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
-MALES 1,529 169 9.2 7.6-11.0 1,360 90.8 89.0-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,019 125 10.3 8.3-12.7 894 89.7 87.3-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 250 21 7.8 4.7-12.8 229 92.2 87.2-95.3
Other 236 21 6.6 3.9-10.9 215 93.4 89.1-96.1
AGE
18-34 340 14 4.3 2.4- 7.5 326 95.7 92.5-97.6
35-44 210 12 4.3 2.2- 8.2 198 95.7 91.8-97.8
45-54 270 29 11.7 7.6-17.5 241 88.3 82.5-92.4
55-64 284 39 13.2 9.2-18.7 245 86.8 81.3-90.8
65-74 246 44 16.3 11.5-22.6 202 83.7 77.4-88.5
75+ 155 31 16.8 10.7-25.4 124 83.2 74.6-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 17 8.6 5.1-14.3 174 91.4 85.7-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 42 7.9 5.5-11.1 370 92.1 88.9-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 418 54 11.2 8.1-15.3 364 88.8 84.7-91.9
College Graduate 503 56 8.5 6.1-11.7 447 91.5 88.3-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 11 6.7 3.3-13.0 112 93.3 87.0-96.7
$15,000- 24,999 201 22 11.0 6.4-18.1 179 89.0 81.9-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 123 19 11.8 6.9-19.6 104 88.2 80.4-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 173 23 11.4 7.2-17.6 150 88.6 82.4-92.8
$50,000- 74,999 222 27 10.8 6.6-17.1 195 89.2 82.9-93.4
$75,000+ 407 45 7.7 5.3-11.1 362 92.3 88.9-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 414 71 15.0 11.4-19.6 343 85.0 80.4-88.6
No 1,057 95 7.5 5.8- 9.6 962 92.5 90.4-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 50 14.9 10.7-20.3 312 85.1 79.7-89.3
Non-Veteran 1,164 119 7.9 6.3- 9.8 1,045 92.1 90.2-93.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 387 34 6.7 4.5- 9.8 353 93.3 90.2-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 359 42 10.9 7.7-15.2 317 89.1 84.8-92.3
Rural 783 93 9.8 7.6-12.7 690 90.2 87.3-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 936 80 7.3 5.6- 9.4 856 92.7 90.6-94.4
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** 51 97.9 91.4-99.5
Retired 371 65 16.1 12.0-21.4 306 83.9 78.6-88.0
Unable to Work 104 18 16.1 9.6-25.8 86 83.9 74.2-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** 90 91.7 81.0-96.7
101% to 150% 193 21 9.5 5.5-15.9 172 90.5 84.1-94.5
151% to 200% 93 14 15.1 8.4-25.7 79 84.9 74.3-91.6
More than 200% 803 99 9.5 7.4-12.1 704 90.5 87.9-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 36 9.7 6.3-14.6 277 90.3 85.4-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 641 75 11.1 8.5-14.4 566 88.9 85.6-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 575 58 7.0 5.2- 9.3 517 93.0 90.7-94.8

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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