BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you EVER had your blood cholesterol checked?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,979	11,716	81.9	80.3-83.5	1,263	18.1	16.5-19.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,371	10,622	88.5	87.0-89.8	749	11.5	10.2-13.0
No	1,584	1,075	51.9	47.1-56.7	509	48.1	43.3-52.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	206	171	68.9	54.7-80.2	35	31.1	19.8-45.3
Recommended Range	4,075	3,639	79.5	76.2-82.4	436	20.5	17.6-23.8
Overweight	4,480	4,069	82.2	79.5-84.6	411	17.8	15.4-20.5
Obese	3,607	3,316	85.9	82.9-88.5	291	14.1	11.5-17.1
Current Smoker
No	10,593	9,761	84.2	82.3-85.9	832	15.8	14.1-17.7
Yes	2,328	1,900	73.0	69.2-76.4	428	27.0	23.6-30.8
History of CVD**
Yes	1,568	1,522	93.5	85.0-97.3	46	6.5	2.7-15.0
No	11,284	10,081	80.7	79.0-82.4	1,203	19.3	17.6-21.0
Binge Drinker
No	11,649	10,629	83.5	81.7-85.1	1,020	16.5	14.9-18.3
Yes	1,070	861	72.7	66.9-77.8	209	27.3	22.2-33.1
Heavy Drinker
No	12,165	11,026	82.8	81.1-84.4	1,139	17.2	15.6-18.9
Yes	465	386	63.6	53.8-72.4	79	36.4	27.6-46.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,474	1,263	78.3	74.1-82.1	211	21.7	17.9-25.9
No	11,219	10,197	82.6	80.7-84.3	1,022	17.4	15.7-19.3
Current Asthma
Yes	1,083	985	84.0	79.4-87.7	98	16.0	12.3-20.6
No	11,841	10,684	81.8	80.1-83.5	1,157	18.2	16.5-19.9
Diabetes
Yes	1,682	1,656	95.9	89.5-98.5	26	4.1	1.5-10.5
No	11,280	10,046	80.5	78.8-82.2	1,234	19.5	17.8-21.2
Disability
Yes	4,484	4,141	85.5	82.6-88.1	343	14.5	11.9-17.4
No	7,723	6,920	81.8	79.8-83.7	803	18.2	16.3-20.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,979

11,716

81.9

80.3-83.5

1,263

18.1

16.5-19.7

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,371

10,622

88.5

87.0-89.8

749

11.5

10.2-13.0

1,584

1,075

51.9

47.1-56.7

509

48.1

43.3-52.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

206

171

68.9

54.7-80.2

31.1

19.8-45.3

Recommended Range

4,075

3,639

79.5

76.2-82.4

436

20.5

17.6-23.8

Overweight

4,480

4,069

82.2

79.5-84.6

411

17.8

15.4-20.5

Obese

3,607

3,316

85.9

82.9-88.5

291

14.1

11.5-17.1

Current Smoker

10,593

9,761

84.2

82.3-85.9

832

15.8

14.1-17.7

Yes

2,328

1,900

73.0

69.2-76.4

428

27.0

23.6-30.8

History of CVD**

Yes

1,568

1,522

93.5

85.0-97.3

6.5

2.7-15.0

11,284

10,081

80.7

79.0-82.4

1,203

19.3

17.6-21.0

Binge Drinker

11,649

10,629

83.5

81.7-85.1

1,020

16.5

14.9-18.3

Yes

1,070

861

72.7

66.9-77.8

209

27.3

22.2-33.1

Heavy Drinker

12,165

11,026

82.8

81.1-84.4

1,139

17.2

15.6-18.9

Yes

465

386

63.6

53.8-72.4

36.4

27.6-46.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,474

1,263

78.3

74.1-82.1

211

21.7

17.9-25.9

11,219

10,197

82.6

80.7-84.3

1,022

17.4

15.7-19.3

Current Asthma

Yes

1,083

985

84.0

79.4-87.7

16.0

12.3-20.6

11,841

10,684

81.8

80.1-83.5

1,157

18.2

16.5-19.9

Diabetes

Yes

1,682

1,656

95.9

89.5-98.5

4.1

1.5-10.5

11,280

10,046

80.5

78.8-82.2

1,234

19.5

17.8-21.2

Disability

Yes

4,484

4,141

85.5

82.6-88.1

343

14.5

11.9-17.4

7,723

6,920

81.8

79.8-83.7

803

18.2

16.3-20.2

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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