Racial Differences in the Impact of Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure on Stroke Risk | Zendy

George Howard | Zendy; Daniel T. Lackland | Zendy; Dawn Kleindorfer | Zendy; Brett Kissela | Zendy; Claudia S. Moy | Zendy; Suzanne E. Judd | Zendy; Monika M. Safford | Zendy; Mary Cushman | Zendy; Stephen P. Glasser | Zendy; Virginia J. Howard | Zendy

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Racial Differences in the Impact of Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure on Stroke Risk

Author(s) -

George Howard,

Daniel T. Lackland,

Dawn Kleindorfer,

Brett Kissela,

Claudia S. Moy,

Suzanne E. Judd,

Monika M. Safford,

Mary Cushman,

Stephen P. Glasser,

Virginia J. Howard

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.857

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , blood pressure , racial differences , prehypertension , hazard ratio , stroke risk , cardiology , proportional hazards model , demography , confidence interval , ischemic stroke , ethnic group , mechanical engineering , ischemia , sociology , anthropology , engineering

Between the ages 45 and 65 years, incident stroke is 2 to 3 times more common in blacks than in whites, a difference not explained by traditional stroke risk factors.

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