1. Cardiovascular Disease Figures

2. Figure 1.1. CVD and Leading Causes of Death, N.C., 2010
Total Cardiovascular Diseases: 23,232 deaths, 29.6% of all deaths*
*Unintentional injuries other than motor-vehicles injuries.
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina, SCHS Online Database,

3. Figure 1.2. Major Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates, 1979-2008
Major Cardiovascular Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I78; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

4. Figure 1.3. Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2008
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99; Q20-Q28.
Rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

5. Figure 1. 4. Major Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates by Gender, N. C
Major Cardiovascular Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I78; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

6. Figure 1. 5. Major Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates by Race, N. C
Major Cardiovascular Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I78; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

7. Figure 1.6. Major Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates by Race and Gender, N.C., 1979-2008
Major Cardiovascular Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I78; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

8. Figure 1.7. Percentage of Total CVD Deaths by Age Group, Race, and Gender, N.C., 2004-2008
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

9. Figure 1.8. Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2004-2008
N.C. overall: 275.0
U.S.: 265.7
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99; Q20-Q28.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

10. All Cardiovascular Diseases: 162,329
Figure 1.9. Number and Percentage of Total CVD Hospital Discharges by Type of CVD, N.C., 2010
All Cardiovascular Diseases: 162,329
ICD-9-CM codes: Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations ; Heart Disease , , 402, 404, , ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Congestive Heart Failure 428.0; Stroke Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

11. Figure 1.10. CVD Hospital Discharge Rates, N.C.,
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

12. Figure 1. 11. CVD Hospital Discharge Rates by Age and Gender, N. C
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

13. Figure 1. 12. Percentage of CVD Hospitalizations by Age Group, N. C
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Provisional Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

14. Figure 1.13. Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Discharge Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2006-2010
N.C. overall:
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes: ; Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

15. Figure 1.14. Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs of CVD, United States, 2008
Total: $297.7 billion
Data Source: Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;125:e2–e220.

16. Figure 1.15. Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Charges, N.C., 1995-2010
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012. Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

17. Figure 1.16. Cardiovascular Disease: Average Hospital Charges per Stay, N.C., 1995-2010
Total Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.
Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

18. Stroke Figures

19. Figure 2.1. Stroke and Leading Causes of Death, N.C., 2010
*Unintentional injuries other than motor-vehicles injuries.
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina, SCHS Online Database,

20. Figure 2.2. Stroke Death Rates & Healthy People 2020 Target, 2009
Healthy People 2020 Objective Stroke: ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Healthy People 2020, Online Database, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 8/28/2012.

21. Figure 2.3. Stroke Death Rates, 1979-2008
Stroke: : ICD-10 codes I60-I69; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

22. Figure 2.4. Stroke Disease Deaths Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2008
Stroke: ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
Rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

23. Figure 2.5. Stroke Death Rates by Gender, N.C.,
Stroke: : ICD-10 codes I60-I69; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

24. Figure 2.6. Stroke Death Rates by Race and Ethnicity & Healthy People 2020 Target, N.C., 2008
Healthy People 2020 Objective Stroke: ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Healthy People 2020, Online Database, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 8/28/2012.

25. Figure 2.7. Stroke Death Rates by Race, N.C.,
Stroke: : ICD-10 codes I60-I69; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

26. Figure 2.8. Stroke Death Rates by Race and Gender, N.C., 1979-2008
Stroke: : ICD-10 codes I60-I69; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

27. Figure 2.9. Percentage of Total Stroke Deaths by Age Group, Race, and Gender, N.C., 2004-2008
Stroke: : ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

28. Figure 2. 10. Stroke Death Rates by County of Residence, N. C
Unreliable Rate (<50 Deaths)
Unreliable Rate (<20 Deaths)
N.C. overall: 47.8
U.S. ( ): 44.5
Stroke: ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
N.C. Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Volume 2: Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina 2010,
U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

29. Figure Number and Percentage of Total CVD Hospital Discharges that were Due to Stroke, N.C., 2010
ICD-9-CM codes: Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations ; Heart Disease , , 402, 404, , ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Congestive Heart Failure 428.0; Stroke Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

