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 2007, 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 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to be obese.
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|
5.7 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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 |
Total |
157.3 |
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
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
75.8 |
71.8 |
1.1 |
Women |
73.9 |
57.9 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 74.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
|
African Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
African Americans/ Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Men | 45.6 | 42.5 | 1.1 |
Women | 34.6 | 26.6 | 1.3 |
Total | 40.3 | 34.5 | 1.2 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007 Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
Obesity
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
29.5 |
32.4 |
0.9 |
Women |
41.8 |
31.6 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 75.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
|
African Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
African Americans/ Non-Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Men | 27.1 | 26.1 | 1.0 |
Women | 27.8 | 23.4 | 1.9 |
Total | 27.5 | 24.8 | 1.1 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007 Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
Hypertension
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
15.3 |
17.4 |
0.9 |
Women |
19.2 |
15.9 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic /Non- |
---|---|---|
20.6 |
22.5 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican American /Non- |
---|---|---|
27.3 |
37.5 |
0.7 |
Source: 2008. National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_1_2.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_1_2-1.htm
High Cholesterol
|
Mexican American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
17.6 |
15.5 |
1.1 |
Women |
14.4 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 72.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Cigarette Smoking
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
19.0 |
25.5 |
0.78 |
Women |
10.5 |
20.9 |
0.5 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 65.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
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
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
94.2 |
96.9 |
0.9 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_7.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_7-1.htm
At a Glance – Treatment:
Aspirin Therapy
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
95.6 |
96.6 |
.9 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_2.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_2-1.htm
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
93.1 |
96.8 |
1.0 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_3.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Beta Blockers
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
90.5 |
93.4 |
1.0 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_4.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_4-1.htm
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
92.3 |
96.3 |
1.0 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_5.1
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_5-1.htm
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