Federal Regional-level Variation in Cardiovascular Inflammation, Cholesterol, BMI and Cardiovascular Risk Scores.

Source: Women's Health Study.*Biomarker models adjust for age, race, obesity/overweight, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, HDL-C, LDL-C, smoking, exercise, daily caloric intake.†Models of total cholesterol and cholesterol:HDL-C ratio adjust for age, race, obesity/overweight, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, smoking, exercise, daily caloric intake.‡BMI, Framingham Point Score and Reynolds Risk Score do not include covariates.§Estimates presented as 1st to 99th percentile range.U.S. Standard Federal Regions:Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.Region II: New Jersey, New York.Region III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska.Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada.Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.