2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
GENDER
Male 1,993 782 35.5 33.2-38.0 1,211 64.5 62.0-66.8
Female 2,273 892 34.7 32.5-37.1 1,381 65.3 62.9-67.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,711 1,526 36.8 35.1-38.6 2,185 63.2 61.4-64.9
No 547 144 25.1 21.2-29.5 403 74.9 70.5-78.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,085 301 23.4 20.7-26.4 784 76.6 73.6-79.3
Overweight 1,401 508 32.4 29.7-35.3 893 67.6 64.7-70.3
Obese 1,304 719 51.1 47.9-54.3 585 48.9 45.7-52.1
Current Smoker
Yes 677 284 36.6 32.5-40.9 393 63.4 59.1-67.5
No 3,434 1,336 35.1 33.3-36.9 2,098 64.9 63.1-66.7
History of CVD**
Yes 493 384 78.2 73.5-82.3 109 21.8 17.7-26.5
No 3,737 1,266 30.2 28.5-31.9 2,471 69.8 68.1-71.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 511 158 27.2 23.1-31.7 353 72.8 68.3-76.9
No 3,433 1,397 36.8 35.0-38.7 2,036 63.2 61.3-65.0
COPD
Yes 361 231 58.6 52.2-64.8 130 41.4 35.2-47.8
No 3,893 1,436 33.1 31.4-34.8 2,457 66.9 65.2-68.6
Current Asthma
Yes 368 205 49.6 43.8-55.5 163 50.4 44.5-56.2
No 3,880 1,461 33.8 32.1-35.6 2,419 66.2 64.4-67.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,367 782 52.0 48.8-55.3 585 48.0 44.7-51.2
No 2,756 838 27.4 25.6-29.3 1,918 72.6 70.7-74.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,330 855 60.6 57.4-63.8 475 39.4 36.2-42.6
No 2,936 819 25.6 23.9-27.5 2,117 74.4 72.5-76.1

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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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