BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, lose weight	Yes, gain weight	Yes, maintain weight	No advice
TOTAL	1,540	847	55.2	52.0-58.4	28	1.7	1.0- 2.8	182	12.5	10.4-14.9	483	30.6	27.8-33.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,353	740	55.7	52.3-59.0	25	1.6	0.9- 2.7	162	12.4	10.3-14.9	426	30.3	27.3-33.5
No	185	106	52.6	43.0-62.1	3	2.5	0.7- 8.8	20	12.9	6.9-22.9	56	31.9	23.7-41.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.6	3.8-75.1	3	47.6	14.0-83.5	2	26.8	6.0-67.8
Recommended Range	251	42	16.4	11.7-22.6	10	3.3	1.5- 7.3	62	28.1	20.8-36.7	137	52.2	44.1-60.1
Overweight	471	208	45.1	39.5-50.8	6	1.0	0.4- 2.6	75	16.2	12.3-21.0	182	37.7	32.3-43.4
Obese	723	540	75.4	71.1-79.2	10	1.7	0.7- 3.9	35	4.8	3.2- 7.2	138	18.1	14.8-22.0
Current Smoker
No	1,281	712	55.9	52.4-59.3	19	1.3	0.7- 2.3	156	12.7	10.5-15.2	394	30.2	27.1-33.4
Yes	251	132	52.5	44.2-60.6	9	3.7	1.5- 8.7	26	11.7	6.5-20.1	84	32.1	25.1-40.1
Binge Drinker
No	1,497	828	55.6	52.3-58.7	28	1.8	1.1- 2.9	179	12.6	10.4-15.0	462	30.1	27.3-33.2
Yes	26	12	49.9	27.2-72.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.9	1.9-32.7	12	41.2	21.0-64.9
Heavy Drinker
No	1,514	836	55.6	52.3-58.7	28	1.7	1.1- 2.8	179	12.5	10.4-14.9	471	30.2	27.3-33.2
Yes	16	6	30.1	10.6-60.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.6	2.0-35.6	8	60.4	31.3-83.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	866	483	57.6	53.4-61.8	16	1.6	0.8- 3.2	93	11.5	8.8-14.7	274	29.3	25.5-33.3
No	667	361	52.7	47.9-57.4	12	1.8	0.9- 3.8	87	13.5	10.4-17.5	207	31.9	27.7-36.5
Current Asthma
Yes	176	124	73.1	64.5-80.2	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0	16	7.1	4.0-12.5	34	19.6	13.3-27.8
No	1,353	717	53.1	49.7-56.5	26	1.9	1.1- 3.1	165	13.1	10.8-15.8	445	31.9	28.8-35.1
Diabetes
Yes	1,540	847	55.2	52.0-58.4	28	1.7	1.0- 2.8	182	12.5	10.4-14.9	483	30.6	27.8-33.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No, Bordeline Diabetes	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes, lose weight

Yes, gain weight

Yes, maintain weight

No advice

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,540

847

55.2

52.0-58.4

1.7

1.0- 2.8

182

12.5

10.4-14.9

483

30.6

27.8-33.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,353

740

55.7

52.3-59.0

1.6

0.9- 2.7

162

12.4

10.3-14.9

426

30.3

27.3-33.5

185

106

52.6

43.0-62.1

2.5

0.7- 8.8

12.9

6.9-22.9

31.9

23.7-41.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

25.6

3.8-75.1

47.6

14.0-83.5

26.8

6.0-67.8

Recommended Range

251

16.4

11.7-22.6

3.3

1.5- 7.3

28.1

20.8-36.7

137

52.2

44.1-60.1

Overweight

471

208

45.1

39.5-50.8

1.0

0.4- 2.6

16.2

12.3-21.0

182

37.7

32.3-43.4

Obese

723

540

75.4

71.1-79.2

1.7

0.7- 3.9

4.8

3.2- 7.2

138

18.1

14.8-22.0

Current Smoker

1,281

712

55.9

52.4-59.3

1.3

0.7- 2.3

156

12.7

10.5-15.2

394

30.2

27.1-33.4

Yes

251

132

52.5

44.2-60.6

3.7

1.5- 8.7

11.7

6.5-20.1

32.1

25.1-40.1

Binge Drinker

1,497

828

55.6

52.3-58.7

1.8

1.1- 2.9

179

12.6

10.4-15.0

462

30.1

27.3-33.2

Yes

49.9

27.2-72.7

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.9-32.7

41.2

21.0-64.9

Heavy Drinker

1,514

836

55.6

52.3-58.7

1.7

1.1- 2.8

179

12.5

10.4-14.9

471

30.2

27.3-33.2

Yes

30.1

10.6-60.9

0.0

. - .

9.6

2.0-35.6

60.4

31.3-83.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

866

483

57.6

53.4-61.8

1.6

0.8- 3.2

11.5

8.8-14.7

274

29.3

25.5-33.3

667

361

52.7

47.9-57.4

1.8

0.9- 3.8

13.5

10.4-17.5

207

31.9

27.7-36.5

Current Asthma

Yes

176

124

73.1

64.5-80.2

0.2

0.0- 1.0

7.1

4.0-12.5

19.6

13.3-27.8

1,353

717

53.1

49.7-56.5

1.9

1.1- 3.1

165

13.1

10.8-15.8

445

31.9

28.8-35.1

Diabetes

Yes

1,540

847

55.2

52.0-58.4

1.7

1.0- 2.8

182

12.5

10.4-14.9

483

30.6

27.8-33.6

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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