30. Figure 2.12. Stroke Hospital Discharge Rates, N.C.,
Stroke: ICD-9-CM Codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

31. Figure 2. 13. Stroke Hospital Discharge Rates by Age and Gender, N. C
Stroke: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

32. Figure 2. 14. Percentage of Stroke Hospitalizations by Age Group, N. C
Stroke: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

33. Figure 2. 15. Stroke History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Stroke History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Age Group, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

34. Figure 2. 16. Stroke History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Stroke History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Race, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

35. Figure 2. 17. Stroke History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Stroke History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Education, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

36. Figure 2. 18. Stroke History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Stroke History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Household Income, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

37. Figure 2.19. Stroke Hospital Discharge Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2006-2010
N.C. overall: 298.4
Stroke: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

38. Figure 2.20. Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs of CVD and Stroke, United States, 2008
Total: $297.7 billion
Total: $34.3 billion
Data Source: Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;125:e2–e220.

39. Figure 2.21. Stroke Hospital Charges, N.C., 1995-2010
Stroke: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012. Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

40. Figure 2.22. Stroke Average Hospital Charges per Stay, N.C., 1995-2010
Stroke: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.
Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

41. Figure 2. 23. Annual Medicaid Costs due to Stroke and Other CVD, N. C
Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Annual Medicaid Cost due to CVD, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 09/19/2012.

42. Figure 2.24. Stroke Awareness, N.C. Adults, 2001-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data not available in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew All Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

43. Figure 2.25. Knowledge of Each Stroke Symptom, N.C. Adults, 2001-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

44. Figure 2. 26. Stroke Awareness by Hypertension Status, N. C
Figure Stroke Awareness by Hypertension Status, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analysis conducted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

45. Figure 2.27. Knowledge of Each Stroke Symptom by Hypertension Status, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analysis conducted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

46. Figure 2. 28. Stroke Awareness by Stroke History Status, N. C
Figure Stroke Awareness by Stroke History Status, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analysis conducted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

47. Figure 2.29. Knowledge of Each Stroke Symptom by Stroke History Status, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analysis conducted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

48. Heart Disease Figures

49. Figure 3.1. Heart Disease and Leading Causes of Death, N.C., 2010
*Unintentional injuries other than motor-vehicles injuries.
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina, SCHS Online Database,

50. Figure 3.2. Heart Disease Death Rates, 1979-2008
Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51; : ICD-9 codes , 402, 404, multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

51. Figure 3.3. Heart Disease Death Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2008
Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51.
Rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

52. Figure 3.4. Heart Disease Death Rates by Gender, N.C., 1979-2008
Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51; : ICD-9 codes , 402, 404, multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

53. Figure 3.5. Heart Disease Death Rates by Race, N.C., 1979-2008
Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51; : ICD-9 codes , 402, 404, multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

54. Figure 3. 6. Heart Disease Death Rates by Race and Gender, N. C
Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51; : ICD-9 codes , 402, 404, multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

55. Figure 3.7. Percentage of Total Heart Disease Deaths by Age Group, Race, and Gender, N.C., 2004-2008
Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

56. Figure 3. 8. Heart Disease Death Rates by County of Residence, N. C
N.C. overall: 184.9
U.S. ( ): 200.8
Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
N.C. Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Volume 2: Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina 2010,
U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

57. All Heart Diseases: 108,013, 66.5% of CVD Hospitalizations*
Figure 3.9. Number and Percentage of Total CVD Hospital Discharges that were Due to Heart Disease, N.C., 2010
All Heart Diseases: 108,013, 66.5% of CVD Hospitalizations*
ICD-9-CM codes: Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations ; Heart Disease , , 402, 404, , ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Congestive Heart Failure 428.0; Stroke Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

58. Figure 3.10. Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates, N.C., 1995-2010
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM Codes , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

59. Figure 3.11. Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2010
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

60. Figure 3.12. Percentage of Heart Disease Hospitalizations by Age Group, N.C., 2010
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

61. Figure 3.13. Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2006-2010
N.C. overall:
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes: , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

62. Figure 3.14. Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs of CVD and Heart Disease, United States, 2008
Data Source: Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012; 125:e2–e220.

