BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (What is the total number of months or years that you have taken this pill? Do not count any time you were not taking this pill.)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Weight Loss Products--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	Total Respond.^	One month	2-5 months	6-11 months	12+ months
TOTAL	206	54	26.7	18.4-37.1	80	33.1	24.8-42.7	36	23.6	15.3-34.7	36	16.5	10.2-25.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	179	47	26.2	17.7-36.9	69	34.7	25.7-45.0	32	21.9	13.8-33.0	31	17.2	10.3-27.3
No	27	7	29.7	9.2-63.6	11	24.4	9.2-50.8	4	33.2	10.0-69.1	5	12.7	3.3-38.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Recommended Range	12	4	75.0	40.6-93.0	5	21.5	5.5-56.2	1	0.5	0.1- 4.1	2	3.0	0.5-15.0
Overweight	48	12	12.9	5.8-26.2	16	29.9	15.8-49.2	14	48.4	28.8-68.5	6	8.8	2.6-25.7
Obese	128	33	29.4	18.3-43.7	50	34.2	23.5-46.8	21	16.2	8.8-27.8	24	20.2	11.3-33.5
Current Smoker
No	151	40	24.9	16.0-36.6	58	33.4	23.7-44.6	28	25.6	15.5-39.1	25	16.1	9.5-26.0
Yes	55	14	31.8	15.5-54.2	22	32.5	18.0-51.4	8	18.2	7.2-38.8	11	17.5	6.0-41.7
Binge Drinker
No	196	50	25.7	17.6-36.0	75	31.3	23.1-40.7	36	25.7	16.8-37.4	35	17.3	10.6-26.9
Yes	10	4	37.8	8.1-80.7	5	54.2	16.7-87.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.9	1.0-43.1
Heavy Drinker
No	202	53	26.8	18.4-37.4	78	32.8	24.4-42.5	36	24.2	15.7-35.5	35	16.1	9.8-25.3
Yes	4	1	22.5	2.7-75.2	2	45.9	8.6-88.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.6	4.2-82.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	69	16	19.5	9.6-35.5	24	24.6	13.6-40.6	18	37.4	21.7-56.3	11	18.5	8.0-37.2
Some Physical Activity	95	29	36.6	22.5-53.5	40	37.1	24.3-52.1	12	12.3	4.4-29.7	14	14.0	6.5-27.7
Physically Inactive	39	8	14.5	6.2-30.3	14	38.9	21.4-60.0	6	25.3	9.8-51.4	11	21.3	9.8-40.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	62	19	33.2	16.9-55.0	22	26.4	14.4-43.3	9	15.9	6.8-32.7	12	24.5	10.6-47.0
No	143	35	24.5	15.6-36.3	57	35.2	25.1-46.9	27	26.7	16.3-40.6	24	13.6	7.7-23.0
Disability Status
Yes	88	28	37.4	23.1-54.5	25	21.0	12.2-33.8	18	22.5	11.3-39.7	17	19.1	9.3-35.3
No	117	26	17.3	10.3-27.6	54	43.7	31.4-56.8	18	24.8	13.8-40.3	19	14.3	7.7-25.0
Current Asthma
Yes	39	11	22.0	9.3-43.8	12	33.0	16.6-54.9	8	16.5	6.6-35.4	8	28.6	11.7-54.8
No	166	43	28.0	18.5-40.0	68	33.2	24.0-43.9	28	25.6	15.7-38.7	27	13.3	7.7-21.9
Diabetes
Yes	32	7	13.5	4.9-32.1	10	32.2	14.4-57.2	6	23.3	9.0-48.1	9	31.1	13.0-57.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	4	1	4.6	0.4-34.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	51.2	7.3-93.4	1	44.2	5.5-91.6
No	169	46	29.2	19.8-40.8	70	34.6	25.3-45.2	28	22.9	13.9-35.4	25	13.3	7.3-23.2
Arthritis
Yes	87	26	34.5	21.3-50.6	32	35.8	23.4-50.3	14	16.2	8.8-27.8	15	13.5	6.5-26.2
No	118	28	23.2	13.5-36.8	47	31.6	21.3-44.0	22	27.3	16.0-42.4	21	18.0	9.9-30.5
High Blood Pressure
Yes	64	18	20.7	10.9-35.8	23	35.1	20.6-53.1	8	20.6	8.5-41.9	15	23.6	10.5-44.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	32.1	4.1-84.0	1	35.7	4.8-86.0	1	32.1	4.1-84.0
No	139	36	30.8	19.9-44.4	56	32.3	22.6-44.0	27	24.2	14.1-38.3	20	12.6	6.9-22.1
High Cholesterol
Yes	62	14	15.8	7.3-30.9	25	37.4	22.8-54.6	10	20.0	8.5-40.4	13	26.8	13.9-45.3
No	110	27	33.0	20.7-48.2	43	30.3	19.8-43.3	24	26.3	15.6-40.8	16	10.4	5.1-19.9
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	24	5	12.3	3.9-32.6	8	17.2	6.4-38.4	3	41.1	13.3-76.0	8	29.4	9.2-63.1
No	181	48	27.8	19.0-38.9	72	34.6	25.6-44.8	33	22.2	13.8-33.7	28	15.4	9.1-25.0

