Rural Adults Have More Cardiometabolic Risk Factors & Disease Due To Multiple Social Risk Factors

Adults living in rural areas, compared to those living in urban areas, have more cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity) and coronary heart disease due to multiple social risk factors, including poverty, education level, food insecurity, and home ownership. The disparity between rural and urban areas varied regionally and by age group. The impact of social factors was revealed by comparing the risk levels of rural and urban populations first by including all the factors, and then comparing the risk levels after removing the social factors. With all factors included, rural risk levels were higher than urban . . .