2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^
No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,287 1,797 46.5 44.8-48.3 1,156 26.4 24.9-27.9 1,334 27.1 25.6-28.6
GENDER
Male 2,004 966 52.9 50.3-55.4 522 25.2 23.1-27.5 516 21.9 19.9-24.0
Female 2,283 831 40.7 38.3-43.1 634 27.4 25.3-29.6 818 31.9 29.7-34.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,725 1,465 44.3 42.4-46.2 1,016 26.4 24.8-28.1 1,244 29.2 27.6-30.9
No 554 328 58.8 53.9-63.5 138 26.2 22.0-30.8 88 15.0 12.0-18.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,086 503 51.6 48.1-55.1 316 28.0 25.0-31.2 267 20.4 17.8-23.3
Overweight 1,408 613 48.2 45.1-51.3 395 26.5 23.9-29.3 400 25.3 22.8-28.1
Obese 1,312 429 37.5 34.4-40.7 325 25.1 22.5-28.0 558 37.4 34.4-40.4
Current Smoker
Yes 681 248 41.3 36.9-45.9 185 26.9 23.1-31.0 248 31.8 27.9-36.0
No 3,450 1,471 47.4 45.4-49.4 930 26.3 24.6-28.0 1,049 26.3 24.7-28.0
History of CVD**
Yes 495 *** *** *** 55 11.6 8.8-15.3 440 88.4 84.7-91.2
No 3,755 1,786 51.6 49.8-53.5 1,091 28.0 26.3-29.7 878 20.4 19.0-21.9
Binge Drinker
Yes 515 280 57.4 52.4-62.3 138 27.9 23.5-32.8 97 14.7 11.8-18.1
No 3,449 1,358 44.0 42.0-46.0 936 26.4 24.7-28.2 1,155 29.6 27.9-31.4
COPD
Yes 362 *** *** *** 38 10.5 7.3-14.9 324 89.5 85.1-92.7
No 3,912 1,791 50.4 48.6-52.3 1,118 27.8 26.2-29.4 1,003 21.8 20.4-23.3
Current Asthma
Yes 369 *** *** *** 83 26.2 21.0-32.0 286 73.8 68.0-79.0
No 3,900 1,793 50.9 49.0-52.7 1,067 26.3 24.8-28.0 1,040 22.8 21.3-24.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,377 225 18.9 16.5-21.7 337 27.2 24.3-30.3 815 53.9 50.6-57.1
No 2,766 1,495 58.8 56.7-60.9 786 26.2 24.4-28.1 485 15.0 13.6-16.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,334 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,334 100 . - .
No 2,953 1,797 63.8 61.8-65.8 1,156 36.2 34.2-38.2 *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

**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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