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Friday, February 16, 2007have the highest heart disease rates: Southerners have the highest rates of heart disease in the continental U.S., led by West Virginia and Kentucky, with nearly twice the risk of citizens in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states, a government study found. I wonder why? There's more: The first study to break down heart disease risk by state and territory shows location matters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 10 percent of West Virginians have had a heart attack, chest pain or narrowed arteries, compared with 4.8 percent of those in Colorado. The most dramatic differences were seen among the U.S. territories. About 10.2 percent of people living in Puerto Rico reported heart complications, compared with 3.5 percent in the U.S. Virgin Islands and 4.9 percent in Hawaii, the study found. I thought Hawaii was a state, not a territory. Someone must have slept through the 1950's. Original study here. UPDATE: Reuter's has a different explanation for the disparity. posted by Sydney on 2/16/2007 05:58:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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