Table 1.

Distribution of daily cause-specific cardiovascular mortality in Beijing and Shanghai, China, during 2007–2009. CVD, cardiovascular disease; CBD, cerebrovascular disease; IHD, ischemic heart disease; HPD, hypertensive disease.

City	Cause-Specific Cardiovascular	Group	Mean ± SD	Minimum	25%	Median	75%	Maximum
Beijing	CVD	All ages	87 ± 18	49	73	84	100	154
		Aged ≥ 65	70 ± 16	34	58	68	81	127
	CBD	All ages	40 ± 9	18	33	39	46	77
		Aged ≥ 65	32 ± 8	12	27	32	38	64
	IHD	All ages	38 ± 9	13	31	37	45	75
		Aged ≥ 65	31 ± 9	10	25	31	37	67
	HPD	All ages	2 ± 1	0	1	2	3	12
		Aged ≥ 65	2 ± 1	0	1	2	3	9
Shanghai	CVD	All ages	35 ± 8	14	29	34	40	65
		Aged ≥ 65	30 ± 8	11	24	29	35	61
	CBD	All ages	18 ± 5	6	14	17	21	34
		Aged ≥ 65	15 ± 4	4	12	14	18	30
	IHD	All ages	13 ± 4	2	9	12	15	28
		Aged ≥ 65	11 ± 4	1	9	11	14	27
	HPD	All ages	2 ± 1	0	1	1	2	6
		Aged ≥ 65	1 ± 1	0	0	1	2	6