Table 18-1.
Coronary Heart Disease
| Population Group | Prevalence, CHD, 2010 Age ≥20 y | Prevalence, MI, 2010 Age ≥20 y | New and Recurrent MI and Fatal CHD, Age ≥35 y | New and Recurrent MI, Age ≥35 y | Mortality,* CHD, 2009 All Ages | Mortality,* MI, 2009 All Ages | Hospital Discharges CHD, 2010 All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 15 400 000 (6.4%) | 7 600 000 (2.9%) | 915 000 | 715 000 | 386 324 | 125 464 | 1 346 000 |
| Males | 8 800 000 (7.9%) | 5 000 000 (4.2%) | 535 000 | 410 000 | 210 069 (54.4%)† | 68 814 (54.8%)† | 828 000 |
| Females | 6 600 000 (5.1%) | 2 600 000 (1.7%) | 380 000 | 305 000 | 176 255 (45.6%)† | 56 650 (45.2%)† | 518 000 |
| NH white males | 8.2% | 4.4% | 465 000‡ | … | 183 453 | 60 316 | … |
| NH white females | 4.6% | 1.5% | 325 000‡ | … | 152 785 | 48 802 | … |
| NH black males | 6.8% | 3.9% | 65 000‡ | … | 21 051 | 6717 | … |
| NH black females | 7.1% | 2.3% | 60 000‡ | … | 19 470 | 6567 | … |
| Mexican-American males | 6.7% | 3.6% | … | … | … | … | … |
| Mexican-American females | 5.3% | 1.7% | … | … | … | … | … |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.9%§ | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Asian | 4.3%§ | … | … | … | 7752|| | 2462|| | … |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | §¶ | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7.2%§ | … | … | … | 1813 | 600 | … |
CHD includes people who responded “yes” to at least 1 of the questions in “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that 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 (the Rose questionnaire is only administered to survey participants >40 years of age).
CHD indicates coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; NH, non-Hispanic; and ellipses (...), data not available.
Mortality data for the white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations include deaths of persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Numbers of deaths for the American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian or Pacific Islander populations are known to be underestimated.
These percentages represent the portion of total CHD and MI mortality that is for males versus females.
Estimates include Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Estimates for whites include other nonblack races.
National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics 2010; data are weighted percentages for Americans ≥18 years of age.1
Includes Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or Pacific Islander.
Estimate considered unreliable or does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
Sources: Prevalence: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2010 (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 2010 US population estimates. These data are based on self-reports. Incidence: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (2004–2009), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Mortality: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, 2009 Mortality Multiple Cause–US, version July 19, 2012. Hospital discharges: National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics (data include those inpatients discharged alive, dead, or status unknown).