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Table 3. ArizonaBehavioral RiskFactor SurveillanceSystem (BRFSS) Estimates ofHealth
Behaviors amongAdults age 65 andOlder, 2012
Notes:
a
(BMI) greater than or equal to 25 (overweight or obese);
b
Prostate specific antigen;
c
(Men>2 drinks per day,Women>1 drink per day).
interview, nearly85 percent ofArizona?s females age 65 and older had a routine health check-
up, about 53 percent had a flu shot, around 67 percent had a dental checkup, and about 63
percent had a breast exam. Similar toArizona?s oldermales, a significantly lower percentage of
Arizona?s females reported receiving a flu shot in the past year (Est. =52.8%, 95%C.I. = .49-
.57) than comparably aged females nationally (Est. =59.4%, 95%C.I. = .59-.60). Nine percent
orArizona?s older females reported being a current smoker, about 5 percent were classified as
heavydrinkers, andmore than 90 percent reported alwayswearing a seatbelt when in an
automobile.
Figure 4.
Estimates of PopulationHealthBehaviorswith 95%Confidence Intervals, Arizona and
NationalMalesAge 65 andOlder, BRFSS 2012
Notes: * indicates statistically significant difference at
p
< .05 level.
Est SE 95%CI Est SE 95%CI Est SE 95%CI Est SE 95%CI
Physicalactivitypast 30days 72.9% .02 .69-.77 72.8% .00 .72-.74 69.4% .02 .66-.73 65.5% .00 .65-.66
Overweight or obese
a
68.8% .02 .65-.73 71.9% .00 .71-.73 53.4% .02 .50-.57 60.0% .00 .59-.61
Healthcheckuppast year
79.6% .02 .76-.84 86.4% .00 .86-.87 84.9% .01 .82-.87 87.7% .00 .87-.88
Flushotwithinpast year
51.7% .02 .47-.56 58.2% .00 .57-.59 52.8% .02 .49-.57 59.4% .00 .59-.60
Dentalcheckuppast year
64.4% .02 .60-.69 64.9% .00 .64-.66 66.6% .02 .63-.70 67.4% .00 .67-.68
PSA
b
test past year
79.1% .02 .75-.83 77.7% .00 .77-.78 -
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Breast exampast year
-
-
-
-
-
-
62.5% .02 .59-.66 63.1% .00 .62-.64
Current smoker
10.1% .02 .07-.13 9.4% .00 .09-.10 9.0% .01 .07-.11 8.0% .00 .08-.08
Heavydrinker
c
3.8% .01 .02-.05 4.2% .00 .04-.05 4.5% .01 .03-.06 3.5% .00 .03-.04
Alwayswears seat belt
87.8% .01 .85-.91 86.2% .00 .86-.87 92.4% .01 .91-.94 92.9% .00 .93-.93
Arizonamale
Nationalmale
Arizona female
National female
