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A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977.

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Wing, S; Manton, KG
Published in: American journal of public health
August 1981

In this paper, records of all medical conditions on death certificates are used to evaluate hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina over the decade 1968-1977. Use of both an inclusive hypertension recode category and multiple cause data resulted in gains in information of over 750 per cent in all four race/sex groups compared to the commonly used underlying cause, hypertensive disease category. Race, sex and age specific 10-year trends in death rates for all mentions of hypertension are analyzed, with comparisons to underlying cause mortality from ischemic heart disease and stroke. Age-adjusted declines of 19 to 24 per cent between 1968 and 1977 were observed for all race/sex groups, although non-White declines occurred mainly at younger ages while White declines (especially White males) occurred mainly at older ages. The non-White excess of hypertension mentions (compared to Whites) increased for males and decreased for females. The decline in hypertension mentions, in spite of the increased awareness of hypertension as a public health problem which would make it more likely to be mentioned on death certificates, suggests that there was a real reduction in the contribution of hypertension to total mortality over the period.

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Published In

American journal of public health

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EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

August 1981

Volume

71

Issue

8

Start / End Page

823 / 830

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Coronary Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders
 

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Wing, S., & Manton, K. G. (1981). A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977. American Journal of Public Health, 71(8), 823–830. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.71.8.823
Wing, S., and K. G. Manton. “A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977.American Journal of Public Health 71, no. 8 (August 1981): 823–30. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.71.8.823.
Wing S, Manton KG. A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977. American journal of public health. 1981 Aug;71(8):823–30.
Wing, S., and K. G. Manton. “A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 71, no. 8, Aug. 1981, pp. 823–30. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.71.8.823.
Wing S, Manton KG. A multiple cause of death analysis of hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina, 1968-1977. American journal of public health. 1981 Aug;71(8):823–830.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

August 1981

Volume

71

Issue

8

Start / End Page

823 / 830

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Coronary Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders