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Table 2. Prevalence of Self-Reported High Cholesterol Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, by State

State	Respondents	%	95% C.I.^†	Respondents	%	95% C.I.^†	Respondents	%	95% C.I.^†
	Total Population			Women			Men
Alabama	52	47.4	34.6–60.3	24	‡		28	‡
Alaska	579	22.6	18.2–27.0	334	21.0	15.7–26.4	245	24.4	17.4–31.3
Arizona	164	20.4	11.9–28.9	111	13.7	6.6–20.8	53	37.3	21.9–52.6
Arkansas	76	27.5	18.8–36.2	50	26.8	17.4–36.2	26	‡
California	68	40.6	28.8–52.3	44	‡		24	‡
Colorado	36	‡		26	‡		10	‡
Connecticut	59	28.7	17.2–40.2	25	‡		34	‡
Delaware	53	26.2	14.1–38.2	29	‡		24	‡
District of Columbia	23	‡		9	‡		14	‡
Florida	77	33.6	21.1–46.0	41	‡		36	‡
Georgia	77	20.6	11.2–29.9	39	‡		38	‡
Hawaii	37	‡		17	‡		20	‡
Idaho	88	33.5	23.5–43.4	58	33.0	20.5–45.4	30	‡
Illinois	51	29.2	16.6–41.8	30	‡		21	‡
Indiana	48	‡		27	‡		21	‡
Iowa	15	‡		9	‡		6	‡
Kansas	69	25.1	15.6–34.6	41	‡		28	‡
Kentucky	59	32.5	19.1–45.9	21	‡		38	‡
Louisiana	68	33.8	21.4–46.1	44	‡		24	‡
Maine	44	‡		26	‡		18	‡
Maryland	64	26.9	16.2–37.6	35	‡		29	‡
Massachusetts	76	34.7	24.2–45.1	48	‡		28	‡
Michigan	44	‡		23	‡		21	‡
Minnesota	40	‡		23	‡		17	‡
Mississippi	27	‡		15	‡		12	‡
Missouri	71	27.0	15.5–38.5	38	‡		33	‡
Montana	485	26.1	20.7–47.3	305	28.9	21.3–36.4	180	23.1	16.1–30.0
Nebraska	30	‡		20	‡		10	‡
Nevada	59	40.6	26.2–54.9	27	‡		32	‡
New Hampshire	52	34.1	20.4–47.8	28	‡		24	‡
New Jersey	74	30.8	20.0–41.7	44	‡		30	‡
New Mexico	233	24.9	19.3–30.4	136	22.3	15.8–28.9	97	27.0	17.7–36.3
New York	52	32.5	18.1–46.8	35	‡		17	‡
North Carolina	216	27.4	19.2–35.5	134	29.8	19.0–40.6	82	24.2	12.7–35.6
North Dakota	107	29.0	19.8–38.2	67	30.9	20.0–41.9	40	‡
Ohio	40	‡		22	‡		18	‡
Oklahoma	639	24.2	20.8–27.7	409	25.9	21.2–30.6	230	22.8	17.6–28.1
Oregon	76	26.9	16.3–37.5	42	‡		34	‡
Pennsylvania	27	‡		14	‡		13	‡
Rhode Island	63	29.1	18.4–39.7	33	‡		30	‡
South Carolina	68	27.0	16.2–37.7	38	‡		30	‡
South Dakota	328	27.3	22.2–32.4	217	24.2	17.6–30.8	111	31.0	23.8–38.2
Tennessee	31	‡		17	‡		14	‡
Texas	83	33.1	23.9–42.3	44	‡		39	‡
Utah	36	‡		21	‡		15	‡
Vermont	58	37.0	24.9–49.2	30	‡		28	‡
Virginia	59	29.8	16.8–42.8	29	‡		30	‡
Washington	280	32.2	24.3–40.4	146	29.4	19.9–38.9	134	35.0	24.0–46.0
West Virginia	45	‡		22	‡		23	‡
Wisconsin	68	23.1	13.6–32.7	39	‡		29	‡
Wyoming	72	24.5	15.1–33.9	43	‡		29	‡
United States	5346	30.0	27.3–32.7	3149	28.6	25.3–31.9	2197	31.1	27.1–35.1

Note: To compare these prevalences with those for the total U.S. population, see Appendix A.

Region^§	Respondents	%	95% C.I.	Respondents	%	95% C.I.	Respondents	%	95% C.I.
East	1620	29.1	25.3–32.9	971	31.7	26.4–37.0	649	26.5	21.3–31.8
Northern Plains	1237	29.2	23.7–34.7	773	26.9	20.4–33.3	464	31.3	23.0–39.5
Southwest	528	22.9	17.4–28.3	321	18.6	12.5–24.7	207	30.3	21.5–39.1
Pacific Coast	512	37.8	28.9–46.8	290	29.3	19.0–39.7	222	47.0	34.0–60.0
Alaska	579	22.6	18.2–27.0	334	21.0	15.7–26.4	245	24.4	17.4–31.3
Note: Data are based on "yes" responses to the following BRFSS question: "Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?" Data are for >18 years, are age–adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population, and are weighted for the probability of sampling. † Confidence interval. ‡ Estimates for states with <50 respondents are considered unstable and are not reported. § The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides services to American Indians and Alaska Natives in 35 states. Only these 35 states were used for the regional estimates. Regions are defined as follows: East=Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Northern Plains=Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Southwest=Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Pacific Coast=California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Alaska=Alaska. These regional definitions were first used in CDC's Health Behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1993–1996.

Date last reviewed: 05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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