Table 5-1.
Coronary Heart Disease
| Population Group | Prevalence, CHD, 2008 Age ≥20 y |
Prevalence, MI, 2008 Age ≥20 y |
New and Recurrent MI and Fatal CHD, Age ≥35 y |
New and Recurrent MI, Age ≥35 y |
Mortality,* CHD, 2007, All Ages |
Mortality,* MI, 2007, All Ages |
Hospital Discharges, CHD, 2007, All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 16 300 000 (7.0%) | 7 900 000 (3.1%) | 1 255 000 | 935 000 | 406 351 | 132 968 | 1 572 000 |
| Males | 8 800 000 (8.3%) | 4 800 000 (4.3%) | 740 000 | 565 000 | 216 050 (53.2%)† | 71 712 (53.9%)† | 965 000 |
| Females | 7 500 000 (6.1%) | 3 100 000 (2.2%) | 515 000 | 370 000 | 190 301 (46.8%)† | 61 256 (46.1%)† | 607 000 |
| NH white males | 8.5% | 4.3% | 675 000‡ | … | 189 056 | 63 011 | … |
| NH white females | 5.8% | 2.1% | 445 000‡ | … | 165 425 | 52 889 | … |
| NH black males | 7.9% | 4.3% | 70 000‡ | … | 21 768 | 6997 | … |
| NH black females | 7.6% | 2.2% | 65 000‡ | … | 20 911 | 7100 | … |
| Mexican American males | 6.3% | 3.0% | … | … | … | … | … |
| Mexican American females | 5.6% | 1.1% | … | … | … | … | … |
| Hispanic or Latino,§ age ≥18 y | 5.8% | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Asian,§ age ≥18 y | 3.9% | … | … | … | 7414 | 2380 | … |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native,§ age ≥18 y | 4.1%‖ | … | … | … | 1777 | 591 | … |
CHD indicates coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; NH, non-Hispanic.
CHD includes people who responded “yes” to at least one of the questions in “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you had coronary heart disease, angina or angina pectoris, heart attack, or myocardial infarction?” Those who answered “no” but were diagnosed with Rose angina are also included. Ellipses indicate data not available. Sources: Prevalence: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008 (National Center for Health Statistics) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Percentages for racial/ethnic groups are age-adjusted for Americans ≥20 years of age. Age-specific percentages are extrapolated to the 2008 US population estimates. These data are based on self-reports. Incidence: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (1987–2004), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Mortality: National Center for Health Statistics (these data represent underlying cause of death only). Hospital discharges: National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics (data include those inpatients discharged alive, dead, or status unknown).
Mortality data are for whites and blacks and include Hispanics.
These percentages represent the portion of total CHD mortality that is for males versus females.
Estimates include Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Estimates for whites include other nonblack races.
National Health Interview Study, National Center for Health Statistics 2009; data are weighted percentages for Americans ≥18 years of age.1
Figure not considered reliable.