Question:
What is the number one cause of death in African American and Hispanic females?
Heart Disease Statistics in Minority Female Groups
Here are some statistics from the American Heart Association on the effect of heart disease in minority groups and women:
-Almost 40 percent of African American females who die, die of heart disease.
-44 percent of African American women have some sort of heart disease.
-In 2003 over 55,000 African American females died from heart disease.
-African American females have a 71 percent greater chance of having a stroke compared to Caucasian women.
-47 percent of African American women have a cholesterol level greater than 200 mg/dl.
-67 percent of African American women are overweight.
-African American women ages 55 to 64 are twice as likely to have a heart attacked compared to white women.
-Heart disease is the number one killer of African American women.
-Mexican American or Hispanic women are 1.5 times more likely to be obese than white women.
-Almost 50 percent of Hispanic women are at risk for high cholesterol.
-57 percent of Mexican American women get no exercise at all.
-Heart disease and stroke are responsible for 33 percent of Hispanic women's deaths.
-Cardiovascular diseases affect almost 27 percent of Hispanic women over the age of 20.
-12.3 percent of Hispanic women over the age of 18 smoke.
-Heart disease is the number one killer of Hispanic women.
Heart Disease Frequently Asked Questions
Who is at risk for heart disease?
Why is the elderly at risk for heart disease?
Who is at more risk for heart disease? Men or women?
Why does heredity put a person at risk of heart disease?
Why are people of a certain race at risk for heart disease?
Why does smoking contribute to heart disease?
How does cholesterol contribute to heart disease?
How can high blood pressure contribute to heart disease?
How does body weight contribute to heart disease?
How can not exercising and eating poorly contribute to heart disease?
What is coronary artery disease?
What is congestive heart failure?
How many women will die of a heart attack this year alone?
How many men died of heart disease in 2002?
How many Hispanic men and African American men have heart disease?
What is the number one cause of death in African American and Hispanic females?
Which countries have the lowest rate of heart disease?
What should people eat for a heart healthy diet?
How much saturated fat should be in vegetable oil or margarine?
How much fiber should adults have daily?
How much sodium intake should a healthy adult have daily?
What are some recommended diet and recipe books for those with heart disease?
How can risk factor screening help prevent heart disease?
Aspirin can reduce your risk of heart disease by how much?
How can educating yourself help prevent heart disease?
What interventions should one take if they are determined to be high risk for heart disease?
What can one drink a day help do?
What are the risk factors for heart disease?
How can I prevent getting heart disease?
How many people have heart disease?
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What are nuts effect on cholesterol levels?
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What is the waist-to-hip ratio?
When will my doctor recommend cholesterol medication?
What is the metabolic syndrome?
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