Prevention & lipids

Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults Aged 35 Years or Older, 2018 to 2022

Ann Intern MedPublished Cross-sectional study

Main finding · CVD ASMRResult — go to the resultRate ratio 1.5

Authors' conclusion

NHPI adults have a high rate of CVD mortality, which was previously masked by aggregation of the NHPI population with the Asian population.

Study context

Population
US adults aged ≥35 years at death, 50 states and DC, 2018–2022Cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI)
Participants
10,870 adults
Exposure
CVD mortality in NHPI adults vs other race groups
Outcome
Age-standardized CVD mortality rate (ICD-10 I00–I99 as underlying cause)
Follow-up
2018 to 2022
Methodological detailsnational mortality surveillance data (NVSS), Limitation: potential misclassification of underlying cause of death or race group
  • National mortality surveillance data (NVSS)
  • Limitation: potential misclassification of underlying cause of death or race group

Main finding

CVD ASMR

Rate ratio

1.5

Events by group

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults Aged 35 Years or Older, 2018 to 2022. Ann Intern Med. Published 15 October 2024. doi:10.7326/m24-0801

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