Figure 1.
Age-adjusted rates of hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome, by sex, 2000-2008. Data were obtained from the 3 general hospitals serving Kanawha County, West Virginia, and age-adjusted rates were calculated by using 2000 US Census data as a standard population.
Year | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | 1,044 | 625 | 818 |
2001 | 992 | 604 | 788 |
2002 | 940 | 614 | 770 |
2003 | 881 | 526 | 692 |
2004 | 842 | 480 | 652 |
2005 | 810 | 494 | 639 |
2006 | 767 | 475 | 612 |
2007 | 700 | 406 | 544 |
2008 | 664 | 382 | 514 |