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2388378

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Although national data have consistently shown an increased risk of death from stroke among blacks, few studies have addressed the reasons for this excess mortality. We compared the incidence of stroke among 1298 blacks and 7814 whites, aged 35 to 74 years, in the 10-year follow-up of the respondents from the First National Health and Nutrition Survey. Blacks had a higher estimated incidence of stroke than whites even after adjustment for age, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus; the relative risk was 1.4 (95% confidence interval, 1.0 to 2.0) for black women and 1.1 (95% confidence interval, 0.8 to 1.6) for black men. The relative risks for stroke associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus were unrelated to race. Although efforts to treat hypertension and diabetes are among the most important public health measures for reducing stroke, a more complete understanding of the determinants of stroke may be required to account for the excess stroke risk experienced by blacks.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
264
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1267-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Black-white differences in stroke incidence in a national sample. The contribution of hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't