Open AccessAbsolute and Attributable Risks of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Relation to Optimal and Borderline Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Atsushi Hozawa,
Aaron R. Folsom,
A. Richey Sharrett,
Lloyd E. Chambless
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.6.573
Subject(s) - medicine , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , relative risk , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , disease , diabetes mellitus , absolute risk reduction , demography , confidence interval , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , physics , sociology , optics , engineering
Among white Americans, a large proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events is explained by borderline or any elevated CVD risk factor levels. The degree to which this is true among African American subjects is unclear.
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