The Center for Disease rule and Pr...

The Center for Disease rule and Prevention (CDC) has released its surveillance summary forward chronic disease-related characteristics. "State-Specific Prevalence of choiceed Chronic Disease-Related Characteristics--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance classification 2001" is available online at: http://wwwcdcgov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5208pdf

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance body (BRFSS) is an ongoing, state-based, telephone contemplate of persons 18 years and older The ensues of the 2001 survey indicate changes in certain high-risk behaviors from 1991 to 2000

Among the findings are substantial increases in the prevalence of obesity among adults 20 years and older From 1991 to 2001 the median prevalence of obesity for all participating states and territories increased from 129 percent to 216 percent In 1991 no state had an obesity prevalence of more than 20 percent; in 2001 37 states had a prevalence of more than 20 percent Percentage increases in prevalence of obesity, from 1991 to 2001 ranged from 249 percent in the District of Columbia to 1402 percent in recently made known Mexico.

Greater percentages of men than women reported cigarette smoking, binge drinking, and heavy drinking, and were classified as overweight; greater percentages of women reported no leisure-time physical activity.

Comparison of 2001 BRFS data with 12 targets of the "Healthy the public 2010" initiative indicates that, in 2001 no state had met the targets for obesity, cigarette smoking, binge drinking, receiving a fecal secret blood test within the past brace years, receiving annual influenza vaccinations, receiving pneumococcal vaccinations, and receiving Papanicolaou (Pap) smear trials Certain states had already met targets for no leisure-time activity, receiving a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, having life-blood cholesterol levels checked within the past five years, and receiving a mammogram within the past pair years.

BRFSS data in this report indicate that despite certain improvements, bodily forms in a high proportion of U states and territories continue to engage in high-risk behaviors and do not report making sufficient use of preventive health practices. Substantial variations (i.e., by means of state, sex, age group, and race/ethnicity) in prevalence of behaviors, awareness of medical conditions, and use of preventive services indicate a continued ne to monitor these factors at state and local on a levels and assess progress toward reducing morbidity and mortality.

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