Table 9.
Age group | Sex | Avoided CVD deaths in 2014 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower estimatea | Central estimate | Higher estimatea | ||
40–49 | Male | 1,797 | 3,794 | 6,086 |
Female | 666 | 1,388 | 2,197 | |
50–59 | Male | 4,454 | 9,330 | 14,842 |
Female | 1,663 | 3,453 | 5,441 | |
60–69 | Male | 7,499 | 15,756 | 25,146 |
Female | 2,460 | 5,075 | 7,943 | |
70–80 | Male | 7,083 | 14,674 | 23,072 |
Female | 4,677 | 9,645 | 15,094 | |
Total (40–80 y) | Male | 20,833 | 43,553 | 69,145 |
Female | 9,467 | 19,562 | 30,674 | |
Both | 30,300 | 63,115 | 99,820 |
Note: CVD, cardiovascular disease; HIM, health impact model; Pb, lead.
Low and high estimates based on the lower and upper bound effect estimates from the Lanphear et al. (2018) 95% confidence interval.