2023 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 1,108 748 66.6 62.4-70.5 360 33.4 29.5-37.6
GENDER
Male 373 241 67.1 60.0-73.5 132 32.9 26.5-40.0
Female 735 507 66.2 61.0-71.1 228 33.8 28.9-39.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,064 723 66.6 62.3-70.6 341 33.4 29.4-37.7
No 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 196 118 61.9 52.4-70.6 78 38.1 29.4-47.6
Overweight 328 225 65.2 56.8-72.7 103 34.8 27.3-43.2
Obese 473 331 67.9 61.4-73.8 142 32.1 26.2-38.6
Current Smoker
Yes 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 932 630 67.4 63.1-71.5 302 32.6 28.5-36.9
History of CVD**
Yes 229 147 60.4 50.1-69.9 82 39.6 30.1-49.9
No 871 597 68.4 64.0-72.6 274 31.6 27.4-36.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 961 650 66.4 61.9-70.7 311 33.6 29.3-38.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 994 676 66.9 62.4-71.0 318 33.1 29.0-37.6
COPD
Yes 175 121 68.0 57.4-77.1 54 32.0 22.9-42.6
No 928 625 66.5 61.9-70.8 303 33.5 29.2-38.1
Current Asthma
Yes 176 133 77.3 66.9-85.1 43 22.7 14.9-33.1
No 926 612 65.0 60.4-69.3 314 35.0 30.7-39.6
Diabetes
Yes 274 187 62.2 52.6-70.9 87 37.8 29.1-47.4
No 834 561 68.0 63.5-72.3 273 32.0 27.7-36.5
Functional Disability
Yes 595 395 62.9 56.9-68.6 200 37.1 31.4-43.1
No 476 327 71.6 66.1-76.5 149 28.4 23.5-33.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 725 501 68.5 63.2-73.3 224 31.5 26.7-36.8
No 383 247 63.1 56.1-69.5 136 36.9 30.5-43.9

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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 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.

^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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