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
-MALES 1,565 190 11.9 9.9-14.1 1,375 88.1 85.9-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,029 125 12.4 10.0-15.3 904 87.6 84.7-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 266 41 13.0 8.7-19.0 225 87.0 81.0-91.3
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 323 *** *** *** 320 98.5 94.9-99.6
35-44 228 11 7.2 3.6-13.7 217 92.8 86.3-96.4
45-54 309 38 15.9 10.9-22.6 271 84.1 77.4-89.1
55-64 298 54 18.0 13.1-24.3 244 82.0 75.7-86.9
65-74 243 56 24.5 17.8-32.7 187 75.5 67.3-82.2
75+ 150 26 20.3 13.1-30.0 124 79.7 70.0-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 24 12.8 7.7-20.5 164 87.2 79.5-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 56 11.3 8.2-15.4 377 88.7 84.6-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 388 60 15.4 11.4-20.5 328 84.6 79.5-88.6
College Graduate 553 50 7.8 5.6-10.6 503 92.2 89.4-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 16 12.0 6.4-21.4 130 88.0 78.6-93.6
$15,000- 24,999 213 29 11.4 7.0-18.1 184 88.6 81.9-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 146 14 12.7 7.0-22.1 132 87.3 77.9-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 188 34 20.9 14.0-29.9 154 79.1 70.1-86.0
$50,000- 74,999 221 24 9.1 5.3-15.1 197 90.9 84.9-94.7
$75,000+ 423 51 10.9 7.8-15.0 372 89.1 85.0-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 440 89 19.5 15.1-24.8 351 80.5 75.2-84.9
No 1,068 93 8.6 6.7-11.0 975 91.4 89.0-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 390 57 16.2 11.7-22.0 333 83.8 78.0-88.3
Non-Veteran 1,173 133 10.9 8.8-13.4 1,040 89.1 86.6-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 397 47 11.0 8.0-15.0 350 89.0 85.0-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 306 33 11.4 7.6-16.8 273 88.6 83.2-92.4
Rural 862 110 12.7 9.9-16.2 752 87.3 83.8-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 986 96 10.4 8.2-13.2 890 89.6 86.8-91.8
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** 68 94.4 84.4-98.1
Retired 342 64 17.6 13.1-23.0 278 82.4 77.0-86.9
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** 92 89.9 80.2-95.1
101% to 150% 220 40 17.8 12.1-25.5 180 82.2 74.5-87.9
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** 93 89.8 78.9-95.4
More than 200% 839 105 12.1 9.6-15.2 734 87.9 84.8-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 346 45 13.2 8.9-19.2 301 86.8 80.8-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 554 68 14.0 10.5-18.4 486 86.0 81.6-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 77 9.9 7.5-12.9 588 90.1 87.1-92.5

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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