Black people are twice as likely as white people to suffer stroke

Black people are twice as likely as white people to suffer stroke

In the first European prospective community stroke register to compare incidence rates of stroke in black and white people,Stewart et al (p 967) found a twofold excess of first ever strokein black people. The increased incidence in black people couldnot be attributed to social class confounding. The authors concludethat there are important ethnic differences in genetic, physiological,and behavioural risk factors which require furtherelucidation.

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Ethnic differences in incidence of stroke: prospective study with stroke register: Judith A Stewart, R Dundas, R S Howard, A G Rudd, and C D A Wolfe
BMJ 1999 318: 967-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]