2021 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 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
GENDER
Male 2,299 1,112 50.4 47.9-53.0 590 26.5 24.2-28.8 597 23.1 21.1-25.2
Female 2,637 952 39.4 37.0-41.9 768 28.8 26.6-31.1 917 31.8 29.6-34.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,338 1,701 42.4 40.5-44.3 1,215 27.8 26.1-29.5 1,422 29.8 28.2-31.5
No 484 299 61.4 55.9-66.7 113 25.2 20.5-30.6 72 13.3 10.3-17.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,290 623 51.6 48.1-55.1 364 28.5 25.4-31.9 303 19.8 17.4-22.6
Overweight 1,543 691 48.3 45.2-51.3 407 26.4 23.8-29.3 445 25.3 22.9-27.9
Obese 1,589 495 34.0 31.1-37.1 436 27.0 24.3-29.9 658 39.0 36.0-42.0
Current Smoker
Yes 652 229 36.7 32.2-41.4 174 29.1 24.8-33.9 249 34.2 29.8-38.9
No 4,172 1,780 46.0 44.1-47.9 1,147 27.1 25.4-28.9 1,245 26.9 25.3-28.6
History of CVD**
Yes 533 *** *** *** 63 12.3 9.2-16.3 470 87.7 83.7-90.8
No 4,353 2,051 49.7 47.9-51.6 1,289 29.5 27.8-31.3 1,013 20.7 19.3-22.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 670 379 56.9 52.4-61.3 179 27.6 23.7-31.9 112 15.5 12.6-18.9
No 3,948 1,538 42.3 40.3-44.3 1,083 27.1 25.3-28.9 1,327 30.6 28.8-32.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 254 113 46.0 39.0-53.2 69 28.0 22.0-34.8 72 26.0 20.5-32.4
No 4,356 1,796 44.4 42.5-46.3 1,194 27.3 25.6-29.1 1,366 28.3 26.7-30.0
COPD
Yes 371 *** *** *** 37 13.5 8.5-20.8 334 86.5 79.2-91.5
No 4,545 2,059 48.4 46.6-50.3 1,319 28.9 27.3-30.6 1,167 22.6 21.2-24.1
Current Asthma
Yes 429 *** *** *** 106 29.6 24.2-35.7 323 70.4 64.3-75.8
No 4,491 2,058 48.9 47.1-50.8 1,250 27.6 25.9-29.3 1,183 23.5 22.0-25.0
Diabetes
Yes 682 *** *** *** 134 20.9 17.2-25.2 548 79.1 74.8-82.8
No 4,250 2,063 51.2 49.3-53.1 1,223 28.6 26.9-30.4 964 20.1 18.7-21.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,517 232 18.2 15.7-21.0 413 27.7 24.7-30.8 872 54.2 50.9-57.4
No 3,311 1,783 56.2 54.1-58.3 906 27.2 25.3-29.1 622 16.6 15.2-18.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,514 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,514 100 . - .
No 3,422 2,064 61.8 59.7-63.8 1,358 38.2 36.2-40.3 *** *** ***

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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 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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