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PeerJ: Did the 1918 influenza cause the twentieth century cardiovascular mortality epidemic in the United States?

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  • PeerJ: Did the 1918 influenza cause the twentieth century cardiovascular mortality epidemic in the United States?

    During most of the twentieth century, cardiovascular mortality increased in the United
    States while other causes of death declined. By 1958, the age-standardized death rate
    (ASDR) for cardiovascular causes for females was 1.84 times that for all other causes,
    combined(and, for males, 1.79). Although contemporary observers believed that
    cardiovascular mortality would remain high, the late 1950s and early 1960s turned out
    to be the peak of a roughly 70-year epidemic. By 1988 for females (1986 for males), a
    spectacular decline had occurred, wherein the ASDR for cardiovascular causes was less
    than that for other causes combined. We discuss this phenomenon from a demographic
    point of view. We also test a hypothesis from the literature, that the 1918 influenza
    pandemic caused the cardiovascular mortality epidemic; we fail to find support.

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    https://peerj.com/articles/2531.pdf

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