BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
TOTAL	938	211	21.7	17.9-26.1	499	53.8	49.0-58.6	109	10.1	7.8-13.0	96	11.1	8.3-14.8	23	3.3	2.0- 5.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	835	195	22.7	18.6-27.3	461	55.8	50.7-60.8	91	9.2	6.9-12.2	74	10.2	7.3-14.2	14	2.1	1.1- 4.1
No	103	16	12.3	4.5-29.5	38	33.8	22.1-47.9	18	18.9	10.5-31.6	22	19.9	11.7-31.9	9	15.1	7.3-28.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	4	22.8	4.2-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	70.4	24.5-94.6	1	6.7	0.7-44.2	0	0.0	. - .
Recommended Range	153	35	23.9	14.8-36.2	88	57.2	45.1-68.5	12	6.4	3.0-13.2	14	7.3	3.0-16.5	4	5.3	1.7-15.2
Overweight	267	62	21.3	14.6-30.0	142	54.6	45.4-63.4	34	10.1	5.9-16.7	26	12.9	7.9-20.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8
Obese	456	98	21.3	16.1-27.6	238	52.2	45.4-58.9	56	10.7	7.6-14.9	49	11.2	7.2-17.2	15	4.5	2.4- 8.2
Current Smoker
No	768	182	23.5	19.2-28.5	418	54.8	49.5-60.0	79	9.2	6.8-12.2	74	10.4	7.4-14.4	15	2.2	1.2- 4.0
Yes	168	28	13.8	7.9-23.1	81	49.6	38.5-60.8	30	14.1	8.0-23.7	21	14.3	7.7-24.9	8	8.1	3.6-17.2
Binge Drinker
No	917	204	21.2	17.4-25.6	491	54.6	49.7-59.3	105	10.0	7.6-12.9	94	10.9	8.1-14.6	23	3.4	2.0- 5.5
Yes	17	6	49.0	19.8-78.9	6	32.4	10.8-65.6	4	17.4	4.1-51.3	1	1.1	0.1- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	923	205	21.5	17.7-25.9	494	54.3	49.5-59.1	107	10.0	7.7-13.0	94	10.8	8.0-14.4	23	3.3	2.0- 5.5
Yes	8	3	63.8	19.6-92.7	2	7.7	1.2-36.9	2	25.7	3.7-75.8	1	2.8	0.3-21.0	0	0.0	. - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	247	53	20.5	13.6-29.8	142	58.4	48.9-67.4	23	9.9	5.5-17.4	23	9.2	4.9-16.5	6	1.9	0.8- 4.7
Some Physical Activity	331	70	23.6	17.4-31.2	181	51.2	43.2-59.1	36	8.7	5.6-13.4	33	12.1	7.4-19.3	11	4.3	2.0- 9.1
Physically Inactive	319	77	20.4	14.4-28.1	156	52.1	43.8-60.2	45	12.1	8.2-17.5	36	12.7	7.9-19.8	5	2.7	1.0- 6.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	521	118	19.2	14.8-24.5	274	55.3	49.0-61.5	57	9.0	6.4-12.6	58	12.2	8.3-17.6	14	4.3	2.2- 8.1
No	416	93	24.3	18.3-31.4	225	52.3	45.1-59.4	51	11.1	7.5-16.1	38	10.1	6.3-15.7	9	2.3	1.1- 4.8
Disability Status
Yes	569	129	21.5	16.9-26.9	309	55.7	49.5-61.7	72	9.7	7.2-13.1	48	10.3	6.7-15.4	11	2.8	1.3- 5.9
No	354	74	20.7	14.6-28.6	186	51.7	43.9-59.4	36	10.8	6.8-16.8	46	12.7	8.4-18.7	12	4.1	2.1- 7.8
Current Asthma
Yes	113	22	19.8	11.3-32.3	61	60.9	47.6-72.8	15	8.2	4.2-15.5	14	10.8	5.9-19.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
No	822	188	21.4	17.4-26.0	438	53.3	48.2-58.4	93	10.4	7.8-13.6	81	11.2	8.1-15.3	22	3.7	2.2- 6.0
Diabetes
Yes	938	211	21.7	17.9-26.1	499	53.8	49.0-58.6	109	10.1	7.8-13.0	96	11.1	8.3-14.8	23	3.3	2.0- 5.4
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	543	122	21.6	16.8-27.5	304	56.8	50.4-63.0	60	8.6	6.1-12.1	49	9.9	6.5-14.8	8	3.0	1.4- 6.6
No	391	89	21.9	16.2-28.8	193	50.2	43.0-57.4	47	11.7	7.9-17.0	47	12.6	8.3-18.7	15	3.6	1.9- 6.5
High Blood Pressure
Yes	661	155	21.5	17.1-26.8	349	53.3	47.6-58.9	79	11.7	8.6-15.6	64	10.1	7.2-14.2	14	3.3	1.8- 6.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	1	6.3	0.7-38.4	3	66.9	20.6-94.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.8	3.6-78.1
No	272	55	22.3	15.6-30.7	147	54.7	45.6-63.5	30	6.7	4.0-11.0	32	13.4	7.8-22.1	8	2.9	1.2- 6.8
High Cholesterol
Yes	462	98	21.7	16.2-28.4	252	53.1	46.1-59.9	60	12.1	8.5-17.1	41	9.5	5.9-14.8	11	3.6	1.7- 7.5
No	401	92	20.6	15.4-27.0	221	56.5	49.3-63.5	39	7.8	5.1-11.8	42	13.1	8.6-19.4	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	247	60	27.0	19.4-36.4	133	51.9	42.9-60.8	30	10.3	6.6-15.8	24	10.7	6.0-18.3	0	0.0	. - .
No	665	147	20.2	15.9-25.3	353	54.3	48.5-60.0	74	9.8	7.0-13.5	68	11.1	7.7-15.7	23	4.6	2.8- 7.5

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

938

211

21.7

17.9-26.1

499

53.8

49.0-58.6

109

10.1

7.8-13.0

11.1

8.3-14.8

3.3

2.0- 5.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

835

195

22.7

18.6-27.3

461

55.8

50.7-60.8

9.2

6.9-12.2

10.2

7.3-14.2

2.1

1.1- 4.1

103

12.3

4.5-29.5

33.8

22.1-47.9

18.9

10.5-31.6

19.9

11.7-31.9

15.1

7.3-28.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

22.8

4.2-66.8

0.0

. - .

