Table 3.
Association of risk for CVD mortality, social vulnerability, and CVD mortality rates at the community level in 2019 and 2020.
| Correlation coefficient (ρ)⁎ |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| CVD mortality rate |
SVI | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | ||
| Percent of non-Hispanic Black residents | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.45 |
| Percent of non-Hispanic White residents | −0.38 | −0.46 | −0.77 |
| Percent of Hispanic residents | −0.52 | −0.49 | 0.02 |
| Hypertension rate | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.23 |
| Diabetes rate | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.40 |
| Smoking rate | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.44 |
| Obesity rate | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.62 |
| Poverty rate | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.73 |
| Social vulnerability index | 0.24 | 0.28 | Not applicable |
Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease. SVI, social vulnerability index.
⁎
Significant association (P < 0.05) are marked in bold.