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September 5, 2025Journal of Multimorbidity and ComorbidityOpen Access

Trends and disparities in heart failure and heart failure with obesity mortality among U.S. adults: A 1999–2020 analysis of geographic, gender, and racial variations using CDC WONDER data

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FAFaizan AhmedTMTehmasp Rehman MirzaSESherif Eltawansy

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Analysis reveals increased obesity-related mortality in heart failure across genders and races, highlighting disparities.

Key Points

  • Heart failure-related mortality declined overall from 1999 to 2020, but obesity-related deaths rose sharply.
  • Age-adjusted mortality rates for heart failure dropped from 1627 to 1544 per million persons across the study period.
  • Both genders showed increased mortality rates related to heart failure and obesity, particularly among men.
  • Notable disparities exist in mortality rates among various racial groups, indicating the need for focused healthcare interventions.

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Ahmed et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2384fb210217d64776fffhttps://doi.org/10.1177/26335565251370816
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