BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, has a doctor ever prescribed prednisone for your breathing problems?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past 12 months, has a doctor ever prescribed prednisone for your breathing problems?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	951	280	28.6	23.1-34.8	671	71.4	65.2-76.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	828	251	29.4	23.3-36.3	577	70.6	63.7-76.7
No	123	29	24.5	14.1-39.1	94	75.5	60.9-85.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	37	7	16.4	7.1-33.5	30	83.6	66.5-92.9
Recommended Range	250	67	26.5	19.0-35.8	183	73.5	64.2-81.0
Overweight	292	84	27.4	20.7-35.3	208	72.6	64.7-79.3
Obese	337	115	35.3	24.6-47.8	222	64.7	52.2-75.4
Current Smoker
No	604	182	29.0	23.4-35.2	422	71.0	64.8-76.6
Yes	342	96	27.3	17.4-40.1	246	72.7	59.9-82.6
History of CVD**
Yes	294	96	34.5	22.3-49.2	198	65.5	50.8-77.7
No	636	178	25.8	20.6-31.8	458	74.2	68.2-79.4
Binge Drinker
No	902	269	27.1	22.7-32.0	633	72.9	68.0-77.3
Yes	39	7	39.5	10.0-79.3	32	60.5	20.7-90.0
Heavy Drinker
No	909	273	29.3	23.6-35.7	636	70.7	64.3-76.4
Yes	25	4	13.3	4.9-31.7	21	86.7	68.3-95.1
Poor Sleep***
Yes	207	69	35.4	20.9-53.2	138	64.6	46.8-79.1
No	712	203	26.5	21.6-32.2	509	73.5	67.8-78.4
Current Asthma
Yes	347	153	37.5	29.1-46.8	194	62.5	53.2-70.9
No	592	126	22.6	15.3-32.1	466	77.4	67.9-84.7
Diabetes
Yes	225	74	22.5	16.0-30.7	151	77.5	69.3-84.0
No	725	205	30.3	23.8-37.8	520	69.7	62.2-76.2
Disability
Yes	693	232	34.0	26.8-42.0	461	66.0	58.0-73.2
No	248	44	15.2	10.1-22.1	204	84.8	77.9-89.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

951

280

28.6

23.1-34.8

671

71.4

65.2-76.9

Have Health Insurance

Yes

828

251

29.4

23.3-36.3

577

70.6

63.7-76.7

123

24.5

14.1-39.1

75.5

60.9-85.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

16.4

7.1-33.5

83.6

66.5-92.9

Recommended Range

250

26.5

19.0-35.8

183

73.5

64.2-81.0

Overweight

292

27.4

20.7-35.3

208

72.6

64.7-79.3

Obese

337

115

35.3

24.6-47.8

222

64.7

52.2-75.4

Current Smoker

604

182

29.0

23.4-35.2

422

71.0

64.8-76.6

Yes

342

27.3

17.4-40.1

246

72.7

59.9-82.6

History of CVD**

Yes

294

34.5

22.3-49.2

198

65.5

50.8-77.7

636

178

25.8

20.6-31.8

458

74.2

68.2-79.4

Binge Drinker

902

269

27.1

22.7-32.0

633

72.9

68.0-77.3

Yes

39.5

10.0-79.3

60.5

20.7-90.0

Heavy Drinker

909

273

29.3

23.6-35.7

636

70.7

64.3-76.4

Yes

13.3

4.9-31.7

86.7

68.3-95.1

Poor Sleep***

Yes

207

35.4

20.9-53.2

138

64.6

46.8-79.1

712

203

26.5

21.6-32.2

509

73.5

67.8-78.4

Current Asthma

Yes

347

153

37.5

29.1-46.8

194

62.5

53.2-70.9

592

126

22.6

15.3-32.1

466

77.4

67.9-84.7

Diabetes

Yes

225

22.5

16.0-30.7

151

77.5

69.3-84.0

725

205

30.3

23.8-37.8

520

69.7

62.2-76.2

Disability

Yes

693

232

34.0

26.8-42.0

461

66.0

58.0-73.2

248

15.2

10.1-22.1

204

84.8

77.9-89.9

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

**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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