Prevalence of Single and Multiple Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity Among US Adults Aged 60 to 79 Years.

摘要: INTRODUCTION Diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) (coronary artery disease, heart attack, and angina pectoris), chronic lung (emphysema, bronchitis, obstructive pulmonary disease) are major causes of death in the United States. The objective this study was to assess racial/ethnic differences prevalence these conditions as cause among people aged 60 79 years with one or more conditions. METHODS We used data on from National Health Interview Survey 56,290 adults who reported having any assessed for 2006 through 2014. compared trends age 11 single multiple Analyses employed multinomial logistic regression models. RESULTS Hispanics non-Hispanic blacks had greatest diabetes, whites cancer disease. diseases an individual varied less by race/ethnicity. An exception both diabetes CVD, which higher than whites. Non-Hispanic 65 75 odds at same ages. lower CVD Women a age-specific men most Most showed inverse relationship education South other regions. CONCLUSION Strong exist conditions, but Comparing races/ethnicities, dyads triads may occur often different orders.