Open AccessIncreased Stroke Risk and Lipoprotein(a) in a Multiethnic Community: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study
Author(s) -
Bernadette BodenAlbala,
D. E. Kargman,
IFeng Lin,
Myunghee Cho Paik,
Ralph L. Sacco,
Lars Berglund
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1421-9786
pISSN - 1015-9770
DOI - 10.1159/000319065
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoprotein(a) , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , socioeconomic status , demography , diabetes mellitus , population , logistic regression , cohort , lipoprotein , cholesterol , endocrinology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is associated with ischemic stroke (IS) among Whites, but data is sparse for non-White populations.