Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans

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.

**Age-adjusted percentages of coronary heart disease among persons 18 years of age and over, 2006**
Hispanics/Latinos	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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:

**Age-Adjusted Heart Disease Death Rates per 100,000 (2005)**
	Hispanics/Latinos	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	192.4	262.2	0.7
Women	129.1	170.3	0.8
Total	1157.3	210.7	0.8

Source: CDC, 2008. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 56, Num 10 Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf[PDF, 2.3MB]

At a Glance – Risk Factors:

Overweight

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who are overweight or obese, 2003-2006. (Persons are considered overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	75.8	71.8	1.1
Women	73.9	57.9	1.3

Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 74.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are overweight but not obese, 2006. (Persons are considered overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

Age-adjusted percentage of overweight persons 20 years of age and over who are obese, 2003-2006. (Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	29.5	32.4	0.9
Women	41.8	31.6	1.3

Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 75.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are obese, 2006. (Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2003-2006.**
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	15.3	17.4	0.9
Women	19.2	15.9	1.2

Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2006. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)**
Hispanics	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
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

**Percent of adults age 18 and over with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, 1999-2004**
Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican American /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
20.7	33.1	0.6

Source: 2007. National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 59.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html

High Cholesterol

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high cholesterol, 2003-2006.**
	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	17.6	15.5	1.1
Women	14.4	18.0	0.8

Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 72.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]

Cigarette Smoking

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are current cigarette smokers, 2004-2006.**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	19.0	25.5	0.78
Women	10.5	20.9	0.5

Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 65.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]

**Percentage of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, 2004**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men	35.2	56.4	0.6
Women	54.0	65.1	0.8
Total	42.2	60.9	0.7

Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 41b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html

**Percentage of heart attack patients given smoking cessation counseling while hospitalized, 2005**
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

**Percent of heart attack patients administered aspirin within 24 hours of admission, 2005**
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

**Percent of heart attack patients with aspirin prescribed at discharge, 2005**
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

**Percent of heart attack patients administered beta blocker within 24 hours of admission, 2005**
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

**Percent of heart attack patients with beta blocker prescribed at discharge, 2005**
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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