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Show Diseases of the Heart (ICD-9 Codes: 390-398,402,404-429) (1993 Total Deaths from Diseases of the Heart in Utah = 2,900) Diseases of the heart include rheumatic heart disease, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertensive heart disease, and diseases of the valves and vessels connecting to the heart. Generally, the death rate for diseases of the heart has steadily declined in Utah. The United States' rate continues its slow decline. Utah's rate is significantly lower than the national rate. This may be due to a generally healthier lifestyle including exercise, diet and less smoking. Table 35. Diseases of the Heart* Utah falls well below the national median, and ranks 47th out of 50 states in the percentage of persons who reported ever having their cholesterol checked for 1993. Table 36. Cholesterol Screening* 1991 1992 1993 Utah 58.72 59.42 62.75 Median State 65.19 67.25 67.87 Range of States 58.07-72.62 59.42-73.66 59.50-75.56 Utah:U.S. Year Utah U.S. (Ratio) 1980 170.7 202.0 0.85:1 1981 167.4 195.0 0.86:1 1982 159.6 190.5 0.84:1 1983 150.8 188.8 0.80:1 1984 156.4 183.6 0.85:1 1985 147.7 180.5 0.82:1 1986 137.7 175.0 0.79:1 1987 135.7 169.6 0.80:1 1988 130.7 166.3 0.79:1 1989 116.3 155.9 0.75:1 1990 113.7 152.0 0.75:1 1991 109.7 148.2 0.74:1 1992 105.2 144.3 0.73:1 1993 107.9 ~ ~ ?Percentage of people who reported ever having had their cholesterol levels checked. Utah males continue to be almost twice as likely to die from diseases of the heart than are females. This may be partially explained by physiological and genetic differences, exercise patterns, differences in stress management, and higher smoking rates in males. Table 37. Heart Disease Mortality by Sex in Utah* *Age-adjusted rates Age-adjusted to the per 100,000 population. 1940 stnadard population. Years Total Male Female 1979-81 171.7 239.4 114.7 1982-84 155.6 212.7 107.0 1985-87 140.2 187.3 99.5 1988-90 120.1 160.0 84.3 1991-93 107.6 140.2 80.3 ?Age-Adjusted Rates per 100,000 Population. From 1979 to 1993 the numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Figure 23 Diseases of the Heart Mortality 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Rates are age-adjusted to the 1940 standard population. 68 Health Status |