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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Guilford 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
-Guilford County 100 41 39.8 29.4-51.1 59 60.2 48.9-70.6
GENDER
Male 27 11 34.9 18.2-56.2 16 65.1 43.8-81.8
Female 73 30 42.3 30.1-55.6 43 57.7 44.4-69.9
RACE
White 69 26 36.5 24.5-50.3 43 63.5 49.7-75.5
Other 31 15 44.9 27.0-64.2 16 55.1 35.8-73.0
AGE
18-44 19 9 51.1 28.9-72.9 10 48.9 27.1-71.1
45+ 81 32 35.8 24.8-48.5 49 64.2 51.5-75.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 40 19 51.8 34.8-68.3 21 48.2 31.7-65.2
Some College + 60 22 33.6 21.6-48.2 38 66.4 51.8-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 44 20 41.8 26.3-59.0 24 58.2 41.0-73.7
$50,000+ 37 16 40.1 24.3-58.3 21 59.9 41.7-75.7

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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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