Traditional Risk Factors as the Underlying Cause of Racial Disparities in Stroke
Population
Adults aged 45 to 65 years
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Targeting traditional and socioeconomic factors may narrow but not close racial stroke disparities; leaves open unidentified contributors in middle age.
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Population
Adults aged 45 to 65 years
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Outcome
Stroke riskhard clinical
Traditional risk factors and socioeconomic factors account for only half of the racial disparity in stroke risk among middle-aged adults, highlighting the need to investigate other contributing factors.
Cite This Study
Howard et al. (2011) studied this question.