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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Notes: Estimates of disease prevalence based on self-reported receipt of diagnosis from a doctor, nurse, or other health professional. Estimates of obesity based on BMI computed from self-reported weight and height. Estimates of high cholesterol are limited to the subset of the population (~80%) that reported ever having their cholesterol checked. Estimates based on fewer than 50 interviews have been suppressed due to unreliability.

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