Table 1.
Prevalence of Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease Among Respondents (N = 29,148)a to the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005-2008
| Variable | Any Form of CHDb | |
|---|---|---|
|
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| n | % (95% CI) | |
| Total | 2,036 | 5.0 (4.7-5.3) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1,027 | 5.8 (5.3-6.2) |
| Female | 1,009 | 4.2 (3.9-4.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1,498 | 5.7 (5.4-6.1) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 85 | 4.9 (3.7-6.2) |
| Hispanic | 337 | 4.3 (3.8-4.9) |
| Other | 116 | 3.5 (2.7-4.2) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18-24 | 22 | 1.5 (0.8-2.2) |
| 25-34 | 54 | 1.4 (1.0-1.8) |
| 35-44 | 102 | 2.0 (1.6-2.5) |
| 45-54 | 208 | 4.0 (3.4-4.6) |
| 55-64 | 411 | 8.3 (7.3-9.2) |
| ≥65 | 1,239 | 16.7 (15.7-17.7) |
| Education | ||
| 8th grade or less | 146 | 6.4 (5.1-7.7) |
| 9th-11th grade | 148 | 5.8 (4.6-7.1) |
| High school graduate | 486 | 5.4 (4.8-6.0) |
| Some college | 618 | 5.6 (5.1-6.2) |
| College graduate | 330 | 3.4 (3.0-3.9) |
| Postgraduate degree | 277 | 4.2 (3.6-4.9) |
Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval.
a
Responses were weighted by age and race/ethnicity to reflect the 2000 California population.
b
Reported a previous diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina, or CHD.