Figure 2. Age-adjusted rates of hospitalized ADHF events: 2005 to 2009.
Rates of first, recurrent, and all ADHF hospitalizations are adjusted for age by the direct method, according to the US 2000 population distribution. * p value < 0.05 for the gender-specific comparison between African American and white groups. Republished with permission from Chang PP, Chambless LE, Shahar E, et al. Incidence and survival of hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure in four US communities (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study). Am J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 1;113(3):504–10.