MMWR Vol. 64 / Early Release ► Vital Signs: Predicted Heart Age and Racial Disparities in Heart Age Among U.S. Adults at the State Level

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Vital Signs: Predicted Heart Age and Racial Disparities in Heart Age Among U.S. Adults at the State Level

MMWR Early Release Vol. 64, Early Release September 1, 2015

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Vital Signs: Predicted Heart Age and Racial Disparities in Heart Age Among U.S. Adults at the State Level 
Quanhe Yang, PhD, Yuna Zhong, MSPH, Matthew Ritchey, DPT, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64(Early Release):1-9 

Heart age (the predicted age of a person’s vascular system based on their cardiovascular risk factor profile) and its comparison with chronological (actual) age represent a new way to express risk for developing cardiovascular disease. This study estimates heart age and differences between heart age and chronological age (excess heart age) and examines racial, sociodemographic, and regional disparities in heart age among U.S. adults aged 30–74 years.