Table 2.
Select cancer risk factor prevalence data for the United States and Kentucky, 2014–2016
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| Rate | 95% CL | KY | 95% CL | Rate | 95% CL | |
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| Females aged 13–17 y who are up to date with HPV vaccinationa | 49.5 | 47.6–51.4 | 39.7 | 30.9–49.3 | — | — |
| Males aged 13–17 y who are up to date with HPV vaccinationa | 37.5 | 35.8–39.2 | 28.5 | 21.0–37.3 | — | — |
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| Women aged ≥18 y who had a Pap test within the past 3 yb | 74.9 | 74.5–75.4 | 74.5 | 72.4–77.0 | 69.6 | 65.9–73.2 |
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| Adults who are obese (BMI ≥30.0)c | 28.9 | 28.7–29.1 | 33.1 | 32.0–34.2 | 39.1 | 37.2–41.1 |
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| Adults who are currently smokersc | 17.0 | 16.9–17.2 | 26.0 | 24.9–27.2 | 30.1 | 28.2–32.0 |
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| Adults aged ≥50 y who have ever had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopyb | 68.9 | 68.5–69.2 | 69.6 | 67.8–71.4 | 63.2 | 60.4–66.2 |
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| Adults aged ≥50 y who had a blood stool test within past 2 yb | 15.0 | 14.7–15.3 | 14.6 | 13.3–15.8 | 16.0 | 13.7–18.3 |
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| Adults who reported heavy drinkingc | 5.8 | 5.7–5.9 | 5.7 | 5.0–6.3 | 3.8 | 2.9–4.7 |
BMI, body mass index; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CL, confidence limit; HPV, human papillomavirus; KY, Kentucky.
a
National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2016.
b
Data only available in 2014.
c
Rates were calculated by using all participants in 2014 and 2015 BRFSSs as denominator, all cases as numerator. Missing values were excluded when calculating rates.