Table 44
Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure per 1,000 populationa, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
                           
Total   3.4 0.1 2.4 0.1 5.3 0.3 * * * * * *
                           
Age (not age adjusted) 0-44 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 * * * * * *
45-64 3.3 0.2 2.1 0.2 8.1 0.8 * * * * * *
65-74 11.7 0.7 8.3 0.7 19.2 2.0 * * * * * *
75-84 23.0 1.1 17.7 1.2 25.5 3.2 * * * * * *
85 and over 45.7 2.9 35.0 2.7 46.4 7.7            
                           
Gender Female 3.2 0.1 2.2 0.1 5.1 0.4 * * * * * *
Male 3.6 0.1 2.7 0.1 5.5 0.4 * * * * * *
                           

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.

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