70.4

24.5-94.6

6.7

0.7-44.2

0.0

. - .

Recommended Range

153

23.9

14.8-36.2

57.2

45.1-68.5

6.4

3.0-13.2

7.3

3.0-16.5

5.3

1.7-15.2

Overweight

267

21.3

14.6-30.0

142

54.6

45.4-63.4

10.1

5.9-16.7

12.9

7.9-20.4

1.1

0.3- 3.8

Obese

456

21.3

16.1-27.6

238

52.2

45.4-58.9

10.7

7.6-14.9

11.2

7.2-17.2

4.5

2.4- 8.2

Current Smoker

768

182

23.5

19.2-28.5

418

54.8

49.5-60.0

9.2

6.8-12.2

10.4

7.4-14.4

2.2

1.2- 4.0

Yes

168

13.8

7.9-23.1

49.6

38.5-60.8

14.1

8.0-23.7

14.3

7.7-24.9

8.1

3.6-17.2

Binge Drinker

917

204

21.2

17.4-25.6

491

54.6

49.7-59.3

105

10.0

7.6-12.9

10.9

8.1-14.6

3.4

2.0- 5.5

Yes

49.0

19.8-78.9

32.4

10.8-65.6

17.4

4.1-51.3

1.1

0.1- 8.5

0.0

. - .

Heavy Drinker

923

205

21.5

17.7-25.9

494

54.3

49.5-59.1

107

10.0

7.7-13.0

10.8

8.0-14.4

3.3

2.0- 5.5

Yes

63.8

19.6-92.7

7.7

1.2-36.9

25.7

3.7-75.8

2.8

0.3-21.0

0.0

. - .

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

247

20.5

13.6-29.8

142

58.4

48.9-67.4

9.9

5.5-17.4

9.2

4.9-16.5

1.9

0.8- 4.7

Some Physical Activity

331

23.6

17.4-31.2

181

51.2

43.2-59.1

8.7

5.6-13.4

12.1

7.4-19.3

4.3

2.0- 9.1

Physically Inactive

319

20.4

14.4-28.1

156

52.1

43.8-60.2

12.1

8.2-17.5

12.7

7.9-19.8

2.7

1.0- 6.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

521

118

19.2

14.8-24.5

274

55.3

49.0-61.5

9.0

6.4-12.6

12.2

8.3-17.6

4.3

2.2- 8.1

416

24.3

18.3-31.4

225

52.3

45.1-59.4

11.1

7.5-16.1

10.1

6.3-15.7

2.3

1.1- 4.8

Disability Status

Yes

569

129

21.5

16.9-26.9

309

55.7

49.5-61.7

9.7

7.2-13.1

10.3

6.7-15.4

2.8

1.3- 5.9

354

20.7

14.6-28.6

186

51.7

43.9-59.4

10.8

6.8-16.8

12.7

8.4-18.7

4.1

2.1- 7.8

Current Asthma

Yes

113

19.8

11.3-32.3

60.9

47.6-72.8

8.2

4.2-15.5

10.8

5.9-19.0

0.3

0.0- 2.1

822

188

21.4

17.4-26.0

438

53.3

48.2-58.4

10.4

7.8-13.6

11.2

8.1-15.3

3.7

2.2- 6.0

Diabetes

Yes

938

211

21.7

17.9-26.1

499

53.8

49.0-58.6

109

10.1

7.8-13.0

11.1

8.3-14.8

3.3

2.0- 5.4

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

543

122

21.6

16.8-27.5

304

56.8

50.4-63.0

8.6

6.1-12.1

9.9

6.5-14.8

3.0

1.4- 6.6

391

21.9

16.2-28.8

193

50.2

43.0-57.4

11.7

7.9-17.0

12.6

8.3-18.7

3.6

1.9- 6.5

High Blood Pressure

Yes

661

155

21.5

17.1-26.8

349

53.3

47.6-58.9

11.7

8.6-15.6

10.1

7.2-14.2

3.3

1.8- 6.1

Yes, During Pregnancy

6.3

0.7-38.4

66.9

20.6-94.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

26.8

3.6-78.1

272

22.3

15.6-30.7

147

54.7

45.6-63.5

6.7

4.0-11.0

13.4

7.8-22.1

2.9

1.2- 6.8

High Cholesterol

Yes

462

21.7

16.2-28.4

252

53.1

46.1-59.9

12.1

8.5-17.1

9.5

5.9-14.8

3.6

1.7- 7.5

401

20.6

15.4-27.0

221

56.5

49.3-63.5

7.8

5.1-11.8

13.1

8.6-19.4

2.0

0.9- 4.5

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

247

27.0

19.4-36.4

133

51.9

42.9-60.8

10.3

6.6-15.8

10.7

6.0-18.3

0.0

. - .

665

147

20.2

15.9-25.3

353

54.3

48.5-60.0

9.8

7.0-13.5

11.1

7.7-15.7

4.6

2.8- 7.5

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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.