Table 2.
Prevalence of Health Conditions and Behaviors Among Oregon State Employees and Oregon General Employed Adults With Health Insurance, Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and BRFSS Survey of State Employees, 2007a
| Characteristic | State Employees, All (n = 1,633), % (95% CI) | General Employed Insured Adults, All (n = 3,556), % (95% CI) | State Employees, Male (n = 474), % (95% CI) | General Employed Insured Adults, Male (n = 1,458), % (95% CI) | State Employees, Female (n = 1,159), % (95% CI) | General Employed Insured Adults, Female (n = 2,098), % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting excellent or very good health status | 54 (51-57) | 64 (62-66) | 53 (48-58) | 63 (60-66) | 54 (51-57) | 66 (64-68) |
| Clinically diagnosed depression, past 12 months | 12 (11-14) | 9 (7-12) | 7 (5-9) | 7 (4-12) | 17 (14-19) | 12 (9-17) |
| Hypertension | 24 (22-26) | 23 (20-25) | 28 (24-32) | 26 (23-30) | 21 (18-23) | 19 (17-21) |
| Taking hypertension medication currently, if have hypertension | 68 (60-76) | 54 (48-60) | 68 (56-79) | 51 (44-58) | 68 (58-78) | 62 (50-73) |
| Cholesterol checked within past 5 years | 82 (79-84) | 74 (72-77) | 79 (74-83) | 73 (69-76) | 84 (82-86) | 76 (73-79) |
| High blood cholesterol | 31 (28-34) | 31 (28-34) | 34 (28-39) | 35 (31-39) | 29 (26-32) | 27 (24-30) |
| Diabetes | 7 (6-9) | 5 (4-6) | 7 (5-9) | 5 (4-7) | 8 (6-9) | 4 (3-5) |
| Asthma | 9 (8-11) | 9 (8-10) | 8 (5-10) | 7 (5-8) | 11 (9-13) | 11 (10-13) |
| Arthritis | 23 (21-25) | 21 (19-23) | 21 (17-24) | 18 (15-21) | 25 (23-28) | 24 (22-27) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval
a
Data were age-adjusted.