Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African Immigrants and African Americans: An Analysis of the 2010 to 2016 National Health Interview Surveys

Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African Immigrants and African Americans: An Analysis of the 2010 to 2016 National Health Interview Surveys

Background Racial/ethnic minorities, especially non‐Hispanic blacks, in the United States are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, less is known about the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among ethnic sub‐populations of blacks such as African immigrants resi...

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Main Authors: Ruth‐Alma N. Turkson‐Ocran, Nwakaego A. Nmezi, Marian O. Botchway, Sarah L. Szanton, Sherita Hill Golden, Lisa A. Cooper, Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease risk factors
ethnicity
hypertension
immigration and emigration
obesity
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.013220

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