BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	1,503	192	13.7	11.6-16.1	381	25.0	22.3-27.8	565	36.9	33.9-40.1	365	24.4	21.8-27.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,315	161	13.3	11.1-15.9	343	25.9	23.1-28.9	505	38.0	34.8-41.4	306	22.7	20.1-25.7
No	186	31	15.7	10.2-23.3	38	20.1	13.1-29.5	60	30.8	22.9-40.0	57	33.5	25.1-43.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	54.0	15.1-88.6	2	46.0	11.4-84.9
Recommended Range	239	36	13.6	9.3-19.4	60	28.6	21.1-37.5	78	32.6	25.4-40.7	65	25.2	19.0-32.5
Overweight	464	60	15.9	11.8-21.3	131	26.1	21.6-31.1	159	33.3	28.1-39.0	114	24.7	20.1-29.9
Obese	712	89	12.8	10.1-16.1	169	22.9	19.4-26.9	290	40.2	35.8-44.8	164	24.1	20.2-28.4
Current Smoker
No	1,250	162	14.3	11.9-17.1	323	25.2	22.4-28.3	474	37.8	34.5-41.3	291	22.6	19.9-25.6
Yes	246	29	10.7	6.9-16.2	56	24.0	17.1-32.6	90	32.7	25.8-40.4	71	32.6	25.1-41.2
Binge Drinker
No	1,459	187	13.7	11.6-16.1	367	25.0	22.3-27.9	558	37.5	34.4-40.7	347	23.9	21.2-26.7
Yes	26	2	3.2	0.7-13.0	11	36.5	18.0-60.0	2	9.5	2.3-31.5	11	50.9	28.1-73.3
Heavy Drinker
No	1,478	189	13.6	11.5-16.1	374	25.1	22.4-28.0	559	37.1	34.1-40.3	356	24.2	21.5-27.0
Yes	16	1	2.8	0.4-18.3	5	23.2	8.0-51.4	3	21.5	5.5-56.1	7	52.5	24.8-78.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	846	88	12.0	9.3-15.3	184	20.1	17.1-23.5	374	43.9	39.7-48.2	200	24.0	20.5-27.8
No	654	104	15.6	12.5-19.4	196	30.7	26.3-35.4	189	28.6	24.5-33.1	165	25.0	21.1-29.5
Current Asthma
Yes	170	23	19.4	12.4-28.9	33	15.7	10.6-22.8	73	40.7	31.8-50.2	41	24.2	17.0-33.2
No	1,323	167	12.9	10.8-15.4	347	26.2	23.3-29.3	486	36.3	33.1-39.7	323	24.5	21.7-27.6
Diabetes
Yes	1,503	192	13.7	11.6-16.1	381	25.0	22.3-27.8	565	36.9	33.9-40.1	365	24.4	21.8-27.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No, Bordeline Diabetes	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,503

192

13.7

11.6-16.1

381

25.0

22.3-27.8

565

36.9

33.9-40.1

365

24.4

21.8-27.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,315

161

13.3

11.1-15.9

343

25.9

23.1-28.9

505

38.0

34.8-41.4

306

22.7

20.1-25.7

186

15.7

10.2-23.3

20.1

13.1-29.5

30.8

22.9-40.0

33.5

25.1-43.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

54.0

15.1-88.6

46.0

11.4-84.9

Recommended Range

239

13.6

9.3-19.4

28.6

21.1-37.5

32.6

25.4-40.7

25.2

19.0-32.5

Overweight

464

15.9

11.8-21.3

131

26.1

21.6-31.1

159

33.3

28.1-39.0

114

24.7

20.1-29.9

Obese

712

12.8

10.1-16.1

169

22.9

19.4-26.9

290

40.2

35.8-44.8

164

24.1

20.2-28.4

Current Smoker

1,250

162

14.3

11.9-17.1

323

25.2

22.4-28.3

474

37.8

34.5-41.3

291

22.6

19.9-25.6

Yes

246

10.7

6.9-16.2

24.0

17.1-32.6

32.7

25.8-40.4

32.6

25.1-41.2

Binge Drinker

1,459

187

13.7

11.6-16.1

367

25.0

22.3-27.9

558

37.5

34.4-40.7

347

23.9

21.2-26.7

Yes

3.2

0.7-13.0

36.5

18.0-60.0

9.5

2.3-31.5

50.9

28.1-73.3

Heavy Drinker

1,478

189

13.6

11.5-16.1

374

25.1

22.4-28.0

559

37.1

34.1-40.3

356

24.2

21.5-27.0

Yes

2.8

0.4-18.3

23.2

8.0-51.4

21.5

5.5-56.1

52.5

24.8-78.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

846

12.0

9.3-15.3

184

20.1

17.1-23.5

374

43.9

39.7-48.2

200

24.0

20.5-27.8

654

104

15.6

12.5-19.4

196

30.7

26.3-35.4

189

28.6

24.5-33.1

165

25.0

21.1-29.5

Current Asthma

Yes

170

19.4

12.4-28.9

15.7

10.6-22.8

40.7

31.8-50.2

24.2

17.0-33.2

1,323

167

12.9

10.8-15.4

347

26.2

23.3-29.3

486

36.3

33.1-39.7

323

24.5

21.7-27.6

Diabetes

Yes

1,503

192

13.7

11.6-16.1

381

25.0

22.3-27.8

565

36.9

33.9-40.1

365

24.4

21.8-27.3

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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