2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,384 179 12.8 10.9-15.1 1,205 87.2 84.9-89.1
GENDER
Male 606 82 13.5 10.6-17.1 524 86.5 82.9-89.4
Female 778 97 12.3 9.8-15.3 681 87.7 84.7-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 899 121 13.8 11.3-16.7 778 86.2 83.3-88.7
Non-Hispanic Black 288 36 11.3 7.7-16.3 252 88.7 83.7-92.3
Other 197 22 10.9 6.6-17.4 175 89.1 82.6-93.4
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 224 15 7.5 4.3-12.8 209 92.5 87.2-95.7
45-54 260 42 18.7 13.3-25.5 218 81.3 74.5-86.7
55-64 260 50 19.8 14.7-26.0 210 80.2 74.0-85.3
65-74 194 34 17.1 11.6-24.5 160 82.9 75.5-88.4
75+ 133 22 16.8 10.3-26.2 111 83.2 73.8-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 18 14.8 8.9-23.5 96 85.2 76.5-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 323 50 13.7 10.1-18.3 273 86.3 81.7-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 362 51 14.3 10.7-19.0 311 85.7 81.0-89.3
College Graduate 581 60 9.6 7.2-12.7 521 90.4 87.3-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 18 12.0 7.1-19.5 98 88.0 80.5-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 166 26 13.5 8.6-20.5 140 86.5 79.5-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 126 19 15.8 9.6-24.9 107 84.2 75.1-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 139 23 19.6 12.7-28.9 116 80.4 71.1-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 190 25 12.7 8.3-19.0 165 87.3 81.0-91.7
$75,000+ 391 41 9.5 6.6-13.5 350 90.5 86.5-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 326 68 18.8 14.4-24.2 258 81.2 75.8-85.6
No 1,005 103 10.7 8.6-13.2 902 89.3 86.8-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 21 19.1 12.2-28.6 114 80.9 71.4-87.8
Non-Veteran 1,249 158 12.3 10.3-14.6 1,091 87.7 85.4-89.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 765 94 12.2 9.7-15.2 671 87.8 84.8-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 316 38 11.1 7.7-15.7 278 88.9 84.3-92.3
Rural 303 47 16.8 12.1-22.8 256 83.2 77.2-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 811 92 12.3 9.8-15.3 719 87.7 84.7-90.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 307 52 15.7 11.6-21.0 255 84.3 79.0-88.4
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 34 20.0 13.7-28.1 125 80.0 71.9-86.3
151% to 200% 87 13 14.5 8.0-24.9 74 85.5 75.1-92.0
More than 200% 732 87 11.8 9.3-14.9 645 88.2 85.1-90.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 461 62 13.5 10.2-17.7 399 86.5 82.3-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 845 104 11.9 9.6-14.8 741 88.1 85.2-90.4

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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