BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now taking insulin?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	958	251	24.3	20.6-28.3	707	75.7	71.7-79.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	853	228	24.0	20.2-28.3	625	76.0	71.7-79.8
No	105	23	26.5	15.9-40.7	82	73.5	59.3-84.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	7	2	68.3	21.9-94.3	5	31.7	5.7-78.1
Recommended Range	158	47	29.8	19.9-41.9	111	70.2	58.1-80.1
Overweight	273	65	19.5	14.0-26.6	208	80.5	73.4-86.0
Obese	462	124	25.8	20.6-31.8	338	74.2	68.2-79.4
Current Smoker
No	786	204	24.6	20.5-29.1	582	75.4	70.9-79.5
Yes	170	46	23.0	15.7-32.4	124	77.0	67.6-84.3
Binge Drinker
No	938	243	24.4	20.7-28.5	695	75.6	71.5-79.3
Yes	17	7	21.7	7.4-48.9	10	78.3	51.1-92.6
Heavy Drinker
No	944	245	24.5	20.8-28.6	699	75.5	71.4-79.2
Yes	8	4	27.0	5.6-70.0	4	73.0	30.0-94.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	247	47	16.2	10.9-23.4	200	83.8	76.6-89.1
Some Physical Activity	336	80	25.1	19.0-32.5	256	74.9	67.5-81.0
Physically Inactive	332	113	30.0	23.5-37.4	219	70.0	62.6-76.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	534	177	30.2	25.1-35.9	357	69.8	64.1-74.9
No	423	74	18.2	13.5-24.3	349	81.8	75.7-86.5
Disability Status
Yes	580	193	31.6	26.4-37.4	387	68.4	62.6-73.6
No	361	55	13.7	9.6-19.3	306	86.3	80.7-90.4
Current Asthma
Yes	114	39	35.5	23.6-49.4	75	64.5	50.6-76.4
No	841	209	22.4	18.7-26.5	632	77.6	73.5-81.3
Diabetes
Yes	958	251	24.3	20.6-28.3	707	75.7	71.7-79.4
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Arthritis
Yes	555	151	26.8	21.7-32.5	404	73.2	67.5-78.3
No	397	95	20.7	15.9-26.6	302	79.3	73.4-84.1
High Blood Pressure
Yes	673	190	26.3	21.8-31.3	483	73.7	68.7-78.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	5	1	12.7	1.5-57.9	4	87.3	42.1-98.5
No	280	60	20.0	14.2-27.4	220	80.0	72.6-85.8
High Cholesterol
Yes	466	133	23.8	18.9-29.5	333	76.2	70.5-81.1
No	410	98	24.8	19.3-31.4	312	75.2	68.6-80.7
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	249	87	32.4	25.0-40.8	162	67.6	59.2-75.0
No	679	159	21.7	17.6-26.6	520	78.3	73.4-82.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

958

251

24.3

20.6-28.3

707

75.7

71.7-79.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

853

228

24.0

20.2-28.3

625

76.0

71.7-79.8

105

26.5

15.9-40.7

73.5

59.3-84.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

68.3

21.9-94.3

31.7

5.7-78.1

Recommended Range

158

29.8

19.9-41.9

111

70.2

58.1-80.1

Overweight

273

19.5

14.0-26.6

208

80.5

73.4-86.0

Obese

462

124

25.8

20.6-31.8

338

74.2

68.2-79.4

Current Smoker

786

204

24.6

20.5-29.1

582

75.4

70.9-79.5

Yes

170

23.0

15.7-32.4

124

77.0

67.6-84.3

Binge Drinker

938

243

24.4

20.7-28.5

695

75.6

71.5-79.3

Yes

21.7

7.4-48.9

78.3

51.1-92.6

Heavy Drinker

944

245

24.5

20.8-28.6

699

75.5

71.4-79.2

Yes

27.0

5.6-70.0

73.0

30.0-94.4

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

247

16.2

10.9-23.4

200

83.8

76.6-89.1

Some Physical Activity

336

25.1

19.0-32.5

256

74.9

67.5-81.0

Physically Inactive

332

113

30.0

23.5-37.4

219

70.0

62.6-76.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

534

177

30.2

25.1-35.9

357

69.8

64.1-74.9

423

18.2

13.5-24.3

349

81.8

75.7-86.5

Disability Status

Yes

580

193

31.6

26.4-37.4

387

68.4

62.6-73.6

361

13.7

9.6-19.3

306

86.3

80.7-90.4

Current Asthma

Yes

114

35.5

23.6-49.4

64.5

50.6-76.4

841

209

22.4

18.7-26.5

632

77.6

73.5-81.3

Diabetes

Yes

958

251

24.3

20.6-28.3

707

75.7

71.7-79.4

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

Arthritis

Yes

555

151

26.8

21.7-32.5

404

73.2

67.5-78.3

397

20.7

15.9-26.6

302

79.3

73.4-84.1

High Blood Pressure

Yes

673

190

26.3

21.8-31.3

483

73.7

68.7-78.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

12.7

1.5-57.9

87.3

42.1-98.5

280

20.0

14.2-27.4

220

80.0

72.6-85.8

High Cholesterol

Yes

466

133

23.8

18.9-29.5

333

76.2

70.5-81.1

410

24.8

19.3-31.4

312

75.2

68.6-80.7

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

249

32.4

25.0-40.8

162

67.6

59.2-75.0

679

159

21.7

17.6-26.6

520

78.3

73.4-82.4

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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.