Total
Respond.^

One month

2-5 months

6-11 months

12+ months

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

206

26.7

18.4-37.1

33.1

24.8-42.7

23.6

15.3-34.7

16.5

10.2-25.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

179

26.2

17.7-36.9

34.7

25.7-45.0

21.9

13.8-33.0

17.2

10.3-27.3

29.7

9.2-63.6

24.4

9.2-50.8

33.2

10.0-69.1

12.7

3.3-38.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

. - .

Recommended Range

75.0

40.6-93.0

21.5

5.5-56.2

0.5

0.1- 4.1

3.0

0.5-15.0

Overweight

12.9

5.8-26.2

29.9

15.8-49.2

48.4

28.8-68.5

8.8

2.6-25.7

Obese

128

29.4

18.3-43.7

34.2

23.5-46.8

16.2

8.8-27.8

20.2

11.3-33.5

Current Smoker

151

24.9

16.0-36.6

33.4

23.7-44.6

25.6

15.5-39.1

16.1

9.5-26.0

Yes

31.8

15.5-54.2

32.5

18.0-51.4

18.2

7.2-38.8

17.5

6.0-41.7

Binge Drinker

196

25.7

17.6-36.0

31.3

23.1-40.7

25.7

16.8-37.4

17.3

10.6-26.9

Yes

37.8

8.1-80.7

54.2

16.7-87.5

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.0-43.1

Heavy Drinker

202

26.8

18.4-37.4

32.8

24.4-42.5

24.2

15.7-35.5

16.1

9.8-25.3

Yes

22.5

2.7-75.2

45.9

8.6-88.4

0.0

. - .

31.6

4.2-82.9

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

19.5

9.6-35.5

24.6

13.6-40.6

37.4

21.7-56.3

18.5

8.0-37.2

Some Physical Activity

36.6

22.5-53.5

37.1

24.3-52.1

12.3

4.4-29.7

14.0

6.5-27.7

Physically Inactive

14.5

6.2-30.3

38.9

21.4-60.0

25.3

9.8-51.4

21.3

9.8-40.1

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

33.2

16.9-55.0

26.4

14.4-43.3

15.9

6.8-32.7

24.5

10.6-47.0

143

24.5

15.6-36.3

35.2

25.1-46.9

26.7

16.3-40.6

13.6

7.7-23.0

Disability Status

Yes

37.4

23.1-54.5

21.0

12.2-33.8

22.5

11.3-39.7

19.1

9.3-35.3

117

17.3

10.3-27.6

43.7

31.4-56.8

24.8

13.8-40.3

14.3

7.7-25.0

Current Asthma

Yes

22.0

9.3-43.8

33.0

16.6-54.9

16.5

6.6-35.4

28.6

11.7-54.8

166

28.0

18.5-40.0

33.2

24.0-43.9

25.6

15.7-38.7

13.3

7.7-21.9

Diabetes

Yes

13.5

4.9-32.1

32.2

14.4-57.2

23.3

9.0-48.1

31.1

13.0-57.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

4.6

0.4-34.3

0.0

. - .

51.2

7.3-93.4

44.2

5.5-91.6

169

29.2

19.8-40.8

34.6

25.3-45.2

22.9

13.9-35.4

13.3

7.3-23.2

Arthritis

Yes

34.5

21.3-50.6

35.8

23.4-50.3

16.2

8.8-27.8

13.5

6.5-26.2

118

23.2

13.5-36.8

31.6

21.3-44.0

27.3

16.0-42.4

18.0

9.9-30.5

High Blood Pressure

Yes

20.7

10.9-35.8

35.1

20.6-53.1

20.6

8.5-41.9

23.6

10.5-44.9

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

32.1

4.1-84.0

35.7

4.8-86.0

32.1

4.1-84.0

139

30.8

19.9-44.4

32.3

22.6-44.0

24.2

14.1-38.3

12.6

6.9-22.1

High Cholesterol

Yes

15.8

7.3-30.9

37.4

22.8-54.6

20.0

8.5-40.4

26.8

13.9-45.3

110

33.0

20.7-48.2

30.3

19.8-43.3

26.3

15.6-40.8

10.4

5.1-19.9

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

12.3

3.9-32.6

17.2

6.4-38.4

41.1

13.3-76.0

29.4

9.2-63.1

181

27.8

19.0-38.9

34.6

25.6-44.8

22.2

13.8-33.7

15.4

9.1-25.0

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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.

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