Risk Factors in Adults with Diabetes and the General Population
Diabetes Population
General Population
Frequency in 100
95% Confidence Interval
Frequency in 100
95% Confidence Interval
Has high blood pressure1a
68.3
(64.7-71.7)
30.4
(29.2-31.6)
Has high cholesterol1a
61.2
(57.6-64.7)
32.3
(31.1-33.6)
Overweight/obese
86.7
(85.1-88.1)
66.2
(65.4-67.0)
Physical inactivity1b
64.2
(61.9-66.5)
49.1
(48.2-50.1)
Current smoker
16.3
(14.7-18.1)
19.7
(19.0-20.4)
Data Source: 2008-2010 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Genomics, Perinatal Health and Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health.
1a
Data are from year 2009 only.
1b
Data are from years 2007-2009 only.
Methods and Limitations: The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MI BRFSS) comprises annual, state-level telephone surveys of the non-institutionalized adult population, 18 years and older. The MI BRFSS provides self-reported information on behavioral risk factors for disease and on preventive health practices with the state. About one-third of people with diabetes do not know they have it, and therefore cannot self-report it. As a result of this, we assume that the MI BRFSS underestimates the true prevalence of diabetes.
Diabetes Indicator: Respondents were considered to have diabetes if they responded "yes" to the question, "Has a doctor ever told you that you have diabetes?" Women who indicated that they only had diabetes during pregnancy were not considered to have diabetes. Where feasible and to improve the precision of the estimates, 3-year averages were used to estimate the prevalence of preventive care practices.
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