title: Risk factors for coronary heart disease in a black population.
abstract: A matched case control study using population-based controls was done over a 2-year period in an urban, public hospital setting. The object of the study was to determine if the established risk factors for coronary heart disease--hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, cigarette smoking, low socioeconomic status (as reflected by occupational class and educational level), marital status, and obesity were associated with coronary heart disease in a black population. The established risk factors were found to be significant in this patient population, as was obesity. Being divorced or separated was a risk factor for women but not for men.
authors.affiliation: Howard Medicine Department, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, DC 20003.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dais
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors