Why the study?
Does African American race independently increase the risk of first hospitalization for congestive heart failure compared to white race after adjusting for clinical risk factors in adults aged ≥40 years?
Population
64,877 enrollees of a large health maintenance organization, aged ≥40 years and free of congestive heart…
Comparison
African American race vs White race
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Emphasizes modifiable risk factor control to address disparities in older adults; leaves open unmeasured contributors to excess risk in younger African American women.
Does African American race independently increase the risk of first hospitalization for congestive heart failure compared to white race after adjusting for clinical risk factors in adults aged ≥40 years?
Higher rates of congestive heart failure hospitalization among African Americans are largely explained by a greater prevalence of clinical risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes, highlighting the critical need for targeted risk factor management.
M. Alexander (1995) studied this question.
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