AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgians’ ranges of hypertension, weight problems and coronary heart illness are greater than the nationwide common, making them among the many most alarming statistics in a brand new report from Augusta College researchers.
And in medical insurance protection, Georgia ranked 49th within the US.
The research, “Wholesome Georgia: Our State of Public Well being” from the AU Institute for Public and Preventive Well being, discovered that prime ldl cholesterol amongst Georgians is corresponding to the nationwide charge however decrease than the area.
Whereas the general prevalence of excessive ldl cholesterol in Georgia was 31%, it was 25% amongst black Georgians, which can also be decrease than the black inhabitants in the remainder of the US.
Hypertension and weight problems are “considerably greater” amongst Georgia adults than the nationwide common, however hypertension charges are decrease than the regional common.
Whereas the prevalence of hypertension in Georgia was 37%, it was 46% amongst Georgians dwelling in rural areas.
Hypertension has been on a downward pattern in Georgia lately, in accordance with the research.
Weight problems in adults is corresponding to the regional common however greater than the nationwide common. Weight problems amongst Georgia kids, whereas decrease than the regional common, is considerably greater than the nationwide common.
The research notes that weight problems charges have been rising throughout america for greater than three many years. The weight problems pattern continues to rise in Georgia, with the Peach State rating within the prime 50th percentile for weight problems amongst all states.
Individuals with revenue beneath the federally outlined poverty line in Georgia had a considerably decrease charge of weight problems in comparison with folks with revenue beneath the poverty line in the remainder of the Southeast.
Typically, Georgians even have a better charge of coronary heart illness than the nationwide common, however the prevalence amongst black and Hispanic Georgians is beneath nationwide and regional averages, the research discovered.
The research discovered that Georgians dwelling beneath the federally outlined poverty line have a better charge than others.
Whereas the general prevalence of coronary heart illness amongst Georgians was 9%, it was 16% amongst rural Georgians, which can also be greater than the agricultural inhabitants in the remainder of the US.
Whereas smoking in Georgia is beneath the regional common, it’s greater than the nationwide common.
White Georgians smoke at a better charge than white adults in the remainder of the US, however black Georgians smoke at a decrease charge than their counterparts elsewhere in accordance with the research.
Whereas the general prevalence of smoking in Georgia was 15%, it was 28% amongst Georgians with incomes beneath the federally outlined poverty line.
different findings
- Apart from bronchial asthma, non-communicable illnesses listed below are decrease than in the remainder of the area. The childhood bronchial asthma charge in Georgia is above the regional and nationwide common.
- White, aged Georgians usually tend to have diabetes than folks in different states, however the charge for black and Hispanic Georgians is decrease than by area and nation.
- Georgians usually are not as hard-drinking or depressed as their counterparts within the area and throughout the nation, the research discovered.
- Flu shot charges are considerably decrease in Georgia than the nationwide and regional averages.
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