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15703691

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Heart disease and stroke are the first and third leading causes of death, respectively, in the United States. Certain modifiable risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use, obesity, and lack of exercise, are the main targets for primary and secondary prevention of heart disease and stroke. A substantial proportion of the population has multiple risk factors, increasing their likelihood of cardiovascular disease. To assess the prevalence of multiple risk factors for heart disease and stroke and to identify disparities in risk status among population subgroups, CDC analyzed data from the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that approximately 37% of the survey population had two or more risk factors for heart disease and stroke and that considerable disparities in risk factors existed among socioeconomic groups and racial/ethnic populations. To decrease morbidity and mortality from heart disease and stroke, public health programs should improve identification of persons with multiple risk factors and focus interventions on those populations disproportionately affected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1545-861X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in multiple risk factors for heart disease and stroke--United States, 2003.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article