Table 2 Prevalence of the chronic diseases by gender and race
From: The burden of chronic diseases in a rural North Florida sample
Disease | Overall | Black women | Black men | White women | White men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular disease a | 8.5 (7.1–9.7)b | 7.9 (5.0–10.3) | 11.7 (6.2–14.9) | 5.7 (4.2–7.1) | 10.2 (8.3–12.0) |
Heart Attack | 3.8 (3.0–4.7) | 1.9 (0.3–3.1) | 5.2 (2.1–7.7) | 2.1 (1.1–2.9) | 5.8 (4.3–7.0) |
Heart Failure | 3.9 (2.8–4.9) | 5.8 (3.0–8.2) | 5.2 (1.5–8.1) | 2.4 (1.4–3.3) | 3.9 (2.5–5.1) |
Stroke | 3.9 (2.8–4.9) | 2.5 (0.7–3.7) | 6.2 (2.3–9.1) | 3.4 (2.0–4.7) | 4.3 (2.4–6.0) |
Diabetes | 14.3 (12.7–15.7) | 23.4 (19.7–25.7) | 17.1 (12.1–20.1) | 11.3 (8.2–13.5) | 13.1 (10.8–15.2) |
Arthritis | 27.8 (26.5–28.8) | 30.6 (27.7–32.4) | 23.9 (19.9–26.2) | 30.3 (28.3–31.6) | 25.4 (22.1–27.5) |
Cancer | 9.2 (7.8–10.3) | 8.8 (5.4–11.5) | 7.8 (4.1–10.4) | 10.4 (8.2–12.2) | 8.0 (6.1–9.9) |