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Indicator Report - Percentage of Adults with Diabetes for Select Counties, 2012

Why Is This Important?

"The majority (90%-95%) of all people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, formerly known as non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes. Diabetes can lead to serious and costly health problems such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Overweight/obesity and being older are risk factors for diabetes." - North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Healthy North Carolina 2020: A Better State of Health.

Data Notes

This measure is based on data from the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (NC BRFSS), a random-digit dial telephone survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized N.C. population aged 18 years and older living in households with a telephone. 

Other Views

• North Carolina vs. HNC 2020 Target 2012
• by Race 2012
• by Sex 2012
• by Age 2012
• by Education 2012
• North Carolina vs. United States 2004-2012

Definition

Diabetes prevalence estimates are based on survey responses to the question: "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" The measure represents the percent of adult respondents who responded "
"yes" to the question.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator:	Number of adults aged 18 years and older who reported they had been told that they have diabetes
Denominator:	Number of adults aged 18 years and older responding to the BRFSS survey