63. Figure 3.15. Heart Disease Hospital Charges, N.C.,
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012. Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

64. Figure 3. 16. Heart Disease: Average Hospital Charges per Stay, N. C
Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes , , 402, 404, , ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.
Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

65. Figure 3.17. Annual Medicaid Costs due to Heart Disease and Other CVD, N.C., 2011
Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Annual Medicaid Cost due to CVD, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 09/19/2012.

66. Coronary Heart Disease Figures

67. Figure 4.1. Coronary Heart Disease, CVD, and Leading Causes of Death, N.C., 2010
*Unintentional injuries other than motor-vehicles injuries.
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina, SCHS Online Database,

68. Figure 4.2. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates, 1979-2008
Coronary Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I20-I25; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

69. Figure 4.3. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates & Healthy People 2020 Target, 2008
Healthy People 2010 Objective Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I11, I20-I25.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Healthy People 2020, Online Database, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 8/28/2012.

70. Figure 4.4. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2008
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I20-I25.
Rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

71. Figure 4. 5. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by Gender, N. C
Coronary Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I20-I25; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

72. Figure 4.6. Death Rates by Race and Ethnicity & Healthy People 2020 Target, N.C., 2008
Healthy People 2020 Objective Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I11, I20-I25.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Healthy People 2020, Online Database, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 8/28/2012.

73. Figure 4. 7. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by Race, N. C
Coronary Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I20-I25; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

74. Figure 4. 8. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by Race and Gender, N
Figure 4.8. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by Race and Gender, N.C.,
Coronary Heart Disease: : ICD-10 codes I20-I25; : ICD-9 codes , multiplied by comparability ratio of Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

75. Figure 4.9. Percentage of Total Coronary Heart Disease Deaths by Age Group, Race, and Gender, N.C.,
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I20-I25.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

76. Figure 4.10. Coronary Heart Disease Death Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2004-2008
N.C. overall: 129.6
U.S.: 135.3
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-10 codes I20-I25.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

77. Figure Number and Percentage of Total CVD Hospital Discharges that were Due to Coronary Heart Disease, N.C., 2010
ICD-9-CM codes: Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations ; Heart Disease , , 402, 404, , ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Congestive Heart Failure 428.0; Stroke Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

78. Figure 4. 12. Coronary Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates, N. C
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

79. Figure 4.13. Coronary Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2010
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

80. Figure 4.14. Percentage of Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations by Age Group, N.C., 2010
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/29/2012.

81. Figure 4. 15. Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Age Group, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

82. Figure 4. 16. Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Race, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

83. Figure 4. 17. Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Education, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

84. Figure 4. 18. Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N. C
Figure Coronary Heart Disease History and Knowledge among N.C. Adults by Household Income, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

85. Figure 4.19. Coronary Heart Disease Hospital Discharge Rates by County of Residence, N.C., 2006-2010
N.C. overall: 440.7
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes: ; Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

86. Figure 4.20. Coronary Heart Disease Hospital Charges, N.C., 1995-2010
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012. Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

87. Figure 4.21. Coronary Heart Disease: Average Hospital Charges per Stay, N.C., 1995-2010
Coronary Heart Disease: ICD-9-CM codes ; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.
Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

88. Figure 4.22. Heart Attack Awareness, N.C. Adults, 2001-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data not available in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
*Knew All Symptoms & Would Call 911 produced by State Center for Health Statistics, 06/22/2012.

89. Figure 4. 23. Knowledge of Each Heart Attack Symptom, N. C
Figure Knowledge of Each Heart Attack Symptom, N.C. Adults,
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data not available in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

90. Figure 4.24. Heart Attack Awareness by Coronary Heart Disease History, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
CHD= Coronary Heart Disease.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analyzed by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

91. Figure Knowledge of Each Heart Attack Symptom by Coronary Heart Disease History, N.C. Adults, 2007
Adults = ages 18+ years.
CHD= Coronary Heart Disease.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Analyzed by the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 2010.

