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Cardiovascular Disease
Stress/income level contribute to underestimation of cardiac risk in urban, black women
February 23rd, 2006
Stress and lower personal income level contribute to the underestimation of cardiac risk in urban, black women. "Black women have a disproportionately higher incidence of cardiovascular disease mortality than other groups and the reason for this health disparity is incompletely understood. Underestimation of personal cardiac risk may play a role," proposed scientists from Tulane University. K.B. DeSalvo and colleagues wrote, "We investigated the personal characteristics associated with underestimating cardiovascular disease in black women. Trained surveyors interviewed 128 black women during the baseline evaluation for a randomized controlled trial...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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