2023 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 4,086 1,782 47.2 45.1-49.4 1,159 29.0 27.0-31.0 1,145 23.8 22.1-25.6
GENDER
Male 1,802 917 52.6 49.4-55.9 493 27.5 24.7-30.5 392 19.9 17.5-22.5
Female 2,284 865 42.3 39.4-45.2 666 30.3 27.7-33.1 753 27.4 24.9-30.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,697 1,548 45.1 42.8-47.4 1,064 29.6 27.5-31.8 1,085 25.3 23.4-27.3
No 319 194 65.0 58.3-71.2 81 24.0 18.8-30.2 44 10.9 7.6-15.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,019 540 56.6 52.3-60.7 290 27.8 24.1-31.8 189 15.6 12.9-18.8
Overweight 1,311 618 49.7 45.8-53.7 357 28.3 25.0-31.9 336 22.0 18.9-25.3
Obese 1,326 414 33.9 30.3-37.6 403 32.2 28.7-36.0 509 33.9 30.5-37.5
Current Smoker
Yes 485 168 38.6 31.9-45.7 128 25.9 20.8-31.7 189 35.5 29.3-42.2
No 3,453 1,547 48.7 46.4-51.0 989 29.2 27.1-31.4 917 22.1 20.3-24.0
History of CVD**
Yes 437 *** *** *** 61 17.4 12.5-23.6 376 82.6 76.4-87.5
No 3,625 1,772 52.6 50.3-54.9 1,093 30.3 28.2-32.5 760 17.1 15.5-18.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 463 223 47.6 41.6-53.7 156 37.5 31.7-43.7 84 14.9 11.2-19.5
No 3,322 1,408 46.2 43.8-48.7 929 28.2 26.1-30.5 985 25.6 23.6-27.7
Heavy Drinker
Yes 194 81 46.3 36.7-56.2 69 35.4 27.1-44.7 44 18.3 12.0-27.0
No 3,599 1,555 46.5 44.2-48.8 1,017 29.0 26.9-31.2 1,027 24.5 22.6-26.5
COPD
Yes 322 *** *** *** 45 11.7 8.1-16.5 277 88.3 83.5-91.9
No 3,751 1,780 51.0 48.7-53.2 1,110 30.3 28.2-32.4 861 18.8 17.2-20.5
Current Asthma
Yes 440 *** *** *** 100 30.9 23.7-39.0 340 69.1 61.0-76.3
No 3,629 1,776 52.5 50.2-54.8 1,055 28.8 26.8-30.9 798 18.7 17.0-20.5
Diabetes
Yes 577 *** *** *** 143 27.3 22.3-32.9 434 72.7 67.1-77.7
No 3,504 1,778 53.8 51.5-56.2 1,015 29.2 27.1-31.4 711 16.9 15.3-18.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,315 252 21.0 18.0-24.5 402 31.8 28.3-35.6 661 47.1 43.3-51.0
No 2,634 1,467 59.2 56.5-61.8 726 28.1 25.7-30.6 441 12.7 11.2-14.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,145 100 . - .
No 2,941 1,782 62.0 59.5-64.4 1,159 38.0 35.6-40.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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