Ethnic Disparities in Stroke and Hypertension Among Women: The BASIC Project
Author(s) -
Lynda D. Lisabeth,
Michelle A. Smith,
Brisa N. Sánchez,
Devin L. Brown
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.161
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , odds ratio , intracerebral hemorrhage , relative risk , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , ethnic group , demography , endocrinology , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , anthropology , engineering
Little data exist on stroke burden in Mexican-American (MA) women. The objective of this study was to characterize the burden of stroke in MA and non-Hispanic white (NHW) women and to compare this burden across ethnic groups.
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