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
-FEMALES 1,853 280 14.7 12.7-17.0 1,573 85.3 83.0-87.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,214 166 12.2 10.0-14.8 1,048 87.8 85.2-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 369 74 20.9 15.7-27.2 295 79.1 72.8-84.3
Other 244 37 18.0 12.3-25.6 207 82.0 74.4-87.7
AGE
18-34 364 37 10.6 7.4-15.1 327 89.4 84.9-92.6
35-44 272 32 13.3 8.3-20.7 240 86.7 79.3-91.7
45-54 306 53 18.4 13.6-24.4 253 81.6 75.6-86.4
55-64 322 66 19.6 14.7-25.6 256 80.4 74.4-85.3
65-74 331 63 20.5 14.4-28.2 268 79.5 71.8-85.6
75+ 216 25 8.3 5.0-13.5 191 91.7 86.5-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 30 16.9 10.7-25.7 157 83.1 74.3-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 60 12.6 9.3-16.8 348 87.4 83.2-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 580 97 16.9 13.1-21.4 483 83.1 78.6-86.9
College Graduate 676 93 12.6 9.9-16.0 583 87.4 84.0-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 35 18.7 11.9-28.2 160 81.3 71.8-88.1
$15,000- 24,999 299 64 21.4 16.0-28.2 235 78.6 71.8-84.0
$25,000- 34,999 160 23 10.8 6.2-18.3 137 89.2 81.7-93.8
$35,000- 49,999 215 40 18.6 12.5-26.7 175 81.4 73.3-87.5
$50,000- 74,999 221 25 8.2 5.0-13.0 196 91.8 87.0-95.0
$75,000+ 384 48 14.0 9.7-19.8 336 86.0 80.2-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 115 19.2 15.3-23.8 443 80.8 76.2-84.7
No 1,248 156 12.8 10.5-15.6 1,092 87.2 84.4-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,787 264 14.5 12.4-16.8 1,523 85.5 83.2-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 466 71 15.8 12.0-20.5 395 84.2 79.5-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 443 57 11.2 8.0-15.6 386 88.8 84.4-92.0
Rural 944 152 16.2 13.2-19.7 792 83.8 80.3-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 878 116 13.2 10.5-16.4 762 86.8 83.6-89.5
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 534 84 15.3 11.3-20.3 450 84.7 79.7-88.7
Unable to Work 158 42 23.3 16.1-32.5 116 76.7 67.5-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 201 23 11.0 6.4-18.2 178 89.0 81.8-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 74 13 14.1 7.1-26.0 61 85.9 74.0-92.9
50% to 100% 159 31 22.6 14.4-33.7 128 77.4 66.3-85.6
101% to 150% 267 45 16.7 12.0-22.8 222 83.3 77.2-88.0
151% to 200% 124 22 15.3 8.2-26.7 102 84.7 73.3-91.8
More than 200% 824 117 13.6 10.8-17.1 707 86.4 82.9-89.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 364 60 17.0 12.0-23.5 304 83.0 76.5-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 114 14.3 11.3-17.9 660 85.7 82.1-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 106 14.4 11.4-18.0 609 85.6 82.0-88.6

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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