Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Implications for Dementia Rates, and Prevention with Aerobic Exercise in African Americans

Table 1

Number of deaths, population, and rate of death per 100,000 with underlying or contributing cause coded as dementia by division and race in persons aged 65 and over: United States 1999–2004.

Division	Race	Death 65y+	Population 65y+	Crude rate 65y+	Age adjusted rate 65y+
New England	Black or African American	1,683	340,854	494	574
	White	77,719	10,875,302	715	633
Middle Atlantic	Black or African American	10,145	3,119,034	325	362
	White	155,700	28,965,773	538	492
East North Central	Black or African American	17,106	2,836,888	603	671
	White	219,113	31,040,245	706	664
West North Central	Black or African American	3,476	493,880	704	757
	White	115,938	14,864,882	780	687
South Atlantic	Black or African American	37,538	5,553,447	676	731
	White	240,812	36,129,123	667	676
East South Central	Black or African American	11,422	1,798,196	635	625
	White	75,592	11,093,302	681	721
West South Central	Black or African American	12,364	2,158,225	573	597
	White	118,490	18,293,681	648	676
Mountain	Black or African American	1,242	232,688	534	688
	White	78,387	12,005,553	653	687
Pacific	Black or African American	8,352	1,283,968	650	725
	White	181,815	25,078,447	725	683
US total	Black or African American	103,328	17,799,544	581	628
	White	1,263,566	188,249,878	671	647