Black-White Differences in Ischemic Stroke Risk Factor Burden in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Although the US Black population has a higher incidence of stroke compared with the US White population, few studies have addressed Black-White differences in the contribution of vascular risk factors to the population burden of ischemic stroke in young adults.

Methods

A population-based case-control study of early-onset ischemic stroke, ages 15 to 49 years, was conducted in the Baltimore-Washington DC region between 1992 and 2007. Risk factor data was obtained by in-person interview in both cases and controls. The prevalence, odds ratio, and population-attributable risk percent (PAR%) of smoking, diabetes, and hypertension was determined among Black patients and White patients, stratified by sex.

Results

The study included 1044 cases and 1099 c

SUBMITTER: Aradine EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature