Key result
Elevations of blood pressure and serum cholesterol were associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease in white men, black men, and white women, but not in black women.
Why the study?
Are elevated blood pressure and serum cholesterol associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease across different demographic groups?
Population
Individuals from Evans County, Georgia, including white men, black men, white women, and black women
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports differential CHD risk assessment by demographics; hypothesis-generating for black women and requires prospective validation.
Cohort
No
Are elevated blood pressure and serum cholesterol associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease across different demographic groups?
Elevated blood pressure and cholesterol are associated with increased CHD risk in most demographic groups, though notable racial and sex differences exist, such as the lack of increased incidence in black women.
Herman A. Tyroler (1971) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease. Elevated blood pressure and serum cholesterol vs. Lower levels of risk factors was evaluated on Developing coronary heart disease (CHD). Elevations of blood pressure and serum cholesterol were associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease in white men, black men, and white women, but not in black women.
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