2018 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 3,382 449 12.1 10.8-13.6 2,933 87.9 86.4-89.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 619 95 15.2 11.8-19.4 524 84.8 80.6-88.2
GENDER
Male 250 21 7.8 4.7-12.8 229 92.2 87.2-95.3
Female 369 74 20.9 15.7-27.2 295 79.1 72.8-84.3
AGE
18-34 145 14 9.7 5.6-16.5 131 90.3 83.5-94.4
35-44 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 18 19.2 11.7-29.9 101 80.8 70.1-88.3
55-64 114 21 18.2 10.9-28.6 93 81.8 71.4-89.1
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 26 11.3 7.2-17.1 160 88.7 82.9-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 193 40 21.7 14.8-30.6 153 78.3 69.4-85.2
College Graduate 168 21 10.6 6.3-17.3 147 89.4 82.7-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 30 24.5 16.1-35.4 84 75.5 64.6-83.9
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 37 22.6 15.4-32.0 137 77.4 68.0-84.6
No 421 57 13.1 9.4-18.1 364 86.9 81.9-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 14 14.0 7.8-23.8 73 86.0 76.2-92.2
Non-Veteran 532 81 15.4 11.7-20.0 451 84.6 80.0-88.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 207 32 17.6 11.6-25.7 175 82.4 74.3-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 139 15 8.2 4.6-14.2 124 91.8 85.8-95.4
Rural 273 48 17.3 12.1-24.2 225 82.7 75.8-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 330 47 14.3 9.9-20.0 283 85.7 80.0-90.1
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 25 12.9 7.9-20.5 119 87.1 79.5-92.1
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 17 15.3 8.9-24.9 98 84.7 75.1-91.1
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 34 14.9 9.4-22.7 205 85.1 77.3-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 158 26 14.9 8.9-23.8 132 85.1 76.2-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 40 14.5 10.1-20.5 222 85.5 79.5-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 29 16.1 10.3-24.3 170 83.9 75.7-89.7

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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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