Figure 4
From: Redistribution of heart failure as the cause of death: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Percent increase in age-adjusted mortality rate for coronary heart disease after redistribution of heart failure deaths by race and state. Age-adjusted mortality rate is per 100,000 population among US (a) Caucasian and (b) African American adults ≥55 years, age-standardized to the 2000 US standard population. Data for African Americans in Minnesota were suppressed because of small numbers. MD, Maryland; MN, Minnesota; MS, Mississippi; NC, North Carolina.