BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3 to 5 years	5+ years
TOTAL	8,042	6,862	85.6	84.6-86.5	502	6.3	5.6- 6.9	678	8.2	7.4- 9.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	7,017	6,051	86.3	85.2-87.3	417	6.0	5.4- 6.7	549	7.7	6.9- 8.5
No	1,020	806	81.0	77.7-83.9	85	7.9	6.0-10.2	129	11.2	8.9-13.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	128	101	80.9	71.6-87.7	14	11.9	6.6-20.7	13	7.1	3.6-13.6
Recommended Range	2,634	2,174	82.4	80.5-84.2	180	6.8	5.7- 8.1	280	10.8	9.4-12.4
Overweight	2,847	2,463	86.2	84.5-87.8	180	6.8	5.7- 8.1	204	7.0	5.9- 8.3
Obese	2,007	1,748	88.2	86.4-89.8	109	5.0	4.0- 6.2	150	6.8	5.6- 8.3
Current Smoker
No	6,193	5,356	86.8	85.7-87.9	366	6.0	5.2- 6.7	471	7.2	6.4- 8.1
Yes	1,828	1,490	81.5	79.2-83.7	135	7.3	6.0- 8.9	203	11.2	9.4-13.2
Binge Drinker
No	7,425	6,356	85.8	84.8-86.8	456	6.1	5.5- 6.8	613	8.1	7.3- 8.9
Yes	535	440	83.0	78.8-86.6	42	8.2	5.7-11.7	53	8.8	6.3-12.0
Heavy Drinker
No	7,747	6,619	85.7	84.7-86.7	476	6.1	5.5- 6.8	652	8.1	7.4- 8.9
Yes	238	197	82.9	75.8-88.2	21	9.3	5.4-15.7	20	7.8	4.6-13.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,526	1,356	87.4	84.9-89.5	70	5.0	3.8- 6.6	100	7.6	5.9- 9.8
No	6,496	5,486	85.2	84.0-86.2	432	6.5	5.8- 7.3	578	8.3	7.5- 9.2
Current Asthma
Yes	688	605	87.5	83.8-90.5	35	6.2	4.1- 9.2	48	6.3	4.3- 9.1
No	7,310	6,219	85.4	84.3-86.4	465	6.3	5.6- 7.0	626	8.3	7.5- 9.2
Diabetes
Yes	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	7,876	6,710	85.5	84.4-86.4	496	6.3	5.7- 7.0	670	8.2	7.5- 9.0
No, Bordeline Diabetes	166	152	93.1	87.9-96.1	6	2.9	1.2- 6.8	8	4.0	1.8- 8.6

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3 to 5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,042

6,862

85.6

84.6-86.5

502

6.3

5.6- 6.9

678

8.2

7.4- 9.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

7,017

6,051

86.3

85.2-87.3

417

6.0

5.4- 6.7

549

7.7

6.9- 8.5

1,020

806

81.0

77.7-83.9

7.9

6.0-10.2

129

11.2

8.9-13.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

128

101

80.9

71.6-87.7

11.9

6.6-20.7

7.1

3.6-13.6

Recommended Range

2,634

2,174

82.4

80.5-84.2

180

6.8

5.7- 8.1

280

10.8

9.4-12.4

Overweight

2,847

2,463

86.2

84.5-87.8

180

6.8

5.7- 8.1

204

7.0

5.9- 8.3

Obese

2,007

1,748

88.2

86.4-89.8

109

5.0

4.0- 6.2

150

6.8

5.6- 8.3

Current Smoker

6,193

5,356

86.8

85.7-87.9

366

6.0

5.2- 6.7

471

7.2

6.4- 8.1

Yes

1,828

1,490

81.5

79.2-83.7

135

7.3

6.0- 8.9

203

11.2

9.4-13.2

Binge Drinker

7,425

6,356

85.8

84.8-86.8

456

6.1

5.5- 6.8

613

8.1

7.3- 8.9

Yes

535

440

83.0

78.8-86.6

8.2

5.7-11.7

8.8

6.3-12.0

Heavy Drinker

7,747

6,619

85.7

84.7-86.7

476

6.1

5.5- 6.8

652

8.1

7.4- 8.9

Yes

238

197

82.9

75.8-88.2

9.3

5.4-15.7

7.8

4.6-13.0

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,526

1,356

87.4

84.9-89.5

5.0

3.8- 6.6

100

7.6

5.9- 9.8

6,496

5,486

85.2

84.0-86.2

432

6.5

5.8- 7.3

578

8.3

7.5- 9.2

Current Asthma

Yes

688

605

87.5

83.8-90.5

6.2

4.1- 9.2

6.3

4.3- 9.1

7,310

6,219

85.4

84.3-86.4

465

6.3

5.6- 7.0

626

8.3

7.5- 9.2

Diabetes

Yes

. - .

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

7,876

6,710

85.5

84.4-86.4

496

6.3

5.7- 7.0

670

8.2

7.5- 9.0

No, Bordeline Diabetes

166

152

93.1

87.9-96.1

2.9

1.2- 6.8

4.0

1.8- 8.6

Back to Diabetes Screening.

*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/diabetes and answered NO to diabetes core question

^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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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