2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,418 232 16.3 13.8-19.2 1,186 83.7 80.8-86.2
GENDER
Male 613 80 12.1 9.0-16.0 533 87.9 84.0-91.0
Female 805 152 19.9 16.3-24.2 653 80.1 75.8-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 894 138 15.0 12.1-18.4 756 85.0 81.6-87.9
Non-Hispanic Black 267 63 24.3 17.7-32.4 204 75.7 67.6-82.3
Other 232 25 9.7 5.4-16.9 207 90.3 83.1-94.6
AGE
18-34 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 32 18.4 12.1-26.9 190 81.6 73.1-87.9
45-54 246 50 24.1 17.4-32.4 196 75.9 67.6-82.6
55-64 241 42 16.2 11.3-22.7 199 83.8 77.3-88.7
65-74 205 47 20.8 14.2-29.4 158 79.2 70.6-85.8
75+ 164 39 20.4 13.8-29.0 125 79.6 71.0-86.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 284 40 11.6 7.7-17.2 244 88.4 82.8-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 332 69 20.4 15.2-26.9 263 79.6 73.1-84.8
College Graduate 686 103 16.3 12.9-20.3 583 83.7 79.7-87.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 94 23.0 17.6-29.6 286 77.0 70.4-82.4
No 999 131 13.7 11.0-17.0 868 86.3 83.0-89.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 24 14.1 8.6-22.1 107 85.9 77.9-91.4
Non-Veteran 1,283 207 16.5 13.8-19.6 1,076 83.5 80.4-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 868 109 13.3 10.4-16.8 759 86.7 83.2-89.6
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 340 81 20.5 15.4-26.6 259 79.5 73.4-84.6
Unable to Work 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 26 19.2 12.0-29.3 67 80.8 70.7-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 152 27 15.7 9.8-24.2 125 84.3 75.8-90.2
$50,000- 74,999 186 31 21.2 13.4-32.0 155 78.8 68.0-86.6
$75,000+ 537 79 16.3 12.1-21.4 458 83.7 78.6-87.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 320 42 11.9 8.3-16.7 278 88.1 83.3-91.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 812 131 17.0 13.6-21.0 681 83.0 79.0-86.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 320 42 11.9 8.3-16.7 278 88.1 83.3-91.7
HOUSING
Own 929 160 17.4 14.3-21.0 769 82.6 79.0-85.7
Rent 369 54 14.8 9.8-21.8 315 85.2 78.2-90.2
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 118 13.6 11.0-16.6 655 86.4 83.4-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 336 63 20.5 14.6-27.9 273 79.5 72.1-85.4
Rural 309 51 17.2 12.1-23.7 258 82.8 76.3-87.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 540 90 13.6 10.4-17.5 450 86.4 82.5-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 767 121 17.5 13.8-21.8 646 82.5 78.2-86.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 82 18.9 14.4-24.5 436 81.1 75.5-85.6
2nd Quartile 522 89 15.2 11.5-19.9 433 84.8 80.1-88.5
3rd Quartile 330 51 13.0 9.2-18.1 279 87.0 81.9-90.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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