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 White 2,233 291 11.3 9.8-13.1 1,942 88.7 86.9-90.2
GENDER
Male 1,019 125 10.3 8.3-12.7 894 89.7 87.3-91.7
Female 1,214 166 12.2 10.0-14.8 1,048 87.8 85.2-90.0
AGE
18-34 370 25 6.6 4.2-10.3 345 93.4 89.7-95.8
35-44 278 16 5.1 2.8- 8.9 262 94.9 91.1-97.2
45-54 371 50 13.0 9.4-17.7 321 87.0 82.3-90.6
55-64 429 71 15.7 11.9-20.4 358 84.3 79.6-88.1
65-74 447 78 17.5 12.9-23.3 369 82.5 76.7-87.1
75+ 305 48 12.5 8.6-17.9 257 87.5 82.1-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 25 12.6 7.2-21.1 128 87.4 78.9-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 502 62 10.4 7.7-13.9 440 89.6 86.1-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 682 94 12.6 9.9-16.0 588 87.4 84.0-90.1
College Graduate 892 110 10.2 8.1-12.6 782 89.8 87.4-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 27 15.5 9.1-25.3 147 84.5 74.7-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 253 41 15.5 10.7-22.0 212 84.5 78.0-89.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 28 9.1 5.7-14.2 151 90.9 85.8-94.3
$35,000- 49,999 255 43 15.5 10.6-22.0 212 84.5 78.0-89.4
$50,000- 74,999 322 39 10.5 7.0-15.4 283 89.5 84.6-93.0
$75,000+ 647 73 9.2 7.0-12.1 574 90.8 87.9-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 666 123 16.1 13.0-19.9 543 83.9 80.1-87.0
No 1,514 160 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,354 90.5 88.5-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 302 47 17.1 12.2-23.5 255 82.9 76.5-87.8
Non-Veteran 1,929 244 10.7 9.1-12.5 1,685 89.3 87.5-90.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 470 57 10.1 7.4-13.6 413 89.9 86.4-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 553 71 12.1 9.0-16.1 482 87.9 83.9-91.0
Rural 1,210 163 11.5 9.5-13.9 1,047 88.5 86.1-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 116 8.7 7.0-10.8 1,041 91.3 89.2-93.0
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 709 115 16.2 12.7-20.5 594 83.8 79.5-87.3
Unable to Work 161 39 18.8 13.1-26.3 122 81.2 73.7-86.9
Other not in Labor Force 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 253 36 13.1 9.0-18.7 217 86.9 81.3-91.0
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,246 162 10.6 8.8-12.8 1,084 89.4 87.2-91.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 59 12.4 8.9-17.1 344 87.6 82.9-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 121 12.5 10.0-15.6 827 87.5 84.4-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 882 111 9.7 7.8-12.0 771 90.3 88.0-92.2

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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