2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,080 427 13.6 12.2-15.1 2,653 86.4 84.9-87.8
-Non-Hispanic White 1,906 240 12.2 10.6-14.1 1,666 87.8 85.9-89.4
GENDER
Male 907 90 9.1 7.2-11.4 817 90.9 88.6-92.8
Female 999 150 15.1 12.6-18.0 849 84.9 82.0-87.4
AGE
18-34 304 16 5.3 3.2- 8.8 288 94.7 91.2-96.8
35-44 232 26 13.8 9.0-20.6 206 86.2 79.4-91.0
45-54 321 39 10.6 7.7-14.5 282 89.4 85.5-92.3
55-64 400 65 16.4 12.6-21.2 335 83.6 78.8-87.4
65-74 348 56 15.7 11.9-20.4 292 84.3 79.6-88.1
75+ 279 38 16.0 10.7-23.2 241 84.0 76.8-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 14 15.0 8.7-24.6 82 85.0 75.4-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 61 14.4 11.0-18.7 350 85.6 81.3-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 601 71 11.2 8.6-14.4 530 88.8 85.6-91.4
College Graduate 794 94 10.9 8.7-13.5 700 89.1 86.5-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 18 18.2 11.3-28.0 96 81.8 72.0-88.7
$15,000- 24,999 170 30 22.0 14.9-31.2 140 78.0 68.8-85.1
$25,000- 34,999 139 15 9.6 5.6-15.8 124 90.4 84.2-94.4
$35,000- 49,999 215 31 13.8 9.5-19.8 184 86.2 80.2-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 252 30 11.8 7.6-17.9 222 88.2 82.1-92.4
$75,000+ 622 67 9.4 7.3-12.2 555 90.6 87.8-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 575 108 19.8 16.1-24.2 467 80.2 75.8-83.9
No 1,280 127 8.9 7.3-10.8 1,153 91.1 89.2-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 41 13.0 9.3-17.8 223 87.0 82.2-90.7
Non-Veteran 1,632 198 12.1 10.4-14.2 1,434 87.9 85.8-89.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 538 66 12.0 9.1-15.6 472 88.0 84.4-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 548 70 11.9 9.2-15.2 478 88.1 84.8-90.8
Rural 820 104 12.6 10.0-15.7 716 87.4 84.3-90.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,027 101 8.9 7.2-11.0 926 91.1 89.0-92.8
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 87 17.0 13.2-21.4 480 83.0 78.6-86.8
Unable to Work 125 22 20.0 12.7-30.1 103 80.0 69.9-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 105 18 15.4 8.9-25.4 87 84.6 74.6-91.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 15 14.4 8.4-23.7 111 85.6 76.3-91.6
101% to 150% 142 28 22.1 14.5-32.0 114 77.9 68.0-85.5
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,059 127 11.2 9.3-13.6 932 88.8 86.4-90.7
HOUSING
Own 1,450 193 13.1 11.2-15.3 1,257 86.9 84.7-88.8
Rent 334 32 8.8 5.7-13.3 302 91.2 86.7-94.3
Other arrangement 111 15 11.0 6.1-18.9 96 89.0 81.1-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 48 11.2 8.1-15.3 327 88.8 84.7-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 712 100 14.2 11.4-17.5 612 85.8 82.5-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 92 10.9 8.6-13.7 727 89.1 86.3-91.4

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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