In general, Hispanic American adults are 10% less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults. They are also less likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults.
- In 2006, Hispanics were 10% less likely to have heart disease, compared to non-Hispanic whites.
- In 2005, Hispanic men were 30% less likely to die from heart disease, compared to non-Hispanic white men.
- Mexican American women were 1.2 times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to be obese.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Coronary Heart Disease:
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
4.9 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
192.4 |
262.2 |
0.7 |
Women |
129.1 |
170.3 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 36.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
Overweight
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
74.6 |
71.0 |
1.0 |
Women |
73.0 |
57.6 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 74.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
39.6 |
34.5 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Obesity
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
27.8 |
30.5 |
0.9 |
Women |
38.5 |
31.2 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 74.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic /Non- |
---|---|---|
27.4 |
24.7 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Hypertension
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
17.8 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
Women |
20.5 |
17.9 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 70.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic /Non- |
---|---|---|
20.4 |
22.4 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican American /Non- |
---|---|---|
20.7 |
33.1 |
0.6 |
Source: 2007. National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 59.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
High Cholesterol
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
16.9 |
16.0 |
1.1 |
Women |
14.0 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Cigarette Smoking
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
20.1 |
24.3 |
0.8 |
Women |
10.7 |
19.2 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 65.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
55.2 |
64.8 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 1.41a.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
86.5 |
92.8 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 48.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
Aspirin Therapy
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
94.4 |
95.3 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 43.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
92.0 |
95.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 44.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Beta Blockers
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
88.9 |
91.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 45.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
90.8 |
94.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 46.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
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