Examination of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Rurality in Appalachian Children

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Results of a study to examine risk factors in a representative sample of 73,014 5th grade students from West Virginia. Features statistics including breakdowns by six levels of population density, sex, race, mother's education, body-mass index, blood pressure, and levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

Christa L. Lilly, Amna Umer, L. Cottrell, L. Pyles, W. Neal

Rural and Remote Health, 17(1), 4200

03/2017

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Appalachia · Cardiovascular disease · Children and youth · Statistics and data · West Virginia