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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
cut down on salt?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Do not use salt
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,090 3,435 68.4 66.2-70.6 1,425 27.7 25.6-29.9 230 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-Iredell County 181 117 65.3 54.2-75.0 59 32.4 23.0-43.4 5 2.3 0.9- 6.2
GENDER
Male 78 45 57.5 39.2-74.0 28 38.4 23.0-56.5 5 4.1 1.5-10.9
Female 103 72 75.7 66.4-83.1 31 24.3 16.9-33.6 0 0.0 . - .
RACE
White 149 93 65.4 53.2-75.8 52 32.8 22.7-44.8 4 1.8 0.6- 5.0
Other 32 24 64.8 37.7-84.9 7 30.7 11.6-59.9 1 4.5 0.6-26.1
AGE
18-44 15 9 64.5 30.1-88.5 6 35.5 11.5-69.9 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 165 107 65.3 56.7-73.0 53 31.5 24.1-40.0 5 3.2 1.2- 8.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 92 62 64.8 50.1-77.1 26 30.4 18.5-45.7 4 4.8 1.6-13.2
Some College + 89 55 65.6 49.4-78.9 33 33.9 20.7-50.1 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 92 67 76.3 59.4-87.6 23 22.4 11.4-39.2 2 1.3 0.3- 5.7
$50,000+ 56 28 46.7 32.6-61.2 26 49.9 35.4-64.4 2 3.4 0.7-15.0

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*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure

^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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