2023 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 2,861 480 15.1 13.4-17.1 2,381 84.9 82.9-86.6
MALES 1,213 173 12.8 10.4-15.6 1,040 87.2 84.4-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 101 10.9 8.6-13.8 620 89.1 86.2-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 198 41 21.0 13.9-30.5 157 79.0 69.5-86.1
Other 269 29 10.6 5.7-18.8 240 89.4 81.2-94.3
AGE
18-34 258 14 9.2 4.8-17.0 244 90.8 83.0-95.2
35-44 192 17 7.9 4.7-13.0 175 92.1 87.0-95.3
45-54 191 29 14.3 9.0-22.1 162 85.7 77.9-91.0
55-64 227 35 13.6 9.0-20.1 192 86.4 79.9-91.0
65-74 200 42 17.8 11.7-26.2 158 82.2 73.8-88.3
75+ 127 *** *** *** 93 75.7 64.0-84.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 36 12.6 8.1-19.0 240 87.4 81.0-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 307 37 9.7 6.6-14.0 270 90.3 86.0-93.4
College Graduate 514 82 14.8 11.4-18.9 432 85.2 81.1-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 16 13.3 7.1-23.5 61 86.7 76.5-92.9
$35,000- 49,999 154 26 18.4 11.0-29.1 128 81.6 70.9-89.0
$50,000- 74,999 156 20 15.8 8.1-28.3 136 84.2 71.7-91.9
$75,000+ 479 66 11.7 8.8-15.4 413 88.3 84.6-91.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 352 72 19.0 13.4-26.3 280 81.0 73.7-86.6
No 824 96 10.3 8.0-13.1 728 89.7 86.9-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 54 15.1 10.5-21.2 217 84.9 78.8-89.5
Non-Veteran 936 118 12.1 9.5-15.4 818 87.9 84.6-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 372 49 10.7 7.8-14.5 323 89.3 85.5-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 309 45 12.5 8.0-18.8 264 87.5 81.2-92.0
Rural 532 79 14.9 10.9-20.1 453 85.1 79.9-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 787 83 9.7 7.4-12.6 704 90.3 87.4-92.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 294 67 17.4 12.4-23.8 227 82.6 76.2-87.6
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 707 106 13.6 10.7-17.1 601 86.4 82.9-89.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 381 61 14.0 9.8-19.5 320 86.0 80.5-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 372 47 11.5 8.0-16.3 325 88.5 83.7-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 460 65 13.3 9.5-18.3 395 86.7 81.7-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 383 54 13.5 9.7-18.5 329 86.5 81.5-90.3
2nd Quartile 299 41 11.3 7.2-17.3 258 88.7 82.7-92.8
3rd Quartile 312 43 11.7 7.9-16.8 269 88.3 83.2-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 35 19.3 11.4-30.9 184 80.7 69.1-88.6

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 2023
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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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