2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

What was the MAIN reason you had this PSA test –
was it ... ?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Routine exam Had problem/family history Told had Prostate Cancer Other reasons
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 732 551 77.9 74.1-81.3 104 12.6 10.1-15.7 39 4.7 3.2- 7.0 38 4.8 3.2- 7.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 704 528 77.6 73.7-81.1 100 12.5 10.0-15.7 39 5.0 3.3- 7.4 37 4.8 3.3- 7.1
No 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 159 113 71.2 61.7-79.1 25 15.3 9.8-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Overweight 299 228 79.6 73.7-84.4 43 13.6 9.6-19.0 *** *** *** 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9
Obese 252 191 78.6 71.9-84.1 34 10.9 7.3-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Current Smoker
Yes 78 58 83.0 72.2-90.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 647 489 77.4 73.2-81.1 90 12.6 9.9-15.9 36 5.1 3.3- 7.7 32 4.9 3.3- 7.4
History of CVD**
Yes 187 142 80.3 72.8-86.1 27 12.6 8.0-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 543 408 77.1 72.5-81.1 76 12.6 9.7-16.2 25 4.6 2.8- 7.5 34 5.8 3.8- 8.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 634 468 77.0 72.9-80.7 97 13.8 10.9-17.2 36 5.0 3.3- 7.5 33 4.2 2.9- 6.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 670 502 78.3 74.4-81.7 98 13.0 10.3-16.3 37 4.8 3.2- 7.2 33 3.9 2.7- 5.7
COPD
Yes 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 663 505 78.8 74.8-82.3 90 12.0 9.4-15.1 34 4.5 2.9- 6.9 34 4.7 3.1- 7.1
Current Asthma
Yes 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 685 519 78.5 74.6-82.0 93 11.9 9.4-15.0 35 4.5 2.9- 6.9 38 5.1 3.4- 7.4
Diabetes
Yes 161 123 79.7 71.3-86.1 22 11.8 7.3-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 571 428 77.4 72.9-81.2 82 12.8 9.9-16.4 30 4.7 3.0- 7.3 31 5.1 3.3- 7.8
Functional Disability
Yes 272 192 75.2 68.6-80.8 43 13.8 9.6-19.5 17 4.6 2.7- 7.9 20 6.3 3.7-10.5
No 459 358 79.3 74.4-83.4 61 12.0 9.0-15.8 22 4.8 2.8- 8.2 18 3.9 2.3- 6.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 357 253 73.7 67.6-78.9 57 14.4 10.6-19.2 31 8.2 5.2-12.8 16 3.7 2.2- 6.4
No 375 298 81.6 76.5-85.8 47 11.0 7.8-15.2 *** *** *** 22 5.7 3.4- 9.4

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*This question was asked of those who reported having a PSA test.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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