Trends in Alzheimer's disease and heart failure-related mortality among older American adults: Insights from the CDC WONDER database.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alzheimer's disease is one of the leading causes of death among the elderly in the United States with heart failure sharing similar risk factors. This study investigated trends and disparities in Alzheimer's disease mortality among older adults with heart failure from 1999 to 2020 in the United States.

Methods

Making use of ICD-10 codes death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research database was retrieved for patients aged ≥65 years between 1999 and 2020. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs), per 100,000 people, and Annual Percentage Change (APCs) with their respective 95 % Confidence Intervals (CI) were also calculated. Data was stratified by year, gender, race and geographical dist

SUBMITTER: Shaikh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666518 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature