Influence of Ancestral and Geographic Factors on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risks Among Africans and Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated whether risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) among indigenous Africans (IA) would vary in prevalence and effect compared with self-reported African, Hispanic, and White Americans by comparing data from 2 independent population-based case-control studies conducted in West Africa and the United States.

Methods

We compared ICH risk factors common to the SIREN (Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network: 1100 case-control pairs) and the ERICH (Ethnic/Racial Variation of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: 999 case-control pairs African American participants, 998 case-control pairs, Hispanic Americans, 1000 case-control pairs, White Americans) studies. Ethnicity/Race was self-reported. The effect measure of interest is the odds ratio (OR). T

SUBMITTER: Olowoyo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature