Ethnic and Socioeconomic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Open Access
- 22 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 280 (4) , 356-362
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.4.356
Abstract
CARDIOVASCULAR disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, accounting for a half-million deaths and 2.5 million hospitalizations annually.1,2 These deaths are linked with the primary CVD risk factors: elevated blood pressure, cigarette smoking, hypercholesterolemia, excess body weight, sedentary lifestyle, and diabetes, all of which are substantially influenced by behavioral, social, cultural, and economic factors.3-8Keywords
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