Epidemiology

Heart Disease Death Rates Among Women Vary Dramatically by State and Race

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 27th, 2000

Striking differences in heart disease death rates exist among American women based on race and geographical location, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), Pennsylvania.

Results of the study appeared in the June 2000 issue of the Journal of Women's Health & Gender-Based Medicine.

Comparing the highest and lowest rates across racial and geographical categories, investigators found a stunning seven-fold difference in mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) among American women aged 45 to 54 - 125 deaths per 100,000 black women in Arkansas vs. 17 deaths per 100,000 white...

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