Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST qR0xud6e. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objec tives. This study examined the extent to which cardiovascular dis ease risk factors diffet among subgroups of Mexican Americans living in the United States. Methods. Using data from a national sample (1988-1994) of 1387 Mexican American women and 1404 Mexican American men, aged 25 to 64 years, we examined an estimate of coromary heart disease mortality risk and 5 primary cardiovascular disease risk fac tors, systolic blood pressure, body thass index, cigarette smoking, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Differences in risk were evaluated by country of birth and primary language spoken. Results. Estimated 10-year coronary heart disease mortality risk per 1000 persons, adjusted for age and education, was highest tor US-born Spanish-speaking men and women (27.5 and 11.4, respectively), intermediate for US-born English-speaking men and women (22.5 and 7.0), and lowest fo r Mexi can-born men and women (20.0 and 6.6). A similar partern at highet risk among US-born Spenish-speaking men and women was demonstrated for each of the 5 cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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