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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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
-Durham County 73 24 31.3 19.1-46.8 49 68.7 53.2-80.9
GENDER
Male 27 10 36.3 17.1-61.0 17 63.7 39.0-82.9
Female 46 14 25.8 14.6-41.4 32 74.2 58.6-85.4
RACE
White 50 15 31.2 18.0-48.4 35 68.8 51.6-82.0
Other 23 9 31.4 12.9-58.7 14 68.6 41.3-87.1
AGE
18-44 14 5 42.6 16.6-73.5 9 57.4 26.5-83.4
45+ 58 19 26.5 15.9-40.8 39 73.5 59.2-84.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 25 6 20.5 7.3-46.0 19 79.5 54.0-92.7
Some College + 48 18 37.4 21.3-57.0 30 62.6 43.0-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 33 9 21.9 9.5-42.9 24 78.1 57.1-90.5
$50,000+ 30 13 48.2 27.4-69.8 17 51.8 30.2-72.6

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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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