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
Non-Hispanic White 1,731 265 13.9 11.9-16.2 1,466 86.1 83.8-88.1
GENDER
Male 721 101 10.9 8.6-13.8 620 89.1 86.2-91.4
Female 1,010 164 16.4 13.5-19.9 846 83.6 80.1-86.5
AGE
18-34 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 220 31 13.1 8.8-19.0 189 86.9 81.0-91.2
45-54 266 43 19.0 13.2-26.6 223 81.0 73.4-86.8
55-64 316 52 14.7 10.4-20.3 264 85.3 79.7-89.6
65-74 333 62 17.7 12.5-24.4 271 82.3 75.6-87.5
75+ 301 62 18.6 13.6-24.8 239 81.4 75.2-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 331 55 14.0 10.0-19.3 276 86.0 80.7-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 483 69 13.9 10.4-18.3 414 86.1 81.7-89.6
College Graduate 857 126 13.3 10.8-16.2 731 86.7 83.8-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 24 20.6 13.2-30.9 79 79.4 69.1-86.8
$35,000- 49,999 174 35 16.5 10.7-24.6 139 83.5 75.4-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 250 32 15.7 10.2-23.4 218 84.3 76.6-89.8
$75,000+ 687 96 13.2 10.3-16.8 591 86.8 83.2-89.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 119 19.2 15.3-23.9 418 80.8 76.1-84.7
No 1,151 139 11.5 9.3-14.2 1,012 88.5 85.8-90.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 40 13.4 9.2-19.1 167 86.6 80.9-90.8
Non-Veteran 1,520 225 14.0 11.9-16.5 1,295 86.0 83.5-88.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 484 68 12.2 9.3-15.9 416 87.8 84.1-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 465 73 16.0 11.8-21.2 392 84.0 78.8-88.2
Rural 782 124 13.6 10.7-17.0 658 86.4 83.0-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 915 106 10.8 8.5-13.7 809 89.2 86.3-91.5
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 585 115 17.9 14.1-22.5 470 82.1 77.5-85.9
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 22 15.9 9.9-24.5 86 84.1 75.5-90.1
More than 200% 1,073 161 14.7 12.1-17.8 912 85.3 82.2-87.9
HOUSING
Own 1,330 208 14.6 12.2-17.2 1,122 85.4 82.8-87.8
Rent 280 43 13.9 9.1-20.5 237 86.1 79.5-90.9
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 430 77 15.9 11.7-21.2 353 84.1 78.8-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 595 91 13.2 10.2-17.1 504 86.8 82.9-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 706 97 13.4 10.4-17.1 609 86.6 82.9-89.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 88 13.5 10.4-17.4 555 86.5 82.6-89.6
2nd Quartile 459 73 13.3 9.8-17.9 386 86.7 82.1-90.2
3rd Quartile 467 75 15.0 11.3-19.6 392 85.0 80.4-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 162 29 14.6 8.5-24.0 133 85.4 76.0-91.5

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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