[ Home | Statistics | Algorithm | Architecture | Application | Glossary ] What is CAD? CAD is Coronary Artery Disease, which is also known as ischemic heart disease. The cause of this disease is narrowing or blockage of one or more of the coronary arteries resulting in decreased blood supply to the heart. Narrowed artery acculumates by fatty deposits in the lining of arteries, resulting in low blood supply to the heart which could be fatal. Clogged artery is shown below: Here's the diagram of coronary arteries shown below: Coronary Artery Disease: caused 476,124 deaths in the United States in 1996 (1 of every 4.9 deaths) CAD is the single largest killer of American males and females. About every 29 seconds an American will suffer a coronary event, and about every minute someone will die from it. This year an estimated 1,100,000 Americans will have a new or recurrent coronary attack. About 650,000 of these will be first attacks and 450,000 will be recurrent attacks. About one-third of the people experiencing these attacks will die of them. Smoking: 1 out of 5 deaths are cardiovascular diseases linked to tobacco smoking. About 40,000 non-smokers die each year from cardiovascular diseases as a result of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Cholesterol: 98.1 million American adults (51.9%) have total blood cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) and higher. While 39.4 million Americans (20%) have levels of 240 mg/dL or above. Cholesterol levels of 240 mg/dL or higher are considered high, 200 to 239 mg/dL are considered borderline-high. Physical Inactivity: 25% of American adults (49.1 million) reported no leisure-time physical activity. 22% of American adults reported regular physical activity of any intensity lasting 30 minutes or more, 5 times a week. Overweight and Obesity: 33% of overweight men and 41% of overweight women are not physically active during their leisure time. Adult ages of 20-74 years old -- using a BMI of 25.0 and higher to indicate overweight and a BMI of 30.0 or higher to indicate obesity. Body Mass Index of Males   Overweight (BMI of 25+) Obesity (BMI of 30+) Non-Hispanic Whites 59.6 % 20.0 % Non-Hispanic Blacks 57.5 % 21.3 % Mexican Americans 67.1 % 23.1 % Body Mass Index of Females   Overweight (BMI of 25+) Obesity (BMI of 30+) Non-Hispanic Whites 45.5 % 22.4 % Non-Hispanic Blacks 66.5 % 37.4 % Mexican Americans 67.6 % 34.2 % Diabetes Mellitus: In 1996, diabetes killed 61,767 Americans. (27,646 male deaths and 34,121 female deaths) 10,060,000 Americans have controlled diabetes (4,600,000 males and 5,500,000 females) 625,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed every year. Two-thirds of people with diabetes mellitus die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease. The more educated people get about this epidemiology, the more people will abstain the possible causes to the risk factors. To avoid the causes of risk factor is known as self-actualization. It all begins at birth to present, what lies in the future is all up to you. Wellness diagram shown below: [ Home | Statistics | Algorithm | Architecture | Application | Glossary ]