Minding the Competition: Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Running title: Cook; Racial differences in cardiovascular risk
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Minding the competition: racial differences in cardiovascular risk.
Although we have made great strides in reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease over the past 50 years, blacks in the United States still face increased cardiovascular mortality, along with a disproportionate burden of risk factors.1–3 However, if race-based comparisons become the basis for action, it is essential that they be measured and interpreted accurately. Blacks experience higher m...
متن کاملRacial Differences in Cardiovascular Risk
Although we have made great strides in reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease over the past 50 years, blacks in the United States still face increased cardiovascular mortality, along with a disproportionate burden of risk factors.1–3 However, if race-based comparisons become the basis for action, it is essential that they be measured and interpreted accurately. Blacks experience higher m...
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BACKGROUND We used the baseline data collected for the Well-integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) participants to provide a snapshot of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk on enrollment and to address racial/ethnic disparities in the following CVD risk factors: body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and to...
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Sex differences in cardiovascular disease mortality are more pronounced among non-Hispanic whites than other racial/ethnic groups, but it is unknown whether this variation is present in the earlier subclinical stages of disease. The authors examined racial/ethnic variation in sex differences in coronary artery calcification (CAC) and carotid intimal media thickness at baseline in 2000-2002 amon...
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Sex differences in cardiovascular disease mortality are more pronounced among non-Hispanic whites than other racial/ethnic groups, but it is unknown whether this variation is present in the earlier subclinical stages of disease. The authors examined racial/ethnic variation in sex differences in coronary artery calcification (CAC) and carotid intimal media thickness at baseline in 2000–2002 amon...
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