Diagnosed Diabetes Prevalence and Risk Factor Rankings, by State, 2014–2016: A Ring Map Visualization
GIS SNAPSHOT — Volume 16 — April 11, 2019
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The ring map shows that states with a higher prevalence of risk factors generally have a higher prevalence of diagnosed diabetes. The 9 states in the highest tertile for all 5 risk factors also are in the highest tertile for diabetes prevalence. By integrating multiple spatial data elements in a single graphic, the ring map highlights possible state-level associations between diagnosed diabetes prevalence, socioeconomic disadvantage, and health behaviors. All mapped values represent data for adults aged ≥18, except the percentage with no high school diploma, which was measured for adults aged ≥25.
| Statea | Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes | Socioeconomic Risk Factors | Health Behavior Risk Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below Poverty | No High School Diploma | Obese | No Leisure-Time Physical Activity | Currently Smoke | ||
| Alabama | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Alaska | Low | Low | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Arizona | Medium | High | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| Arkansas | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| California | High | Medium | High | Low | Low | Low |
| Colorado | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Connecticut | Medium | Low | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
| Delaware | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
| District of Columbia | Medium | High | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
| Florida | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
| Georgia | High | High | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| Hawaii | Medium | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Idaho | Low | High | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
| Illinois | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| Indiana | High | Medium | Medium | High | High | High |
| Iowa | Low | Medium | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
| Kansas | Medium | Medium | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
| Kentucky | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Louisiana | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Maine | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Low | High |
| Maryland | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| Massachusetts | Medium | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
| Michigan | Medium | High | Medium | High | Medium | High |
| Minnesota | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
| Mississippi | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Missouri | High | Medium | Medium | High | Medium | High |
| Montana | Low | Medium | Low | Low | Low | High |
| Nebraska | Low | Low | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
| Nevada | Medium | Medium | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| New Hampshire | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
| New Jersey | Low | Low | Medium | Low | High | Low |
| New Mexico | High | High | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| New York | Medium | Medium | High | Low | High | Low |
| North Carolina | High | High | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| North Dakota | Low | Low | Low | High | Medium | High |
| Ohio | High | Medium | Medium | Medium | High | High |
| Oklahoma | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Oregon | Medium | High | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Pennsylvania | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Rhode Island | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
| South Carolina | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| South Dakota | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Tennessee | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Texas | High | Medium | High | High | High | Low |
| Utah | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Vermont | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
| Virginia | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Washington | Low | Medium | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| West Virginia | High | High | High | High | High | High |
| Wisconsin | Low | Low | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Wyoming | Low | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
a The following states were in the highest tertile for all 5 risk factors: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
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