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Costs of Total CVD in Billions of Dollars by Age and Sex: United States, 2007
| Sex | Age, y | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | <65 | ≥65 | |
| Direct costs | 167.4 | 86.4 | 81.0 | 74.6 | 92.8 |
| Indirect mortality | 119.2 | 91.3 | 27.9 | 103.0 | 16.2 |
| Total | 286.6 | 177.7 | 108.9 | 177.6 | 109.0 |
CVD indicates cardiovascular disease.
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. All estimates prepared by Thomas Thom and Michael Mussolino, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
