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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 141 35 19.9 13.9-27.8 106 80.1 72.2-86.1
GENDER
Male 44 8 15.6 7.3-30.3 36 84.4 69.7-92.7
Female 97 27 22.8 15.3-32.6 70 77.2 67.4-84.7
RACE
White 102 25 18.6 12.0-27.7 77 81.4 72.3-88.0
Other 38 9 21.6 10.8-38.4 29 78.4 61.6-89.2
AGE
18-44 33 5 8.1 3.1-19.6 28 91.9 80.4-96.9
45+ 107 30 28.0 19.5-38.3 77 72.0 61.7-80.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 16 29.7 17.4-46.0 30 70.3 54.0-82.6
Some College + 95 19 15.2 9.3-23.9 76 84.8 76.1-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 58 13 20.5 11.4-34.0 45 79.5 66.0-88.6
$50,000+ 56 11 14.7 7.7-26.2 45 85.3 73.8-92.3

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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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