Why the study?
What are the risk factors and prevalence of coronary heart disease among urban and rural Puerto Rican men aged 45 to 64?
Population
9,814 Puerto Rican urban and rural men in the 45 to 64-year age group
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Similar CHD prevalence despite risk factor differences cautions against location-based assumptions; leaves open age-specific urban MI explanations for prospective study.
What are the risk factors and prevalence of coronary heart disease among urban and rural Puerto Rican men aged 45 to 64?
Despite significant urban-rural differences in cardiovascular risk factors among Puerto Rican men, overall coronary heart disease prevalence was similar, though definite myocardial infarction was higher in younger urban men.
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