Temperature characteristics, mean diabetes incidence, and mean obesity prevalence in the USA* over the period 1996–2009
| Mean annual temperature (°C) | Δ Temperature per year (°C)† | Age-adjusted diabetes incidence rate per 1000 | Obesity prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.46 | −0.03 | 9.7 | 26.3 |
| Alaska | −2.48 | −0.07 | 6.5 | 23.5 |
| Arizona | 16.13 | 0.03 | 7.7 | 19.3 |
| Arkansas | 16.11 | −0.02 | 8.6 | 24.6 |
| California | 14.85 | 0.03 | 8.6 | 20.9 |
| Colorado | 7.86 | 0.03 | 5.2 | 15.9 |
| Connecticut | 9.78 | −0.02 | 6.5 | 18.3 |
| Delaware | 13.27 | −0.06 | 8.2 | 22.1 |
| Florida | 21.72 | −0.05 | 8.4 | 20.8 |
| Georgia | 17.74 | −0.03 | 9.2 | 23.0 |
| Hawaii | 23.32 | 0.09 | 6.4 | 17.9 |
| Idaho | 6.54 | 0.01 | 7.3 | 21.1 |
| Indiana | 11.26 | −0.05 | 8.3 | 24.4 |
| Iowa | 9.12 | −0.07 | 6.6 | 23.4 |
| Kansas | 12.81 | −0.02 | 7.2 | 22.2 |
| Kentucky | 13.46 | −0.04 | 8.1 | 25.3 |
| Louisiana | 19.48 | −0.03 | 9.5 | 25.7 |
| Maine | 5.37 | 0.00 | 7.9 | 21.1 |
| Maryland | 12.87 | −0.06 | 8.1 | 22.1 |
| Massachusetts | 9.16 | −0.02 | 5.1 | 17.8 |
| Michigan | 7.37 | −0.05 | 8.5 | 24.9 |
| Minnesota | 5.48 | −0.11 | 4.6 | 20.9 |
| Mississippi | 17.82 | −0.03 | 9.1 | 27.7 |
| Missouri | 12.88 | −0.04 | 7.5 | 24.3 |
| Montana | 5.91 | −0.08 | 5.6 | 18.9 |
| Nebraska | 9.76 | −0.04 | 6.1 | 22.8 |
| Nevada | 10.50 | 0.05 | 7.7 | 20.3 |
| New Hampshire | 6.59 | 0.00 | 6.4 | 19.9 |
| New Jersey | 11.84 | −0.05 | 7.0 | 19.8 |
| New Mexico | 12.42 | 0.02 | 7.6 | 20.2 |
| New York | 7.73 | −0.02 | 8.2 | 20.4 |
| North Carolina | 15.17 | −0.05 | 8.8 | 23.9 |
| North Dakota | 5.04 | −0.09 | 5.9 | 23.1 |
| Ohio | 10.84 | −0.04 | 8.4 | 23.9 |
| Oklahoma | 15.71 | −0.02 | 8.9 | 23.9 |
| Oregon | 8.75 | 0.02 | 6.7 | 21.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 9.61 | −0.04 | 7.5 | 23.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 26.94 | −0.07 | 10.9 | 22.7 |
| Rhode Island | 10.20 | −0.03 | 7.6 | 18.8 |
| South Carolina | 17.28 | −0.04 | 10.2 | 24.6 |
| South Dakota | 7.71 | −0.08 | 5.9 | 22.3 |
| Tennessee | 14.63 | −0.04 | 9.6 | 24.9 |
| Texas | 18.74 | −0.01 | 9.0 | 24.4 |
| Utah | 9.55 | 0.00 | 6.4 | 19.4 |
| Vermont | 6.07 | −0.01 | 5.9 | 19.0 |
| Virginia | 13.20 | −0.05 | 7.7 | 21.8 |
| Washington | 8.36 | −0.03 | 8.1 | 21.2 |
| West Virginia | 11.34 | −0.04 | 10.7 | 26.8 |
| Wisconsin | 6.68 | −0.08 | 7.0 | 22.3 |
| Wyoming | 5.70 | 0.00 | 6.9 | 20.2 |
Results are presented as mean values over the period 1996–2009.
*Forty-nine states and one territory (Puerto Rico): insufficient data were available for Guam, Illinois and the Virgin Islands.
†Mean change (Δ) over the period 1996–2009 in mean annual temperature between two consecutive years.