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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;17(9):689–696. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.03.019

Table 1A.

Stroke mortality rates (per 1000) for men and black-to-white mortality ratio by state

State Men aged 45-54 Men aged 55-64 Men aged 65-74 Men aged 75-84 Men aged 85 or older
Mortality Ratio Mortality Ratio Mortality Ratio Mortality Ratio Mortality Ratio
White Black White Black White Black White Black White Black
Non-Southern California 0.15 0.45 3.05 0.42 1.12 2.66 1.42 2.67 1.88 4.96 6.50 1.31 15.40 15.14 0.98
Connecticut 0.09 0.27 3.01 0.30 0.74 2.50 1.16 1.54 1.33 4.29 4.26 0.99 12.78 7.13 0.56
Illinois 0.13 0.57 4.33 0.37 1.31 3.54 1.36 2.42 1.78 5.08 5.44 1.07 15.44 12.09 0.78
Indiana 0.14 0.53 3.77 0.39 1.15 2.92 1.63 2.64 1.62 5.72 5.60 0.98 16.47 14.65 0.89
Kentucky 0.17 0.40 2.38 0.49 1.18 2.39 1.61 2.61 1.62 5.28 6.64 1.26 15.99 13.79 0.86
Maryland 0.11 0.43 4.08 0.32 0.89 2.83 1.33 2.50 1.88 4.79 6.08 1.27 15.25 12.33 0.81
Massachusetts 0.11 0.23 2.17 0.27 0.64 2.33 1.15 2.02 1.76 4.14 4.89 1.18 13.14 6.50 0.49
Michigan 0.12 0.57 4.77 0.39 1.07 2.73 1.39 2.68 1.93 5.07 5.45 1.08 15.23 13.36 0.88
Missouri 0.15 0.58 3.83 0.42 1.22 2.93 1.40 2.69 1.92 5.17 6.78 1.31 16.60 15.43 0.93
New Jersey 0.13 0.42 3.27 0.34 0.96 2.82 1.18 2.25 1.90 3.89 5.06 1.30 11.14 11.24 1.01
New York 0.12 0.32 2.65 0.32 0.68 2.11 1.06 1.48 1.40 3.34 2.87 0.86 9.68 5.83 0.60
Ohio 0.13 0.46 3.61 0.37 1.03 2.78 1.41 2.41 1.70 4.85 6.48 1.34 14.74 15.50 1.05
Oklahoma 0.15 0.50 3.28 0.44 1.30 2.96 1.48 3.17 2.14 5.21 7.29 1.40 17.45 13.00 0.75
Pennsylvania 0.11 0.54 4.74 0.36 1.03 2.83 1.33 2.63 1.98 4.62 5.32 1.15 14.06 12.91 0.92
Texas 0.16 0.49 3.13 0.43 1.14 2.66 1.40 3.01 2.15 4.79 7.39 1.54 16.08 16.28 1.01
Wisconsin 0.11 0.58 5.08 0.37 1.17 3.13 1.54 3.13 2.04 5.56 8.19 1.47 16.67 13.73 0.82
Average 0.13 0.46 3.57 0.38 1.04 2.76 1.37 2.49 1.81 4.80 5.89 1.22 14.76 12.43 0.83
Southern Alabama 0.18 0.64 3.57 0.55 1.49 2.71 1.54 3.34 2.16 5.16 6.76 1.31 15.15 12.29 0.81
Arkansas 0.19 0.68 3.61 0.60 2.12 3.54 1.70 4.05 2.39 6.35 9.12 1.44 17.93 18.99 1.06
Florida 0.16 0.51 3.25 0.39 1.21 3.11 1.06 2.59 2.44 3.60 6.83 1.90 11.56 13.86 1.20
Georgia 0.18 0.63 3.51 0.44 1.58 3.58 1.65 3.44 2.08 5.44 7.52 1.38 15.49 15.09 0.97
Louisiana 0.14 0.65 4.57 0.47 1.43 3.02 1.48 2.89 1.95 4.66 6.09 1.31 14.42 13.01 0.90
Mississippi 0.18 0.70 3.94 0.58 1.64 2.84 1.70 3.15 1.86 5.37 6.30 1.17 15.00 12.58 0.84
North
Carolina		 0.15 0.60 4.05 0.45 1.57 3.48 1.65 3.52 2.14 5.89 8.30 1.41 18.39 18.55 1.01
South
Carolina		 0.21 0.74 3.53 0.50 1.95 3.86 1.76 3.90 2.21 5.71 9.56 1.67 17.91 18.69 1.04
Tennessee 0.15 0.66 4.46 0.52 1.62 3.14 1.62 3.82 2.35 6.04 8.28 1.37 17.74 16.61 0.94
Virginia 0.11 0.46 4.31 0.40 1.25 3.14 1.36 3.13 2.31 5.12 7.65 1.49 17.04 17.31 1.02
Average 0.17 0.63 3.88 0.49 1.59 3.24 1.55 3.38 2.19 5.33 7.64 1.45 16.06 15.70 0.98
Southern Excess 27% 37% 9% 31% 53% 18% 14% 36% 21% 11% 30% 19% 9% 26% 17%