2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
GENDER
Male 1,798 762 40.0 36.9-43.3 1,036 60.0 56.7-63.1
Female 2,279 935 35.2 32.5-38.1 1,344 64.8 61.9-67.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,691 1,584 39.2 37.0-41.5 2,107 60.8 58.5-63.0
No 317 90 23.0 18.0-28.8 227 77.0 71.2-82.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,016 261 22.6 19.1-26.5 755 77.4 73.5-80.9
Overweight 1,309 537 38.8 34.9-42.7 772 61.2 57.3-65.1
Obese 1,325 740 52.8 48.9-56.6 585 47.2 43.4-51.1
Current Smoker
Yes 484 240 49.9 43.1-56.8 244 50.1 43.2-56.9
No 3,446 1,396 35.6 33.4-37.8 2,050 64.4 62.2-66.6
History of CVD**
Yes 437 342 79.5 73.6-84.4 95 20.5 15.6-26.4
No 3,615 1,341 32.7 30.6-34.9 2,274 67.3 65.1-69.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 463 152 31.6 26.1-37.6 311 68.4 62.4-73.9
No 3,315 1,423 38.8 36.5-41.2 1,892 61.2 58.8-63.5
Heavy Drinker
Yes 193 87 41.9 32.7-51.6 106 58.1 48.4-67.3
No 3,593 1,493 37.7 35.4-40.0 2,100 62.3 60.0-64.6
COPD
Yes 322 225 65.4 56.8-73.1 97 34.6 26.9-43.2
No 3,742 1,464 35.3 33.2-37.5 2,278 64.7 62.5-66.8
Current Asthma
Yes 439 236 50.2 43.0-57.4 203 49.8 42.6-57.0
No 3,621 1,452 36.1 33.9-38.3 2,169 63.9 61.7-66.1
Diabetes
Yes 574 431 77.2 72.2-81.6 143 22.8 18.4-27.8
No 3,498 1,263 31.9 29.8-34.1 2,235 68.1 65.9-70.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,313 737 52.7 48.8-56.6 576 47.3 43.4-51.2
No 2,629 909 30.8 28.4-33.4 1,720 69.2 66.6-71.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,143 761 65.8 61.7-69.7 382 34.2 30.3-38.3
No 2,933 935 28.7 26.4-31.0 1,998 71.3 69.0-73.6

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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 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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