Stroke Incidence in Older US Hispanics
Author(s) -
J. Robin Moon,
Benjamin D. Capistrant,
Ichiro Kawachi,
Mauricio Avendaño,
S.V. Subramanian,
Lisa M. Bates,
M. Maria Glymour
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.643700
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , cohort , gerontology , odds , odds ratio , cohort study , epidemiology , population , logistic regression , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering
Although Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, relatively little is known about stroke risk in US Hispanics. We compare stroke incidence and socioeconomic predictors in US- and foreign-born Hispanics with patterns among non-Hispanic whites.
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