Key result
Diabetes was associated with a higher prevalence of CHD among American Indians, with a greater relative increase in women (prevalence rate 4.6) than in men (1.8) (P=0.002 and P=0.0003).
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of CHD and its association with risk factors such as diabetes among American Indians?
Population
4,549 American Indian adults between 45 and 74 years of age in 13 communities in Arizona, Oklahoma, and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform sex-stratified CHD risk evaluation in diabetic American Indians; leaves open causal and interventional implications.
Cross-Sectional (n=4,549)
Yes
What is the prevalence of CHD and its association with risk factors such as diabetes among American Indians?
p-value: P = 0.002 (women) and P = 0.0003 (men)
Diabetes is a highly prevalent and critical risk factor for coronary heart disease among American Indians, with a particularly strong impact on women.
Howard et al. (1996) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease and diabetes (n=4,549). Diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors vs. Absence of diabetes or risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of definite myocardial infarction (MI) and definite CHD (p=P = 0.002 (women) and P = 0.0003 (men)). Diabetes was associated with a higher prevalence of CHD among American Indians, with a greater relative increase in women (prevalence rate 4.6) than in men (1.8) (P=0.002 and P=0.0003).
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