Table 2:
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality during follow-up, stratified by race/ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | White (2622; 38.5%) | Chinese (804; 11.8%) | Black (1892; 27.8%) | Hispanic (1496; 22.0%) | Total (n=6814) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause mortality; n (%) | 612 (23.3) | 145 (18.0%) | 499 (26.4) | 296 (19.8) | 1552 (22.8) |
| All-cause death rates* | 15.8 | 12.1 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 15.8 |
| Age at death (mean years) ** | 81.2 | 80.9 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 79.7 |
| Cardiovascular mortality; n (%) | 123 (4.7) | 40 (5.0) | 127 (6.7) | 74 (4.9) | 364 (5.3) |
| Cardiovascular death rates* | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| CVD proportion of mortality | 20.1% | 27.6% | 25.4% | 25.0% | 23.5% |
per 1000 person-years at risk;
Among participants who died during follow-up. CVD= cardiovascular.