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| Listed below are a number of important health-related charts gathered by Mybrotha.COM from various statistical reporting agencies. We gather this information in order to provide valid data for our readers, and to help identify disparities in health status. This data is outlined in charts and may show such statistics as the use of health care by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, region, and other population characteristics.
These charts are based on the latest, most up to date information as reported by the various agencies and may change periodically.
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Hypertension by Age, and Race/Ethnicity, U.S, 1999-2002
Measure = % (percent) |
| Age | Non-Hispanic Black | Non-Hispanic White | Mexican-American |
| 20-44 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 7.3 |
| 45-64 | 56.7 | 36.0 | 34.8 |
| 65 & Over | 82.6 | 70.6 | 67.8 |
| Source: Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Americans Without Health Insurance, Working Age Adults, 2004
Measure = % (percent) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 19.9 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 14.2 |
| Hispanic | 32.4 |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Americans With Diabetes, 18 Years of Age and Older, United States, 2003
Measure = % (percent) |
| White (Caucasian) | 6.2 |
| Black or African-American | 10.1 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6 |
| Asian | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 6.5 |
| In separate questions, respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had diabetes (or sugar diabetes; female respondents were instructed to exclude pregnancy-related diabetes). Responses from persons who said they had ‘‘borderline’’ diabetes were treated as unknown with respect to diabetes. |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Americans With Heart Disease, 18 Years of Age and Older, United States, 2003
Measure = % (percent) |
| White (Caucasian) | 11.4 |
| Black or African-American | 9.9 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.7 |
| Asian | 5.6 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 16.6 |
| In separate questions, respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had diabetes (or sugar diabetes; female respondents were instructed to exclude pregnancy-related diabetes). Responses from persons who said they had ‘‘borderline’’ diabetes were treated as unknown with respect to diabetes. |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
AIDS Cases According To Age At Diagnosis, By Race, Male: U.S., 2003
Measure = (Cases per 100,000) |
| White (Caucasian) | 13.6 |
| Black or African-American | 109.2 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37.2 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 7.2 |
| Excludes data for U.S. dependencies and possessions and independent nations in free association with the U.S. Data for 2003 has been updated through December 31, 2003, to include temporally delayed case reports and may differ from previous editions of Health, United States. |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention—Surveillance and Epidemiology, AIDS Surveillance, 2004 special data run. |
AIDS Cases According To Age At Diagnosis, By Race, Female: U.S., 2003
Measure = (Cases per 100,000) |
| White (Caucasian) | 2.2 |
| Black or African-American | 49.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.3 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1.3 |
| Excludes data for U.S. dependencies and possessions and independent nations in free association with the U.S. Data for 2003 has been updated through December 31, 2003, to include temporally delayed case reports and may differ from previous editions of Health, United States. |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention—Surveillance and Epidemiology, AIDS Surveillance, 2004 special data run. |
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