2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Cholesterol check within past five years
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Had cholesterol checked in past 5 years Did not have cholesterol checked in past 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,273 4,153 96.8 96.0-97.5 120 3.2 2.5- 4.0
GENDER
Male 1,938 1,870 96.5 95.4-97.4 68 3.5 2.6- 4.6
Female 2,335 2,283 97.0 95.7-98.0 52 3.0 2.0- 4.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,874 3,797 97.7 96.9-98.2 77 2.3 1.8- 3.1
No 325 287 89.4 84.8-92.8 38 10.6 7.2-15.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,071 1,036 96.0 93.4-97.6 35 4.0 2.4- 6.6
Overweight 1,360 1,328 97.8 96.7-98.5 32 2.2 1.5- 3.3
Obese 1,435 1,393 96.5 95.1-97.6 42 3.5 2.4- 4.9
Current Smoker
Yes 539 515 94.4 91.3-96.5 24 5.6 3.5- 8.7
No 3,647 3,552 97.2 96.4-97.9 95 2.8 2.1- 3.6
History of CVD**
Yes 506 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,729 3,617 96.6 95.6-97.3 112 3.4 2.7- 4.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 551 523 95.0 92.4-96.7 28 5.0 3.3- 7.6
No 3,477 3,395 97.2 96.3-97.9 82 2.8 2.1- 3.7
Heavy Drinker
Yes 215 196 89.3 82.9-93.5 19 10.7 6.5-17.1
No 3,805 3,713 97.3 96.4-97.9 92 2.7 2.1- 3.6
COPD
Yes 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,918 3,804 96.7 95.8-97.4 114 3.3 2.6- 4.2
Current Asthma
Yes 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,885 3,773 96.7 95.8-97.4 112 3.3 2.6- 4.2
Diabetes
Yes 650 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,620 3,505 96.4 95.4-97.1 115 3.6 2.9- 4.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,331 1,309 98.1 97.0-98.9 22 1.9 1.1- 3.0
No 2,858 2,763 96.3 95.2-97.2 95 3.7 2.8- 4.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,423 1,407 98.9 98.2-99.4 16 1.1 0.6- 1.8
No 2,849 2,745 95.9 94.7-96.8 104 4.1 3.2- 5.3

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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 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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