Selected Topics by County 2002-2005
Age-adjusted Prevalence of Selected Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors Among Adults by County, Oregon 2002-2005
Tables were created using combined BRFSS survey results from 2002 through 2005. Two numbers are provided for each condition or disease: an unadjusted rate and an age-adjusted rate. Unadjusted rates, provided in separate tables, give a description of the absolute burden of a disease or risk factor for an individual county. Age-adjusted rates supplied in this table allow you to compare rates for a county to the State's rate. They adjust for differences that could result from a county’s population being, on average, older or younger than the State's. When comparing counties with Oregon or with each other, use these age-adjusted rates.
Data are adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census Population.
| County |
% who have high blood cholesterol |
| OREGON |
31.1% |
| Baker |
59.1%** |
| Benton |
28.3% |
| Clackamas |
31.5% |
| Clatsop |
33.9% |
| Columbia |
27.4% |
| Coos |
22.1%** |
| Crook |
41.3%† |
| Curry |
37.3%† |
| Deschutes |
29.7% |
| Douglas |
33.9% |
| Grant |
61.1%† |
| Harney |
43.9%† |
| Hood River |
43.2%† |
| Jackson |
33.6% |
| Jefferson |
20.7%** |
| Josephine |
31.3% |
| Klamath |
31.7% |
| Lake |
24.7%† |
| Lane |
31.8% |
| Lincoln |
31.1% |
| Linn |
31.3% |
| Malheur |
41.5%** |
| Marion |
27.3%** |
| Morrow |
55.8%† |
| Multnomah |
30.2% |
| Polk |
37.3% |
| Tillamook |
22.5% |
| Umatilla |
34.7% |
| Union |
27.3% |
| Wallowa |
19.8%† |
| Washington |
29.7% |
| Yamhill |
35.0% |
| Gilliam/Wheeler |
25.9%† |
| Sherman/Wasco |
34.2%† |
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† Rate based on less than 50 respondents overall or fewer than 12 persons in one age group; may not accurately reflect behavior of entire county and results should be interpreted with caution. Estimates based on 10 or fewer respondents are not reported.
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** Statistically significant difference compared to Oregon.
Three age groups were used for age adjusting: 18-34yrs., 35-54yrs, and 55+yrs.
- Sources:
BRFSS 2002-2005