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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Alamance County

Arthritis Management

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,751 1,168 29.0 27.0-31.1 2,583 71.0 68.9-73.0
-Alamance County 93 27 39.6 21.2-61.5 66 60.4 38.5-78.8
GENDER
Male 30 7 44.5 16.7-76.2 23 55.5 23.8-83.3
Female 63 20 33.4 20.8-48.9 43 66.6 51.1-79.2
RACE
White 74 23 29.2 18.1-43.5 51 70.8 56.5-81.9
Other 19 4 57.2 20.8-87.2 15 42.8 12.8-79.2
AGE
18-44 15 2 43.6 10.9-82.9 13 56.4 17.1-89.1
45+ 77 25 37.1 23.4-53.3 52 62.9 46.7-76.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 14 31.0 14.8-53.9 32 69.0 46.1-85.2
Some College + 47 13 46.1 19.5-75.1 34 53.9 24.9-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 64 16 27.9 14.5-46.9 48 72.1 53.1-85.5
$50,000+ 22 6 25.6 9.8-52.3 16 74.4 47.7-90.2

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^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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