Titre :
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Black-white differences in subclinical cardiovascular disease among older adults : the Cardiovascular Health Study. (1995)
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Auteurs :
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T.A. MANOLIO ;
G.L. BURKE ;
M. HAAN ;
A.B. NEWMAN ;
D.H. O'LEARY ;
N. POWE ;
B.M. PSATY ;
R.P. TRACY ;
Chs Collaborative Research Group. INC
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of clinical epidemiology (vol. 48, n° 9, 1995)
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Pagination :
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1141-1152
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Epidémiologie
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Personne âgée
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Homme
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Race
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Facteur risque
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST Y9R0xOBb. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Cardiovascular and all-cause mortality are higher in black than white Americans, but racial differences in clinical and subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) have not been examined in older adults. Clinical and subclinical CVD and its risk factors were compared in 4926 white and 244 black men and women aged 65 years and older. Black participants had lower socioeconomic status and generally higher prevalences of CVD and its risk factors, except for adverse lipid profiles. Common carotid wall thickness was greater in black than white women, and ankle-arm blood pressure ratios were lower in black women and men (p
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