CDC: 10 States With the Lowest Heart Disease Prevalence

1. Hawaii - 3.7%
2. District of Columbia - 3.8%
3. Connecticut - 4.4%
4. Alaska - 4.7%
5. Oregon - 4.8%
6. Washington - 4.8%
7. Minnesota - 4.9%
8. Utah - 4.9%
9. Wisconsin - 4.9%
10. Colorado - 5.0%

Notes: Weighted estimates, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population; Respondents were asked, "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?" and "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?" Refused, don't know, and missing responses were excluded from analysis.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6040a1.htm?s_cid=...

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