2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Has a doctor or other health professional ever suggested physical activity or exercise to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,498 1,065 71.1 68.1-73.9 433 28.9 26.1-31.9
GENDER
Male 574 392 70.9 66.3-75.2 182 29.1 24.8-33.7
Female 924 673 71.2 67.2-74.9 251 28.8 25.1-32.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,417 1,015 71.4 68.3-74.4 402 28.6 25.6-31.7
No 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 298 204 66.7 59.2-73.5 94 33.3 26.5-40.8
Overweight 433 305 69.2 63.5-74.4 128 30.8 25.6-36.5
Obese 641 477 76.7 72.5-80.4 164 23.3 19.6-27.5
Current Smoker
Yes 226 148 67.3 59.3-74.4 78 32.7 25.6-40.7
No 1,245 901 72.2 68.9-75.3 344 27.8 24.7-31.1
History of CVD**
Yes 296 201 71.3 64.4-77.4 95 28.7 22.6-35.6
No 1,175 843 70.9 67.5-74.1 332 29.1 25.9-32.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 116 80 72.7 63.3-80.5 36 27.3 19.5-36.7
No 1,300 932 71.4 68.2-74.5 368 28.6 25.5-31.8
Heavy Drinker
Yes 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,356 972 71.9 68.7-74.8 384 28.1 25.2-31.3
COPD
Yes 237 165 71.9 64.2-78.6 72 28.1 21.4-35.8
No 1,251 893 71.0 67.7-74.0 358 29.0 26.0-32.3
Current Asthma
Yes 203 146 71.8 63.3-78.9 57 28.2 21.1-36.7
No 1,288 915 71.1 67.9-74.1 373 28.9 25.9-32.1
Diabetes
Yes 351 254 72.0 65.6-77.6 97 28.0 22.4-34.4
No 1,146 811 70.9 67.4-74.1 335 29.1 25.9-32.6
Functional Disability
Yes 800 581 73.1 69.1-76.7 219 26.9 23.3-30.9
No 667 466 69.7 65.0-74.0 201 30.3 26.0-35.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,052 753 71.9 68.4-75.2 299 28.1 24.8-31.6
No 446 312 69.1 63.2-74.5 134 30.9 25.5-36.8

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

**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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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