BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (What was the cause of the brain injury?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Traumatic Brain Injury--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Motor vehicle/motor cycle crash	Stroke/aneurism	Sports-related	Fall	Other
TOTAL	298	98	39.1	28.1-51.3	71	16.4	11.6-22.7	20	9.3	4.9-17.2	32	7.5	4.5-12.2	77	27.6	18.2-39.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	256	81	33.3	24.3-43.7	62	17.9	12.5-24.8	18	10.6	5.3-20.2	31	9.4	5.6-15.1	64	28.8	18.2-42.5
No	40	16	59.7	30.6-83.3	8	10.7	3.6-27.7	2	4.8	1.0-19.8	1	1.0	0.1- 7.4	13	23.8	9.0-49.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	9	2	23.7	5.4-63.0	2	14.0	3.1-45.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	62.3	28.2-87.5
Recommended Range	88	29	36.4	22.3-53.3	21	17.0	9.4-28.8	6	4.6	1.9-10.9	10	9.6	4.2-20.3	22	32.4	16.0-54.7
Overweight	110	36	46.8	28.8-65.6	22	12.5	7.0-21.4	10	11.2	5.1-22.7	14	9.4	4.4-19.0	28	20.1	11.3-33.2
Obese	82	28	30.2	16.6-48.5	23	20.3	10.4-35.9	4	11.1	2.5-37.3	7	3.3	1.3- 8.1	20	35.1	15.0-62.4
Current Smoker
No	216	70	35.7	22.4-51.5	52	15.5	10.0-23.1	15	10.4	4.8-21.0	20	6.0	3.4-10.6	59	32.5	20.2-47.8
Yes	81	28	48.5	32.7-64.6	19	18.9	10.7-31.3	5	6.6	2.4-16.9	11	11.3	4.6-25.0	18	14.7	8.2-24.9
History of CVD**
Yes	77	11	15.9	7.3-31.3	39	52.3	38.4-65.9	2	2.9	0.7-11.7	4	3.4	1.2- 9.2	21	25.5	15.8-38.5
No	212	82	42.7	29.8-56.7	30	9.8	5.9-15.8	18	10.8	5.4-20.2	27	8.3	4.8-14.1	55	28.4	17.4-42.8
Binge Drinker
No	262	82	34.2	25.1-44.5	70	20.0	14.4-27.0	15	9.5	4.4-19.3	29	9.3	5.6-15.1	66	27.0	17.1-40.0
Yes	33	15	55.6	25.3-82.2	1	4.6	0.6-28.2	5	8.8	2.7-24.9	2	1.3	0.3- 6.3	10	29.6	10.0-61.4
Heavy Drinker
No	275	88	40.6	29.0-53.3	70	17.4	12.2-24.2	18	9.7	4.9-18.2	30	8.0	4.8-13.1	69	24.3	15.3-36.5
Yes	17	5	13.1	3.5-38.4	1	6.9	0.8-40.4	2	6.3	1.1-27.9	2	2.7	0.5-13.1	7	71.1	35.6-91.6
Poor Sleep***
Yes	58	26	54.9	25.9-80.9	10	7.7	3.0-18.2	2	3.1	0.6-14.7	4	1.3	0.4- 4.4	16	33.0	11.2-65.8
No	231	70	33.4	24.6-43.7	57	18.9	13.3-26.2	18	12.0	6.1-22.2	26	9.9	5.9-16.0	60	25.7	17.4-36.3
Current Asthma
Yes	44	13	43.0	24.1-64.1	7	8.7	3.4-20.5	3	15.1	4.0-43.3	5	4.8	1.6-13.3	16	28.4	15.6-46.0
No	254	85	38.5	26.4-52.2	64	17.5	12.0-24.8	17	8.5	4.0-17.0	27	7.9	4.6-13.3	61	27.5	17.1-41.3
Diabetes
Yes	39	7	23.9	10.1-46.8	14	15.0	7.2-28.6	2	11.3	2.5-39.3	2	19.1	5.0-51.5	14	30.7	15.9-50.9
No	259	91	40.7	28.8-53.8	57	16.5	11.3-23.5	18	9.1	4.5-17.7	30	6.3	3.9-10.1	63	27.3	17.2-40.6
Disability
Yes	202	68	40.0	28.7-52.6	53	18.4	12.3-26.7	7	6.4	1.8-20.1	18	5.1	2.7- 9.4	56	30.0	18.1-45.5
No	93	28	33.9	14.5-60.9	18	14.2	7.4-25.5	13	14.6	7.0-28.1	14	11.8	5.4-23.9	20	25.4	12.0-46.0

