Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors and Risk Factors

Clicking on the links below will take you to various websites with tables and reports on the major risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

Download summary table of risk behaviors and risk factors in Minnesota (pdf 67 kb/1 pg)

Cigarette Smoking

BRFSS: Prevalence of Current Smoking in Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control

Reports and Fact Sheets

Physical Activity

BRFSS: Prevalence of Physical Inactivity in Minnesota

Fact Sheet: Minnesota Department of Health: Importance of School Physical Education, 2008 (pdf)

Fact Sheet: Minnesota Department of Health: Physical Activity Opportunities at School, 2008 (pdf)

Nutrition


BRFSS: Prevalence of Not Enough Daily Fruits and Vegetable Consumption in Minnesota

Overweight and Obesity
BRFSS: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Minnesota


Overweight prevalence in low-income (WIC) children: Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) 2009

High Blood Pressure


BRFSS: Prevalence of adults who report that they have been told by a doctor that they have hypertension

High Cholesterol


BRFSS: Prevalence of adults who have not had their cholesterol checked in the last five years (screening)


BRFSS: Prevalence of adults who have been told by a doctor that they have high blood cholesterol

Diabetes


Minnesota Diabetes Program

Diabetes in Minnesota Report

Diabetes Fact Sheet

Updated Monday, 27-Jun-2011 13:05:55 CDT