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In general, Hispanic American adults are less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic White adults. They are also less likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults.
Hispanics/Latinos
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
5.3
6.2
0.9
Source: CDC 2014. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2012. Table 2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_260.pdf [PDF | 3.5MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men
151.1
217.9
0.7
Women
97.0
134.6
Total
121.2
171.8
Source: CDC, 2014. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 64, Num 2 Table 17. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf [PDF | 1.38MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
There are several risk factors related to diabetes. Some of these risk factors are: Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and Hispanic Americans
Hypertension
Mexican American
Mexican/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
27.3
29.6
29.3
27.5
1.1
Source: CDC 2015. Health United States, 2014. Table 60. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf [PDF |14.65MB]
Hispanics
Hispanic /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
20.9
23.4
Hispanic American
Hispanic American /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
45.9
53.9
Source: CDC 2015. Health Indicators Warehouse. [Accessed September 23, 2015] http://www.healthindicators.gov/Indicators/Blood-pressure-control-adults-with-hypertension-percent_882/Profile
High Cholesterol
Mexican/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
27.2
28.1
1.0
26.2
28.2
Source: CDC 2015. Health United States, 2014. Table 61. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus14.pdf [PDF | 14.65MB]
71.8
74.1
Source: AHRQ 2015. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. Table 7_5_1_4_2.1. http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Heart Disease and Hispanics
Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 20 and over screened for cholesterol, 2011-2012
Hispanic
54.6
70.6
0.8
64.2
72.9
59.3
Source: CDC 2013. NCHS Data Brief, No. 132, Figure 5. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db132.pdf [PDF | 778KB]
Cigarette Smoking
16.7
22.1
7.5
19.2
0.4
Source: CDC 2015. Health United States, 2014. Table 54. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus14.pdf [PDF | 14.65MB]
50.0
66.3
67.6
73.8
56.6
70.5
Source: 2012 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table T2_10_1_1-1_2b. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/index.html
At a Glance – Treatment:
White
Hispanic/White Ratio
96.7
96.1
Source: AHRQ 2015. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. Table 6_2_3_1_1.1. http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
