BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (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.*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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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
TOTAL	934	689	72.3	67.9-76.3	120	13.5	10.7-16.9	24	2.5	1.5- 4.2	12	1.0	0.5- 2.1	89	10.7	7.9-14.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	832	612	72.8	68.1-77.0	109	13.6	10.7-17.3	22	2.6	1.5- 4.4	11	0.9	0.4- 2.2	78	10.0	7.3-13.7
No	102	77	67.6	52.0-80.1	11	12.3	5.9-23.8	2	2.0	0.4- 9.5	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	11	16.7	7.0-34.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	4	24.2	4.4-69.0	2	11.9	1.8-50.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	63.9	17.5-93.6
Recommended Range	151	109	71.6	59.9-81.0	21	12.6	6.5-23.0	6	5.2	2.0-13.1	1	1.3	0.2- 8.4	14	9.3	4.4-18.4
Overweight	267	186	72.7	64.6-79.6	34	11.2	7.0-17.3	4	1.1	0.2- 4.6	7	1.7	0.5- 5.0	36	13.4	8.6-20.2
Obese	454	353	74.4	67.8-80.0	53	13.5	9.7-18.4	10	2.1	1.0- 4.4	4	0.6	0.2- 1.9	34	9.4	5.5-15.6
Current Smoker
No	763	567	71.3	66.3-75.9	102	14.4	11.2-18.4	16	2.3	1.3- 4.2	7	0.8	0.3- 2.3	71	11.1	7.9-15.3
Yes	169	122	76.6	67.1-84.0	18	9.7	5.5-16.6	8	3.5	1.4- 8.5	5	1.7	0.6- 4.8	16	8.6	4.2-16.8
Binge Drinker
No	915	676	72.9	68.5-76.9	116	13.3	10.5-16.7	24	2.6	1.6- 4.3	11	0.7	0.3- 1.6	88	10.4	7.7-14.0
Yes	16	12	62.9	29.1-87.5	3	24.7	6.4-61.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.4	1.7-53.5	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	920	682	73.2	68.8-77.2	116	13.1	10.3-16.4	23	2.4	1.4- 4.1	12	1.0	0.5- 2.2	87	10.3	7.6-13.9
Yes	8	6	61.2	17.1-92.4	1	23.5	2.9-75.7	1	15.3	1.8-64.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	243	185	74.8	66.1-81.9	30	13.5	8.6-20.5	6	2.5	0.9- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .	22	9.3	4.9-16.9
Some Physical Activity	332	256	74.4	66.8-80.7	41	12.7	8.5-18.6	8	2.3	0.8- 5.9	7	1.8	0.6- 5.0	20	8.9	4.9-15.4
Physically Inactive	319	219	68.0	60.0-75.0	46	15.2	10.3-22.0	9	3.1	1.4- 6.5	5	1.1	0.4- 2.9	40	12.7	8.1-19.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	518	388	71.1	64.7-76.7	71	14.5	10.6-19.4	12	2.1	1.0- 4.3	7	0.8	0.3- 1.9	40	11.6	7.5-17.7
No	415	300	73.5	67.2-79.0	49	12.6	8.8-17.6	12	3.0	1.5- 5.9	5	1.2	0.4- 3.7	49	9.7	6.5-14.2
Disability Status
Yes	564	436	75.0	69.2-80.1	62	11.8	8.4-16.2	12	1.9	1.0- 3.8	6	0.4	0.2- 1.0	48	10.9	7.3-16.0
No	354	242	68.5	61.2-75.1	55	16.0	11.4-21.9	12	3.5	1.7- 7.2	6	1.9	0.7- 4.9	39	10.1	6.2-15.8
Current Asthma
Yes	113	90	86.6	77.6-92.3	12	9.1	4.4-17.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	7	3.6	1.5- 8.3
No	818	596	70.4	65.5-74.8	108	14.2	11.1-17.9	22	2.8	1.7- 4.7	10	1.1	0.5- 2.4	82	11.6	8.5-15.6
Diabetes
Yes	934	689	72.3	67.9-76.3	120	13.5	10.7-16.9	24	2.5	1.5- 4.2	12	1.0	0.5- 2.1	89	10.7	7.9-14.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	542	415	72.0	65.7-77.5	61	13.6	9.9-18.4	10	1.8	0.8- 4.0	7	0.7	0.3- 2.1	49	11.9	7.9-17.5
No	386	269	72.5	65.9-78.2	58	13.5	9.5-18.7	14	3.4	1.8- 6.5	5	1.3	0.5- 3.8	40	9.3	5.9-14.3
High Blood Pressure
Yes	656	483	70.0	64.6-75.0	83	14.5	11.0-18.8	17	2.9	1.6- 5.2	9	1.0	0.4- 2.5	64	11.7	8.3-16.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	4	73.2	21.9-96.4	1	26.8	3.6-78.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	273	202	77.3	69.4-83.6	36	11.3	7.3-17.1	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	25	8.6	4.4-15.8
High Cholesterol
Yes	457	347	75.0	68.7-80.3	57	14.0	10.0-19.2	10	2.3	1.0- 5.0	6	1.0	0.3- 3.2	37	7.8	4.9-12.2
No	401	302	73.2	66.4-79.2	49	12.6	8.7-17.8	10	2.6	1.2- 5.4	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2	37	11.2	7.0-17.4
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	240	176	67.9	58.4-76.1	29	15.3	9.6-23.7	7	2.5	0.9- 6.3	4	1.5	0.3- 6.4	24	12.8	7.4-21.3
No	665	490	73.5	68.4-78.2	90	13.3	10.2-17.2	16	2.5	1.3- 4.6	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0	61	9.8	6.8-14.1

