2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 700 108 14.2 11.0-18.0 592 85.8 82.0-89.0
GENDER
Male 332 45 12.0 8.2-17.2 287 88.0 82.8-91.8
Female 368 63 16.3 11.7-22.3 305 83.7 77.7-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 610 92 13.1 10.0-16.9 518 86.9 83.1-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 24 21.5 13.1-33.2 86 78.5 66.8-86.9
55-64 139 26 19.2 11.6-30.1 113 80.8 69.9-88.4
65-74 145 28 16.8 10.2-26.5 117 83.2 73.5-89.8
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 24 11.3 7.1-17.5 149 88.7 82.5-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 222 32 13.7 8.7-20.9 190 86.3 79.1-91.3
College Graduate 236 37 12.7 8.5-18.5 199 87.3 81.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 17 19.4 11.1-31.6 64 80.6 68.4-88.9
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 20 8.7 5.0-15.0 142 91.3 85.0-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 42 19.4 13.2-27.6 173 80.6 72.4-86.8
No 462 63 11.9 8.5-16.4 399 88.1 83.6-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 612 99 14.1 10.9-18.1 513 85.9 81.9-89.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 180 30 14.9 9.7-22.2 150 85.1 77.8-90.3
Rural 520 78 13.8 10.2-18.6 442 86.2 81.4-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 337 46 11.1 7.7-15.7 291 88.9 84.3-92.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 33 16.6 10.5-25.3 194 83.4 74.7-89.5
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 335 50 12.3 8.7-16.9 285 87.7 83.1-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 33 17.4 10.5-27.3 171 82.6 72.7-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 216 28 11.8 7.3-18.5 188 88.2 81.5-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 47 15.0 10.5-20.9 233 85.0 79.1-89.5

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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