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However, little is known about the current state of rural cardiovascular health and the underlying drivers of any rural-urban disparities.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To compare rates of cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases between rural and urban US adults and to evaluate the extent to which health care access, lifestyle factors, and social risk factors contribute to any rural-urban differences.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This nationally representative cross-sectional study analyzed data from US adults aged 20 years or older residing in rural vs urban areas using the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. 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Age-standardized rates of cardiometabolic risk factors were significantly higher in rural areas, including hypertension (37.1% vs 30.9%; rate ratio [RR], 1.20; 95% CI, 1.13-1.27), hyperlipidemia (29.3% vs 26.7%; RR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.03-1.18), obesity (41.1% vs 30.0%; RR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.27-1.47), and diabetes (11.2% vs 9.8%; RR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.02-1.29). The same pattern was observed for CHD (6.7% vs 4.3%; RR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.35-1.85), but no differences were observed for stroke. The magnitude of rural-urban disparities was largest among young adults (aged 20-39 years) for hypertension (RR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.12-1.86), obesity (RR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.34-1.77), and diabetes (RR, 2.59; 95% CI, 1.54-4.38). Rural-urban disparities in cardiovascular health were not meaningfully attenuated after adjustment for measures of health care access (insurance coverage, usual source of care, and recent health care utilization) and lifestyle factors (smoking and physical activity). However, accounting for social risk factors (poverty, education level, food insecurity, and home ownership) completely attenuated rural-urban disparities in hypertension (adjusted RR [aRR], 0.99; 95% CI, 0.93-1.06), diabetes (aRR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.90-1.15), and CHD (aRR, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.91-1.29), but only partially attenuated disparities in obesity (aRR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.20-1.39).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n This national cross-sectional study found substantial rural-urban disparities in cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases, which were largest among younger adults and almost entirely explained by social risk factors. 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