92. Heart Failure Figures

93. Figure 5. 1. Heart Failure, CVD, and Leading Causes of Death, N. C
*Unintentional injuries other than motor-vehicles injuries.
Total Cardiovascular Disease, including congenital malformations: ICD-10 codes I00-I99, Q20-Q28.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death in North Carolina, SCHS Online Database,

94. Figure 5.2. Heart Failure Death Rates, 1979-2008
Heart Failure: : ICD-10 codes I50; : ICD-9 codes 428 multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

95. Figure 5.3. Heart Failure Death Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2008
Heart Failure: ICD-10 codes I50.
Rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

96. Figure 5. 4. Smoothed. Heart Failure Death Rates by Gender, N. C
* 3-year moving averages (i.e., smoothed rate shown for 1999 is an average of the 1998, 1999, and 2000 rates).
Heart Failure: : ICD-10 codes I50; : ICD-9 codes 428 multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

97. Figure 5. 5. Smoothed. Heart Failure Death Rates by Race, N. C
* 3-year moving averages (i.e., smoothed rate shown for 1999 is an average of the 1998, 1999, and 2000 rates).
Heart Failure: : ICD-10 codes I50; : ICD-9 codes 428 multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

98. Figure 5. 6. Smoothed. Heart Failure Death Rates by Race and Gender, N
Figure 5.6. Smoothed* Heart Failure Death Rates by Race and Gender, N.C.,
* 3-year moving averages (i.e., smoothed rate shown for 1999 is an average of the 1998, 1999, and 2000 rates).
Heart Failure: : ICD-10 codes I50; : ICD-9 codes 428 multiplied by comparability ratio of
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, and CDC WONDER Online Database,

99. Figure 5.7. Percentage of Total Heart Failure Deaths by Age Group, Race, and Gender, N.C., 2004-2008
Heart Failure: ICD-10 codes I50.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

100. Figure 5. 8. Heart Failure Death Rates by County of Residence, N. C
<20 deaths*
N.C. Overall: 18.5
U.S.: 18.3
Heart Failure: ICD-10 codes I50.
Rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
* Rates based on fewer than 20 deaths may be unreliable, should be interpreted with caution, and are not mapped.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File, CDC WONDER Online Database,

101. Figure 5.9. Number and Percentage of Total CVD Hospital Discharges that were Due to Congestive Heart Failure, N.C., 2010
ICD-9-CM codes: Cardiovascular Disease, excluding congenital malformations ; Heart Disease , , 402, 404, , ; Coronary Heart Disease ; Congestive Heart Failure 428.0; Stroke Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

102. Figure 5.10. Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalization Rates & Healthy People 2010 Targets
Healthy People 2010 Objective Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis.
Age-specific rates per 1,000 population.
Data Source: Healthy People 2020, Online Database, and North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

103. Figure 5. 11. Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Discharge Rates, N. C
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

104. Figure 5.12. Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Discharge Rates by Age and Gender, N.C., 2010
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

105. Figure 5.13. Percentage of Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations by Age Group, N.C., 2010
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Provisional Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

106. Figure Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Discharge Rates by County of Residence, N.C.,
Hospital Discharge Rate
N.C. overall: 169.8
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes: 428.0; Principal diagnosis only; N.C. residents only.
Discharge rates per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the U.S standard population.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.

107. Figure 5. 15. Congestive Heart Failure Hospital Charges, N. C
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012. Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

108. Figure 5.16. Congestive Heart Failure: Average Hospital Charges per Stay, N.C., 1995-2010
Congestive Heart Failure: ICD-9-CM Codes 428.0; Principal diagnosis only.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Inpatient Hospital Discharges, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 06/08/2012.
Charges adjusted to 2011 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tables for Medical Care for years , U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted.

