Are There Differences in Vascular Disease Between Ethnic and Racial Groups?

Are there differences in vascular disease between ethnic and racial groups?

The study of disease differences between ethnic and racial groups is complicated by the genetic, environmental, and cultural heterogeneity within each group. Despite these complications, the study of well-defined groups of people can yield medical information useful to improve health in these groups. For example, moyamoya disease has a predilection for Japanese people, the incidence of stroke i...

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Premature Heart Disease Deaths

Multiple-cause mortality files from 1999– 2001 were obtained to describe premature heart disease (PHD) deaths and the role of diabetes as a contributing cause in heart disease (HD) mortality in American Indians, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic Whites in New Mexico. The proportion and rate of PHD and diabetes-related HD death were calculated and reported by race/ethnicity and gender. Results indicat...

Disparity in disaster preparedness between racial/ethnic groups

Objective The objective of this study was to examine the association between race/ethnicity (including language subgroups among Hispanics) and disaster preparedness among Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey respondents. Methods BRFSS data were obtained for eight states which implemented the optional general preparedness module from 2006 through 2010. Three dependent variab...

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding.

OBJECTIVES Breastfeeding rates differ among racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Our aim was to test whether racial/ethnic disparities in demographic characteristics, hospital use of infant formula, and family history of breastfeeding mediated racial/ethnic gaps in breastfeeding outcomes. METHODS We analyzed data from the Community and Child Health Network study (N = 1636). Breastfeedin...