2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cholesterol Awareness

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,985 1,425 32.9 31.3-34.6 2,560 67.1 65.4-68.7
GENDER
Male 1,822 639 31.5 29.1-33.9 1,183 68.5 66.1-70.9
Female 2,163 786 34.2 31.9-36.6 1,377 65.8 63.4-68.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,524 1,317 34.8 33.0-36.7 2,207 65.2 63.3-67.0
No 454 105 20.0 16.3-24.4 349 80.0 75.6-83.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 998 280 24.1 21.3-27.1 718 75.9 72.9-78.7
Overweight 1,310 490 34.4 31.5-37.4 820 65.6 62.6-68.5
Obese 1,242 538 41.6 38.4-44.9 704 58.4 55.1-61.6
Current Smoker
Yes 614 231 34.2 30.0-38.8 383 65.8 61.2-70.0
No 3,227 1,150 32.8 31.0-34.7 2,077 67.2 65.3-69.0
History of CVD**
Yes 475 302 60.8 55.2-66.1 173 39.2 33.9-44.8
No 3,477 1,102 29.5 27.8-31.3 2,375 70.5 68.7-72.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 457 123 23.1 19.1-27.8 334 76.9 72.2-80.9
No 3,235 1,207 34.8 32.9-36.7 2,028 65.2 63.3-67.1
COPD
Yes 347 214 59.7 53.1-65.9 133 40.3 34.1-46.9
No 3,626 1,205 30.5 28.8-32.3 2,421 69.5 67.7-71.2
Current Asthma
Yes 355 162 43.0 37.3-48.8 193 57.0 51.2-62.7
No 3,614 1,257 32.0 30.2-33.8 2,357 68.0 66.2-69.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,292 638 46.6 43.3-49.9 654 53.4 50.1-56.7
No 2,558 746 26.6 24.7-28.6 1,812 73.4 71.4-75.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,288 731 54.7 51.4-58.0 557 45.3 42.0-48.6
No 2,697 694 24.3 22.4-26.2 2,003 75.7 73.8-77.6

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

**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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