Adult Health Status Among Native American Families Participating in the Growing Resilience Home Garden Study
RESEARCH BRIEF — Volume 16 — August 22, 2019
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Figure.
Rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes among adult Growing Resilience participants before any intervention compared with state and national rates. State and national data are from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (6,7). Abbreviation: AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native.
| Metric | Study Participant Rates, 2016–2018 | Rates in Wyoming, 2017 | American Indian/Alaska Native National Rates, 2015 | US National Rates, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Obesity | 64 | 28 | 38 | 30 |
| Hypertension | 76 | 30 | 35 | 31 |
| Diabetes | 19 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
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