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 2009, African Americans were 30% more likely to die from heart disease, as compared to non-Hispanic white men.
- African American women are 1.6 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have high blood pressure.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Coronary Heart Disease:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|
6.3 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2011. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 1.6MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
302.4 |
231.1 |
1.3 |
Women |
195.4 |
142.1 |
1.4 |
Total |
239.2 |
180.9 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC, 2012. National Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 60, Num 3 Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf [PDF | 2MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
There are several risk factors related to heart disease. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and African Americans
Hypertension
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
40.5 |
31.1 |
1.3 |
Women |
44.3 |
28.1 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC 2012 Health United States, 2011. Table 70.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
African Americans |
Non-Hispanic White |
African Americans /Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
34.1 |
23.9 |
1.4 |
Source: CDC 2011. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 1.6MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|
38.6 |
44.1 |
0.9 |
Source: 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 2_1_2.1
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html
High Cholesterol
|
African American |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
25.4 |
28.1 |
0.9 |
Women |
25.6 |
27.4 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 71.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
African American |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
---|---|---|
76.9 |
74.1 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 2_1_3.2b
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html
Cigarette Smoking
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
24.0 |
23.9 |
1.0 |
Women |
17.7 |
20.9 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 62.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
52.1 |
65.9 |
0.8 |
Women |
63.7 |
66.1 |
1.0 |
Total |
58.7 |
66.1 |
0.9 |
Source: 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 9_1_1.2b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
Aspirin Therapy
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
95.8 |
96.6 |
1.0 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_2.1
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_2-1.htm
Beta Blockers
African Americans |
White |
African Americans/ |
---|---|---|
93.0 |
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
Black |
White |
Black/ |
---|---|---|
95.2 |
93.1 |
1.0 |
Source: 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 2_3_3.1
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html
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