Journal article
Higher Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence and Mortality among Younger Blacks Compared to Whites
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Blacks have higher rates of cardiovascular disease than whites. The age at which these differential rates emerge has not been fully examined.
OBJECTIVE: We examined cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality among black and white adults across the adult age spectrum and explored potential mediators of these differential disease prevalence rates.
Authors
Jolly S; Vittinghoff E; Chattopadhyay A; Bibbins-Domingo K
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 123, No. 9, pp. 811–818
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.04.020
ISSN
0002-9343