Years of Potential Life Lost Because of Cardiovascular Disease in Asian-American Subgroups, 2003-2012.

ABSTRACT: Background Asian-American subgroups (Asian-Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese) display varied cardiovascular disease mortality patterns, especially at younger ages. This study aims to examine the years of potential life lost because of ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease among the 6 largest Asian-American subgroups compared with non-Hispanic whites. Methods and Results We used National Center for Health Statistics Multiple Causes of Death mortality files from 2003 to 2012 to calculate race-specific life expectancy, mean years of potential life lost, and years of potential life lost per 100 000 population for each Asian subgroup and non-Hispanic whites. Asian-American subgroups display heterogeneity in cardiovascular disease burden. Asian-Indians had

SUBMITTER: Iyer DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6509739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature