NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- State health officials released on Tuesday the 2009 Tennessee Women's Health Report Card, and the overall grade is not anything to boast about.

The so-called 2009 Tennessee Women's Health Report Card found that nearly one-third of women were obese, with a Body Mass Index of greater than 30. The report also found that more than one-third of women 18 and older get no exercise.

Overall, the state receive a C minus on the report.

A consortium of health researchers around Tennessee studied the state's 3.1 million women. The report also found that the percentages of women with diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol all increased from 2002 to 2007.

Here are some of the report's other findings released by Vanderbilt Medical Center on Tuesday:

More than 75 percent of women in Tennessee over the age of 40 have received a mammogram in the last two years.

While Tennessee has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation, the rates are falling among all groups.

The rate of deaths caused by diabetes has decreased substantially from 2002 to 2007.

Most of the people in the state that don't have health coverage are minority women, but experts are also concerned about women as young as 18 to 24 who don't have health coverage.

Hip fractures among women over 65 have declined steadily.

"The Report Card encourages women to invest in their health through low or no cost means such as incorporating exercise into their daily routines; sharing healthy, low-cost recipes; and engaging in preventive health practices like stopping smoking," according to a Vanderbilt news release.

The report card gives a summary of the condition of women's health and hopes to serve as a resource for health care professionals, individual women, researchers and policy makers.

"Understanding disparities in health status is a high priority as we work to improve health equity," said Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan Cooper. "Physical and social determinants impact women's health. Reports like this can be a useful tool for identifying areas of need and opportunities for improvement."

To view the complete 2009 Tennessee Women's Health Report Card, go to http://www.medicineandpublichealth.vanderbilt.edu

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