Data Sources

The following data sources provide data for DHDSP Data Trends & Maps. For each data source, the indicators whose data is provided by the data source are identified.

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Data source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Data computed by personnel in CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

Cardiovascular Disease

Major Cardiovascular Disease
- Prevalence
Heart Failure
- Prevalence
Coronary Heart Disease
- Prevalence
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
- Prevalence (Million Hearts)
Stroke
- Prevalence of stroke (Million Hearts)

Risk Factors

Aspirin Use
- Prevalence of aspirin use for secondary prevention (ABCS: “A”)
Hypertension
- Prevalence of hypertension
- Prevalence of hypertension awareness
- Prevalence of hypertension medication use
- Prevalence of blood pressure control (ABCS: “B”)
- Prevalence of prehypertension
Cholesterol Abnormalities
- Prevalence of recommended statin therapy for cholesterol management
- Prevalence of statin use (ABCS: “C”)
- Prevalence of high serum total cholesterol (Healthy People 2020: Objective HDS-7)
- Prevalence of low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol
- Prevalence of high serum triglycerides
- Prevalence of cholesterol screening (Healthy People 2020: Objective HDS-6)
- Mean serum total cholesterol (Healthy People 2020: Objective HDS-8)
Diabetes
- Prevalence of diabetes
Obesity
- Prevalence of obesity (Healthy People 2020: Objective NWS-9)
- Prevalence of healthy weight (Healthy People 2020: Objective NWS-8)
Nutrition
- Mean dietary sodium intake (mg/day) (Healthy People 2020: Objective NWS-19)
Smoking
- Prevalence of current smoking (ABCS: “S”)
AHA 2020 Goals: Cardiovascular Health Metrics
- Overall CV Health
  - Prevalence of poor CV Health
  - Prevalence of ideal CV Health
- Blood pressure
  - Prevalence of poor blood pressure
  - Prevalence of ideal blood pressure
- Serum total cholesterol
  - Prevalence of poor serum total cholesterol
  - Prevalence of ideal serum total cholesterol
- Serum fasting glucose/hbA1c
  - Prevalence of poor HbA1c or serum fasting glucose
  - Prevalence of ideal HbA1c and serum fasting glucose
- Healthy Diet
  - Prevalence of poor diet score
  - Prevalence of ideal diet score
- Body Mass Index
  - Prevalence of poor BMI
  - Prevalence of ideal BMI
- Smoking status
  - Prevalence of poor smoking status
  - Prevalence of ideal smoking status

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Page last reviewed: July 14, 2017
Page last updated: July 14, 2017
Content source:
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

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