Descriptive Epidemiology
Descriptive epidemiology describe the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population. Descriptive epidemiology classifies the occurrence of disease according to the variables of person, place and time. Descriptive epidemiology is important for generating hypotheses about the determinants of health and disease. By generating hypothesis, descriptive epidemiology provides the starting point for analytic epidemiology, which tests association between possible determinants and health or disease outcomes. Descriptive epidemiology has specific tasks which includes, monitor and report the health status and health related behaviors in populations; identify the emerging health problems; alert the potential threats from bioterrorism;
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This county is the ninth largest county in the United States, and is racially and ethnically diverse with 38% Latino residents, 34% Caucasian, 22% African-American and 7% Asian-American and Other. The descriptive epidemiological aspects of CVD can be identified through age-adjusted mortality rate, gender, race/ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, and geographic location etc. Cardiovascular disease includes mortality and morbidity related to CVD. In 2009, the Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate (AAMR) due to CVD in Dallas County was 266/100,000. This was considerably higher compared to the State rate of 252.9/100,000. African-Americans had a significantly higher AAMR due to CVD than all other racial and ethnic groups. The rate was 361.2/100,000 compared to Caucasians with 266.8/100,000, Latinos with 162.2/100,000 and other with 188.8/100,000. Dallas County males had a considerably higher AAMR due to CVD when compared to females, 304.8 per 100,000 vs. 233.9/100,000, respectively. According to the Texas, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey, an estimated 7.8% of adults in Dallas County have been diagnosed with CVD. Caucasians have higher prevalence of CVD (10.1%) as compared to African Americans (6.8%), and Latinos (6.1%). A decrease in CVD prevalence also observed with higher education. Adults living in a household with income less than $25,000 had the highest prevalence of CVD, 11%. This was significantly higher compared to adults living in a household with an income of $50,000 or more
This county is the ninth largest county in the United States, and is racially and ethnically diverse with 38% Latino residents, 34% Caucasian, 22% African-American and 7% Asian-American and Other. The descriptive epidemiological aspects of CVD can be identified through age-adjusted mortality rate, gender, race/ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, and geographic location etc. Cardiovascular disease includes mortality and morbidity related to CVD. In 2009, the Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate (AAMR) due to CVD in Dallas County was 266/100,000. This was considerably higher compared to the State rate of 252.9/100,000. African-Americans had a significantly higher AAMR due to CVD than all other racial and ethnic groups. The rate was 361.2/100,000 compared to Caucasians with 266.8/100,000, Latinos with 162.2/100,000 and other with 188.8/100,000. Dallas County males had a considerably higher AAMR due to CVD when compared to females, 304.8 per 100,000 vs. 233.9/100,000, respectively. According to the Texas, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey, an estimated 7.8% of adults in Dallas County have been diagnosed with CVD. Caucasians have higher prevalence of CVD (10.1%) as compared to African Americans (6.8%), and Latinos (6.1%). A decrease in CVD prevalence also observed with higher education. Adults living in a household with income less than $25,000 had the highest prevalence of CVD, 11%. This was significantly higher compared to adults living in a household with an income of $50,000 or more