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.