BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke mortality is higher among US blacks than it is among US whites. Few studies have examined racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among stroke survivors, especially among Hispanics. METHODS Data are from 96 501 persons aged 18 years or older who participated in the 1999, 2000, or 2001 National Health Interview ...

The objectives of this work were to examine the association between urinary protein and blood pressure and to compare the pattern of urinary protein excretion with essential hypertension in people of European origin (whites) and in people of African or African-Caribbean origin (blacks) living in southwest London, United Kingdom. In the groups as a whole, there were no significant differences in...

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the United States, with substantially higher rates among American blacks than whites. We carried out a population-based case-control study in three geographic areas of the United States to evaluate the reasons for the racial disparity in incidence rates. A total of 932 men (449 black men and 483 white men) who had been newly diagnosed with...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Excess mortality resulting from stroke is an important reason why blacks have higher age-adjusted mortality rates than whites. This observation has 2 possible explanations: Strokes occur more commonly among blacks or blacks have higher mortality rates after stroke. Our population-based epidemiological study is set in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region of 1.31...

BACKGROUND In previous analyses in ALLHAT, blacks had a significantly lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the pravastatin group compared to the usual care group, whereas non-blacks had no benefit from pravastatin. No previous statin trial has reported results separately in blacks. OBJECTIVES The study aimed to determine if apparent racial differences in CHD in ALLHAT are explained b...

Background—On the basis of studies with limited statistical power, lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is not considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in blacks. We evaluated associations between Lp(a) and incident CVD events in blacks and whites in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Methods and Results—Plasma Lp(a) was measured in blacks (n 3467) and whites (n 9851). Haz...

RESULTSdPancreatic TG levels were higher in Hispanics and whites than in blacks (P = 0.006). Hepatic TG levels were highest in Hispanics (P = 0.004). Compensatory insulin secretion and disposition index were higher in blacks (P = 0.003 and P = 0.024, respectively). Insulin sensitivity was comparable between Hispanics and blacks and was lower than in whites (P = 0.005). In blacks, compensatory i...

While a growing literature shows that women, relative to men, prefer greater investment in children, it is unclear whether empowering women produces better economic outcomes. Exploiting plausibly exogenous variation US suffrage laws, we show exposure during childhood led large increases educational attainment for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, especially Blacks and Southern Whites. We...

This paper documents the persistence of Southern slave owners in political power after American Civil War. Using data from Texas, we show that former made up more than half all state legislators until late 1890s. Legislators with slave-owning backgrounds were likely to be Democrats and voted conservatively even conditional on party membership. A county’s propensity elect was positively correlat...

This demographic study contributes to scholarship on the recruitment of Blacks into US LIS workforce by situating Black librarianship within broader population trends. The research combines historical reports, Africana studies scholarship, and federal data describe how long-term transitions in overall influence LIS. Issues pertaining middle-class job prospects, higher education attainment, immi...