2023 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 3,606 1,434 36.3 34.1-38.6 2,172 63.7 61.4-65.9
GENDER
Male 1,547 609 37.7 34.2-41.2 938 62.3 58.8-65.8
Female 2,059 825 35.2 32.3-38.1 1,234 64.8 61.9-67.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,334 1,357 37.4 35.1-39.8 1,977 62.6 60.2-64.9
No 226 63 24.3 17.9-32.2 163 75.7 67.8-82.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 856 258 27.5 23.5-31.8 598 72.5 68.2-76.5
Overweight 1,167 506 41.0 36.9-45.2 661 59.0 54.8-63.1
Obese 1,230 539 39.7 35.9-43.6 691 60.3 56.4-64.1
Current Smoker
Yes 403 184 43.6 36.0-51.6 219 56.4 48.4-64.0
No 3,080 1,201 35.2 32.9-37.6 1,879 64.8 62.4-67.1
History of CVD**
Yes 410 277 71.1 64.5-76.8 133 28.9 23.2-35.5
No 3,178 1,147 31.9 29.6-34.2 2,031 68.1 65.8-70.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 375 126 31.8 25.8-38.5 249 68.2 61.5-74.2
No 2,981 1,209 36.8 34.4-39.4 1,772 63.2 60.6-65.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,196 1,279 36.4 34.0-38.8 1,917 63.6 61.2-66.0
COPD
Yes 292 176 53.8 44.9-62.6 116 46.2 37.4-55.1
No 3,304 1,256 35.0 32.7-37.3 2,048 65.0 62.7-67.3
Current Asthma
Yes 389 182 41.3 34.1-48.9 207 58.7 51.1-65.9
No 3,203 1,245 35.8 33.5-38.1 1,958 64.2 61.9-66.5
Diabetes
Yes 551 358 65.6 59.7-71.1 193 34.4 28.9-40.3
No 3,052 1,076 31.7 29.5-34.1 1,976 68.3 65.9-70.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,163 590 47.7 43.5-51.9 573 52.3 48.1-56.5
No 2,325 798 31.0 28.4-33.8 1,527 69.0 66.2-71.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,071 646 59.4 55.0-63.6 425 40.6 36.4-45.0
No 2,534 788 28.4 25.9-30.9 1,746 71.6 69.1-74.1

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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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