Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Younger Black Women: Results from the 10,000 Women Community Screening Project

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Younger Black Women: Results from the 10,000 Women Community Screening Project

Background: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors are prevalent in black women, but when these risk factors arise is not clear. We aimed to determine when obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia appear in black women within a community screening program. Methods: 945 black women who enrolled i...

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Main Authors: Nishant Vatsa, Aneesha Thobani, Laura Buendia, Karleigh Murphy, Senait Asier, Zhenchao Chen, Yi-An Ko, Tyler Putnam, Puja K. Mehta, Gina P. Lundberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:American Heart Journal Plus
Subjects:
Familial hyperlipidemia
African American women
Cholesterol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602221000355

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