Have we done what?Have any of you done this? This map started to get me think about it.
They also have high populations of pine trees, ticks, and rednecks.Could humidity be a factor? Most of the high rate areas also have high humidity.
Moving, and maintaining movement, is, among other things, generally advised for those wishing to avoid heart problems.Moving to a new location to reduce heart disease.
They also have high populations of pine trees, ticks, and rednecks.
Especially if you move to the hot, humid South.... if you move and bring along your bad habits, heat disease comes right along.
Could humidity be a factor? Most of the high rate areas also have high humidity.
How does that explain New Mexico vs. Arizona and Texas?The strange thing is most of the good areas on the map border each other. That leads me to think it has something to do with climate.
How does that explain New Mexico vs. Arizona and Texas?
How does that explain New Mexico vs. Arizona and Texas?
It's a dry heat.Could humidity be a factor? Most of the high rate areas also have high humidity.
Too late. Whatever effects location might have have already done their dirty work. Moving now won't save or kill you.
+1An alternative hypothesis might be that people who already have heart disease tend to move to the southeast. Try controlling for that...