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Diagnosed Diabetes Prevalence and Risk Factor Rankings, by State, 2014–2016: A Ring Map Visualization

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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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