Table 1.

Acute myocardial infarction rates: population-based rates per 100,000 persons

Description	Year							Trend P	Absolute change	Relative change
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
ALL	314	285	268	248	245	229	222	<0.0001	92	29.2
Age Categories
<45	30	27	27	22	24	23	23	<0.0001	7	24.6
45 to <55	219	191	191	164	165	166	160	<0.0001	59	26.7
55 to <65	465	416	392	337	337	319	307	<0.0001	158	34.0
65 to <75	812	734	662	623	578	539	530	<0.0001	282	34.8
>=75	1598	1461	1337	1298	1269	1140	1080	<0.0001	518	32.4
Gender
Male	375	338	317	292	289	273	265	<0.0001	109	29.2
Female	257	236	221	207	202	187	181	<0.0001	76	29.5
Ethnicity
White	326	292	273	252	254	234	226	<0.0001	100	30.8
Black	231	240	232	219	179	194	199	<0.0001	32	13.7