2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hypertension Awareness

Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,673 1,350 76.4 73.8-78.9 323 23.6 21.1-26.2
GENDER
Male 781 598 71.4 67.4-75.1 183 28.6 24.9-32.6
Female 892 752 81.1 77.6-84.2 140 18.9 15.8-22.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,525 1,266 79.4 76.7-81.8 259 20.6 18.2-23.3
No 144 81 51.9 42.4-61.3 63 48.1 38.7-57.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 301 222 67.7 60.7-74.0 79 32.3 26.0-39.3
Overweight 507 412 75.3 70.2-79.8 95 24.7 20.2-29.8
Obese 719 600 79.8 75.9-83.2 119 20.2 16.8-24.1
Current Smoker
Yes 284 208 68.0 60.9-74.3 76 32.0 25.7-39.1
No 1,335 1,104 78.8 75.9-81.4 231 21.2 18.6-24.1
History of CVD**
Yes 384 343 88.2 83.7-91.6 41 11.8 8.4-16.3
No 1,265 987 73.2 70.0-76.1 278 26.8 23.9-30.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 158 102 54.9 45.7-63.7 56 45.1 36.3-54.3
No 1,396 1,158 79.2 76.4-81.8 238 20.8 18.2-23.6
COPD
Yes 231 200 84.5 78.0-89.3 31 15.5 10.7-22.0
No 1,435 1,144 75.2 72.3-77.9 291 24.8 22.1-27.7
Current Asthma
Yes 205 169 78.4 71.0-84.3 36 21.6 15.7-29.0
No 1,460 1,175 76.3 73.5-78.9 285 23.7 21.1-26.5
Functional Disability
Yes 782 665 81.8 78.0-85.0 117 18.2 15.0-22.0
No 837 645 71.8 67.9-75.4 192 28.2 24.6-32.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 855 764 87.9 85.0-90.3 91 12.1 9.7-15.0
No 818 586 66.3 62.2-70.1 232 33.7 29.9-37.8

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*Asked only of those who report being told they have high blood pressure.

**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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