BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	956	106	8.9	6.8-11.6	850	91.1	88.4-93.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes	851	97	8.6	6.4-11.4	754	91.4	88.6-93.6
No	105	9	12.2	5.6-24.4	96	87.8	75.6-94.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	2	12.6	1.9-52.2	5	87.4	47.8-98.1
Recommended Range	158	15	7.7	3.3-17.0	143	92.3	83.0-96.7
Overweight	272	27	6.4	3.9-10.1	245	93.6	89.9-96.1
Obese	462	57	11.2	7.7-15.9	405	88.8	84.1-92.3
Current Smoker
No	785	85	8.5	6.3-11.4	700	91.5	88.6-93.7
Yes	169	21	10.6	5.6-19.0	148	89.4	81.0-94.4
Binge Drinker
No	935	104	9.1	6.9-11.9	831	90.9	88.1-93.1
Yes	17	2	2.9	0.6-13.4	15	97.1	86.6-99.4
Heavy Drinker
No	941	105	9.1	6.9-11.8	836	90.9	88.2-93.1
Yes	8	1	2.2	0.2-17.5	7	97.8	82.5-99.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	248	20	5.3	3.0- 9.2	228	94.7	90.8-97.0
Some Physical Activity	336	33	7.2	4.1-12.5	303	92.8	87.5-95.9
Physically Inactive	330	51	15.1	10.6-21.2	279	84.9	78.8-89.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	533	80	12.0	9.0-15.8	453	88.0	84.2-91.0
No	422	26	5.9	3.2-10.3	396	94.1	89.7-96.8
Disability Status
Yes	578	86	13.3	9.9-17.6	492	86.7	82.4-90.1
No	361	20	3.0	1.7- 5.0	341	97.0	95.0-98.3
Current Asthma
Yes	113	22	14.7	8.6-24.0	91	85.3	76.0-91.4
No	840	84	8.3	6.1-11.2	756	91.7	88.8-93.9
Diabetes
Yes	956	106	8.9	6.8-11.6	850	91.1	88.4-93.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	554	67	9.8	7.0-13.4	487	90.2	86.6-93.0
No	396	37	7.8	4.9-12.4	359	92.2	87.6-95.1
High Blood Pressure
Yes	672	82	10.1	7.5-13.5	590	89.9	86.5-92.5
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
No	279	24	6.5	3.5-11.7	255	93.5	88.3-96.5
High Cholesterol
Yes	465	60	9.9	6.9-14.2	405	90.1	85.8-93.1
No	410	33	7.0	4.3-11.2	377	93.0	88.8-95.7
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	249	35	14.0	9.1-21.1	214	86.0	78.9-90.9
No	677	66	7.0	4.9- 9.9	611	93.0	90.1-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

Have Health Insurance

Yes

851

8.6

6.4-11.4

754

91.4

88.6-93.6

105

12.2

5.6-24.4

87.8

75.6-94.4

Body Mass Index

Underweight

12.6

1.9-52.2

87.4

47.8-98.1

Recommended Range

158

7.7

3.3-17.0

143

92.3

83.0-96.7

Overweight

272

6.4

3.9-10.1

245

93.6

89.9-96.1

Obese

462

11.2

7.7-15.9

405

88.8

84.1-92.3

Current Smoker

785

8.5

6.3-11.4

700

91.5

88.6-93.7

Yes

169

10.6

5.6-19.0

148

89.4

81.0-94.4

Binge Drinker

935

104

9.1

6.9-11.9

831

90.9

88.1-93.1

Yes

2.9

0.6-13.4

97.1

86.6-99.4

Heavy Drinker

941

105

9.1

6.9-11.8

836

90.9

88.2-93.1

Yes

2.2

0.2-17.5

97.8

82.5-99.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

248

5.3

3.0- 9.2

228

94.7

90.8-97.0

Some Physical Activity

336

7.2

4.1-12.5

303

92.8

87.5-95.9

Physically Inactive

330

15.1

10.6-21.2

279

84.9

78.8-89.4

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

533

12.0

9.0-15.8

453

88.0

84.2-91.0

422

5.9

3.2-10.3

396

94.1

89.7-96.8

Disability Status

Yes

578

13.3

9.9-17.6

492

86.7

82.4-90.1

361

3.0

1.7- 5.0

341

97.0

95.0-98.3

Current Asthma

Yes

113

14.7

8.6-24.0

85.3

76.0-91.4

840

8.3

6.1-11.2

756

91.7

88.8-93.9

Diabetes

Yes

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

554

9.8

7.0-13.4

487

90.2

86.6-93.0

396

7.8

4.9-12.4

359

92.2

87.6-95.1

High Blood Pressure

Yes

672

10.1

7.5-13.5

590

89.9

86.5-92.5

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

279

6.5

3.5-11.7

255

93.5

88.3-96.5

High Cholesterol

Yes

465

9.9

6.9-14.2

405

90.1

85.8-93.1

410

7.0

4.3-11.2

377

93.0

88.8-95.7

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

249

14.0

9.1-21.1

214

86.0

78.9-90.9

677

7.0

4.9- 9.9

611

93.0

90.1-95.1

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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.