High Blood Pressure More Common In Southern UShttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/01/09/high-blood-pressure-in-southern-us.aspxBlood pressures among white men and black men and women are higher in the southern United States than in other areas of the country, possibly accounting for higher rates of death from strokes in the South. Stroke January 2000;31enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)