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A More Complete Picture of Higher Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence Among Blacks Compared to Whites Jay S. Kaufman, PhD, Sam Harper, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 124, Issue 5, Pages e5-e6 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.11.016 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Prevalence ratios (left vertical axis) and prevalence differences per 100,000 population (right vertical axis) of self-reported cardiovascular disease by 10-year age group and sex, US Blacks and Whites, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2006 (as shown in Jolly et al, p. 815, Table 3).1 The American Journal of Medicine 2011 124, e5-e6DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.11.016) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions