Journal article
Differential Impact of Risk Factors in Blacks and Whites in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation: the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Abstract
BackgroundDespite a higher prevalence of risk factors, atrial fibrillation (AF) is less prevalent in blacks than whites. To address this paradox, we examined racial differences in the magnitude of AF risk associated with common risk factors.MethodsParticipants (13,688; mean age = 63 ± 8.4 years; 56 % female; 37 % black) from the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study who were free of baseline AF were included. Incident AF …
Authors
O’Neal WT; Judd SE; Limdi NA; McIntyre WF; Kleindorfer DO; Cushman M; Howard VJ; Howard G; Soliman EZ
Journal
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 718–724
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2017
DOI
10.1007/s40615-016-0275-3
ISSN
2197-3792