BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years
TOTAL	13,711	11,218	79.9	79.0-80.8	1,390	11.0	10.3-11.7	736	5.9	5.4- 6.5	367	3.2	2.8- 3.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,416	10,337	81.6	80.7-82.5	1,212	10.5	9.8-11.3	600	5.4	4.9- 5.9	267	2.5	2.1- 3.0
No	1,278	866	65.7	62.0-69.2	177	14.9	12.4-17.8	136	10.8	8.6-13.4	99	8.6	6.7-11.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	206	168	80.1	71.9-86.4	22	12.6	7.5-20.5	10	4.7	2.4- 9.1	6	2.6	0.9- 6.8
Recommended Range	4,332	3,387	76.7	75.0-78.3	529	13.0	11.7-14.4	256	6.1	5.3- 7.0	160	4.2	3.5- 5.1
Overweight	4,808	3,977	80.7	79.1-82.2	449	9.8	8.8-11.0	269	6.7	5.8- 7.8	113	2.7	2.1- 3.6
Obese	3,800	3,221	82.4	80.7-84.0	333	10.1	8.8-11.5	170	4.9	4.1- 5.9	76	2.6	2.0- 3.5
Current Smoker
No	11,168	9,256	80.9	79.9-81.9	1,091	10.7	9.9-11.4	561	5.5	5.0- 6.1	260	2.9	2.4- 3.4
Yes	2,487	1,914	75.4	73.0-77.6	292	12.4	10.7-14.2	174	7.8	6.4- 9.5	107	4.5	3.5- 5.6
Binge Drinker
No	12,671	10,490	81.1	80.2-82.0	1,236	10.4	9.7-11.1	638	5.6	5.0- 6.1	307	2.9	2.5- 3.4
Yes	934	644	67.6	63.5-71.4	142	16.8	13.9-20.3	92	10.1	7.7-13.0	56	5.5	4.1- 7.5
Heavy Drinker
No	13,141	10,796	80.1	79.1-81.0	1,311	10.9	10.2-11.6	695	6.0	5.4- 6.5	339	3.1	2.7- 3.6
Yes	401	286	73.8	68.2-78.7	59	14.3	10.6-19.0	37	7.6	5.2-11.1	19	4.3	2.6- 6.9
Current Asthma
Yes	1,005	853	82.9	79.1-86.0	83	8.7	6.6-11.3	56	7.4	5.1-10.8	13	1.0	0.5- 1.8
No	12,644	10,311	79.7	78.7-80.6	1,304	11.2	10.5-11.9	676	5.8	5.3- 6.4	353	3.3	2.9- 3.9
Diabetes
Yes	1,718	1,628	94.8	93.4-95.9	63	3.6	2.7- 4.8	20	1.2	0.7- 2.1	7	0.3	0.2- 0.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	106	72	65.1	52.8-75.6	17	15.0	8.6-25.0	13	15.3	8.2-26.8	4	4.6	1.2-16.0
No	11,676	9,322	77.9	76.9-78.9	1,301	12.0	11.2-12.8	697	6.5	5.9- 7.1	356	3.6	3.1- 4.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	202	187	92.4	83.5-96.7	9	4.0	1.5- 9.9	6	3.6	0.9-14.1	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,711

11,218

79.9

79.0-80.8

1,390

11.0

10.3-11.7

736

5.9

5.4- 6.5

367

3.2

2.8- 3.7

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,416

10,337

81.6

80.7-82.5

1,212

10.5

9.8-11.3

600

5.4

4.9- 5.9

267

2.5

2.1- 3.0

1,278

866

65.7

62.0-69.2

177

14.9

12.4-17.8

136

10.8

8.6-13.4

8.6

6.7-11.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

206

168

80.1

71.9-86.4

12.6

7.5-20.5

4.7

2.4- 9.1

2.6

0.9- 6.8

Recommended Range

4,332

3,387

76.7

75.0-78.3

529

13.0

11.7-14.4

256

6.1

5.3- 7.0

160

4.2

3.5- 5.1

Overweight

4,808

3,977

80.7

79.1-82.2

449

9.8

8.8-11.0

269

6.7

5.8- 7.8

113

2.7

2.1- 3.6

Obese

3,800

3,221

82.4

80.7-84.0

333

10.1

8.8-11.5

170

4.9

4.1- 5.9

2.6

2.0- 3.5

Current Smoker

11,168

9,256

80.9

79.9-81.9

1,091

10.7

9.9-11.4

561

5.5

5.0- 6.1

260

2.9

2.4- 3.4

Yes

2,487

1,914

75.4

73.0-77.6

292

12.4

10.7-14.2

174

7.8

6.4- 9.5

107

4.5

3.5- 5.6

Binge Drinker

12,671

10,490

81.1

80.2-82.0

1,236

10.4

9.7-11.1

638

5.6

5.0- 6.1

307

2.9

2.5- 3.4

Yes

934

644

67.6

63.5-71.4

142

16.8

13.9-20.3

10.1

7.7-13.0

5.5

4.1- 7.5

Heavy Drinker

13,141

10,796

80.1

79.1-81.0

1,311

10.9

10.2-11.6

695

6.0

5.4- 6.5

339

3.1

2.7- 3.6

Yes

401

286

73.8

68.2-78.7

14.3

10.6-19.0

7.6

5.2-11.1

4.3

2.6- 6.9

Current Asthma

Yes

1,005

853

82.9

79.1-86.0

8.7

6.6-11.3

7.4

5.1-10.8

1.0

0.5- 1.8

12,644

10,311

79.7

78.7-80.6

1,304

11.2

10.5-11.9

676

5.8

5.3- 6.4

353

3.3

2.9- 3.9

Diabetes

Yes

1,718

1,628

94.8

93.4-95.9

3.6

2.7- 4.8

1.2

0.7- 2.1

0.3

0.2- 0.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

106

65.1

52.8-75.6

15.0

8.6-25.0

15.3

8.2-26.8

4.6

1.2-16.0

11,676

9,322

77.9

76.9-78.9

1,301

12.0

11.2-12.8

697

6.5

5.9- 7.1

356

3.6

3.1- 4.1

No, Bordeline Diabetes

202

187

92.4

83.5-96.7

4.0

1.5- 9.9

3.6

0.9-14.1

0.0

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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.

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