BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
TOTAL	1,492	123	8.2	6.7-10.0	513	37.4	34.3-40.7	404	27.2	24.4-30.2	452	27.2	24.5-30.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,311	98	7.2	5.7- 9.1	424	35.3	32.1-38.7	356	27.3	24.4-30.5	433	30.1	27.2-33.2
No	181	25	14.0	9.0-21.1	89	50.5	40.9-60.0	48	26.6	19.3-35.4	19	9.0	5.2-15.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	39.5	9.9-79.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	60.5	20.5-90.1
Recommended Range	240	30	12.7	8.4-18.8	64	29.1	21.7-37.8	53	25.2	18.6-33.2	93	33.0	26.1-40.7
Overweight	458	33	7.7	5.1-11.4	136	31.9	26.6-37.6	114	24.8	20.1-30.2	175	35.7	30.5-41.2
Obese	706	53	6.9	5.0- 9.4	283	44.6	40.0-49.3	217	30.0	26.0-34.4	153	18.5	15.4-22.1
Current Smoker
No	1,240	97	8.0	6.3-10.0	390	34.4	31.1-37.8	337	27.5	24.5-30.7	416	30.2	27.2-33.3
Yes	247	26	9.3	5.9-14.4	121	51.7	43.5-59.9	64	25.7	19.3-33.4	36	13.3	8.6-19.9
Binge Drinker
No	1,448	114	8.0	6.4- 9.8	495	37.2	34.0-40.5	396	27.6	24.8-30.6	443	27.3	24.6-30.1
Yes	25	5	17.0	6.0-39.8	12	54.2	30.7-76.0	4	11.3	3.8-28.9	4	17.5	5.5-43.7
Heavy Drinker
No	1,466	117	8.0	6.5- 9.9	505	37.5	34.3-40.7	394	27.1	24.3-30.1	450	27.4	24.8-30.3
Yes	16	6	27.3	10.7-54.2	4	34.1	11.4-67.7	6	38.5	15.2-68.6	0	0.0	. - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	845	60	6.9	5.1- 9.3	289	38.3	34.2-42.7	229	25.9	22.4-29.8	267	28.8	25.2-32.7
No	643	62	9.7	7.2-12.8	223	36.4	31.7-41.3	175	28.8	24.6-33.5	183	25.2	21.4-29.3
Current Asthma
Yes	170	18	11.7	6.5-20.2	71	44.9	35.7-54.4	44	26.0	18.7-34.9	37	17.4	11.9-24.8
No	1,311	105	7.8	6.3- 9.7	441	36.7	33.4-40.2	353	27.2	24.2-30.3	412	28.3	25.4-31.3
Diabetes
Yes	1,492	123	8.2	6.7-10.0	513	37.4	34.3-40.7	404	27.2	24.4-30.2	452	27.2	24.5-30.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No, Bordeline Diabetes	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,492

123

8.2

6.7-10.0

513

37.4

34.3-40.7

404

27.2

24.4-30.2

452

27.2

24.5-30.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,311

7.2

5.7- 9.1

424

35.3

32.1-38.7

356

27.3

24.4-30.5

433

30.1

27.2-33.2

181

14.0

9.0-21.1

50.5

40.9-60.0

26.6

19.3-35.4

9.0

5.2-15.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

39.5

9.9-79.5

0.0

. - .

60.5

20.5-90.1

Recommended Range

240

12.7

8.4-18.8

29.1

21.7-37.8

25.2

18.6-33.2

33.0

26.1-40.7

Overweight

458

7.7

5.1-11.4

136

31.9

26.6-37.6

114

24.8

20.1-30.2

175

35.7

30.5-41.2

Obese

706

6.9

5.0- 9.4

283

44.6

40.0-49.3

217

30.0

26.0-34.4

153

18.5

15.4-22.1

Current Smoker

1,240

8.0

6.3-10.0

390

34.4

31.1-37.8

337

27.5

24.5-30.7

416

30.2

27.2-33.3

Yes

247

9.3

5.9-14.4

121

51.7

43.5-59.9

25.7

19.3-33.4

13.3

8.6-19.9

Binge Drinker

1,448

114

8.0

6.4- 9.8

495

37.2

34.0-40.5

396

27.6

24.8-30.6

443

27.3

24.6-30.1

Yes

17.0

6.0-39.8

54.2

30.7-76.0

11.3

3.8-28.9

17.5

5.5-43.7

Heavy Drinker

1,466

117

8.0

6.5- 9.9

505

37.5

34.3-40.7

394

27.1

24.3-30.1

450

27.4

24.8-30.3

Yes

27.3

10.7-54.2

34.1

11.4-67.7

38.5

15.2-68.6

0.0

. - .

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

845

6.9

5.1- 9.3

289

38.3

34.2-42.7

229

25.9

22.4-29.8

267

28.8

25.2-32.7

643

9.7

7.2-12.8

223

36.4

31.7-41.3

175

28.8

24.6-33.5

183

25.2

21.4-29.3

Current Asthma

Yes

170

11.7

6.5-20.2

44.9

35.7-54.4

26.0

18.7-34.9

17.4

11.9-24.8

1,311

105

7.8

6.3- 9.7

441

36.7

33.4-40.2

353

27.2

24.2-30.3

412

28.3

25.4-31.3

Diabetes

Yes

1,492

123

8.2

6.7-10.0

513

37.4

34.3-40.7

404

27.2

24.4-30.2

452

27.2

24.5-30.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

No, Bordeline Diabetes

. - .

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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.

** 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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