3

523

82.0

77.7-85.7

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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.