2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,762 3,648 96.6 95.8-97.2 114 3.4 2.8- 4.2
GENDER
Male 1,712 1,639 95.4 94.0-96.4 73 4.6 3.6- 6.0
Female 2,050 2,009 97.7 96.7-98.4 41 2.3 1.6- 3.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,348 3,282 97.8 97.2-98.4 66 2.2 1.6- 2.8
No 408 360 87.8 83.5-91.1 48 12.2 8.9-16.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 914 878 95.5 93.5-96.9 36 4.5 3.1- 6.5
Overweight 1,245 1,211 97.2 95.9-98.1 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1
Obese 1,204 1,173 96.8 95.2-97.9 31 3.2 2.1- 4.8
Current Smoker
Yes 567 535 94.1 91.1-96.1 32 5.9 3.9- 8.9
No 3,059 2,982 97.2 96.4-97.8 77 2.8 2.2- 3.6
History of CVD**
Yes 465 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,266 3,157 96.3 95.5-97.0 109 3.7 3.0- 4.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 415 399 95.8 92.8-97.6 16 4.2 2.4- 7.2
No 3,073 2,987 96.8 95.9-97.5 86 3.2 2.5- 4.1
COPD
Yes 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,421 3,312 96.4 95.5-97.1 109 3.6 2.9- 4.5
Current Asthma
Yes 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,419 3,311 96.5 95.7-97.2 108 3.5 2.8- 4.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,217 1,183 96.9 95.3-97.9 34 3.1 2.1- 4.7
No 2,419 2,344 96.5 95.5-97.3 75 3.5 2.7- 4.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,516 2,414 95.7 94.7-96.5 102 4.3 3.5- 5.3

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**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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