Sobering statistics from the AHA's 2023 heart disease and stroke update Coronavirus Disease COVID Blood BloodPressure Cardiovascular Stroke Heart AHAScience CircAHA American_Heart
By Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.Jan 25 2023Reviewed by Aimee Molineux The American Heart Association , in collaboration with the United States National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies, publishes a Statistical Update detailing the most recent statistics on cardiovascular disease and its contributing factors in the U.S.
In the 2023 report, the AHA states that despite the consistent decline in cigarette use over the past several years, various marginalized populations throughout the U.S. continue to use tobacco at much higher rates as compared to the general population. Over 27% of American Indian/Alaska Native adults and youth, as well as over 16% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, report cigarette use as compared to 13% of White and 12.3% of heterosexual/straight adults, respectively.
The impact of COVID-19 By July 2022, over 1,000,000 COVID-19 deaths had been reported in the United States, which equated over 300 deaths for every 100,000 people. This death rate was estimated to be 292 deaths for every 100,000 people in urban areas as compared to those living in non-metropolitan areas, where COVID-19 caused death in 392 people for every 100,000.
In an effort to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, particularly among vulnerable patient populations, many patients chose to stay home instead of attending their normal healthcare visits. In fact, the current AHA report indicates that weekly cholesterol testing rates declined by over 39% in 2020, with the greatest reduction observed between March and May 2020.
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