2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
GENDER
Male 1,927 1,145 61.8 59.1-64.4 782 38.2 35.6-40.9
Female 2,320 1,426 64.5 62.0-66.9 894 35.5 33.1-38.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,850 2,289 61.9 60.0-63.8 1,561 38.1 36.2-40.0
No 323 232 75.4 69.6-80.4 91 24.6 19.6-30.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,065 724 70.8 67.3-74.0 341 29.2 26.0-32.7
Overweight 1,353 802 61.7 58.5-64.7 551 38.3 35.3-41.5
Obese 1,423 776 57.5 54.2-60.7 647 42.5 39.3-45.8
Current Smoker
Yes 537 310 59.5 54.3-64.5 227 40.5 35.5-45.7
No 3,624 2,203 63.5 61.6-65.4 1,421 36.5 34.6-38.4
History of CVD**
Yes 496 171 36.6 31.2-42.3 325 63.4 57.7-68.8
No 3,714 2,384 66.7 64.8-68.5 1,330 33.3 31.5-35.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 551 374 69.1 64.5-73.4 177 30.9 26.6-35.5
No 3,453 2,037 61.7 59.7-63.7 1,416 38.3 36.3-40.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 215 133 63.7 56.1-70.6 82 36.3 29.4-43.9
No 3,781 2,270 62.6 60.7-64.5 1,511 37.4 35.5-39.3
COPD
Yes 334 130 46.1 39.0-53.4 204 53.9 46.6-61.0
No 3,896 2,434 64.8 62.9-66.6 1,462 35.2 33.4-37.1
Current Asthma
Yes 374 212 56.8 50.4-63.0 162 43.2 37.0-49.6
No 3,860 2,352 63.8 62.0-65.7 1,508 36.2 34.3-38.0
Diabetes
Yes 645 217 37.4 32.6-42.5 428 62.6 57.5-67.4
No 3,599 2,353 67.6 65.7-69.5 1,246 32.4 30.5-34.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,316 619 50.2 46.8-53.7 697 49.8 46.3-53.2
No 2,847 1,892 68.6 66.5-70.6 955 31.4 29.4-33.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,408 585 43.2 39.9-46.4 823 56.8 53.6-60.1
No 2,838 1,986 72.1 70.1-74.1 852 27.9 25.9-29.9

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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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