What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to identify risk factors associated with coronary heart disease specifically in African American women.

November 1, 1999American Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in African American Women

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Why the study?

Are traditional cardiovascular risk factors associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in African American women?

Population

2,112 US Black women aged 21-69 years from the Black Women's Health Study, comprising 352 cases with…

Comparison

Presence of cardiovascular risk factors. vs Absence of cardiovascular risk factors.

Design

Case-control

Authors

LRLynn RosenbergBoston University JPJulie R. PalmerBoston University RRR. Sowmya RaoBoston University

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Implication

Supports traditional risk factor assessment in African American women; leaves open prospective validation and intervention effects.

Key Points

The study aims to identify risk factors associated with coronary heart disease specifically in African American women.
Analyzed data from 64,530 Black women aged 21-69 years in the Black Women's Health Study.
Matched 352 women with heart attacks to 1,760 controls based on age, resulting in a frequency matching ratio of 5:1.
Utilized multiple logistic regression analyses to assess the impact of various risk factors.
Elevated odds ratios for coronary heart disease were found for cigarette smoking (OR significantly elevated), drug-treated hypertension, and drug-treated diabetes mellitus.
Increased odds ratios were also associated with elevated cholesterol levels and a family history of heart attacks.
Body mass index was significant in relation to coronary heart disease when hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol levels were not controlled.

Structured PICO

Are traditional cardiovascular risk factors associated with prevalent coronary heart disease in African American women?

Population

2,112 US Black women aged 21-69 years from the Black Women's Health Study, comprising 352 cases with reported heart attack and 1,760 age-matched controls without heart attack.

Intervention

Presence of cardiovascular risk factors (cigarette smoking, drug-treated hypertension, drug-treated diabetes mellitus, elevated cholesterol, family history, high BMI, parity).

Comparator

Absence of cardiovascular risk factors.

Outcome

Prevalent coronary heart disease (self-reported heart attack).hard clinical

Traditional cardiovascular risk factors are strongly associated with coronary heart disease in African American women, suggesting risk profiles are similar to those in White women.

Limitations

Reliance on self-reported heart attack (medical record review of 35 cases indicated two-thirds had a heart attack and the remainder had other coronary heart disease)

Cite This Study

Rosenberg et al. (1999) studied this question.

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