Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will release a Vital Signs report on “Predicted Heart Age (HA) and Racial Disparities in Heart Age among U.S. Adults at the State Level.” This CDC Vital Signs report shows that for most Americans, their heart age is much higher than their actual age, particularly for men and African Americans. There are also geographic differences in average heart age across states. Mississippi and Louisiana have the highest heart ages, while Utah and Colorado have the lowest. Heart age provides a new way of framing risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), potentially simplifying communication about CVD risk and facilitating opportunities for healthy lifestyle changes and enhanced adherence to treatment recommendations.
Information will be available at www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns.
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