2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
GENDER
Male 1,692 633 34.0 31.5-36.6 1,059 66.0 63.4-68.5
Female 2,038 769 36.0 33.5-38.4 1,269 64.0 61.6-66.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,322 1,297 36.9 35.0-38.8 2,025 63.1 61.2-65.0
No 402 102 21.6 17.6-26.4 300 78.4 73.6-82.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 910 273 26.2 23.2-29.5 637 73.8 70.5-76.8
Overweight 1,234 485 36.6 33.5-39.7 749 63.4 60.3-66.5
Obese 1,190 529 43.1 39.8-46.4 661 56.9 53.6-60.2
Current Smoker
Yes 560 225 37.3 32.7-42.1 335 62.7 57.9-67.3
No 3,036 1,134 34.8 32.8-36.7 1,902 65.2 63.3-67.2
History of CVD**
Yes 456 296 62.3 56.5-67.7 160 37.7 32.3-43.5
No 3,245 1,087 31.5 29.7-33.4 2,158 68.5 66.6-70.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 411 122 25.6 21.2-30.6 289 74.4 69.4-78.8
No 3,046 1,186 36.8 34.8-38.8 1,860 63.2 61.2-65.2
COPD
Yes 325 209 63.7 57.1-69.7 116 36.3 30.3-42.9
No 3,394 1,187 32.5 30.7-34.3 2,207 67.5 65.7-69.3
Current Asthma
Yes 330 158 45.8 39.8-52.0 172 54.2 48.0-60.2
No 3,388 1,239 34.0 32.2-35.9 2,149 66.0 64.1-67.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,203 620 49.3 45.9-52.8 583 50.7 47.2-54.1
No 2,403 742 28.5 26.5-30.6 1,661 71.5 69.4-73.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,231 717 57.1 53.7-60.4 514 42.9 39.6-46.3
No 2,499 685 26.0 24.1-28.0 1,814 74.0 72.0-75.9

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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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