Total
Respond.^

Motor vehicle/motor cycle crash

Stroke/aneurism

Sports-related

Fall

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

298

39.1

28.1-51.3

16.4

11.6-22.7

9.3

4.9-17.2

7.5

4.5-12.2

27.6

18.2-39.7

Have Health Insurance

Yes

256

33.3

24.3-43.7

17.9

12.5-24.8

10.6

5.3-20.2

9.4

5.6-15.1

28.8

18.2-42.5

59.7

30.6-83.3

10.7

3.6-27.7

4.8

1.0-19.8

1.0

0.1- 7.4

23.8

9.0-49.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

23.7

5.4-63.0

14.0

3.1-45.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

62.3

28.2-87.5

Recommended Range

36.4

22.3-53.3

17.0

9.4-28.8

4.6

1.9-10.9

9.6

4.2-20.3

32.4

16.0-54.7

Overweight

110

46.8

28.8-65.6

12.5

7.0-21.4

11.2

5.1-22.7

9.4

4.4-19.0

20.1

11.3-33.2

Obese

30.2

16.6-48.5

20.3

10.4-35.9

11.1

2.5-37.3

3.3

1.3- 8.1

35.1

15.0-62.4

Current Smoker

216

35.7

22.4-51.5

15.5

10.0-23.1

10.4

4.8-21.0

6.0

3.4-10.6

32.5

20.2-47.8

Yes

48.5

32.7-64.6

18.9

10.7-31.3

6.6

2.4-16.9

11.3

4.6-25.0

14.7

8.2-24.9

History of CVD**

Yes

15.9

7.3-31.3

52.3

38.4-65.9

2.9

0.7-11.7

3.4

1.2- 9.2

25.5

15.8-38.5

212

42.7

29.8-56.7

9.8

5.9-15.8

10.8

5.4-20.2

8.3

4.8-14.1

28.4

17.4-42.8

Binge Drinker

262

34.2

25.1-44.5

20.0

14.4-27.0

9.5

4.4-19.3

9.3

5.6-15.1

27.0

17.1-40.0

Yes

55.6

25.3-82.2

4.6

0.6-28.2

8.8

2.7-24.9

1.3

0.3- 6.3

29.6

10.0-61.4

Heavy Drinker

275

40.6

29.0-53.3

17.4

12.2-24.2

9.7

4.9-18.2

8.0

4.8-13.1

24.3

15.3-36.5

Yes

13.1

3.5-38.4

6.9

0.8-40.4

6.3

1.1-27.9

2.7

0.5-13.1

71.1

35.6-91.6

Poor Sleep***

Yes

54.9

25.9-80.9

7.7

3.0-18.2

3.1

0.6-14.7

1.3

0.4- 4.4

33.0

11.2-65.8

231

33.4

24.6-43.7

18.9

13.3-26.2

12.0

6.1-22.2

9.9

5.9-16.0

25.7

17.4-36.3

Current Asthma

Yes

43.0

24.1-64.1

8.7

3.4-20.5

15.1

4.0-43.3

4.8

1.6-13.3

28.4

15.6-46.0

254

38.5

26.4-52.2

17.5

12.0-24.8

8.5

4.0-17.0

7.9

4.6-13.3

27.5

17.1-41.3

Diabetes

Yes

23.9

10.1-46.8

15.0

7.2-28.6

11.3

2.5-39.3

19.1

5.0-51.5

30.7

15.9-50.9

259

40.7

28.8-53.8

16.5

11.3-23.5

9.1

4.5-17.7

6.3

3.9-10.1

27.3

17.2-40.6

Disability

Yes

202

40.0

28.7-52.6

18.4

12.3-26.7

6.4

1.8-20.1

5.1

2.7- 9.4

30.0

18.1-45.5

33.9

14.5-60.9

14.2

7.4-25.5

14.6

7.0-28.1

11.8

5.4-23.9

25.4

12.0-46.0

Back to Traumatic Brain Injury.

*Asked only of those who reported having a brain injury.

**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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