To the Editor: In the letter “Article on Sodium Intake Should Include Ethnic Disclaimer,” Professor Hilliard states that “healthy blacks who consume more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day are at risk for hypertension and chronic kidney disease” and that “accumulation of irrefutable medical data on the subject” shows that “American blacks are 4 times more likely than whites to die of kidney failur...

This study examined racial or ethnic differences in cognitive function, cross-sectionally and longitudinally, using survey data from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old. A version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), proxy assessments of cognition, and difficulties in performing daily tasks were assessed. Blacks performed below Whites on the TICS at baseline an...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke mortality is higher among US blacks than it is among US whites. Few studies have examined racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among stroke survivors, especially among Hispanics. METHODS Data are from 96 501 persons aged 18 years or older who participated in the 1999, 2000, or 2001 National Health Interview ...

This article introduces multinomial logit latent-class regression models for racial comparisons of intergenerational occupational mobility. The models distinguish mobility patterns by four latent classes, which are labeled as the “stable middle” (SM) class, the “downwardly mobile” (DM) class, the “upwardly mobile” (UM) class, and the “stable working” (SW) class. Compared with whites, blacks are...

The objectives of this work were to examine the association between urinary protein and blood pressure and to compare the pattern of urinary protein excretion with essential hypertension in people of European origin (whites) and in people of African or African-Caribbean origin (blacks) living in southwest London, United Kingdom. In the groups as a whole, there were no significant differences in...

We studied the blood pressure, natriuretic, kaliuretic and humoral responses of 347 normal subjects after volume expansion and volume contraction to examine possible differences among whites, blacks and subjects of different ages. According to outpatient 24-hour urine collections, blacks excreted less sodium and potassium than whites. After similar states of sodium intake were achieved among al...

CONTEXT Little is known about the relationship between race/ethnicity and depression among US blacks. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence, persistence, treatment, and disability of depression in African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites in the National Survey of American Life. DESIGN A slightly modified adaptation of the World Health Organization World Mental Health vers...

CONTEXT Ethnicity is an important factor known to impact the biology and outcome of many cancers. In pancreatic cancer, African Americans are thought to have a higher incidence and poorer prognosis than Whites. PATIENTS A total 645 pancreatic cancer patients were identified in the database, of which, 530 patients were eligible for this study and retained for the statistical analysis. Of the 5...