BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,380	4,684	81.6	79.4-83.6	696	18.4	16.4-20.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	4,882	4,340	84.5	82.3-86.5	542	15.5	13.5-17.7
No	488	337	60.4	52.2-68.1	151	39.6	31.9-47.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	51	45	90.5	68.1-97.7	6	9.5	2.3-31.9
Recommended Range	1,185	1,019	81.3	76.7-85.1	166	18.7	14.9-23.3
Overweight	1,865	1,629	83.0	79.9-85.7	236	17.0	14.3-20.1
Obese	2,011	1,755	80.6	76.4-84.2	256	19.4	15.8-23.6
Current Smoker
No	4,475	3,960	83.6	81.2-85.8	515	16.4	14.2-18.8
Yes	871	696	73.1	67.4-78.2	175	26.9	21.8-32.6
History of CVD**
Yes	1,169	1,092	93.9	91.5-95.6	77	6.1	4.4- 8.5
No	4,126	3,513	78.5	75.9-80.9	613	21.5	19.1-24.1
Binge Drinker
No	4,986	4,405	83.9	81.6-85.9	581	16.1	14.1-18.4
Yes	303	202	60.5	51.2-69.2	101	39.5	30.8-48.8
Heavy Drinker
No	5,094	4,462	82.6	80.3-84.6	632	17.4	15.4-19.7
Yes	159	118	64.8	51.8-75.9	41	35.2	24.1-48.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	650	526	76.1	70.2-81.0	124	23.9	19.0-29.8
No	4,594	4,033	82.2	79.8-84.5	561	17.8	15.5-20.2
Current Asthma
Yes	515	444	83.7	78.0-88.2	71	16.3	11.8-22.0
No	4,831	4,211	81.4	79.0-83.6	620	18.6	16.4-21.0
Diabetes
Yes	1,234	1,161	94.5	92.4-96.0	73	5.5	4.0- 7.6
No	4,137	3,516	78.2	75.5-80.6	621	21.8	19.4-24.5
Disability
Yes	2,553	2,291	87.0	84.6-89.2	262	13.0	10.8-15.4
No	2,566	2,179	77.8	74.2-81.0	387	22.2	19.0-25.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,380

4,684

81.6

79.4-83.6

696

18.4

16.4-20.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

4,882

4,340

84.5

82.3-86.5

542

15.5

13.5-17.7

488

337

60.4

52.2-68.1

151

39.6

31.9-47.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

90.5

68.1-97.7

9.5

2.3-31.9

Recommended Range

1,185

1,019

81.3

76.7-85.1

166

18.7

14.9-23.3

Overweight

1,865

1,629

83.0

79.9-85.7

236

17.0

14.3-20.1

Obese

2,011

1,755

80.6

76.4-84.2

256

19.4

15.8-23.6

Current Smoker

4,475

3,960

83.6

81.2-85.8

515

16.4

14.2-18.8

Yes

871

696

73.1

67.4-78.2

175

26.9

21.8-32.6

History of CVD**

Yes

1,169

1,092

93.9

91.5-95.6

6.1

4.4- 8.5

4,126

3,513

78.5

75.9-80.9

613

21.5

19.1-24.1

Binge Drinker

4,986

4,405

83.9

81.6-85.9

581

16.1

14.1-18.4

Yes

303

202

60.5

51.2-69.2

101

39.5

30.8-48.8

Heavy Drinker

5,094

4,462

82.6

80.3-84.6

632

17.4

15.4-19.7

Yes

159

118

64.8

51.8-75.9

35.2

24.1-48.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

650

526

76.1

70.2-81.0

124

23.9

19.0-29.8

4,594

4,033

82.2

79.8-84.5

561

17.8

15.5-20.2

Current Asthma

Yes

515

444

83.7

78.0-88.2

16.3

11.8-22.0

4,831

4,211

81.4

79.0-83.6

620

18.6

16.4-21.0

Diabetes

Yes

1,234

1,161

94.5

92.4-96.0

5.5

4.0- 7.6

4,137

3,516

78.2

75.5-80.6

621

21.8

19.4-24.5

Disability

Yes

2,553

2,291

87.0

84.6-89.2

262

13.0

10.8-15.4

2,566

2,179

77.8

74.2-81.0

387

22.2

19.0-25.8

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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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