Comparison of stroke hospitalization rates among Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites
- 23 May 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 54 (10) , 2000-2002
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.54.10.2000
Abstract
Article abstract The authors performed a prospective, community-based pilot stroke surveillance project in Nueces County, TX. Mexican-Americans showed a trend toward higher completed ischemic stroke hospitalization rates compared with non-Hispanic whites. Mexican-Americans were more commonly uninsured (p = 0.007) and were less likely to receive neuroimaging (p = 0.001). Additional studies are needed to confirm this finding and to determine the role of stroke risk factors and access to care variables.Keywords
This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- Greater Stroke Rate during Hospitalization for Acute Heart Disease among Mexican Americans than Non-Hispanic WhitesNeuroepidemiology, 1999
- Race/Ethnicity and Location of Stroke MortalityStroke, 1999
- Critical factors determining access to acute stroke careNeurology, 1998
- Greater Incidence of Hospitalized Myocardial Infarction Among Mexican Americans Than Non-Hispanic WhitesCirculation, 1997
- African Americans and Women Have the Highest Stroke Mortality in TexasStroke, 1997