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. 2024 Oct 19;47:102908. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102908

Table 2.

United States Metropolitan Areas Over 1 Million Population with Widest Disparities by Relative Index of Inequality for Each Outcome Adjusted by Age, Sex, and Race from 2012 to 2019.

Outcome Rank Metropolitan Area US Region Population (millions) RII (95 % CI)
Obesity 1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara West 1.94 1.65 (1.35, 2.01)
2 Boston-Cambridge-Newton Northeast 4.73 1.60 (1.47, 1.75)
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley West 4.58 1.51 (1.29, 1.77)
4 Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Northeast 1.21 1.50 (1.34, 1.68)
5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom West 2.24 1.49 (1.27, 1.76)
6 Grand Rapids-Kentwood Midwest 1.03 1.49 (1.27, 1.75)
7 Raleigh-Cary South 1.24 1.49 (1.24, 1.79)
8 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown South 1.94 1.48 (1.29, 1.70)
9 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim West 13.19 1.47 (1.31, 1.65)
10 Jacksonville South 1.42 1.45 (1.26, 1.67)
Diabetes 1 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown South 1.94 3.29 (2.63, 4.11)
2 Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Northeast 1.21 2.85 (2.38, 3.41)
3 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin South 1.79 2.82 (2.19, 3.62)
4 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood West 2.75 2.79 (2.34, 3.33)
5 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford South 2.33 2.79 (2.22, 3.51)
6 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Midwest 3.49 2.76 (2.38, 3.19)
7 Raleigh-Cary South 1.24 2.71 (2.06, 3.57)
8 Rochester Northeast 1.08 2.70 (2.11, 3.47)
9 Providence-Warwick Northeast 1.61 2.69 (2.33, 3.11)
10 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler West 4.49 2.69 (2.28, 3.17)
Hypertension 1 Boston-Cambridge-Newton Northeast 4.73 1.55 (1.42, 1.70)
2 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown South 1.94 1.52 (1.36, 1.70)
3 St. Louis Midwest 2.80 1.51 (1.36, 1.68)
4 Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Northeast 1.21 1.50 (1.35, 1.66)
5 Grand Rapids-Kentwood Midwest 1.03 1.49 (1.33, 1.67)
6 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Midwest 3.49 1.49 (1.36, 1.62)
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue West 3.67 1.48 (1.34, 1.64)
8 Providence-Warwick Northeast 1.61 1.48 (1.35, 1.62)
9 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim West 13.19 1.48 (1.33, 1.64)
10 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood West 2.75 1.48 (1.34, 1.63)
Smoking 1 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro West 2.35 8.08 (6.56, 9.95)
2 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford South 2.33 7.94 (5.82, 10.84)
3 Boston-Cambridge-Newton Northeast 4.73 7.68 (6.61, 8.92)
4 Cincinnati Midwest 2.15 7.67 (6.19, 9.50)
5 Columbus Midwest 2.00 7.63 (6.08, 9.57)
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue West 3.67 7.42 (6.13, 8.99)
7 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood West 2.75 7.35 (6.17, 8.76)
8 Rochester Northeast 1.08 7.35 (5.47, 9.87)
9 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Midwest 3.49 7.33 (6.33, 8.50)
10 Salt Lake City West 1.15 6.94 (5.61, 8.60)
Sedentarism 1 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood West 2.75 4.79 (4.21, 5.46)
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha Midwest 1.57 4.74 (3.90, 5.76)
3 Raleigh-Cary South 1.24 4.40 (3.42, 5.65)
4 Tucson West 1.00 4.36 (3.10, 6.15)
5 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria South 6.01 4.30 (3.92, 4.71)
6 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Midwest 1.97 4.14 (3.61, 4.76)
7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara West 1.94 4.14 (3.21, 5.34)
8 San Antonio-New Braunfels South 2.33 4.14 (3.37, 5.08)
9 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia South 2.38 4.10 (3.45, 4.87)
10 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater South 2.93 4.08 (3.41, 4.88)
Cardiovascular Disease 1 Kansas City Midwest 2.07 5.24 (4.45, 6.17)
2 Cincinnati Midwest 2.15 4.96 (4.01, 6.13)
3 Raleigh-Cary South 1.24 4.55 (3.47, 5.96)
4 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta South 5.61 4.55 (3.73, 5.54)
5 Jacksonville South 1.42 4.54 (3.64, 5.67)
6 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Midwest 1.97 4.52 (3.72, 5.50)
7 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin South 1.79 4.39 (3.44, 5.59)
8 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington South 6.96 4.32 (3.46, 5.41)
9 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land South 6.48 4.26 (3.43, 5.30)
10 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown South 1.94 4.24 (3.34, 5.39)

Depiction of the 10 metropolitan areas with at least 1 million population with the greatest disparities by the relative index of inequality (RII) for each cardiovascular disease risk factor or prevalence. These were adjusted for age, sex, and race. US: United States.