109. Figure 5.17. Annual Medicaid Costs due to Congestive Heart Failure and Other CVD, N.C., 2011
Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Annual Medicaid Cost due to CVD, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 09/19/2012.

110. High Blood Pressure Figures

111. Figure 6.1. Blood Pressure Checked within Past 2 Years, 1991-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
US Data Source: National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, , ; data not available for U.S. in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998,

112. Figure 6. 2. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N. C
Figure 6.2. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Age Group, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

113. Figure 6. 3. Blood Pressure Checked within Past 2 Years, by Gender, N
Figure 6.3. Blood Pressure Checked within Past 2 Years, by Gender, N.C.,
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, ,

114. Figure 6. 4. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N. C
Figure 6.4. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Race and Gender, 2009
* Among those who have high blood pressure.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Blood pressure screening data is from 2005, all other data are from 2009.

115. Figure 6. 5. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N. C
Figure 6.5. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Race, 2009
* Among those who have high blood pressure.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

116. Figure 6. 6. Blood Pressure Checked within Past 2 Years, by Race, N. C
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, ,

117. Figure 6. 7. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N. C
Figure 6.7. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Education, 2009
* Among those who have high blood pressure.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

118. Figure 6. 8. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N. C
Figure 6.8. Blood Pressure-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Household Income, 2009
* Among those who have high blood pressure.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

119. Figure 6.9. Estimated Direct and Indirect Costs of CVD and Hypertensive Disease, United States, 2008
Data Source: Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;125:e2–e220.

120. Figure 6.10. Hypertension Prevalence, 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
included women diagnosed with high blood pressure only while pregnant as hypertensive, while 2003 and later years data do not consider them to be hypertensive.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
US Data Source: National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Data not available for U.S. in ; data not available for N.C. or U.S. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

121. Figure 6.11. Annual Medicaid Costs due to Hypertension and Other CVD, N.C., 2011
Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Annual Medicaid Cost due to CVD, Produced by: State Center for Health Statistics, 09/19/2012.

122. Figure 6.12. Hypertension Prevalence, by Gender, N.C., 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
included women diagnosed with high blood pressure only while pregnant as hypertensive, while 2003 and later years data do not consider them to be hypertensive.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

123. Figure 6.13. Hypertension Prevalence by Age and Race, N.C., 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Race specific data combines & 75+ categories.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

124. Figure 6.14. Hypertension Prevalence, by Race, N.C., 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
included women diagnosed with high blood pressure only while pregnant as hypertensive, while 2003 and later years data do not consider them to be hypertensive.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

125. Figure Percentage of People with Diagnosed Hypertension who are Taking Anti-Hypertensive Medication, N.C. Adults,
included women diagnosed with high blood pressure only while pregnant as hypertensive, while 2003 and later years data do not consider them to be hypertensive.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

126. Figure 6.16. Use of Anti-Hypertensive Medication by Race and Gender, N.C. Adults, 2001-2009
included women diagnosed with high blood pressure only while pregnant as hypertensive, while 2003 and later years data do not consider them to be hypertensive.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

127. High Blood Cholesterol Figures

128. Figure 7.1. Cholesterol Checked within Past 5 Years, 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
North Carolina Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
U.S. Data Source: National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Data not available for U.S. in ; data not available for N.C. or U.S. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

129. Figure 7. 2. Cholesterol-related Measures among N. C
Figure 7.2. Cholesterol-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Age Group, 2009
* Among those who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

130. Figure 7. 3. Cholesterol Checked within Past 5 Years, by Gender, N. C
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

131. Figure 7. 4. Cholesterol-related Measures among N. C
Figure 7.4. Cholesterol-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Race and Gender, 2009
* Among those who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

132. Figure 7. 5. Cholesterol-related Measures among N. C
Figure 7.5. Cholesterol-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Race, 2009
* Among those who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

133. Figure 7. 6. Cholesterol Checked within Past 5 Years, by Race, N. C
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

134. Figure 7.7. Cholesterol Checked within Past 5 Years, by Race and Gender, N.C., 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

135. Figure 7. 8. Cholesterol-related Measures among N. C
Figure 7.8. Cholesterol-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Education, 2009
* Among those who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

136. Figure 7. 9. Cholesterol-related Measures among N. C
Figure 7.9. Cholesterol-related Measures among N.C. Adults by Household Income, 2009
* Among those who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.

