BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	1,513	1,210	78.3	75.5-80.9	125	8.9	7.1-11.1	32	2.0	1.3- 3.1	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	128	9.5	7.8-11.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,327	1,069	80.1	77.4-82.6	106	8.0	6.4- 9.9	31	2.3	1.4- 3.5	14	1.0	0.5- 1.9	107	8.6	6.9-10.7
No	184	139	67.3	56.8-76.3	19	14.4	7.7-25.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	4	2.4	0.7- 8.4	21	15.3	9.3-24.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	6	4	76.9	36.0-95.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.9	1.0-42.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.2	2.0-61.3
Recommended Range	242	193	76.6	67.9-83.5	14	9.5	4.5-18.9	4	1.3	0.5- 3.7	5	2.0	0.7- 6.1	26	10.6	6.7-16.4
Overweight	472	363	77.1	72.1-81.4	50	9.6	6.9-13.1	10	2.2	1.0- 5.0	5	1.2	0.4- 3.2	44	10.0	7.1-13.8
Obese	709	584	80.1	75.9-83.7	55	8.5	6.2-11.7	16	2.2	1.2- 3.9	6	1.0	0.3- 2.7	48	8.2	5.8-11.4
Current Smoker
No	1,263	1,006	78.3	75.3-81.1	104	8.3	6.6-10.3	31	2.4	1.6- 3.8	17	1.4	0.8- 2.6	105	9.6	7.7-12.0
Yes	244	200	78.6	69.9-85.3	20	11.7	6.4-20.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	22	9.2	5.6-14.9
Binge Drinker
No	1,469	1,178	78.8	75.9-81.4	123	9.1	7.2-11.3	31	2.0	1.3- 3.2	17	1.2	0.7- 2.2	120	8.9	7.2-11.0
Yes	26	18	57.8	32.6-79.5	1	2.0	0.3-13.4	1	4.1	0.6-24.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	5	34.1	13.8-62.5
Heavy Drinker
No	1,487	1,189	78.6	75.7-81.2	124	8.9	7.1-11.1	32	2.1	1.3- 3.2	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	124	9.2	7.5-11.3
Yes	16	12	57.3	27.1-83.0	1	9.9	1.4-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	32.7	10.3-67.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	852	693	81.0	77.5-84.1	69	8.5	6.4-11.3	19	2.0	1.1- 3.6	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	62	7.5	5.6-10.0
No	657	513	75.1	70.4-79.2	56	9.4	6.6-13.1	13	2.1	1.1- 3.9	9	1.6	0.7- 3.5	66	11.9	9.0-15.6
Current Asthma
Yes	172	136	78.1	69.9-84.6	14	9.5	5.3-16.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	16	10.2	6.1-16.7
No	1,331	1,065	78.3	75.2-81.1	111	8.9	7.0-11.2	29	2.2	1.4- 3.4	15	1.2	0.7- 2.3	111	9.5	7.6-11.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,513	1,210	78.3	75.5-80.9	125	8.9	7.1-11.1	32	2.0	1.3- 3.1	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	128	9.5	7.8-11.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No, Bordeline Diabetes	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,513

1,210

78.3

75.5-80.9

125

8.9

7.1-11.1

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.2

0.7- 2.2

128

9.5

7.8-11.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,327

1,069

80.1

77.4-82.6

106

8.0

6.4- 9.9

2.3

1.4- 3.5

1.0

0.5- 1.9

107

8.6

6.9-10.7

184

139

67.3

56.8-76.3

14.4

7.7-25.3

0.7

0.1- 4.6

2.4

0.7- 8.4

15.3

9.3-24.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

76.9

36.0-95.2

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.0-42.7

0.0

. - .

15.2

2.0-61.3

Recommended Range

242

193

76.6

67.9-83.5

9.5

4.5-18.9

1.3

0.5- 3.7

2.0

0.7- 6.1

10.6

6.7-16.4

Overweight

472

363

77.1

72.1-81.4

9.6

6.9-13.1

2.2

1.0- 5.0

1.2

0.4- 3.2

10.0

7.1-13.8

Obese

709

584

80.1

75.9-83.7

8.5

6.2-11.7

2.2

1.2- 3.9

1.0

0.3- 2.7

8.2

5.8-11.4

Current Smoker

1,263

1,006

78.3

75.3-81.1

104

8.3

6.6-10.3

2.4

1.6- 3.8

1.4

0.8- 2.6

105

9.6

7.7-12.0

Yes

244

200

78.6

69.9-85.3

11.7

6.4-20.6

0.2

0.0- 1.1

0.3

0.0- 2.1

9.2

5.6-14.9

Binge Drinker

1,469

1,178

78.8

75.9-81.4

123

9.1

7.2-11.3

2.0

1.3- 3.2

1.2

0.7- 2.2

120

8.9

7.2-11.0

Yes

57.8

32.6-79.5

2.0

0.3-13.4

4.1

0.6-24.5

2.1

0.3-13.7

34.1

13.8-62.5

Heavy Drinker

1,487

1,189

78.6

75.7-81.2

124

8.9

7.1-11.1

2.1

1.3- 3.2

1.2

0.7- 2.2

124

9.2

7.5-11.3

Yes

57.3

27.1-83.0

9.9

1.4-46.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.7

10.3-67.3

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

852

693

81.0

77.5-84.1

8.5

6.4-11.3

2.0

1.1- 3.6

0.9

0.4- 2.0

7.5

5.6-10.0

657

513

75.1

70.4-79.2

9.4

6.6-13.1

2.1

1.1- 3.9

1.6

0.7- 3.5

11.9

9.0-15.6

Current Asthma

Yes

172

136

78.1

69.9-84.6

9.5

5.3-16.7

1.1

0.3- 3.7

1.0

0.3- 3.4

10.2

6.1-16.7

1,331

1,065

78.3

75.2-81.1

111

8.9

7.0-11.2

2.2

1.4- 3.4

1.2

0.7- 2.3

111

9.5

7.6-11.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,513

1,210

78.3

75.5-80.9

125

8.9

7.1-11.1

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.2

0.7- 2.2

128

9.5

7.8-11.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

. - .

No, Bordeline Diabetes

. - .

Back to Diabetes.

Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

^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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