African American adults are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, however they are more likely to die from heart disease. Although African American adults are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure, they are 10% less likely than their non-Hispanic White counterparts to have their blood pressure under control.
- In 2005, African American men were 30% more likely to die from heart disease, as compared to non-Hispanic white men.
- African Americans were 1.5 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have high blood pressure.
- African American women were 1.7 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to be obese.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Coronary Heart Disease:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|
6.1 |
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:
|
African American |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
335.1 |
262.2 |
1.3 |
Women |
231.9 |
170.3 |
1.4 |
Total |
275.6 |
210.7 |
1.3 |
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
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
71.6 |
71.8 |
1.0 |
Women |
79.8 |
57.9 |
1.4 |
Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 75.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|
33.7 |
34.5 |
1.0 |
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
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
35.7 |
32.4 |
1.1 |
Women |
53.4 |
31.6 |
1.7 |
Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 75.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
35.3 |
24.7 |
1.4 |
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
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
26.5 |
17.4 |
1.5 |
Women |
23.9 |
15.9 |
1.5 |
Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black /Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
31.6 |
22.4 |
1.4 |
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
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|
29.2 |
33.1 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 59.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
High Cholesterol
|
African American |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
10.9 |
15.5 |
0.7 |
Women |
13.3 |
18.0 |
0.7 |
Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 72.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Cigarette Smoking
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
25.5 |
24.3 |
1.0 |
Women |
17.6 |
20.9 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 65.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
45.8 |
56.4 |
0.8 |
Women |
62.1 |
65.1 |
1.0 |
Total |
53.5 |
60.9 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 41b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/index.html
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
89.0 |
92.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 48.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
Aspirin Therapy
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
94.5 |
95.3 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 43.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
93.8 |
95.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 44.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Beta Blockers
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
91.1 |
91.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 45.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
93.7 |
94.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 46.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
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