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

934

689

72.3

67.9-76.3

120

13.5

10.7-16.9

2.5

1.5- 4.2

1.0

0.5- 2.1

10.7

7.9-14.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

832

612

72.8

68.1-77.0

109

13.6

10.7-17.3

2.6

1.5- 4.4

0.9

0.4- 2.2

10.0

7.3-13.7

102

67.6

52.0-80.1

12.3

5.9-23.8

2.0

0.4- 9.5

1.5

0.2-10.0

16.7

7.0-34.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

24.2

4.4-69.0

11.9

1.8-50.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

63.9

17.5-93.6

Recommended Range

151

109

71.6

59.9-81.0

12.6

6.5-23.0

5.2

2.0-13.1

1.3

0.2- 8.4

9.3

4.4-18.4

Overweight

267

186

72.7

64.6-79.6

11.2

7.0-17.3

1.1

0.2- 4.6

1.7

0.5- 5.0

13.4

8.6-20.2

Obese

454

353

74.4

67.8-80.0

13.5

9.7-18.4

2.1

1.0- 4.4

0.6

0.2- 1.9

9.4

5.5-15.6

Current Smoker

763

567

71.3

66.3-75.9

102

14.4

11.2-18.4

2.3

1.3- 4.2

0.8

0.3- 2.3

11.1

7.9-15.3

Yes

169

122

76.6

67.1-84.0

9.7

5.5-16.6

3.5

1.4- 8.5

1.7

0.6- 4.8

8.6

4.2-16.8

Binge Drinker

915

676

72.9

68.5-76.9

116

13.3

10.5-16.7

2.6

1.6- 4.3

0.7

0.3- 1.6

10.4

7.7-14.0

Yes

62.9

29.1-87.5

24.7

6.4-61.1

0.0

. - .

12.4

1.7-53.5

0.0

. - .

Heavy Drinker

920

682

73.2

68.8-77.2

116

13.1

10.3-16.4

2.4

1.4- 4.1

1.0

0.5- 2.2

10.3

7.6-13.9

Yes

61.2

17.1-92.4

23.5

2.9-75.7

15.3

1.8-64.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

243

185

74.8

66.1-81.9

13.5

8.6-20.5

2.5

0.9- 6.4

0.0

. - .

9.3

4.9-16.9

Some Physical Activity

332

256

74.4

66.8-80.7

12.7

8.5-18.6

2.3

0.8- 5.9

1.8

0.6- 5.0

8.9

4.9-15.4

Physically Inactive

319

219

68.0

60.0-75.0

15.2

10.3-22.0

3.1

1.4- 6.5

1.1

0.4- 2.9

12.7

8.1-19.2

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

518

388

71.1

64.7-76.7

14.5

10.6-19.4

2.1

1.0- 4.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

11.6

7.5-17.7

415

300

73.5

67.2-79.0

12.6

8.8-17.6

3.0

1.5- 5.9

1.2

0.4- 3.7

9.7

6.5-14.2

Disability Status

Yes

564

436

75.0

69.2-80.1

11.8

8.4-16.2

1.9

1.0- 3.8

0.4

0.2- 1.0

10.9

7.3-16.0

354

242

68.5

61.2-75.1

16.0

11.4-21.9

3.5

1.7- 7.2

1.9

0.7- 4.9

10.1

6.2-15.8

Current Asthma

Yes

113

86.6

77.6-92.3

9.1

4.4-17.8

0.4

0.1- 1.7

0.4

0.1- 1.4

3.6

1.5- 8.3

818

596

70.4

65.5-74.8

108

14.2

11.1-17.9

2.8

1.7- 4.7

1.1

0.5- 2.4

11.6

8.5-15.6

Diabetes

Yes

934

689

72.3

67.9-76.3

120

13.5

10.7-16.9

2.5

1.5- 4.2

1.0

0.5- 2.1

10.7

7.9-14.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

542

415

72.0

65.7-77.5

13.6

9.9-18.4

1.8

0.8- 4.0

0.7

0.3- 2.1

11.9

7.9-17.5

386

269

72.5

65.9-78.2

13.5

9.5-18.7

3.4

1.8- 6.5

1.3

0.5- 3.8

9.3

5.9-14.3

High Blood Pressure

Yes

656

483

70.0

64.6-75.0

14.5

11.0-18.8

2.9

1.6- 5.2

1.0

0.4- 2.5

11.7

8.3-16.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

73.2

21.9-96.4

26.8

3.6-78.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

273

202

77.3

69.4-83.6

11.3

7.3-17.1

1.8

0.7- 4.4

1.1

0.3- 3.7

8.6

4.4-15.8

High Cholesterol

Yes

457

347

75.0

68.7-80.3

14.0

10.0-19.2

2.3

1.0- 5.0

1.0

0.3- 3.2

7.8

4.9-12.2

401

302

73.2

66.4-79.2

12.6

8.7-17.8

2.6

1.2- 5.4

0.4

0.1- 1.2

11.2

7.0-17.4

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

240

176

67.9

58.4-76.1

15.3

9.6-23.7

2.5

0.9- 6.3

1.5

0.3- 6.4

12.8

7.4-21.3

665

490

73.5

68.4-78.2

13.3

10.2-17.2

2.5

1.3- 4.6

0.9

0.4- 2.0

9.8

6.8-14.1

Back to Diabetes.

Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

^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.