2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,300 975 74.7 71.7-77.4 325 25.3 22.6-28.3
GENDER
Male 504 357 71.2 66.5-75.6 147 28.8 24.4-33.5
Female 796 618 77.0 73.2-80.4 178 23.0 19.6-26.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,217 921 75.8 72.9-78.6 296 24.2 21.4-27.1
No 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 270 182 67.1 59.6-73.8 88 32.9 26.2-40.4
Overweight 407 304 75.3 70.3-79.7 103 24.7 20.3-29.7
Obese 522 414 78.4 73.9-82.3 108 21.6 17.7-26.1
Current Smoker
Yes 217 144 68.1 60.2-75.0 73 31.9 25.0-39.8
No 1,044 802 76.5 73.3-79.4 242 23.5 20.6-26.7
History of CVD**
Yes 298 221 74.8 68.7-80.0 77 25.2 20.0-31.3
No 982 737 74.4 71.0-77.6 245 25.6 22.4-29.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 106 68 68.7 57.8-77.8 38 31.3 22.2-42.2
No 1,101 836 75.3 72.1-78.3 265 24.7 21.7-27.9
COPD
Yes 216 151 66.2 58.0-73.6 65 33.8 26.4-42.0
No 1,078 822 76.5 73.4-79.4 256 23.5 20.6-26.6
Current Asthma
Yes 189 145 74.6 66.7-81.2 44 25.4 18.8-33.3
No 1,105 827 74.7 71.5-77.7 278 25.3 22.3-28.5
Functional Disability
Yes 730 561 76.8 72.9-80.3 169 23.2 19.7-27.1
No 535 388 72.2 67.4-76.4 147 27.8 23.6-32.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 944 712 74.5 71.0-77.7 232 25.5 22.3-29.0
No 356 263 75.0 69.4-79.9 93 25.0 20.1-30.6

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

**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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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