Table 3.
Sex‐Specific Prevalence of AHA/ACC HF Stages at ARIC Visit 3: Overall and at or Below Versus Above Median Age (≤58 Versus >58) Y (N=1871)
| HF Stages | Women, N (%) | Men, N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ Median Age | >Median Age | All Ages | ≤ Median Age | >Median Age | All Ages | |
| Total (no.) | 650 | 559 | 1209 | 364 | 298 | 662 |
| Healthy/0 | 29 (4.5) | 11 (2.0) | 40 (3.3) | 24 (6.6) | 7 (2.4) | 31 (4.7) |
| A | 147 (22.6) | 104 (18.6) | 251 (20.8) | 86 (23.6) | 49 (16.4) | 135 (20.4) |
| B | 425 (65.4) | 366 (65.4) | 791 (65.4) | 241 (66.2) | 221 (74.2) | 462 (69.8) |
| C/D | 49 (7.5) | 78 (14.0) | 127 (10.5) | 13 (3.6) | 21 (7.1) | 34 (5.1) |
ACC/AHA indicates American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; and HF, heart failure.