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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Control-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 304 297 97.4 93.5-99.0 7 2.6 1.0- 6.5
GENDER
Male 78 75 96.3 85.7-99.1 3 3.7 0.9-14.3
Female 226 222 98.0 94.3-99.3 4 2.0 0.7- 5.7

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes OR pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes

^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.

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