Disparities in heart failure deaths among people with diabetes in the United States: 1999–2020
Main finding · HF deaths with diabetes as contributing causeResult — go to the resultAge-adjusted mortality rate ratio 1.51 95% CI 1.49–1.53Authors' conclusion
Deaths from comorbid heart failure and diabetes are increasing in the United States, with significant and worsening disparities, particularly among minorities. Urgent action is needed to reduce heart failure mortality among people with diabetes, especially in underserved populations.
Study context
- Population
- HF deaths in the United States with diabetes as a contributing cause, 1999–2020
- Participants
- 82,617 deaths
- Exposure
- Black Americans vs White Americans
- Outcome
- Risk of death from HF among people with diabetes, by socio-demographic variables
Methodological detailsCDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death Database, stratified by race, ethnicity and geography, trends over time
- CDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death Database
- Stratified by race, ethnicity and geography
- Trends over time
Main finding
HF deaths with diabetes as contributing cause · 1999–2020
Age-adjusted mortality rate ratio
1.51
95% CI 1.49–1.53
Black Americansvs White Americans
age-adjusted mortality rate ratio 1.51 (95% CI 1.49–1.53)
As reported in the abstract
- Age-adjusted mortality rate
- 32.04 deaths per 1 000 000 individuals
- Increase in death rate during study period
- 2.18%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Black Americans | White Americans |
|---|---|---|
| Change in death rate over time by race · 1999–2020Disparities growing over time | 10.75% increase | 1.11% increase |
Original publication
Disparities in heart failure deaths among people with diabetes in the United States: 1999–2020. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 28 February 2025. doi:10.
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