2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,584 477 12.5 11.1-14.0 3,107 87.5 86.0-88.9
-FEMALES 2,019 287 13.1 11.2-15.1 1,732 86.9 84.9-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,317 171 13.1 10.8-15.7 1,146 86.9 84.3-89.2
Non-Hispanic Black 428 69 13.5 9.9-18.1 359 86.5 81.9-90.1
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 350 33 8.6 5.9-12.5 317 91.4 87.5-94.1
35-44 275 30 7.8 4.8-12.5 245 92.2 87.5-95.2
45-54 343 51 15.9 11.2-22.0 292 84.1 78.0-88.8
55-64 381 70 19.7 14.7-25.9 311 80.3 74.1-85.3
65-74 357 55 11.7 8.4-16.1 302 88.3 83.9-91.6
75+ 282 42 16.0 10.7-23.3 240 84.0 76.7-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 33 13.2 8.4-20.3 166 86.8 79.7-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 76 15.5 11.8-20.2 388 84.5 79.8-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 614 92 12.7 9.8-16.4 522 87.3 83.6-90.2
College Graduate 733 84 11.0 8.4-14.4 649 89.0 85.6-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 38 15.0 9.9-22.1 166 85.0 77.9-90.1
$15,000- 24,999 313 55 16.6 11.8-22.9 258 83.4 77.1-88.2
$25,000- 34,999 213 38 15.2 10.0-22.5 175 84.8 77.5-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 209 29 13.5 8.7-20.5 180 86.5 79.5-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 237 34 13.4 8.9-19.6 203 86.6 80.4-91.1
$75,000+ 409 35 7.2 4.5-11.5 374 92.8 88.5-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 137 20.3 16.5-24.7 468 79.7 75.3-83.5
No 1,344 142 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,202 89.6 87.1-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,965 281 13.1 11.2-15.2 1,684 86.9 84.8-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 476 60 13.1 9.8-17.4 416 86.9 82.6-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 407 49 11.4 8.0-16.0 358 88.6 84.0-92.0
Rural 1,136 178 14.0 11.5-16.9 958 86.0 83.1-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 938 113 12.0 9.5-15.1 825 88.0 84.9-90.5
Unemployed 78 13 12.2 6.4-22.0 65 87.8 78.0-93.6
Retired 616 95 14.4 11.0-18.6 521 85.6 81.4-89.0
Unable to Work 180 41 19.5 13.2-27.7 139 80.5 72.3-86.8
Other not in Labor Force 191 23 10.5 6.3-17.2 168 89.5 82.8-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 32 15.7 9.7-24.4 140 84.3 75.6-90.3
101% to 150% 292 49 15.4 10.9-21.3 243 84.6 78.7-89.1
151% to 200% 139 26 19.0 12.0-28.8 113 81.0 71.2-88.0
More than 200% 891 106 10.3 8.0-13.1 785 89.7 86.9-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 85 14.8 10.9-19.9 411 85.2 80.1-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 109 12.6 10.1-15.7 673 87.4 84.3-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 741 93 12.9 10.0-16.4 648 87.1 83.6-90.0

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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