Key result
AMI mortality declines across Spanish-surnamed and white populations in Texas from 1970 to 1976.
Population
866,405 residents of Bexar County, Texas (including 308,437 Spanish-surnamed individuals)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1970-1976
Authors
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Similar AMI mortality declines across groups do not inform current practice; leaves open whether ethnic trends have changed since 1976.
Observational (n=866,405)
No
Ischemic heart disease mortality declined similarly among Spanish-surnamed and other white individuals in Bexar County, Texas from 1970 to 1976.
Stern et al. (1978) conducted an observational in Ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality (n=866,405). Spanish-surnamed ethnicity vs. Other white individuals was evaluated on Age-adjusted cardiovascular mortality. From 1970 to 1976, acute myocardial infarction mortality declined significantly in both Spanish-surnamed and other white men and women in Bexar County, Texas.
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