Table 2. Prevalence of, and Trends in, Selected Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Mississippi Delta Adults, Mississippi BRFSS, 2001–2010.
| Risk Factor | Prevalence, %a
|
Trends Determined by Joinpoint Analysis |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Period | APC (95% CI) | P Valueb | |
| Overall | |||||||||||||
| High blood pressure | 33.7 | NA | 35.5 | NA | 35.8 | NA | 35.2 | NA | 39.0 | NA | 2001–2009 | 1.55 (0.64 to 3.79) | .11 |
| High cholesterol | 30.2 | NA | 32.0 | NA | 35.7 | NA | 40.2 | NA | 41.3 | NA | 2001–2009 | 4.22 (2.24 to 6.25) | .006 |
| Diabetes | 9.2 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 2001–2010 | 3.54 (0.24 to 6.94) | .04 |
| Obesity | 30.9 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 34.0 | 36.7 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 2001–2010 | 3.65 (2.01 to 5.32) | .001 |
| Physical inactivity | 32.2 | 33.2 | 29.3 | 33.9 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 34.6 | 31.7 | 2001–2010 | 0.89 (−0.61 to 2.42) | .21 |
| Current smoking | 25.5 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 24.7 | 22.8 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 2001–2010 | −1.41 (−3.28 to 0.50) | .12 |
| Black | |||||||||||||
| High blood pressure | 37.7 | NA | 40.6 | NA | 42.3 | NA | 36.7 | NA | 43.7 | NA | 2001–2009 | 1.01 (−3.95 to 6.23) | .64 |
| High cholesterol | 28.8 | NA | 27.3 | NA | 31.4 | NA | 34.6 | NA | 35.2 | NA | 2001–2009 | 3.41 (0.72 to 6.17) | .03 |
| Diabetes | 10.6 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 2001–2010 | 4.96 (1.03 to 9.05) | .02 |
| Obesity | 36.4 | 33.7 | 36.1 | 37.0 | 41.1 | 13.5 | 46.4 | 45.3 | 43.9 | 46.7 | 2001–2010 | 3.48 (1.93 to 5.05) | .001 |
| Physical inactivity | 39.3 | 40.4 | 34.1 | 39.4 | 40.0 | 36.6 | 40.5 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 2001–2010 | −0.85 (−2.46 to 0.77) | .26 |
| Current smoking | 24.5 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 28.2 | 22.3 | 19.4 | 27.4 | 20.9 | 2001–2010 | −0.52 (−4.18 to 3.29) | .76 |
| White | |||||||||||||
| High blood pressure | 29.7 | NA | 30.7 | NA | 29.3 | NA | 33.7 | NA | 34.7 | NA | 2001–2009 | 2.18 (0.37 to 4.03) | .03 |
| High cholesterol | 31.1 | NA | 35.9 | NA | 39.1 | NA | 44.8 | NA | 46.4 | NA | 2001–2009 | 4.78 (2.63 to 6.97) | .006 |
| Diabetes | 7.8 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 2001–2010 | 1.61 (−2.49 to 5.87) | .40 |
| Obesity | 25.5 | 22.7 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 30.1 | 2001–2010 | 4.18 (1.97 to 6.45) | .002 |
| Physical inactivity | 25.6 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 28.8 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 29.4 | 34.3 | 33.0 | 28.4 | 2001–2010 | 3.06 (0.50 to 5.69) | .02 |
| Current smoking | 26.8 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 25.8 | 31.7 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 2001–2010 | −1.99 (−3.86 to −0.09) | .04 |
Abbreviation: APC, annual percentage change; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CI, confidence interval; NA, data not collected.
a
Adjusted for age, race, sex, household income, education, and health insurance status.
b
APC is significantly different from 0.