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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Hypertension Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No Borderline high or pre-hypertensive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,252 5,387 31.5 30.2-32.9 107 1.2 0.9- 1.8 7,488 65.4 64.0-66.8 270 1.8 1.5- 2.2
-Iredell County 437 193 34.8 28.6-41.5 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9 237 64.0 57.2-70.2 5 1.0 0.4- 2.8
GENDER
Male 164 80 42.9 32.1-54.3 0 0.0 . - . 81 55.4 44.1-66.1 3 1.8 0.5- 5.8
Female 273 113 28.0 22.4-34.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 156 71.1 64.6-76.9 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8
RACE
White 377 160 33.5 26.8-41.1 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1 210 64.9 57.4-71.8 5 1.3 0.5- 3.4
Other 59 33 41.6 27.2-57.7 0 0.0 . - . 26 58.4 42.3-72.8 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 132 16 16.6 8.3-30.5 0 0.0 . - . 114 82.5 68.8-90.9 2 0.9 0.2- 4.5
45+ 304 176 56.4 50.1-62.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 123 41.9 35.8-48.2 3 1.2 0.4- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 205 95 29.7 22.6-37.9 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 105 68.5 60.1-75.8 3 1.4 0.4- 5.0
Some College + 232 98 39.6 30.3-49.7 0 0.0 . - . 132 59.7 49.6-69.0 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 206 98 42.2 31.7-53.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 105 56.9 45.7-67.4 2 0.7 0.2- 3.2
$50,000+ 153 59 30.2 22.7-38.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 91 68.0 59.2-75.7 2 1.4 0.3- 6.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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