137. Figure 7.10. High Cholesterol Prevalence, 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
North Carolina Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
U.S. Data Source: National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Data not available for U.S. in ; data not available for N.C. or U.S. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

138. Figure 7.11. High Cholesterol Prevalence, by Gender, N.C., 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

139. Figure 7.12. High Cholesterol Prevalence, by Race, N.C., 1990-2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
NC Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 06/2012.
Data not available for N.C. in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

140. Other Risk Factors Figures

141. Figure 8.1. Prevalence of Physical Activity-related Measures among Adults
Adults = ages 18+ years.
*During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities?
** Engaging in at least 30 minutes of moderate activity per day on 5 or more days of the week, or at least 20 minutes of vigorous activity per day on 3 or more days of the week.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, 2011 and National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Branch, 08/2012.

142. Figure 8.2. Prevalence of Physical Activity-related Measures among High School Students, 2011
* Physically active for a total of 60 minutes or more per day on 5 or more of the past 7 days.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Available at: Accessed on 8/17/2012.

143. Figure 8.3. Prevalence of Daily Consumption of 5+ Fruits and Vegetables among Adults, 2009
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, 2011 and National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Branch, 08/2012.

144. Figure 8.4. Prevalence of Daily Consumption of 5+ Fruits and Vegetables among High School Students, 2011
N.C. Data Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Available at:
Accessed on 8/17/2012.
U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

145. Figure 8.5. Prevalence of Tobacco Use-related Measures among Adults, 2010
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 08/2012 and National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Quitting Smoking Among Adults--- United States, MMWR 2011; 60 (No. 44): 1514.

146. Figure 8.6. Prevalence of Tobacco Use-related Measures among Students
N.C. Data Source: 2011 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey.
U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students --- United States, MMWR 2010; 59(No. 33):

147. Figure 8.7. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adults, 2010
Overweight: BMI >= 25.0 and <30.0; Obese: BMI >= 30.0; Overweight or Obese: BMI >= 25.0.
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, 2011 and National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 08/2012.

148. Figure 8.8. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among High School Students, 2011
Overweight: BMI >= 85th and <95th Percentile; Obese: BMI >= 95th Percentile.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Available at: Accessed on 8/17/2012.

149. Figure 8.9. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Children seen in N.C. Public Health Clinics by Age Group
Overweight: BMI >= 85th and <95th Percentile; Obese: BMI >= 95th Percentile; Overweight or At-risk for Overweight: BMI >= 85th Percentile.
Data from age group 2-4 years are from 2010, all other age groups are from 2009 data.
Data Source: N.C. Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System data.

150. Figure 8.10. Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes among Adults, 2010
Adults = ages 18+ years.
Data Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, SCHS Online Database, 2011 and National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, 08/2012.

151. Figure 8.11. Estimated Number of Adults with Chronic High Blood Glucose Levels, N.C., 2010
*Estimate is based on self-report of diagnosed pre-diabetes in the 2010 NC BRFSS survey.
**Estimate is based on self-report of diagnosed diabetes in the 2010 NC BRFSS survey.
+Estimate is obtained by applying the estimated national prevalence of pre-diabetes among adults 20 years or older of 35 percent (National Diabetes fact sheet, 2011) to the 2010 NC population of the same age group.
++Estimate is obtained by applying the estimated national prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among adults 20 years or older of 3.2 percent (National Diabetes fact sheet, 2011) to the 2010 NC population of the same age group.
N.C. Source: North Carolina Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics.  North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012 and National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Extracted by: Heart Disease and Stroke Branch: 08/2012.
U.S. Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes facts sheet: national estimates and general information on diabetes and pre-diabetes in the United States, Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.