Heart Disease Among Near Elderly Americans: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010. Statistical Brief No. 408.

摘要

Heart disease, which includes coronary heart disease, angina, and heart attacks, is the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for almost 1 in every 4 deaths. Among near elderly (ages 50 to 64) adults there were more than 90,000 deaths due to heart disease in 2010, or 21.6 percent of all deaths for this age group. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women and for most racial/ethnic groups including whites, blacks, and Hispanics. A number of factors including high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight or obese, and physical inactivity, increase the risk of heart disease. About 1 in 6 near elderly adults in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population was diagnosed with heart disease in 2010.