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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 99 27 30.0 19.7-42.8 72 70.0 57.2-80.3
GENDER
Male 39 10 31.7 16.4-52.2 29 68.3 47.8-83.6
Female 60 17 28.0 17.4-41.8 43 72.0 58.2-82.6
RACE
White 92 26 32.2 21.1-45.6 66 67.8 54.4-78.9
Other 7 1 4.7 0.6-29.8 6 95.3 70.2-99.4
AGE
18-44 15 4 26.9 8.5-59.3 11 73.1 40.7-91.5
45+ 84 23 31.1 20.1-44.9 61 68.9 55.1-79.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 51 10 22.3 10.3-41.9 41 77.7 58.1-89.7
Some College + 48 17 37.8 22.7-55.7 31 62.2 44.3-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 56 11 17.7 9.2-31.2 45 82.3 68.8-90.8
$50,000+ 28 11 51.6 30.2-72.4 17 48.4 27.6-69.8

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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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